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3-5 October 2012 Mumbai, India
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Welcome to NCT: C-IED India 2012
Dear Colleague, On the behalf of both the Center for Asia Studies and IB Consultancy, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, for this joint conference on Counter IED. Mumbai has been a witness to many attempts by terrorists and non-state actors to break the will of the people. Every time, citizens of Mumbai have fought back with resilience and have ensured that such events do not inhibit the path of progress. Yet, it is the duty of the elected governments and the Law Enforcement Agencies to ensure that law abiding citizens are not held hostage to such frequent incidents that claim lives and result in the loss or damage of property. The initiative therefore has been to bring the experts, law enforcement agencies, academia, the technology solution providers and the representatives of the Government together to understand the challenges in protecting cities and infrastructure from determined IED attacks in any form. The Center for Asia Studies has been engaged in sensitising stake holders on many issues of national security and has been providing invaluable inputs at regular intervals by way of seminars, publications, and well researched articles by its resource persons. The joining of hands with IB consultancy therefore provides this wonderful opportunity to examine global dimensions of C-IED issues as nations across the world examine options for synergising their actions to combat terror in all its manifestations. On behalf of the President Dr S Narayan and myself, I take this opportunity to wish all the delegates a wonderful time in Mumbai both academically and socially. The session breaks will provide ample opportunity for networking and I have no doubt that this event will pave the way for new business opportunities and delegates will reap rich dividends with mutual benefits in respective specialised areas. With best regards, Commodore (Ret’d) R S Vasan Head, Strategic Studies Center for Asia Studies
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Programme Day 1: Wednesday 3rd October
1400 - 1500 Registration and Lunch 1500 - 1510 Welcome Remarks Daniel Levy, Director, IB Consultancy Asia Cmde R S Vasan. Indian Navy (Retd), Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies 1510 - 1530 Opening Remarks by the Chair on DPP Dr S Narayan, Former Economic Advisor to the Government of India; and President, Center for Asia Studies 1530 - 1600 Briefing on DPP (including insight on C-IED requirements) Mr Sunil Kohli IDAS,NDC, Joint Secretary Government of India, Former Principal Controller of Defence Accounts Western Command (Army ) and Northern Command (Army) Ministry of Defence
Day 1: Wednesday
Indian Defence Procurement Procedure Workshop Venue: Ballroom 3, ITC Maratha Hotel
1600 - 1630 Overview of Processes and Procedures in Defence and Security Related Equipment Mr Yogendra Narain IAS, Former Defence Secretary Government of India 1630 - 1700 Networking Coffee Break 1700 - 1800 Interactive Q&A Session 1800 End of Workshop 1800 - 2100 Cocktail Reception Venue: Catherines, ITC Maratha
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Programme Day 2: Thursday 4th October
Day 2: Thursday
Conference and Exhibition Venue: ITC Maratha Hotel Ballroom and PreConference Area 0830 - 0910 Registration and Networking Opening Ceremony 0900 - 0910 Chairman’s Welcome Remarks: Cmde R S Vasan Indian Navy (Retd), Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Centre for Asia Studies 0910 - 0940 Opening Address The C-IED Roadmap in India - Requirements, Challenges and Future Aims B Raman, (Former) Additional Secretary (Retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, (Former) Head Counter-Terrorism Division, Indian External Intelligence Agency Research and Analysis Wing(RAW), Director, Institute of Topical Studies, Chennai and Contributor, South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) 0940 - 1020 Keynote Address The Indian Army and the National C-IED Programme • The Indian C-IED programme • Training and development • Dealing with the Naxalites • Work with commercial partners • Moving forward Lieutenant General J.P. Singh, (Retd) Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Indian Army 1020 - 1050 Mumbai Police - Counter-IED Contingency Planning Mr Rakesh Maria, Additional Director General Police, Anti-Terrorism Squad 1050 - 1120 Naxal Challenge and Response Brigadier BK Ponwar, AVSM, VSM Indian Army (Retd), Director Counter-Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College (CTJWC), Kanker, India 1120-1150 Morning Refreshments
