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Intersec Fire Conference Agenda

Programme Day 1 | 19 January, 2020

10:00 Registrations and Refreshments
10:00 Registrations and Refreshments
  Middle East’s Regional Fire Landscape
10:45
Opening Remarks from the Chairperson

Terry Johnson
Senior Fire Service Advisor, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE
11:00
Opening Keynote Address

Major General Expert Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi
Director General, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE
11:10
Recent Regulatory Updates and Compliance with Dubai Civil Defense Code and Standards

Brigadier Expert Ali Hassan Al Mutawaa
Assistant General Manager for Fire and Rescue, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE
11:40
Regional Case Studies and Best Practices in Fire Protection

Lt. Gen. Yousef Al Ansari
Former Chief, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate and Honorary Board Member, Kuwait Fire Protection Association, Kuwait
  Industrial Fire Safety and Control 
12:20
Conducting Fire Adequacy Test of Firefighting Equipment

Nabeel Ali
Chief Fire & Safety Compliance Officer, ENOC, UAE
13:00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00
Storage Tank Firefighting: Control and Best Practices

Rajab Zahrani

Engineering & Technical Services General Supervisor, Saudi Aramco, KSA 
14:40

Panel Discussion: Fire Safety in Vulnerable Sectors Including Healthcare, Manufacturing and Education
· Evacuation procedures
· Roles and Responsibilities for joint actions
· Safety drills
· Efficiency, Readiness, Preparedness, Capabilities and Communication

Eng. Dana Kamal
Senior Manager, Facilities Systems & Programs Support, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Paul Slater
VP Health and Safety - GEMS Education, UAE

Brad Stilwell
Director, Special Projects, Fike Corporation, USA

15:25 Refreshments and Networking Break 
15:45

Panel Discussion Airport Fires: Potential Hazards, Risks and Safety Management

Pieter Smit
Chief Fire Officer, Sharjah Airports, UAE

Christopher Gale
Chief Fire Officer, Fujairah International Airport, UAE

16:15

Fire Testing of Interior Finish

Dr. Sebastian Ukleja
Head of Section – Fire Testing, Emirates Safety Laboratory, UAE

16:35
Round Table Discussion: Fire Investigation at an industry level
· Regulatory requirements
· Industry best practices
· Qualifications
- Legal implications within the UAE

16:50

Closing Remarks from the Chair

16:55

End of Intersec Fire Conference Day One

   

Programme Day 2 | 20 January, 2020

   
10:45 Registrations and Refreshments

10:45

Opening Remarks from the Chairperson

Sid Duffie
Chief Fire Officer, Nawah Energy Company, UAE

11:00

Highlighting Fire Safety  Measures at Dubai Expo 2020

Eng. Salma Humaid Saeed

Head of Engineering Plans and Projects Department, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE

11:40

Shared Learning: Complex Issues and Tomorrow’s Technology

Terry Johnson
Senior Fire Service Advisor, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE
12:20

Technology Watch: Dust Explosion Protection

Evaluating the importance of live testing of life safety equipment, prior to bringing a product to market

Brad Stilwell
Director, Special Projects, Fike Corporation, USA

12:45

Lunch and Networking Break

13:45

Nawah Case Study: Hazards, Damages, Outcome and Lessons learned from Fire Protection in a Nuclear Industry

Sid Duffie
Chief Fire Officer, Nawah Energy Company, UAE

14:25

Panel Discussion: Human Behavior in the Fire Alert Environment
·         Evacuation and thought processes
·         Panic, reactions, behavior characteristics
·         Leadership and control issues

Sid Duffie
Chief Fire Office, Nawah Energy Company, UAE

Terry Johnson
Senior Fire Service Advisor, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE

Chris Hawker
Former Director & Controller, Otago Civil Defence; Principal Consultant, C3 Consulting, New Zealand

14:55 Activating a Skilled Fire and Life Safety Workforce in a Digitally Disrupted World?

Bartholomew Jae
Director, Education and Development, NFPA, USA

15:15

Refreshments and Networking break

  Rescue Operation and Fire Services

15:45

Multi-Agency Wildfire Response Challenges - A New Zealand Perspective

Chris Hawker
Former Director & Controller, Otago Civil Defence; Principal Consultant, C3 Consulting, New Zealand

16:15

Round table Discussions Fire and Rescue Operations: Lessons Learned from Fire Fighting Services
·         Safety procedures for firefighters
·         Quality of fire-fighting and firefighters
·         Training delivery standards
·         Facilities
·         Live fire, compartment fire training

Major Khalid Saeed Al Tunaji
Acting Director of Preventive Safety Department, General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense, UAE

16:45

Closing remarks from the Chair

17:00

End of the Intersec Fire Safety Conference