Resilient, innovative and secure future urban environments
Over the past decade exponential growth in the development of urban cities has occurred. Such environments are dynamic spaces for work, rest and play. Ensuring the sustainability, safety and quality of life of citizens is critical to economic development, investment and tourism.
In a world with ever-increasing threat levels this conference focused on three distinct areas which include safe cities, secure future urban environment and connected urban infrastructure, highlighting how the development and expansion of urban cities has fuelled the demand for responsive and high-quality safety, security and fire operations.
The three day conference programme brought together global government leaders, municipalities, policymakers, consultants and technology experts to communicate, share ideas and identify solutions required to create and maintain safe and resilient cities using the latest cutting-edge technologies and best practices from around the world.
Past Agenda
Conference Day 1: Sunday 16 January 2022
| FUTURE URBAN ENVIORNMENT | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Registration, coffee and networking |
| 14:00-14:00 | Opening remarks from the conference chair |
| Planning and designing secure environments | |
| 14:00-14:30 | International Speaker Japan: Well-Being as Ultimate Goal of Smart Cities in Japan - Key to Bridge Civic Engagement and Digital Technologies Gain insights on how Japan is leading the way in innovative and sustainable design for future cities. He will share how well-being is considered as ultimate goal of human centred cities. He will also share insights on the key to bridge civic engagement and digital technologies Takehiko Nagumo, Executive Managing Director, Smart City Institute Japan (virtual) |
| 14:30-15:00 | International Speaker What is SMART Dublin? IoT in Motion – Sensing in Dublin Using innovation, change and transformation to create safe cities IoT & Local Government – Piloting new technologies in Dublin City Nicola Graham, Smart City Operations Manager, Dublin City Council |
| 15:00- 15:30 | International Speaker City of Toronto: Community safety & wellbeing planning Scott Mckean, Safe TO - Community Safety & Wellbeing Planning Toronto, Justice Centres - City of Toronto |
| 15:30-16:15 | Panel Discussion: Future City planning How can cities drive greater collaboration between government entities and civil societies? What is the role of emerging technologies? Panelists: Scott Mckean, Safe TO - Community Safety & Wellbeing Planning Toronto,Justice Centres-City of Toronto Jan Fox, Executive Director - Safe Communities, REACH Council for Safe Communities & Co-Chair of the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention Amy Siciliano, Public Safety Advisor, The Halifax Regional Municipality |
| 16:15-17:00 | Panel Discussion: Building safe, connected, inclusive and liveable cities of the future Designing and constructing safe future cities using state of the art technology The use of smart device systems in smart operating environments Reducing noise pollution and energy by avoiding telephones in communities – use pc and other networks instead of telephone wires. Moderator Martin Tillman, Director Transport Planning, AECOM Panelists Dr. Naseem Mohammed Rafee, Director of Health & Safety Department, Dubai Municipality Takehiko Nagumo, Executive Managing Director, Smart City Institute Japan Nicola Graham, Smart City Operations Manager, Dublin City Council Mohannad Salam, Senior Manager, Smart Cities, Atkins |
| 17:00-17:30 | Use of emerging technologies for future safe cities Khaula Alkaabi, Associate Professor - Chief Innovation Officer, Geography & Urban Sustainability Department –CHSS, United Arab Emirates University (virtual) |
| 17:30 | Closing remarks and end of day 1 |
Conference Day 2: Monday 17 January 2022
| 10:00 | Registration & Networking |
| 10:40-10:45 | Opening remarks from the conference chair Ashok Ganapathy Iyer, Professor & Chairperson, School of Design & Architecture Head - Certification Programs (MAHE - Dubai) |
| FUTURE SAFE CITIES | |
| Strategic leadership insights on safe cities | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Dubai a new paradigm for safe cities Eng. Arif Al Janahi, Director of Security Engineering, Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) |
| 11:00-11:20 | Creating Safe homes: Key trends and challenges in home safety Overview of the initiatives that can provide safe homes by protecting future connected cities and residents. Engr. Mohamed Rashed Obaid Alobaid Al Dhanhani, Manager of Safety Section, Dubai Municipality |
| 11:20-12:15 | Avoiding Silos based Smart Cities: Driving Innovation through Standards Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Senior Director, IEEE (online) |
| 12:15-12:40 | Panel Discussion: Regulating the Global Security Industry Developing innovative regulatory responses to the rise of the private security industry Examining the regulations globally to assess their relevance for the global security industry Moderator: Rick Mounfield, Chief Executive, The Security Institute Speakers Eng. Majid Ibrahim Al Zarooni, Director of Licensing & Permits Department, SIRA Adil Abdel-Hadi, Deputy Chairman, Security Professionals Association Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Senior Director, IEEE |