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Regional Programme Updates 1150 -1220 Indian Army’s C-IED Policy and Future Directions • Evolution and Employment of IEDs • Latest trends and Challenges • Meeting the Challenges and Counter-measures • Counter IED Operations in J&K • Prognosis- The Way Ahead Lt. Gen. RK Swamy, (Retd) Former Commander Infantry Division, Indian Army. 1220 -1250 The New Zealand Army EOD Capabilities • The EOD Programme in the New Zealand Defence Force • What are the challenges? • Identifying current capabilities • Training of forces • Operational case studies • Lessons learned and the future of IED and chemical IED related terrorism in the region Major Adam Modd, Officer Commanding 1st New Zealand EOD Sqn, New Zealand Defence Force 1250 - 1400 Lunch and networking 1400 - 1430 Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Counter-IED Applications. • Review of doctrine: attack the network, detect the device, train the force • Technology trends in ground penetrating radar for Counter-IED • The importance of trials and test facilities • The importance of size, power and weight for dismounted detection systems • The future of mounted detection • The role of synthetic training systems for Counter-IED Dr Robert Pearson, General Manager, Cobham Technical Services (UK)
1500 -1530 IED Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan • An overview of the IED challenge and threat in Pakistan • Where is the expertise coming from? • Weapon of choice for Pakistani insurgents • Most IEDs are made using ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer in Pakistan - Too easily accessible? • Ways to fight the menace of the IED Asst. Prof. Aqab Malik, Department of Strategic and Nuclear Studies, National Defence University, Pakistan; and Consultant, National Counter Terrorism Authority 1530 - 1600 Afternoon Refreshments and Exhibition 1600 - 1620 Progressive C-IED Training and Validation - A View from the Shop Front • Practical insights into delivering C-IED search training using instrumented training tools • The use of effective performance feedback on western armies; The UK and Australia • Sharing of training information and warehousing to support a big data concept Mr Leon Thompson, Senior Team Leader, Counter-IED Collective Trainer, Senior Team Leader, Counter-IED Collective Trainer, Saab Technologies
Day 2: Thursday
1430 - 1500 Using IED Robots for Bomb Disposal in the Hong Kong Police Force • Using UGV’s for bomb disposal • Military applications and use - Case study • Practical applications designed to save lives • Robots vs. human disposal • Chemical applications • Future requirements Superintendent Tony Shek Kin Chow, Superintendent of Police, Bomb Disposal Operator, EOD Bureau, Hong Kong Police Force
1620 -1700 PANEL DISCUSSION The Use of IEDs by Insurgent Groups in Asia – Countermeasures and Solutions Moderator: Cmde R S Vasan, Indian Navy (Retd), Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Centre for Asia Studies
Panelists: Mr Rakesh Maria, Additional Director General Police, Anti-Terrorism Squad Major Adam Modd, Officer Commanding 1st New Zealand EOD Sqn, New Zealand Defence Force Aqab Malik, Department of Strategic and Nuclear Studies, National Defence University, Pakistan and Consultant, National Counter Terrorism Authority, Pakistan 1700 - 1730 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Demand side requirements • Recommendations to the supplier community on required products and services • Recommendations to the government on Counter IED policy and practices Mr M S Bitta, Chairman, of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) 1740 Conference Dinner Venue: Ballroom 3, ITC Maratha Hotel
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Programme Day 3: Friday 5th October
Day 3: Friday
Conference and Exhibition Venue: ITC Maratha Hotel Ballroom and PreConference Area 0830 Re-registration and Networking 0900 - 0910 Chairman’s Welcome Remarks Major General Anukul Chandra, Indian Army (Retd) Former Additional Director General (Equipment Management), Army HQ, Indian Army 0910 - 0950 Opening Address Defeat the Device - The Work of the Asia-Pacific C-IED Fusion Centre • The mission of the Asia Pacific C-IED Fusion Center • Functions and capabilities • The importance of fusing intelligence with training • Recent training events • Future opportunities for training and collaboration Colonel Geoffrey Stevens, Director, Asia-Pacific C-IED Fusion Centre 0950 - 1030 KEYNOTE ADDRESS IED Defence - A European Perspective • European Defence Agency analysis of the IED threat • Preventing IED attacks • Increasing Troop Protection through Integration Information Sharing Between Forces • Engagement of the EDA C-IED programme • Future requirements Mr Jim Blackburn, Project Officer, CIED, European Defence Agency
