Admiral Sir Alan West, parliamentary under-secretary of state for security & counter-terrorism and the honourable Jay M Cohen, under secretary for science and technology at the US department of homeland security, along with Dr Paul Weissenberg, director Aerospace, security, defence and equipment at the EU commission's enterprise and industry DG, will kick off day two of the conference with a plenary session focusing on interoperability for International Security and National Resilience.

After this session the conference breaks down into five streams: Intelligent security for transport and supply chain; critical infrastructure protection; internal security - policing and intelligence; science & technology requirements for homeland security; and integrated border management - Tools for effective enforcement.

Other high-profile speakers include Borderpol executive director, Thomas Tass, talking about 'Smarter borders & a safer world' and Julie Gillis, director of the E-Borders programme at the UK home office's border and immigration agency, who will be discussing 'Creating an integrated, secure border for the 21st Century'.

ISNR London opens on Monday 3 December with a dedicated US department of homeland security science and technology directorate day, where delegates will gain an insight into the S&T directorate's future requirements. This represents the only opportunity for participants from all sectors of the international security industry to meet US DHS S&T directorate representatives outside the USA. There is also the opportunity for ISNR exhibitors to request a one-to-one meeting with senior representatives of the US DHS S&T directorate.

The following two days - 4 and 5 December - will see a high level conference, Best Practice Forum and an exhibition area supported by companies that specialise in high-end security technology, systems and services.