The 25th AVSEC (Aviation Security) World Conference on 25 - 27, October 2016 will take place at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted by IATA, Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Program
This year’s AVSEC conference, titled "Evolving risks, integrated solutions," takes place against a backdrop of recent terrorist attacks that have reinforced the hard fact that aviation and air travel are an attractive target for terrorists.
The conference brings together security experts, aviation leaders and key government representatives to discuss ways in which the industry is meeting the challenges of terrorism and other security threats such as cyber-attacks. Crucial issues such as radicalization, incident response, communicating in a crisis and approaches to landside security will be addressed.
Highlights
- Keynote speeches - Alexandre de Juniac, Director General & CEO, IATA, Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI and Fang Liu, ICAO, Secretary General
- Panel discussion on ‘Landside Security’ – recent attacks in public areas of airports have brought a renewed focus on the most effective ways to secure these areas
- Panel discussion on ‘Terrorism and Radicalization’ - as the risk from radicalization increases threat levels will be discussed and mitigation strategies analyzed
- Roundtable on ‘Information Sharing’ - the most effective tool to tackle terrorism is intelligence sharing by governments; gaps in the availability and dissemination of security threat information will be debated
- Media opportunities
AVSEC World is expected to attract more than 500 high-level delegates from across the aviation industry’s value chain. The full program for the event may be viewed here.
