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CBRNe World's 2008 Provisional Conference Programme

The CBRNe World Conference - CBRNe Convergence - will be this year’s most exciting private sector conference in Europe. The programme brings together the best speakers available, produced by Gwyn Winfield, editor of CBRNe World. Combining counter terrorism with operations and explosives with CBRN it will give every delegate an unrivalled insight into the changes that are shaking the field to its core.

Organised in conjunction with the Romanian MoD, there will be a unique opportunity for every delegate to see the Romanian NBC forces on exercise at their NBC School in the Romanian mountains. Further details and a full programme will be available on www.cbrneworld.com

DAY ONE Monday 22nd September

08.50	Chairman’s remarks : Col (ret) Hans Heinrich Kuhl Ex-CO German ABC School
09.00	Opening Address - Mr Corneliu Dobritoiu, state Secretary for Defence, Romania Plenary Dr Lorin Stirbu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Other approaches in combating bio threats Increasing the importance of cooperation Spotting the gaps before the crisis Avoiding sentiment
09.45	The CBRNE Threat in Iraq – 20th Support Command (USA) Development of the IED The nature of the CBRNE threat Changing and adapting to combat a versatile enemy
10.30	Plenary: Commissioner James Tan, Head of Singapore Civil Defence Force Global CBRNE threats Impact of an urban attack Managing vulnerabilities Honing response and raising preparedness
11.15	Coffee and Exhibition
	Stream A	Stream B
	Homeland Counter Terrorism	Counter terrorism Operations
11.45	CBRN in Public Order The Met response to CBRN and Public order Principal differences Barriers to communication use of force Superint Alan King, Metropolitan Police, London. UK	Counter Narcotics Should CB troops have a role? Developing links with Narc officers What benefits for the battlefield? Too much too soon? Gwyn Winfield, Editor CBRNe World
12.30	Bio detection in the urban environment Consequence Management Bringing order out of chaos Maintaining flow of information Bringing disparate agencies together Dr Jeffrey Stiefel, Early Detection Director Department of Homeland Security, USA	Counter IED From IED to CIED training The Portuguese approach to EOD Lessons from NRF-learning the process Bringing CBRN and EOD together Smgt Vitor Ribeiro, Intel Division Portuguese MoD
13.15	Lunch and Exhibition
	Stream C	Stream D
	Decontamination	Detection
14.30	Most improved How do you start grass roots change? What are the training and kit challenges? How do you maintain momentum? Col Petr Fajmon, Slovak General Staff	Successful Bio Detector Outdoor Field Trials Goals Planning Execution Alan Traylor, Dycor . Canada
15.15	A glimpse into the future: safe, effective and preventative Broad spectrum capability in enzymatic decon applications One or two step decon process – what is wanted versus possible? Decreasing logistics of current products by enzymatic enhancement Chris Barnett, Genencor Corp	Evolving lightweight squads How light is light? What should the role be? Sustainment Major Havel Ondrej, Deputy CO CBRN Battalion, Czech Army
16.00	Coffee and Exhibition
	Stream E	Stream F
	Civil Recce	Military Recce
16.30	INFORMATION ITEROPERABILITY FOR CBRNE INCIDENTS Current Experience, and likely future conflicts have highlighted the need for civil/military coordination The desired end state is a Common Operational Picture Civil/Government/Military Command and Control systems are rarely interoperable CWID 2007 provided an opportunity to demonstrate an approach to bridging the gap to provide a timely and accurate COP to all Russel Stout,:Optimetrics Inc	CBRN conception - the German approach NC Recce Systems B Recce Systems Light role solutions to CBRN Recce Col Bodo Bock, Head CBRN Procurement, German Army
17.15	The new Mersey counter-terror response The creation of new fire and police team Dealing with home grown IED’s UGVs and Hazmat Interdiction of terrorist cells Chris Case, Threat Response Group Merseyside Fire Service. UK	CBRN Detection Equipment for Hazmat and Reconnaissance Vehicles Stand-off detection systems based on FTIR spectrometry for remote detection and monitoring of chemicals in the atmosphere, GC/MS analysis systems for detailed on-site analysis of contaminated surfaces, liquids, air, soil and water samples, Sensitive real-time monitoring of CWA and TIC using ion mobility spectrometers Sebastian Meyer Plath, Bruker Daltonics
18.00	Chairman’s closing remarks
19.00	Drinks Reception kindly sponsored by Scott Health & Safety

