UAE Advanced Defence & Security Technology Summit
27-28 April 2009, Dubai, UAE
Summit Agenda - Day 1*

Monday 27 April 2009

Registration - 07.00 - 09.00

09.00 - 10.45     The Northrop Grumman Opening Ceremony
Chairman's Welcome: Brian J. Morra, Sector Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

• HE Lieutenant General Obaid Mohammed Abdullah Al-Kaabi, Undersecretary, UAE Ministry of Defence
• General Khalid Al-Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Committee of Chiefs of Staff, Jordan Armed Forces
• General Sir Roger Wheeler, Former Chief of General Staff, UK Ministry of Defence
• General Charles A. Horner, Former Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Space Command
• Lieutenant General Raza Muhammad Khan, Deputy to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan Armed Forces
• Brigadier General Staff Pilot Mohammed Ibrahim Naser M Al Alawi, Deputy Commander, UAE Air Force

10.45 - 11.00     Morning Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30     Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Chairman: Dr Alfonso Farina, Director of the Analysis of Integrated Systems Unit, SELEX Sistemi Integrati

• HE Colonel Eng Muhair Ali Al-Khatri, Director General, UAE Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA)
• Dr Linton Wells II, Force Transformation Chair, US Centre for Technology & National Security Policy
• Dr Jamal Al-Hossani, Director of ICT, UAE National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA)
• Ian Ronald McDonald, Director General Defence, Oracle IBU

12.30 - 14.00     Lunch Break

14.00 - 18.00  Roundtable Bilateral Meetings
These afternoon sessions will be devoted to private consultations between global defence policy makers and leading defence technology operators. Schedules will be prearranged to provide a unique opportunity to discuss relevant issues with key defence leaders.