1030 - 1110 INTERPOL’s CBRNE Terrorism Prevention Programme • CBRNe from INTERPOL’s perspective • The origins and purpose of CBRNe TTP • INTERPOLs Incidence Response Team • The Incidence Response Team in the recent Burgas bus bombing. Mr Alan King, Radiological and Nuclear Coordinator, INTERPOL 1110 - 1140 Morning Refreshments and Exhibition 1140 - 1210 Reduce C-IED Range Test Time - Save Time and Money - Avoid Unnecessarily Long Development Cycles • How to avoid multi-year program slips by providing a realistic test environment as early as possible in the development cycle • US C-IED validation testing to improve the efficiency of any C-IED development cycle • Cost and difficulties typically encountered with range testing • Advantages of a through lab-centric approach Mr Mark Prichard, Business Technologist, Aeroflex Incorporated 1210 - 1240 Upgrades and Overhauls of Legacy and Battle-Damaged Vehicles • Upgrades and Overhauls of Legacy and BattleDamaged Vehicles • Undertaking a capability assessment and evaluating gaps in lethality and armour • Added protecting against roadside IED’s • Undertaking cost-effective upgrades and overhauls • Evaluating the performance maintenance facilities • Creating an upgrade and maintenance facility for outdated T55’s and T72’s Major General Anukul Chandra, Indian Army (Retd), Former Additional Director General (Equipment Management), Army HQ, Indian Army 1240 - 1350 Lunch and Networking
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1350 - 1420 Military Working Dogs Used in the Battle against IEDs • Using trained dogs for explosive detection • Requirements and challenges faced • Procurement, training and organizing the deployment of explosive dogs for the Olympics 2012 • Moving forward Warrant Officer First Class (Retd) Frank Holmes FsDC, Chief Dog Trainer, Ministry of Defence, UK 1420 - 1450 Advanced Methods of Using Dogs for IED Detection on Roadsides and Border Crossings Mr Alan Dutt, Business Development Manager Asia, ICTS-DiagNose 1450 - 1520 Afternoon Refreshments and Exhibition 1520 -1550 The CBR Equation - Terrorist Groups Trying to Develop Dirty Bomb Capabilities • The problem • Terrorist Actor(s) • Dirty IED terrorism and current capabilities • Systems approach • Risk assessment • Vulnerabilities, scenarios and effects Mr Ilja Bonsen, Managing Director, IB Consultancy Closing Ceremony 1550 -16:20 Closing Keynote Address Mr Sunil Kumar Kohli, Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (CFO), Western Command (Army), Ministry of Defence, India
Day 3: Friday
Training, Development and New Methods
1620 -1630 Closing remarks Mr Ilja Bonsen, Managing Director, IB Consultancy Mr Daniel Levy, Director, IB Consultancy Asia 1630 End of Conference and Exhibition
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Speakers and Moderators Seshadri Vasan, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Centre for Asia Studies, India Commodore (Ret’d) Seshadri Vasan is an alumnus of both the Defence Services Staff College and the College of Naval Warfare and has a distinguished career with a combined service of 34 years in the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. His wide ranging appointments both at sea and ashore include Command of a warship during IPKF operations in Sri Lanka, operations from the Aircraft Carrier, Command of long range Maritime Reconnaissance/ASW squadron, member examiner of the Aircrew Categorisation and Standardisation Board (AIRCATS), Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Southern Naval Command and a Director at the Naval Aviation Staff at NHQ in charge of Air Ops, Acquisitons and Training. He has commanded two naval air stations including INS Rajali of which he was the commissioning Commanding Officer. Since his retirement he has been writing regularly for various magazines, newspapers and websites. South Asia Analysis Group has carried over 39 articles on International, maritime and aviation issues on its website. He is a regular speaker at many international seminars and NATO sponsored events worldwide for the last four years and also a panelist on conducted events in different corners of the world. He is also a marine and aviation consultant. He was selected for the International Visitor Leadership programme during 2009 to examine various issues of Counter Terrorism during a three week programme in USA on "National Security and Media". Basant Kumar Ponwar AVSM, VSM, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE DIRECTOR CTJW COLLEGE, KANKER (C.G.) Brig BK Ponwar AVSM, VSM, on super annuation was requisitioned by Chhattisgarh government in the rank of Inspector General of Police. He has set up a Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College at Kanker in North Bastar, a facility similar to the Army’s CIJW School of which he was Commandant in his last posting. The College, functioning from Aug 05, is imparting ‘Guerrilla warfare Training’ to police personnel from ten Naxal effected States and to the Central Police Forces of BSF, ITBP, SSB and the CRPF. Combat Training of this newly established College has been reported in both Indian and foreign media all over the world. He renders advice to Chhattisgarh Police on matters relating to force deployment, equipment profile and conduct of CI/CT Operations. BK Ponwar was awarded Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) in Jan 2005 for his services to the Nation spanning over 35 years.
