Program Highlights
Pre-conference Workshop, Tuesday, 8th May 2018
Setting the scene for National Security (workshop forum)
Morning session: Creating effective interagency operations to defeat terrorist rhetoric:
- Linking issues to violent radicalisation, extremism and lone actor terrorism
- Understanding terrorist modus operandi, delving into the Dark Web
- Countering violent extremism in the public sector
- Countering violent extremism in the private sector
Afternoon session: Breaking down the barriers to achieve operational cohesion in complex human terrain:
- Understanding the threat (foreign intelligence services, issue motivated groups, terrorist, criminal)
- Creating common outcomes (team focus)
- Sharing information, tactics, techniques and procedures
- Contingency plans (infrastructure and public)
- Challenges in achieving outcomes
Day 1, Wednesday, May 9th 2018
Morning session:
Understanding the modern security environment
- An Australian perspective on where we sit in International Security
- Understanding the current threat, a true national intelligence perspective
- How legislation is supporting our ability to posture for and respond to the contemporary threat
- A National perspective in creating legislation, policy and structures to support the future imperatives for a secure Australia
- Complexities of reducing threats to infrastructure in complex human terrain
Afternoon session:
Friction points to achieving National Security
- Lessons from abroad, contextualising them to Australia
- US Department of Homeland Security, Coordinating a response to Domestic National Security
- Lone Actor Extremist Events (LAEE), final report of the EU-PRIME project, designing social & physical counter-measures for the prevention of lone-actor radicalisation
- The realism of Countering Violent Extremism, keeping up with and combating the terrorist message
Day 1 Evening: Dinner Keynote Address - Building structures for safeguarding Australia’s future, an insight into Home Affairs
Day 2, Thursday, May 10th, 2018
Morning session:
The security focus for the future
- Corporate security on a large scale with focus on information security, infrastructure security, contractual, legislative governance and compliance
- Understanding the manifestation of violent malicious acts and extreme violence
- Conducting Cyber-Research & Analysis in the Dark Web, lessons learned from FBI & US National Cyber-Forsensics Training Alliance (NCFTA)
- Is legislation supporting our ability to posture for and respond to contemporary threats?
Afternoon session:
Achieving a collective approach to contemporary security
- Aviation security in a volatile world, meeting the expectations of individuals, industry, government
- The barriers to information security, what it takes to access information through the vetting process
- What the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) means to the US DoD and the imperatives of compliance for US partners, the implications on Australia within legislation and National Security
- CAPSTONE ADDRESS: Meeting the challenges of the future: a strategic insight to safeguarding Australia
Please note: Program and presentation topics are still under development, it may vary from time to time and is subject to change without prior notice