National Security Australia

For more information, go to www.nationalsecurityaus.com. The 10th Anniversary National Security 2012 will feature presentations from leading Australian and international security experts charged with the crucial task of protecting the nation's citizens from the hidden internal and external hazards that threaten Australian society.

On the 21st & 22nd February, the impressive Sofitel Sydney Wentworth opened its doors to the National Security Australia Conference 2011. Now in its 9th year, the conference was a great success featuring some of the nations highest security experts offering a fantastic group of presentations.

David Tickner, Consulting Principal, Computrix Services Pty Ltd and Former Pandemic Business Continuity Planner for the Victorian Department of Human Services during the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreaks, spoke to us about the impact that the H1N1 outbreak had on our pandemic Business Continuity Plans for critical infrastructure and lessons we can take away from it.

Ralf Zimmerman, Crime Intelligence Officer, Financial and High-Technology Crimes Division, INTERPOL, spoke to us about the role that INTERPOL plays in fighting organised crime and the rising threats in international crime.

Gordon Hook, Executive Secretary, Asia Pacific Group of Money Laundering, briefly described the typologies in terrorist financing.

Bill Paterson, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism/Envoy for International Counter-Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, spoke to us about how terrorist threat to Australia has evolved since 9/11.

National Security Australia 2010 was held at the Amora Jamison Hotel and was attended by 100+ delegates.

The conference brought about a mix of speakers from the government and international speakers ie the Attorney-General Robert McClelland, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty, United Nations' Howard Stoffer and BAA Glasgow Airport's Gillies Crichton to name a few.

Security experts from state and federal government, defence, critical infrastructure, emergency services, and security solution providers gather for Australia's leading national security forum, discussing the evolving threats and implications for security planning and management.

Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute & Science Advisor, Department of Climate Change, discusses why climate change is considered a national security issue today, its impact and how we can mitigate the risks.

We had the opportunity to speak to Gillies Crichton, Head of HSE Compliance at the BAA Glasgow Airport about the lessons learnt following the attack at Glasgow Airport in June 2007.

We had the opportunity to speak to Gary La Grange, President & CEO of Port of New Orleans about his experience of rebuilding the city after Hurricane Katrina and lessons learnt that can be applied to natural disaster emergencies in Australia.

We had the opportunity to speak to Howard Stoffer, Head of Administration and Information, Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate of the United Nations, about the role that the UN play in global counter-terrorism efforts.

At the National Security Australia 2009 conference held in Sydney on the 23rd - 24th March 2009, we had the opportunity to catch up with Carl Ungerer, Project Director, Australian National Security of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) as he talked about the main priorities for the government to address in protecting Australia's national security.

At the National Security Australia 2009 conference held in Sydney on the 23rd - 24th March 2009, we had the opportunity to catch up with Detective Superintendent John O'Reilly, Commander Counter Terrorism Operations, NSW Police, as he spoke to us about how Australia's ability to respond to terrorist attacks can be measured and the main challenges for NSW Police in their counter-terrorism operations.