Emirates Group Security to host global aviation security symposium

EMIRATES Group Security, the multi-faceted organisation that develops and implements security measures and strategies across the Emirates network, will be bringing together leading global experts in aviation security for a three-day symposium on aviation security in Dubai between eight and 10 October 2017.

This will be the third edition of the AVSEC Global symposium following earlier events held in Dubai in 2013 and 2015 by Emirates Group Security.

Themed ‘Ahead of Tomorrow’, the AVSEC Global 2017 symposium will focus on the initiatives and the technologies that will drive aviation security in the future.

The symposium is slated to bring together some of the most prominent industry leaders in global security to discuss critical security challenges of the future including: Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates airline, Mr Khoo Boon Hui, former President of Interpol, Ms Sachi Wimmer, Executive Director, Office of Transport Security, Australian Government and Ms Christine Negroni, author and journalist specialising in aviation.

The conference will be inaugurated by His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group.