
Conference Agenda
Opening Day – November 4
16:00 – 19:00 Registration & Coffee
19:00
Arrival of the Patron of the Event : HE General Sh. Rashed bin Abdullah AlKhalifa, Minister of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain
Recitation of the Holy Quran
Welcome Address :
Aali Al Zahrani, Senior Regional Vice President – Region 12, ASIS International
Godfried Hendriks, CPP, ASIS President-Elect, ASIS International
Keynote Speech: HE Sh. Mohammed bin Khalifa Alkhalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom Of Bahrain
Sponsors Recognition
ASIS Middle East 2019 Exhibition Inauguration
20:00
Delegate & VIP Gala Dinner – Sponsored by Saudi Aramco
Conference Day 1 – November 5
08:00 – 09:00 Registration
08.30 – 09.00 Welcome Coffee
09.00 Welcome Remarks: Major General Tariq Al Hassan, Chief of Public Security, Kingdom of Bahrain
Keynote: Dr. Faisal Al-Faqeer, Chief Executive Officer, SADARA
Keynote: Khaled Al-Alyani, VP of Global Environment, Health, Safety & Security Department, SABIC
Panel Discussion moderated by: John Cowling, CPP, Director – Middle East, AcuTech Consulting
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
Room 1
11.00 – 12.30
Homeland Security and Public Policing
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MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMED AHMED ALMARRI, Director General, Dubai General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) – “Borders Security Innovation”
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DAVID MOORE, CEO, AcuTech Consulting – “A Review of the U.S. Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS) Regulations”
- Session Chairman and Panel moderator: MICHAEL PADILLA, Chairman and CEO, Al Thuraya
12.30 – 14.00 – Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Offshore & Maritime Security
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JASSIM DARWISH, Maintenance Manager, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) – “Ports and Loading Facilities in Responsible Care and Community Voice”
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AHMED IBRAHIM, Security Risk Advisor, Schlumberger – “Off-Shore Energy Infrastructure in MENA Risky Maritime”
- Session Chairman and Panel moderator: MICHAEL PADILLA, Chairman and CEO, Al Thuraya
Room 2
11.00 – 12.30
IT & Cybersecurity
- MOHAMMAD ALTURA, Chief Information Technology Officer, Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait – “Digital Transformation in Cybersecurity”
- CLAUDE FACHKHA, Assistant Professor and Cyber Security Trainer, University of Dubai –“Real Cyber Threats Against Critical Sectors in the GCC: IoT Infections & Malware Targeting SCADA Systems”
12.30 – 14.00 – Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Critical Infrastructure Protection
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HESHAM ABDULLA, Head of HSE Compliance, Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) – “Security Management and Asset Protection”
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SIMON WHITEHOUSE, CPP, PSP, Managing Director, SGW Consulting Group – “Seamless Integration of Security Technology and Site Operating Procedures”
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Session Chairman and Panel moderator: JOHN COWLING, CPP, Director – Middle East, AcuTech Consulting
16.00 – 17.30
Unmanned Vehicles
- DR. ALI NOUH MABDEH, Engineering Professor at Al-Bayt University and former Head of the GIS Office at the National Center for Security and Crises Management (NCSCM) in Jordan – “Utilizing UAV technology to support the capabilities of the National Security and Crisis Management Agencies”
- HUSSAIN ALHAZMI, AI & Robotics SME, Saudi Aramco – “Evolution of Aerial Robotics: Opportunities, Challenges and Security Impacts”
- AJID AL YAZEEDY, Emerging Technologies General Manager, STC Specialized – ”Drone Powered Solution”
- Session Chairman and Panel moderator: WALEED ALOMAR, Director of National Center for Radar and Electronic Warfare Technology, KACST
15.30 – 16.00 – Coffee Break
19:30 Conference Dinner, hosted by ASIS Dhahran Chapter
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, The Terrace, 51st Floor
Conference Day 2 – November 6
08.30 – 09.00 Welcome Coffee
09.00 – 10.30 Keynote: Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, GM – Industrial Security Operations, Saudi Aramco
Keynote: Fahad Al-Battar, Company President, Sharq
Panel chaired by Jessica Lambardo, VP of Membership & Volunteer Engagement, ASIS International
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
Room 1
11.00 – 12.30
CULTURAL & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
- MICHAEL PADILLA, Chairman and CEO, Al Thuraya – “Social Challenges and Human Solutions”
- BLAKE HUANG, Public Security Vertical Business Development Director (MENA), Hikvision – ”Intelligent Security, Intelligent Life”
- Session Chairman and Panel moderator: JOHN COWLING, CPP, Director – Middle East, AcuTech Consulting
12.30 – 14.00 – Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Robotics
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WALEED ALOMAR, Director of National Center for Radar and Electronic Warfare Technology, KACST – “How Can Terrorists Penetrate Current Anti-Drone Systems”
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EBRAHIM A. MATTAR, Assoc. Prof. of Cybernetics and Robotics, University of Bahrain – “Robotics Surveillance and Security Applications: Surveying Recent Trends and Directions”
PANEL DISCUSSION
Session Chairman and Panel moderator: HUSSAIN ALHAZMI, AI & Robotics SME, Saudi Aramco
Room 2
11.00 – 12.30
Convergence of Cyber and Physical Security
- ARIF HASSAN, Sales Manager, United Laboratories – “The impact of Cyber Security in Industry 4.0 and the role of the IEC 62443 Standard”
- MESHAIL ALOTAIBI, Cybersecurity Director, STC Specialized
PANEL DISCUSSION
12.30 – 14.00 – Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Blockchain Security & Corporate Governance
- DR HANAN AL MARZOOQI, Governance & Compliance Director,
General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai – “Corporate Governance in the Security Sector”
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SHIV AGGARWAL, CEO, MyEarth.ID – “Decentralised Identity Management – Solving Multi-Billion Dollar Identity Problem Using Blockchain”
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DR RAMI AL-SAHHAR, President – Kuwait, Government Blockchain Association – “Enterprise Blockchain in Action: ِTransformation in Digital Certificates”
16.00 – 16.30 Closing Plenary



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