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Improvised Explosive Device operations as well as Joint and Interagency operations. His experience includes commanding the Joint Counter-IED Battalion Task Force in Baghdad, Iraq from February 2009 until February 2010, as well as EOD operations during the earliest stages of Operations Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He recently completed a one-year fellowship with Syracuse University’s Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, where he focused his research on applying military experience and capabilities to countering domestic IEDs as well as proactive approaches to reducing the threat of IEDs in at-risk states. R K Swamy, Commander Infantry Division, Indian Army Lieutenant General R K Swamy was born on 11 Dec 1951 in Chennai and had his initial education at Madras Christian College before being commissioned into the Mahar Regiment in November 1971.He has seen active service in all far flung areas of India including the North East, high altitude areas of North and the Tar desert. He has also seen active service as a Major in Op Pawan in Sri Lanka and Op Rhino in Assam. Lieutenant General R K Swamy has held some of the most prestigious staff assignments and instructional appointments of the Indian Army. He was fortunate to command an infantry battalion, a mountain brigade, a division employed in Counter Insurgency and a massive corps along the Line of Control and in a counter insurgency environment in J&K. A very experienced field soldier he has been decorated with PVSM,UYSM,AVSM and VSM by the president of India for his services. JP Singh, Lt. General (Ret’d), Former Chief of Staff, Indian Army Lt Gen JP Singh, a second generation Army officer, was commissioned in the Armoured Corps in June 1971. He led a tank troop in the 1971 Indo Pak Conflict. An accomplished officer with over 40 years of active service, he has commanded an Armoured Regiment, an Armoured Brigade, an Armoured Division, Armoured Corps Centre and School and the largest Strike Corps of the Indian Army. An ardent practitioner of manoeuvre warfare, he was the member of the team which drafted the Network and Transformation Philosophy of Indian Army.
Geoffrey Stevens Director, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s Asia Pacific Counter-IED Fusion Center, Fort Shafter, Hawaii
The General is a post graduate and M’Phil in Military Sciences and Strategic Studies. He has taught in India’s premier Defense Services Staff College and also established the Command and Staff College in Zambia where students from 9 Southern African countries attended his courses.
Most of Colonel Geoffrey Stevens 23 years of experience serving as an officer in the U.S. Army have been in the fields of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Counter-
In his last assignment, he headed the Perspective Planning and Force Development Directorate of Tri Service Integrated Defense Staff and thereafter was
the Deputy Chief of Army Staff( Planning & System). In this appointment he was responsible for the Long Term Perspective Plan, Financial Planning, and Capability Development through all Capital acquisitions. He spearheaded the ongoing modernisation and transformation in the Indian Army. The General has been awarded twice by the President of India for his exemplary service. Yogendra Narain, Member, Executive Committee, Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) and former Secretary-General, Government of India Dr. Yogendra Narain (IAS, 1965 Batch) for over four decades has been in Public Service in both the State and Central Governments in India. Since October 2006 he has been serving as the Member, Executive Committee, Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP). Prior to this appointment he served the Government of India as Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, Defence Secretary and Founder Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India. His assignments with the Government of Uttar Pradesh include Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport; Principal Secretary to Governor; Principal Secretary, Information; Founder Chairman of the Greater NOIDA Industrial Development Authority; Principal Secretary to two Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Director of Information; Joint Secretary, Department of Finance and Industries; District Magistrate & Collector, Muzaffarnagar and Lucknow.
Liaison, Technical Terrorist Evaluation, Forensic and Biometric Analysis, Weapons Intelligence, and IEDD / EOD / CBRN equipment Development and Procurement. Trained originally in the UK Mod as an EOD / IEDD / CBRN / Ammunition specialist, he has operated as a Bomb Technician on multiple operational tours since 1988 in UK, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Iraq, Afghanistan, and in New Zealand where he currently the Officer Commanding of the 1st New Zealand Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron which is responsible for New Zealand’s EOD, IEDD, and CBR operations. Maj Modd GM was awarded the George Medal (GM) from Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 for gallantry on Counter Terrorist operations and has also received the US Bronze Star and US Army ACOM medals. B Raman (Former) Additional Secretary (Ret’d), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, (Former) Head CounterTerrorism Division, Indian External Intelligence Agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Director, Institute of Topical Studies, Chennai Raman and Contributor, South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)
Anukul Chandra, AVSM (Retd) (Former) Additional Director General (Equipment Management), Army HQ, Indian Army
B Raman, Joined the Indian Police Service in 1961. He served in Madhya Pradesh as a police officer from 1962 to July 1967 before joining the Intelligence Bureau from July 1967 to September 1968. He served in the R&AW from September 1968 to August 1994 and retired as Additional Secretary on August 31, 1994. He was a member of the Special Task Force for the revamping of the Intelligence Apparatus set up by the Govt. of India in 2000 and was a member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India from 2000 to 2002. Now Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and an Associate of the Chennai Centre For China Studies.
Maj Gen Anukul Chandra, AVSM (Retd) has a military career of over 37 years. He is a post graduate automobile engineer and a super specialist on armoured fighting vehicles. Commissioned in the Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers in June 1971, he took active part in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh in Dec 1971. He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College. He has attended several AFV related courses in India, UK and Czechoslovakia.
Tony Shek-kin Chow, Superintendent of Police, Bomb Disposal Operator, EOD Bureau, Hong Kong Police Force Mr. Tony Shek-kin Chow, has served in the Hong Kong Police Force for more than 23 years. Prior to joining Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Bureau in 1995, he served as the Government Personal Security Officer (Security Officer for the last Hong Kong Governor). He achieved the rank of Superintendent of Police in 2001.
