Day 1: 24 August 2004

Keynote Speaker: Are we winning the war against terrorism?

• Current situation in the struggle against global terrorism
• The nature of future terrorist actions

Daniel Benjamin, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington - author of The Age of Sacred Terror and formerly Director of Counter Terrorism, National Security Council in the Clinton Administration.
DVD of video address and questions is available, $12.00, contact info@homelandsecurityconference.org.au, 3 weeks delivery time. Benjamin's book is available from ADFA Bookshop, $31.95 +pp, call Denise, 02 6257 3467.

Critical Issues for National Security - Threats of violence

Vulnerability of the built environment

• Measuring levels of vulnerability
• Scaling of consequences
• Availability of kinetic and chemical agents and their deployment opportunities
• Weapons' impact and flow-on impacts

Greg Scott, Leader, Critical Infrastructure Project Risk Research Group, Geoscience Australia, >> Presentation not available yet
Don Williams, Managing Director XTEC Consulting >> Presentation Part 1, 3500k pdf, Part 2 4200k pdf

Management of consequences

• Health system response
• Field deployment
• Hospital capacity

Dr Andrew Maclean, Director of Emergency Services, Box Hill Hospital and Chair, Public Health Committee, Australian College of Emergency Medicine. >> Presentation, 1230k pdf

State police approach

• Accommodating State priorities within the whole-of-nation approach
• Emergency management coordination
• Securing public gatherings

Superintendent Mathew Anderson, Commander CTCU, Victorian Police >> Presentation, 4200 pdf

Critical Issues for National Security -Business and community involvement

Greater involvement of business, professions and the community

• Success of initiatives to involve business leaders in security
• Sustainability of private sector awareness
• Countering community apathy
• Sharing costs between business and society
• Impact of Maritime Transport Security Act on Australian port operations and the issue of cost recovery
• The effectiveness of the public private aviation security model as a policy making tool

Gerard Walsh, Principal G P Walsh & Associates, formerly Deputy Director ASIO and head of AMP Security >> Presentation, 50 pdf
Tim Blood, Managing Director, P&O Ports Australia and New Zealand >> Presentation, 1130 pdf
John George, Group 4 Securitas >> Presentation, 200k pdf

Critical Issues for National Security - Visa control and border management

• Changes to visa issuing systems
• Evaluation of ongoing concerns

Vince McMahon, Executive Director Border Security, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Professor William Maley, Director, Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy, ANU >> Presentation, 6k pdf

Conference Dinner
Host, Bruce Howard, Security Commissioner, Engineers Australia
Michael Keelty, Police Commissioner, Australian Federal Police, >> Presentation, 35k pdf

Keynote Speaker: The human dimension in counter-terrorism

• Working with the Muslim community to increase security - the British experience

Superintendent Nicholas O'Brien, New Scotland Yard >> Presentation, 3500k pdf

Alternative arrangements for Homeland Security - Labor's blueprint for Homeland Security

• Scope and nature of Labor's proposed Department of Homeland Security
• Problems of the Government's current approach
• Issues in engaging business and the community

Robert McClelland, MP, Opposition Spokesman on Homeland Security >> Presentation, 20k pdf

Alternative arrangements for Homeland Security - The US experience

• Lessons from the establishment and operation of the US Department of Homeland Security

Darryl B Moody, Bearing Point United States VP for Homeland Security >> Presentation, 800k pdf

Australian Security - Achievements since 9/11

Whole of nation coordination

• National counter-terrorism arrangements

Andrew Metcalfe, Deputy Secretary, Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet >> Presentation, 200k pdf

Intelligence and prevention

• Moves towards greater integration of data flows
• Managing the agency interface

Ian Cousins, Deputy Director-General, ASIO, no presentaiton provided

Recovery

• Scope and emphasis of preparations for managing the consequences of terrorist actions
• Lessons from multi-jurisdictional exercises

David Templeman, Director-General, Emergency Management Australia >> Presentation, 120k pdf

Concluding Panel - Implications of the election

The views of three prominent Australian political and security journalists

• Geof Barker, Australian Financial Review, no presentation
• Trevor Thomas, ADBR, >> Presentation, 200k pdf