DAY TWO 23rd September

08.50	Chairman’s opening remarks
09.00	An alternative view of NBC troops The Austrian NBC defence system from WW11 to disasters Bringing NBC into the civilian community Consequence management and NBC Advantages of NBC troops for disaster relief Brigadier General Norbert Furstenhofer, Commanding Officer, NBC School, Austria
09.45	The CBRN Security System of the Czech Republic The Integrated Rescue system Mission and structure of the Fire Rescue Service (FRS) The Chemical Service of the FRS R&D and future path development of the FRS Capt Pavel Spulak,Senior Commissioner FRS Czech Republic
10.30	Coffee and Exhibition
	Stream G	Stream H
	Defeating Radiological Threats	Black Sea Civil Response
11.00	The Litvinenko Murder Role of the HPA in protection of the public Liason with the police and forensics Monitoring at many dispersed locations Duncan McClure, Radiation Protection Division, Health Protection Agency. UK	Ion Grigore – Counterterrorist Intelligence Unit Marius Moldovan – Anti-terrorist Brigade
11.45	Rad on Demand. Technology for Tomorrow Radiological decontamination when and where needed based on new emerging technology How logistical issues are greatly reduced Integration with state of the art deployment and recovery systems Possible expansion to include chemical/biological decontamination John Breedlove, Director, Intelagard	FilmArray System FilmArray tests for 120 Agents simultaneously in under 55 minutes Automated Sample Preparation provides ease of use with automated software Internal controls yeild high confidence results with high specificity/sensitivity Validated on environmental and clinical samples - a complete testing solution Todd A. Ritter, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Executive Director of Applied Sciences, Idaho Technology
12.15	Enriched Uranium Smuggling The scenario The culprits International support Jurac Vaclav, Director Slovak Nuclear Authority	Detective Chief Inspector Dorin Grosu, Chief of Strategic Materials and NBC Unit, Bucharest Police
13.00	Lunch and Exhibition
	Stream I	Stream J
	Forensics	EOD
14.00	Lightweight PPE The 6 hr suit (light, durable, air permeable and 24 hr protection) New lightweight filter fabrics- reducing the weight of the CBRN suit combat boots with integrated CBRN protection Hans Jorg Wickert, Bluecher GmbH	Current Belgian EOD capability The Belgian approach to WW1 Standardisation of CBRN EOD within NATO Main challenges identified for CBRN EOD operations CBRN EOD Legacy Major Luc Moerman Belgian Army
14.45	Forensic investigations and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) Forensic investigations for CBRN(E) terrorist attacks and other calamites The NFI team and its connection to the National Police Multi discipline CBRN(E) investigations CBRN(E) investigations current research and training Ton Theeuwen Netherlands Forensic Institute	Latest developments in Unmanned Ground vehicle design Delivering Integrated Sensing Capability in CBRN incidents Providing enhanced Incident Command and Control Phil Ripley. Remotec (Northrop Grumman)
15.30	Coffee and Exhibition
	Stream K	Stream L
	Protection	Medical Response
16.00	Partnering with Industry to deliver genuine and enhanced Through Life Capability? Can industrial partnering deliver enhanced capability v product focused acquisition programmes? What are the required changes in mind and skill sets (both military/CD and industry)? How realistic are the expectations - what could the benefits be? Nigel Holmes. Scott Health & Safety	Role of Medical first responders Health issues during a CBRN attack A medical CBRN based scenario Effective medical decon Dr Levent Kenar, Medical CBRN Taskforce, Gulhan Military medical Academy. Turkey
16.45	Medical considerations for the protection of the civilian population Mapping vulnerable populations Medical aspects of respiratory devices The Israeli solution for protecting special civilian sectors Dr Amir Krivoy, Head of Chemical Section, Israeli Defence Force	Case Study: tbc
17.30	Dr Col (Ret) Constantinin Stan Romanian Scientific CBRN Achievements Dr Lt Col Cornel Deliu The Romanian Surveillance and Early Warning System
18.15	Chairman’s closing remarks

DAY THREE September 24th

Visit to bespoke Romanian CBRN exercise at Romanian NBC Training School, Campulang and the historic Bran (Dracula’s) castle

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