Since retirement in July 2008, he has been active participant in Defence Academia and is a distinguished speaker in various international defence conferences. He has been adviser to the Ordnance Factories Board and other business houses in India and abroad. Adam John Modd, Officer Commanding 1st New Zealand EOD Sqn, New Zealand Defence Force Over the course of Maj Adam John Modd GM’s 24 year career in Counter Terrorism he has worked in the following areas: Special Forces Operations, Multi National EOD / IEDD / CBR high threat Operations, Threat and Risk Assessment, EOD / IEDD / C-IED CBRN Training, Counter Terrorist IEDD protective Security, Multi-National Agency
Mr. Chow was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to United Kingdom in 1974, where he received an Honour degree in Civil Engineering at Liverpool University. He has been a Bomb Disposal Officer since 1994 and has now attended over 400 incidents as EOD operator, and has successfully completed each of these tasks. Mr. Chow was appointed the second in command of EOD Bureau in July 2010, and now oversees the CBRN response and the training within the Bureau. He is married and has one boy. Alan King, Radiological/Nuclear Coordinator, Interpol After service with the Royal Marines, Alan King joined the police serving as a uniform & detective officer. In
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Speakers and Moderators 1999 he was promoted Chief Inspector as the head of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Aviation & Maritime Policing Unit, where he developed the MPS maritime counter terrorism strategy, which included a maritime CBRN operational capability. In 2002 he transferred to Public Order Branch as the chief instructor for PO & CBRN training for London and as an advanced public order commander. In this role he commanded in excess of 120 major operations. Other appointments of note include a secondment to the 7/7 command team in 2005; the deputy head for Major Incident management involved with the specialist policing response following the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006; Mr King also had responsibility for the development of London’s Multi Agency Olympic CBRNE Plan and was engaged on work supporting INTERPOL’s Bio Terrorism Prevention Programme. Alan joined INTERPOL in February 2012, when he was appointed as the Radiological/Nuclear Coordinator within its CBRNE Terrorism Prevention Programme. Frank Holmes, Chief Dog Trainer, Ministry of Defence, UK Frank Holmes has been involved in training dogs and personnel for over 20 years. As a member of the British Army he has deployed all over the world as offering expertise particularly on the use of C-IED detection dogs where he has pioneered a number of canine capabilities. S. Narayan, President, Center for Asia Studies and Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Institute of South Asian Studies (iSAS), Singapore Dr. S. Narayan (IAS, 1965 batch), has nearly four decades (1965 to 2004) in Public Service in the State and Central Governments, in Development Administration, was the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister during 2003-04. His key responsibility was the monitoring of the special economic agenda of the Cabinet on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office. Prior to this assignment, Dr. S. Narayan served the Government of India as Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary. Secretary in the Departments of Revenue, Petroleum and Industrial Development. As Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas, he was responsible for policy formulation and implementation in the hydrocarbon sector. Between 2000 and 2003, in the Ministry of Finance, his responsibilities included formulation of macroeconomic policy for the Government, tariff and taxation policies as well as initiatives for modernizing the capital markets. Earlier, as Secretary, Rural Development, in Tamil Nadu, between 1989 and 1995, he was responsible for launching micro credit group initiatives for the rural sector. He contributes regularly to newspapers, including the Mint, Straits Times and Business Times, on issues relating to Public Policy, Governance, Public Finance, Trade and Energy. Presently, he is the president for Center for Asia Studies and Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Institute of South Asian Studies (iSAS), Singapore.
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Aqab Malik, Asst Professor, Department of Strategic and Nuclear Studies, National Defence University, Pakistan and Consultant, National Counter Terrorism Authority, Pakistan Mr Aqab Malik has had extensive teaching and research experience within his areas of interest, which includes courses ranging from: Weapons of Mass Destruction (CBRN/WMD) Terrorism; Counter Terrorism; Strategic (Nuclear) Stability; Strategic Crisis Management; Missile & Space Program (Militarisation of’); Modern Strategy, Strategic Studies & Strategic Thought; Information & Psychological Operations & Warfare; and, Mass Communication, Media & Strategy. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategic & Nuclear Studies, National Defence University, Pakistan, in which he also supervises, mentors, and instructs domestic Senior Civil Service Officers (Joint Secretary and Ambassadorial level) as well as domestic Military and Foreign Allied Military Officers (Colonel, and Brigadier General level officers) on the National Security Course at the NDU. MS Bitta, Chairman, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), Maninderjit Singh Bitta (MS Bitta) is the and former chief of the Indian Youth Congress. Bitta’s passionate and persistent fight against terrorism has made him a target for militants in the past and as such Bitta has survived two major attempts on his life. Bitta’s efforts to spread awareness against the menace of terrorism through his voluntary organization AIATF have encouraged hundreds of enthused youths along with men and women of all age groups to join his movement. With a wide network spread across the country, the movement has received good dividends and holds tremendous appeal amongst people. Bitta has also raised monetary support for many terrorist victims and their families along with war victims on many occasions by organizing major functions in the Capital’s prestigious Vigyan Bhawan. Mark Prichard, Business Technologist, Aeroflex Incorporated Mark Prichard holds the position of Business Technologist for Aeroflex Incorporated. He joined Celerity Systems (Acquired by Aeroflex in 2003) in 1998 as a staff engineer and moved into product management and development soon after. In this capacity he is responsible for development and deployment of reconfigurable test instrumentation in many areas of advanced Digital and RF operations. Mark has done extensive product development and deployment of the Aeroflex CS9000 Broadband Signal System into RADAR, Satellite, wireless RF fields and tactical RF range operations. Prior to Aeroflex, Mr. Prichard was a Senior Research Scientist at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY. Mark’s work centered on the development of new generation photographic metrology instrumentation for advanced photographic materials using "virtual instrument" techniques.
