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Day One15 September 2008 08:30 Registration 09:00 Chairman's Welcome 09:10 Saving lives : Redefining resilience A Distinguished US General tells the truth about what needed to be done to save lives after Hurricane Katrina Assessing vulnerabilities rapidly Making the right decisions quickly Coordinating a multiagency response under pressure Q and A Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore (Rtd), Commanding General / Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, U.S Army USA 10:05 Security & Resilience The continually adapting threat and the challenges we face Identifying the real threats in todays new security climate Evaluating and prioritising the threats Vulnerabilities, both real and percieved and how we address them Tony Moore, Associate Director , Resilience Group, Cranfield University United Kingdom 10:45 Morning refreshments 11.05 Lessons learned on major event protection Case study: The Beijing Olympics 2008 How to make a public /private partnership deliver security Policing and surveillance of high density crowds Lessons to apply to future events and critical infrastructures Q and A Dr Peter Ryan, Security Adviser, International Olympic Committee United Kingdom 11:45 Decision making in crisis situations 7 July 2005, London Aldgate tube bomb 0900-1030 The Commanding Officer's perspective Critcal decisions to save lives and their repercussions How the resilience plans worked : the lessons learned Q and A Superintendent Brett Lovegrove, Head of Counter Terrorism, City of London Police United Kingdom 12:30 Chairman's summary of morning: Highlights of afternoon streams 12:35 Networking lunch 13:40 Stream A: Counter Terrorism strategies 11 March 2004 Madrid bombings: Response, recovery and lessons learned The attacks and reaction of the population, politicians, decisions makers and first responders How to use the military to counter the threat and the vital importance of international cooperation Increasing the role of intelligence at strategic and operational levels Lt. Col. Pedro Baños Bajo, Strategy and International Relations, Higher Armed Forces College Spain   Stream B: Focussing on international flood plans Britain underwater : The floods of 2007 What went wrong? Preparation for prevention More resources for resilience? Responding to multiple simultaneous consequences of major flooding Philip Rothwell, Head of Flood Risk Management Policy, The Environment Agency United Kingdom   14:10 30 June 2007 Glasgow airport attack: Delivering resilience in response to a targeted attack Government response to attack and the role of COBRA The immediate effect on the security services Effective resilience: How and why the phased reopening of services at Glasgow Airport on the 1st July were initiated Ian Walford , Director, Scottish Resilience United Kingdom   German preparedness: A perspective on the German approach to crisis and disaster management. In the face of disaster: How have recent events changed security and crisis planning Floods, Disease and Terrorist attack! Defining the real and percieved threats Institutional and organisational change and what effect this has on effective strategic implementation   14:40 Industry lead interactive workshop Planning for resilience Designing resilience into organisations Contingency planning Q and A and discussion Henrik Kiertzner, Associate Director, Arup Security Consulting Germany   Industry lead interactive workshop Training and simulation software Live information to train support staff to respond effectively Reducing risk in real time Case study of their use in operational training   15:10 Pre arranged one-to-one meetings with refreshments 17:15 Moving beyond security and into resilience The experiences of a former Director for Science and Technology at the Central Intelligence Agency, USA Why many current security solutions are falling short How a holistic view of security creates a business case for resilience The role of the human operator in increasing operational resilience Dr. Ruth David, President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc. USA 18:00 Chairman's summary and close of Day One 18:05 Hosted drinks reception

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Day Two16 September 2008 08:45 Chairman's Welcome to Day Two 09:00 Public and private sector collaboration: Global resilience for international institutions Planning for continuity Latest trends from the public and private sectors Case study: the New York City blackouts 2003 Q and A Gregory J. Ferris, Managing Director, Global Head of Contingency Planning , Morgan Stanley USA 09:40 The failure to learn from history Lessons not learned from previous emergencies Why we repeatedly fail to learn The cost of failing to learn How to learn from the lessons of previous crises Andrus Oovel, Consultant Chairman , DCAF – Geneva centre for democratic control Estonia 10:20 Pre arranged one-to-one meetings with refreshments 11:40 Utilities : Builidng a resilient infrastructure Preparing for complex emergencies The need to be comprehensive in utilities programmes Assessing the threats: Water, Food, Telecoms, Energy and Oil & Gas The importance of utilities during and after an emergency and interagency partnerships Q and A Professor Wolfgang Kroeger, Laboratory Director - Safety analysis , ETH, Zurich Switzerland 12:10 Utility infrastructures Risk and emergency response: an integrated approach The effective deployment of resources and quick reaction to crisis and emergency situations Energy infrastructures and their interconnectedness regarding risk and vulnerability Power stations and power infrastructure both conventional and nuclear and the threats they face 12:40 Cyber warfare: The threat and the need for international cooperation for comprehensive cyber defence Understanding the work of the NATO Centre of Excellence in Cooperative Cyber Defence Setting the scene: The cyber attacks on key Estonian infrastructure The immediate response: How cyber defence prevented a major disaster Building on individual strength by partnering with other nations and organisations: The need for co-operation Captain Vahur Parre, Operational Commander, NATO Centre of Excellence in Cooperative Cyber Defence Estonia 13:10 Networking lunch 14:15 Stream A: Interoperability Communication in crisis scenarios: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) and communication technology Eliminating communication systems that can hinder a multi-agency emergency response Analysing the benefits of interconnectivity to enable crisis management operations to continue Superintendent Brett Lovegrove, Head of Counter Terrorism, City of London Police United Kingdom   Stream B: Training Practice makes perfect: Benefits of trained responses Outlining the crucial role crisis management training has in contributing to resilience Establishing an effective crisis plan incorporating all departments Executing the plan to lower the risks to your organisation Jan Vincent Meertens, Executive Director, International Centre for Emergency Techniques Netherlands   14:45 Overcoming the challenges of interoperability The need to continue critical communications during high impact scenarios Focus on competing technologies Assessing the benefits   International cooperation and training for emergency responders Drawing on the experience of Danex 2006 (an international emergency training exercise) Understanding the importance of continuing to work towards greater interoperability Finding a common language in terminologies and procedures for international interventions Are we exercising the right people and are the exercises realistic? Michael Elmquist, Project Manager - Danex 2006, Danish Emergency Management Agency Denmark   15:15 Afternoon tea 15:35 Industry lead interactive workshop Security consultancy software The benefits of new technology Enhanced communication Case study of operational effectiveness   Industry lead interactive workshop Training and simulation for first and second responders The advantages of being prepared Learning from experience The value of appropriate technology Case study with client user   16:05 Critical Infrastructure and a private sector perspective How the government defines critical infrastructure protection and its weaknesses What the private sector can teach the public sector A challenge to public sector reluctance to implement new plans Q and A Richard McConnell , Chief Security Officer , Euroclear Belgium 16:45 Changing mindsets Developing a robust public and private multi-agency response Fact: Security and resilience does not just involve some of us. It involves all of us Strategies for bringing the public sector to task Identifying the difficult questions the private sector must answer in order to become effective members of the resilience community Emily Landis Walker, Former MD, CitiGroup, member of the 9/11 commission and Executive Business Advisor, UN World Food Programme, USA 17:40 Chairman's summary and close of Day Two 17:45 Hosted drinks reception followed by evening at leisure in Berlin

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Day Three17 September 2008 08:30 Registration for Day Three 09:00 Chairman's welcome