Maritime Security Conference

Focusing solely on securing the container supply chain without defending other parts of the maritime environment is like bolting down the front door of a house and leaving the back door wide open," Henry Willis, Researcher, RAND "Maritime and Terrorism: Risk and Liability""

The maritime transportation system underpins the world economy and an attack on this network could have disastrous consequences for global commerce. It is vital, therefore to ensure the security of the ports, ship and cargo containers as well as maintaining and improving maritime surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to provide a broader picture of potential threats.

The SMi Group are proud to announce our 3rd Annual Maritime Security Conference. The event will take place as part of Global Security 2007, a series of three conferences dedicated to security measures being put in place on land, sea and air.

The events offer an unprecedented opportunity for attendees to learn from the operational experience of an excellent selection of internationally-renowned speakers, including:

• K. Sekimizu, Director, Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organisation
• Rear Admiral Rinaldo Veri, Chief, 3rd Department — General Planning, General Staff, Italian Navy
• Christoph Seidelmann, President, ICSO - International Container Security Organisation
• Behrooz Kamgar-Parsi, Senior Research Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory
• Rear Admiral Dean McFadden, Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic, Canadian Forces
• Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham (Ret'd), Independent Defence Consultant, Sarnmere
• Rear Admiral Igor Kabanenko, Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander, Ukrainian Navy
• Lindon Paxton, Senior Systems and Operations Analyst, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Kenji Kobayashi, Director, Office of Oil Markets and Emergency Preparedness, International Energy Agency
• Andrew Crawford, Maritime Security Expert, Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Commission
• Khalid Bichou, International Logistics and Ports Analyst, PORTeC, Lloyd’s Register Transport Risk Management Centre and Imperial College London, UK
• Paul Lightburn, Intermodal Security Manager, External Affairs Department, Lloyd’s Register
• Alexandru Cumpanasu, Executive Director, Association for Implementing Democracy
• Brian Cranmer, National Maritime Security Compliance Manager, Malta Maritime Authority
• Ken Gibbons, Director, Ports and Terminals Group

For more information about the other events in this series, please follow the links below:

5^th Annual Homeland Security Conference
19^th and 20^th February 2007
www.smi-online.co.uk/07homeland.asp

22nd and 23rd February 2007
www.smi-online.co.uk/07aviation.asp