Mr. Prichard received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from California State University Hayward in 1983; Master of Science degree from the University of Rochester in Optical Engineering in 1985. Dr Robert Pearson, General Manager, Cobham Technical Services Dr Robert Pearson the General Manager of Cobham Technical Services, part of the Cobham Antenna Systems Strategic Business Unit, where he manages a team of over 200 engineers and technicians involved in advanced technology. Cobham works at the leading-edge of technology for communications, navigation, tracking, radar and multi-sensor applications, as well as advanced training. The team has leading capabilities in antennas, radio frequency, advanced signal processing and sensor technologies. During the 1990s, Robert worked on a range of military aircraft and related research programmes, including radomes and radar systems for fast jets, as well as radar signature research. Robert graduated with First Class honours from University College London (UCL) and holds a PhD, also from UCL, on antenna technology. He sits on the Industrial Space Committee (UK Space), the Advisory Board on Antennas for Healthcare and Imaging at Queen Mary, University of London, and on the Industrial Committee for QUEST, a collaborative research programme on the application of transformational optics and meta-materials, between the Universities of Oxford, London, St Andrews and Exeter. Leon Thompson, Senior Team Leader, Saab Training & Simulation (UK)’s Counter-IED Collective Trainer (CCT). Leon joined Saab in March last year on leaving the UK Armed Forces. Having served as an Infantry officer in the British Army, he has over 20 year’s training and operational experience in a wide variety of military posts across all the UK Armed Services, in over 10 countries. This has included training UK personnel from the Regular, Reserve and Cadet Forces and overseas Counter Terrorist units. In addition, he completed a three year attachment to the Royal Marines. His current role as a Senior Team Leader with Saab’s CCT requires him to plan and supervise intimate Counter IED and Search training support to the UK military during individual and collective pre-deployment training in both the UK and overseas (including Afghanistan and Jordan). This requires the management of teams of ex-military training advisers who deploy to unit locations to deliver the training support. Since starting with Saab 19 months ago, Leon has spent 7-8 months overseas most recently in Jordan supporting the UK’s EOD & Search Group. Alan Dutt, Business Development Manager Asia, ICTSDiagNose Mr Dutt having completed his education in the UK joined HM Customs and excise. After this he embarked on his
career in ICTS which over the last 20 years has enabled him to set up and implement security systems worldwide. Mr Dutt started his aviation security career in the UK where he set up the cargo security division for ICTS and then later on became the Security Manager at LHR. He then went on to set up security operations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, South Africa and most recently in Thailand. Mr Dutt was deeply involved during the set up of procedures and trials for implementation of K9 explosive detection dogs for cargo within the UK in the past few years. In his career he has trained over 10,000 personnel and administered security process and procedures for several governments and numerous airline and airport clients. Jim Blackburn, Assistant Capability Manager Engagement & Project Officer Counter IED European Defence Agency Jim Blackburn is the Project Officer taking the lead in the European Defence Agency for Countering IEDs and CBRN EOD. He is an ex- British Army Officer who retired in 2007 to take up his current appointment with the European Defence Agency. An expert in CIED he spent most of his 21 years of Military service in ammunition and explosive related appointments, although he has a broad range of experience. Jim has worked in the UK and Germany and has operational experience in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as commanding the EOD Squadron in the UK covering South Eastern England responsible to the civil authorities for IEDD, EOD and CBRN response. An Ammunition Technical Officer, he has a deep understanding of explosives and ammunition from first principals. In his current post he not only coordinates the EDA Counter IED activity but also acts as a subject matter expert advising and supporting other EU Agencies when required. Jim has been instrumental in catalyzing CIED capability development across the EU in the areas of Search Manual Neutralization, Route Clearance and Exploitation and was the Project Lead for the EDA Level 2 exploitation lab, which deployed to Afghanistan under a French lead in the middle of the year. Jim has a Bachelor’s Degree in IT and a Master’s Degree in Explosives Ordnance Engineering. He is married with 4 children.
