TOP SECURITY TRAINERS AT BERLIN CONFERENCE

Peter-Martin Meier

Ken Lawson

Senior figures from the Swiss Police; INTERPOL; the Scottish Police; NATO, the Ministry of Justice of Brazil and the UK Emergency Planning College will join other leading experts on security training in Berlin on December 2nd for this year’s ‘Security and Defence Learning 2009’, the fifth International Conference on Technology Assisted Learning for Security , Defence and Emergency Services.

Keynote speakers at the conference, which has established a reputation as Europe’s leading event on technology-assisted learning for the security sector, will include:

• John Geates, Director of the Scottish Police College
• Ken Lawson, Director of Training, UK Emergency Planning College
• Dale Sheehan, Director, Police Training and Development, INTERPOL
• Peter-Martin Meier, Director, Swiss Police Institute
• Professor Fernando Carvalho Rodriguez, Programme Director, Threats and Challenges Section, NATO
• Professor Bernadete Cordeiro, Ministry of Justice, Brazil
• Franck Galland, Director of Security, SUEZ Environnement
• Arthur Rabjohn, Chairman, International Association of Emergency Managers

Topics for discussion at the conference will include future gaming; point of need learning; improving cooperation; using social media and future developments.

Dr Harold Elletson, Chairman of the New Security Foundation, which hosts the annual conference and exhibition, said:

“I am delighted that so many senior figures in the world of security and defence learning will be coming to this year's conference. It promises to be a great occasion with some fascinating discussion of key issues for security trainers, planners and suppliers”.

For more information, about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at 'Security and Defence Learning 2009' or to book a ticket, please contact Goska Dabek at goska.dabek@icwe.net