Port Security: Identify Risks and Mitigate Threats is the title of a SMi conference on October 2 in Barcelona.
Invited speakers include:
Rear Admiral Francesco Carpinteri, Chief, 6th Department, Italian Coast Guard
*Brigadier General Ilkka Laitinen, Executive Director, Frontex *
*Chris Trelawny, Head, Maritime Security Section, International Maritime Organization
*Christian Dupont, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Tren, Transportation and Energy, European Commission
*Ervin Kapos, Director, Operations Analysis Division, US Department of Homeland Security
*Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General, European Sea Ports Organisation
*Giles Noakes, Head of Security, Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
*Susanne Aigner, Head of Supply Chain Security, Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
*Rik Verhaegen, Deputy Port Security Officer, Antwerp Port Authority
*Ambroziu Duma, Director of Port Operations, Safety and Security, Port of Constantza
*Thomas Fransson, Security Manager, Port of Gothenburg
*David Attard, National Maritime Security Compliance Manager, Malta Maritime Authority
*Amaury De Maupeou, Port Officer, Port of Marseille
*Ronald Kessel, Project Manager, Port Protection, NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC)
*Cyrus Mody, Piracy Analyst, International Maritime Bureau.
Topics include balancing commerce with security measures; cargo screening; terrorism, piracy, and fraud and other current and emerging threats; technologies used for detection, screening and security; and the effectiveness of the ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security) code.