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With the continuous development and use of RCIED’s by terrorists and insurgents worldwide ECS continuously develops its jammer technology against the latest known threats. ECS is a major supplier of effective jammers to coalition forces. Over 1,000 systems are now in use worldwide. www.enterprisecontrol.co.uk K10 Working Dogs are one of the leading canine suppliers for government agencies worldwide. We are the world largest provider of sporting breed detectors. We supply untrained and trained K9’s and our specialism is Explosive Detection Dogs. With our great locations In the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States of America, 200+ dog kennels and service dedicated staff we have proven to be able to supply any clients request within a reasonable timeframe. www.k10workingdogs.com Defence and Security Alert (DSA) is the first and the only ISO 9001:2008 certified magazine in the defence and security journalism in India which covers the broad spectrum of dynamic defence and security scenarios in India and around the globe. Team DSA is aiming at horizons beyond the national borders with vision to be "The first choice" in the realm of defence and security journalism for key decision makers and esteemed advertisers. It’s insightful and thought-provoking contents command serious reading by the decision makers and policy makers in India. www.dsalert.org
Asymmetric Threat Response provides a complete and integrated solution to the public and private sectors in all areas of Threat Response and Crisis Management. We are dedicated to consistently providing high customer satisfaction by providing excellent service, quality delivery and value for money. Asymmetric Threat Response Ltd provides specialist consultancy support to national/international governmental/non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, commercial organisations, research programmes, and training development on countering asymmetric security threats. The company brings to the market a unique range of knowledge and expertise in the counter terror security area targeted at: Higher Education, Research Programmes, Training development, Training delivery and Consultancy. www.atresponse.com MKDS Training is a clientfocused risk Mitigation Company, providing a variety of fully integrated services, consultancy, and a comprehensive range of specialist products at the cutting edge of modern technology in support to the Warfighter and National security professionals. For a full list of capabilities contact info@MKDS-training.com or www.MKDS-Training.com Field Forensics Inc is a developer and manufacturer of forensics sampling and identification devices for law enforcement, homeland security, and military customers, which address market needs in field chemical extraction, explosives detection and substance identification, screening, covert ops, HUMINT and source handling. FFI develops devices using novel materials and methods to field systems that are highly-evolved but simple to use in very tough environments. www.fieldforensics.com
Vallon is one of the technical leaders in the detection of IEDs and metal free objects. With its successful history in land mine and UXO detection, Vallon is the competent partner to face the threads of future asymmetric warfare. All over the world professionals trust in Vallon’s high quality standards. www.vallon.de Indra is Spain’s largest defence systems company, with an extensive global footprint. Our approach to EOD/ C-IED systems is focused on adding value through the joint integration of EOD/ C-IED and CBRN solutions through the corresponding C4I systems setting up complex systems. Moreover our technological offering is complemented with a wide range of special UXO/ IED disposal services. www.indra.es Security Watch India (SWI) is a non-partisan organization that addresses issues in the space of homeland security sector. SWI works towards a secure tomorrow by enhancing security awareness and consciousness in the Indian industry and civil society. SWI also guides and facilitates potential investors interested in the Indian homeland security business. Every year, in association with SWI, SWUK organizes "Securing Asia", a 3 day summit which promotes trade, technology and knowledge share between the Buyers from Asia and the Sellers from all over globe to address the growing needs and challenges of the Asian Homeland Security space. For more information please log on to www.securitywatchindia.org.in and www.securingasia2012.com DiagNose is a world leader in the provision of explosive detection dog services for military purposes. The company has gained vast experience in providing specially trained dogs for roadside IED detection and for counter-IED screening at border crossings using the innovative RASCargO™ screening system.
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Center for Asia Studies, a think tank in India focuses on stimulating discussion and analysis on relevant contemporary challenges. It brings individuals and organizations on common platforms in order to link academia, business and the policy world. While looking at policy issues in a larger framework, the Center encourages the generation of ideas and concrete proposals that will result in enabling and facilitating increased economic opportunities and identifying of credible options for stake holders. The Center engages in examining policies and ideas and uses the strength of its researchers in many fields to find practical solutions and influence policy alternatives. Towards this goal, it has conducted many national and international conferences, workshops and lectures.
Agility Fairs & Events is a specialised logistics provider which offers a fully integrated onestop logistics solution delivering consistently high quality service to meet all logistics needs for the success of an exhibition or event. Agility has been voted by members of International Exhibition Logistics Associates, Geneva (IELA) as the IELA Best Site Agent from 2002 to 2008. Agility also won the IELA Best Export Agent award in 2007.
