Michael Costain, Event Director comments, "We are delighted that so many internationally recognised security specialists, government and police will be participating at this year's event. Building a Secure World is London's premier security and national resilience event and the conference will deliver strategic keynotes, high-level debate, panel discussions and in-depth case studies."
The prestigious line-up of speakers at the conference includes:
- Frank Gardner, OBE BBC Security Correspondent
- Sir Richard Mottram, GCB The Cabinet Office
- Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC
- Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur Metropolitan Police
- Deputy Chief Constable Andy Trotter British Transport Police
- Dr Jack Caravelli Senior Visiting Fellow, UK Defence Academy
- Shami Chakrabarti Liberty
- Karl Wycoff Head of Action Against Terrorism, OSCE
- Mariot Leslie Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Jacques Duchesneau Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
- Alan Beith, MP Chair of the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Niki Tompkinson Department for Transport
- Patrick Mercer, OBE MP Shadow Minister for Homeland Security
- Donald R Zoufal Office of Emergency Management & Communications, USA
- Luke Beebe FBI Agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, USA
- Francesco Norante Head of Security, IOC Turin 2006
- Richard Kemp Director Group Security, Canary Wharf Management Ltd
- Gordon Irving Director Group Security, Scottish Power
Some of the key topics to be addressed at the conference include:
- UK Counter Terror Policy
- Terrorism and Rights: A Vanishing Act?
- US Responses to the Events of 9/11: A Strategy for Success
- The Nexus Between Crime and Terrorism
- Discussion: Liberty vs Security?
- Discussion: Counter Terrorism across Borders
- Debate: Is Lethal Force ever Justified?
- Discussion: Business and Counter Terrorism
- Discussion: Open Souce Intelligence
Running alongside the conference is a major trade exhibition set to feature 180 of the world's leading vendors of security technology and services. Exhibitors at the event include Rapiscan, Honeywell Security, Thales, L3, Smiths, Bosch, CEM Systems and many more.