International Search & Rescue Conference & Exhibition

International Search and Rescue Conference and Exhibition

National Search and Rescue Center will host the International Search and Rescue conference and exhibition from November 21 to 22, 2022.

The conference and the exhibition aims to attract specialized speakers from local, regional and international levels as well as exhibit companies from around the world to highlight capabilities, experiences and lessons learnt.

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

National Search and Rescue Center will host the International Search and Rescue conference and exhibition from November 21 to 22, 2022.

Objectives

Discuss and present the latest innovations trending worldwide in the field of search and rescue.
Present new technologies that have been implemented locally and internationally.
New inventions in artificial intelligence that serves search and rescue operations.
Find a sustainable institutional framework to cooperate and coordinate between organizations working in the search and rescue field.
Discuss the most prominent topics in the field of search and rescue.
Identify the challenges facing workers in the search and rescue field sector and discuss the appropriate solutions.
Examine remarkable experiences, exchange practices, and share lessons learned.
Methods to improve the performance of indicators in the search and rescue field.
Improve the efficiency of available resources and capabilities at institutions working in the field of search and rescue by making better use of them.
Raise awareness about search and rescue services in the UAE among the public.

Agenda

Speakers

H.E Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security
United Arab Emirates Government

H.E Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security
United Arab Emirates Government

Dr. Al Kuwaiti has appointed into the Cabinet as the Head of the Cyber Security for the UAE Government since 2020. As the Head of the Cyber Security, his mandate includes being the Chairman of the UAE Cyber Security Council as well as Managing Director of the National Data Centre under the Supreme Council for National Security. As the Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government by investiture, Dr. Al Kuwaiti has legal authority over all aspects pertaining securing the cyberspace for the entire Nation.

In his current role, Dr. Al Kuwaiti is tasked with the responsibility of charting a cyber security strategy for the Nation that not only ensuring that the UAE will be entering into the digital era with fully capable of dealing with the new threat landscape brought about by the pandemic, but also to ensure UAE’s leadership in cyber security globally towards establishing the UAE as the world’s leading trusted digital hub supporting the Nation’s digital transformation agenda and the digital future of all residents who made UAE their home. Towards that end, he led the Council to put together an implementation plan to protect the UAE cyberspace through emerging technologies such as Cloud, Big Data and AI in a wholeof-government approach coordinating and orchestrating efforts between Emirates or government entities via a unified platform built and managed by the Council.

Under Dr. Al Kuwaiti’s leadership, the UAE has advanced 42 positions in the ITU Global Cybersecurity Index, rising to 5th place globally from 47th place in the last assessment. Dr. Al Kuwaiti has also led UAE to many first, including Guinness World of Records for having the most users in a cyber capture the flag (CTF) competition and the largest bug bounty competition, all initiatives that aims at supporting capacity building in Cyber Security and improving the technical competencies of cyber security professionals and enthusiasts. More importantly, he is most instrumental in advocating for realizing the value of cyber security by demonstrating cyber security as a critical business enabler. Since 2021, Dr. AlKuwaiti plays the role of an ambassador for collaboration between the government and cyber agencies, helping to bridge the discussion between the two major stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem. Under his chaperone, key public-private partnerships were established between the UAE Cyber Security Council and leading local and international cyber security organizations with the goal of making a positive contribution to the UAE cyber agenda and be a major force that will benefit the global cyber security industry. Additionally, bilateral agreements established with countries both within the region and across the world contributed towards mutual information sharing, capacity development and legal assistance aid treaties, all key outcomes as a result of the National Cyber Security Strategy that he has put in place in realizing the vision of the UAE for the next 50 years.

Dr. Al Kuwaiti also sits on the Boards of the UAE Council for Digital Wellbeing, Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), Federal Geographic Information Center and is on the Advisory Committees of the College of Information Technology under United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and Emirates ICT Innovation Center (EBTIC) under Khalifa University. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor under the Homeland Security Program at Rabdan Academy and a visiting lecturer on Cyber Security at universities such as Khalifa University and National Defense College in Abu Dhabi.

Prior to his current appointments, Dr. Al Kuwaiti was with the National Electronic Security Authority in various appointment and capacity since 2013 where he was most recently Executive Director of Government Operations managing National and International government relations. He had served as the Chief Technical Analyst at the Ministry of Interior where he had held other positions, such as Operations Director and CTO of the Counter Terrorism Center. Dr. Al Kuwaiti started his 20 year-long career as a Defense, Air, and Naval Military Attaché with the Embassy of The United Arab Emirates based in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Al Kuwaiti has published numerous papers and keynoted at many conferences such as IEEE, RSA, Cyber Warfare Europe, Tele Strategies, ISS World MEA, IDEX, International Anti-Cyber Crimes Conference, Future War Summit etc., He is a highly sought after speaker internationally and have provided the main keynote address for more than 50 international, regional, and national cybersecurity events such as GITEX, GISEC and the World Government Summit, and had presented the UAE Cyber Security Framework at INTERPOL Global Cyberspace and Cybercrime Complex located in Singapore. Dr. Al Kuwaiti holds a Doctorate in Computer Engineering and Network Security from George Washington University in the U.S. and a master’s degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networks. He also holds a M.A. degree in International and Civil Security. Dr. Al Kuwaiti is an honorable member of Society of Engineers, IEEE Society, Golden Key National Honor Society and Computer Society. His research interests are detecting, monitoring and responding to cyber warfare, Network Forensics, Corporate Governance & Process, and national cyber policy.

Mr. David Bree

Regional Director of Business Development
(Indo-Pacific)

Mr. David Bree

Regional Director of Business Development
(Indo-Pacific)

David is the Regional Director of Business Development (Indo-Pacific) at Sentient Vision Systems, based in Melbourne, Australia.

David started his career in the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) between 1987 and 1999, firstly as an Aircraft Mechanic (Airframes), and later as an Air Traffic Controller, at Australia’s main fighter base in New South Wales.

David then held two operational roles at Ansett Airlines, first as a Domestic and International Flight Dispatch Officer, and then as an Apron Aircraft Controller at Melbourne Airport.

A 19-year career followed at Boeing subsidiaries, where he started as a Simulation & Modelling Consultant in 2001, using 4D fast-time simulation software (TAAM), to model airports and airspace for customers around the world. He then became the Product Manager for TAAM, overseeing the technical direction, quality and support of the product for its global customers. David then moved into a Sales Director role within Jeppesen’s Government & Military Aviation (GMA) Business Unit, where he was responsible for all new Sales of operational and digital solutions to Governments and Militaries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to starting at Sentient, David worked at Ocean Software, where he managed a small team of professionals, developing business throughout the Asia-Pacific region for complex scheduling, training, and airspace management solutions to governments and militaries.

David holds a Bachelor of Aviation Studies and a Master of Business Administration (Quality Management).