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SkyTeam is a global airline alliance partnering fifteen major airlines from four continents. This alliance has approximately 14,500 daily flights, 92 destinations and over 173 countries to explore. Due to this great geographic coverage and high flight frequencies, SkyTeam would undoubtedly be able to address your needs better. As of September 2011, the members are Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Dalta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Korean Air, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines. www.skyteam.com Exhibition Partner: Winmark Group formed by a team of highly motivated event professionals, specializes in organizing International B2B Exhibitions and Conferences since 1999. Over the past 14 years, Winmark has organized more than 42 International Exhibitions and Conferences on wide-ranging sectors like Power, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure Construction, Telecom & IT, Fluid Power, Control & Automation and Pumps & Valves, Food & Beverages and Computers & IT products in India. www.winmark.co.in
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Media Partners IndiaSAFE is widely recognised as India’s leading security monthly magazine and is seven years old. It is the only security magazine worldwide that is sold through the retail market. IndiaSAFE is a regular award presenter at IFSEC UK and is the publisher of the Official Show Daily for IFSEC India. www.indiasafe.com ASDNews.com brings the latest aerospace, defence and security news from government, industry and major news agencies around the world. Our service has over 60,000 active subscribers and 2 million article readers per year. ASDNews content is categorised in over 25 main news groups - for example: "Training & Simulation News", or "Unmanned Systems News" making recent and related articles easy to find. www.asdnews.com We are pleased to announce that following discussions with our subscribers and advertisers, we will be changing the name of our journal Chemical & Biological Warfare to Chemical, Biological & Nuclear Warfare (CBNW). As we have long included nuclear and radiological threats, response, and countermeasures, we felt it only logical that we include ‘nuclear’ in our new title. CBNW is published as a printed and online journal twice a year. It will also publish as an e-zine twice a year from autumn 2012. www.chembio.biz
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Defence Acquisition and Technology (DAT), a new comprehensive, content driven online platform dedicated to providing information to the international defence industry community through its biannual publication, specialist industry reports and online profiles covering the latest industry trends and developments. Our publication and specialist reports are distributed to, and read by, government departments, army personnel, engineers, technology providers and top decision-makers worldwide.
A bimonthly online e-Journal dedicated to CBRNE and CounterTerrorism First Responders since November 2005. Newsletter is distributed free of charge to more than 60 countries around the globe and to more than 700 institutions, state departments, organizations, think tanks and defense industries. The website is also hosting sections relevant to "Terror Medicine", "CBRNE Market", "Continuing Education", "CBRNE Response Tools", "CBRNE-CT Papers" (mentioned in the Newsletter) and much more. www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com
www.counteriedreport.com Aeromag Asia is a prominent aerospace aviation magazine published in association with Society of Indian Aerospace&Defence Technologies and industries (SIATI) representing all the major aviation and aerospace companies in India. Aeromag Asia is bringing out special issues for most of the prominent air shows around the world and also organizing Aviation, Aircargo related conferences. It is published bimonthly. www.aeromag.in Global Security Mag is a quarterly magazine & website in French & English. Global security Magazine is a Logical & Physical IT Security Magazine diffuse to the 5,000 decision makers, CXO. We have also daily online information in English & French: www.globalsecuritymag.com www.globalsecuritymag.fr India Strategic is an authoritative monthly on Defence, Civil and Military Aviation, Homeland Security, Space, Missiles, Electronic Warfare, Intelligence and International Strategic Affairs. It reaches the top as well as at various levels, across the board, in Government, Armed Forces, Strategic Community and Think Tanks.India Strategic defence magazine is often quoted in the media for its exclusive and authoritative reports. Our contributors are distinguished writers, whose views are respected in the columns of newspapers and at various interactions and seminars. www.indiastrategic.in
South Asia Defence & Strategic Review is the fastest growing magazine in India and South East Asia. The magazine’s 7,000 plus readership is distributed among the Ministries of Defence, Home and External Affairs, Think Tanks, Security and Strategic analysts, and other educational and training institutions of the region, including those of India. A large number of units and establishments of the Indian defence services subscribe to the magazine. www.defstrat.com SecurityNewsDesk.com is a community we welcome you to join that offers tangible benefits. We circulate commercial security information via electronic delivery and online partner relations that includes news and product data that really counts. The resources help users understand the many issues and options that exist in the business of providing public, private and country wide security systems and solutions. We assist individuals, organisations and Governments that are protecting public, private and commercial sites from those that would cause them harm. By sharing information, experience and opportunities, portal users can gain a deeper understanding of the latest thinking and how this is being successfully deployed to achieve a safer environment. www.SecurityNewsDesk.com
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