PRNewswire/ TheAirport Security Summit Middle East 2010, which will be held from 7-10 February at the GrandMillennium Hotel, Dubai, will play host to renowned and insightful airport security experts fromorganisations including the General Civil Aviation Authority - UAE, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines,General Authority of Civil Aviation- Saudi Arabia, Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO), EtihadAirways, Aviation Canada, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), Sharjah Ministry of Health and GulfAir.
Over 15 distinguished security experts from Canada, the UAE, Bahrain, Ireland, TheNetherlands, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia will discuss evolving security threats and highlight theirlatest strategies for detecting, protecting and responding effectively and efficiently.
Topics that will be discussed include: managing the intelligence threat and risk assessment processin government and private sectors, bridging the gap between airports, airlines, law enforcement andgovernmental authorities, examining essential preventative measures to counter the spread of theH1N1 flu virus and evaluating new biometric security technologies and
implementationmethods.
Ronald Augustin, Conference Chairman for Airport Security Middle East 2010 andDeputy Senior Vice President - KLM Security Services, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, The Netherlands,says "We must change the current linear security systems into more intelligent systems to preventsecurity from hindering aviation growth. At the moment, security is killing us softly. It hasnever been more important to discuss these issues and strategies going forward.''