Conference

INDESEC Conference 2010 to be held alongside the INDESEC exhibition will carry on the phenomenal success of INDESEC Conference 2009 which attracted large participation from both Indian as well as international industry, government and media.

An overview of the conference program for 2010 is outlined below. For conference related enquiry please click here


PROPOSED CONFERENCE AGENDA – INDESEC 2010

Day One: Monday, 6th September 2010

10.00 - 10.30: Registration

10.30 - 10.50: Welcome Address:
                          Ms. Nicky Mason, MD, Informa Exhibitions India 
                          Mr. D. S. Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM

                                                   
         
10.50 – 11.00: Theme Presentation

11:00 – 11:10: Keynote Address

11.10 – 11.20: Industry Address

11.20 - 11.30: Chief Guest Address:
                         *Mr. P. Chidambaram, Hon’ ble Union Minister, 
                          Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

11.30 – 11.35: Vote of Thanks

SESSION THEME: RISE AND SPREAD OF INSURGENCY AND HOMEGROWN TERRORISM IN INDIA

Dissecting Maoist ideologies and discussing India’s present face of terror, NAXALISM

11.35 – 12.00: Keynote Address:
                         *Mr. U. K. Banasal, IAS, Special Secretary,
                          Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India 
                                                       Or    
                          Mr. D. R. S. Chaudhary, IAS, Additional Secretary,
                          Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
         
Assessing the role of CRPF and State Police Forces in combating home-grown terrorism

12.00 – 12.30: Panel Discussion:
                          *Mr. Vikram Srivastava, IPS, Director General, 
                           Central Reserve Police Force
                           CRPF, State Police, Expert

Lessons to be learnt from Counter-Insurgency in Andhra Pradesh

12.30 – 12.45: Case Study

12.45 – 14.30: Lunch and Exhibition Visit

SESSION THEME – ELECTRONIC WARFARE: DISCUSSING INDIA’S CAPABILITY

Exploring the role of electronic warfare in boosting India’s defence

14.45 -  15.15: Keynote Address:
                          Dr. Gulshan Rai, Director General, CERT-In,
                          Department of Information Technology,
                          Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, 
                          Government of India

SESSION THEME – BORDER SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Equipping Border Security Forces to fortify India’s borders  

15.15 – 16.15: Panel Discussion:
                          *Mr. Raman Srivastava, Director General,
                           Border Security Force
                           Mr. R. K. Bhatia, Director General, 
                           Indo Tibetan Border Police Force

         
16.15 – 16.30: Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

16.30: Close of Conference Day One

Day Two: Tuesday, 7th September 2010

10.00 - 10.30: Registration

10.30 – 10.45: Chairperson’s Opening Address

SESSION THEME – COLLECTING AND SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE

Sharing of intelligence between central agencies and states

10.45 – 11.15:  Keynote Address: CEO, NatGrid

Addressing intelligence frameworks within states

11.15 – 12. 15: Panel Discussion: Intelligence Bureau

SESSION THEME – COUNTERING CYBER TERRORISM IN HOMELAND SECURITY

Adopting stringent security measures in upholding cyber security 

12.15 – 13.15: Panel Discussion:
                          Dr. Gulshan Rai, Scientist 'G'/Director General,
                          (CERT-IN), Department of Information Technology, 
                          Government of India
 
13.15 – 14.30: Lunch and Exhibition Visit

SESSION THEME – INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HOME-GROWN TERRORISM

Leveraging on new technology to eliminate the threat of terrorism

15.00 – 15.30: Keynote Address: Sponsor

SESSION THEME – COASTAL AND MARITIME SECURITY, A HOLISTIC VIEW

Eliminating threat from the sea and securing India’s shores

15.30 – 16.30: Panel Discussion: 
                          Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Indian Coast Guard
                          Mr. Binoy Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence,
                          Government of India   
                                                          OR
                          Ms. Preeti Sudan, Joint Secretary,
                          Ministry of Defence, Government of India
                          Navy 
                          Coast Guard
                          State Police

16.30 - 16.45: Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

16.45:  Close of Conference Day Two

Click the link below to see the highlights of INDESEC 2009 Conference as telecast on CNN IBN.

INDESEC Conference 2009 Video