| 12:40-13:10 | Reimagining Public safety Overview of safe connected city initiatives to ensure public safety and security Current trends of technological advancements and how it could be utilized Amy Siciliano, Public Safety Advisor, The Halifax Regional Municipality |
| 13:10-13:30 | The role of citizens for in Safe Cities Engaging citizens to improve community safety and well-being Aligning systems to improve collaboration in crime prevention and to impact true systemic change Jan Fox, Executive Director - Safe Communities, REACH Council for Safe Communities & Co-Chair of the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention |
| 13:30-14:15 | Networking Lunch |
| 14:15-14:40 | International safe community future programs Michal Grivna, Professor & Director-Institute of Public Health - College of Medicine & Health Sciences |
| 14:40-15:10 | Oman Case Study: The role of government concerning adopting to emerging technology Creating a unified operational platform with seamless integration to enable safe city and ICT technologies Understanding how biometrics, facial recognition and advanced CCTVs are changing today’s security in mixed used developments Preparing organizations to embrace the emerging technologies of 4IR Thuraya AlHarthi, Project Manager of the National Unified Government Portal Oman, Ministry of Transport Communication and Information Technology (MTCIT) |
| 15:10-15:40 | Addressing the safety of iconic attractions and entertainment in Dubai Highlighting the precautions and safety measures of key iconic attractions including Ain Dubai, Dubai Parks and Resorts and Global Village Azam Soukar, Director Health and Safety, Dubai Holding Entertainment |
| 15:40-16:00 | Fire chat: Dubai Airport: A city on its own A transformational journey of building a defense center for creating the world’s largest international airport Tareque Choudhury, Vice President - Technology Risk & Infrastructure Operations, Dubai Airports |
| 16:00-16:30 | Promoting security at large scale global venues Delivering the highest level of safety is a priority by identifying the key challenges in today’s world. Identifying the current physical threats and the tools and expert insight to ensure safety and security while creating safe experiences Amjad Alata, Senior Manager, Security, HSE & Business Continuity, Emaar Entertainment |
| 16:30 | Closing remarks and end of day 2 |
Conference Day 3: Tuesday 18 January 2022
| 10:00-10:45 | Registration and Networking |
| Future proofing for tomorrow and beyond | |
| 10:55-11:00 | Opening remarks from the conference chair Tom van Arman, Director and Founder, Tapp (Amsterdam) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Safety Concepts: Towards a better understanding Dr. Naseem Mohammed Rafee, Director of Health & Safety Department, Dubai Municipality |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Helping cities adopt to new technologies to ensure for safety and security for future urban infrastructure developments How can we effectively pilot test the latest innovations and then run them through communities safely? Tom van Arman, Director and Founder, Tapp (Amsterdam) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Capacity building programmes for safe cities Addressing human resources (Staff) and their skills, qualifications and development to be able to effectively operate emerging technologies, tools or systems Providing effective training and development to enable staff in using the provided technologies for safety and security Insights on how to motivate, train and empower staff to adopt revised methods of working and appreciate the resultant benefit Areej Al Shaibani, Director HRD, Ministry of Transport Communication and Information Technology (MTCIT) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Future of public open spaces- Post pandemic recovery for safe cities Future trajectory of public open spaces and how they are going to be a crucial piece in the ‘smart’ urban fabric. It also takes into account the impact of the post pandemic ‘recovery phase’ which we all are currently heading into. Arushi Malhotra, Asst. Professor & Program Coordinator (Design) School of Design and Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| 13:00-13:45 | Networking Lunch |
| 13:45-14:00 | Registration for the SIRA Forum |
| 14:05-14:10 | Introduction to the SIRA Forum Adil Abdel-Hadi, Deputy Chairman, Security Professionals Association |
| 14:10-14:30 | Technical Guidance and Interpretation of New Regulations in the Dubai Security Law Eng. Arif Al Janahi, Director of Security Engineering, Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) Eng. Mohammed Saleh, Deputy Director of Security Engineering Senior Representative, Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) |
| 14:30-16:30 | Live Q&A Session with the SIRA Team Moderator: Adil Abdel-Hadi, Deputy Chairman, Security Professionals Association Panelists: Arif Aljanahi, Head of Security Engineering Dept., SIRA Ahmed Ismail, Head of Security Training Affairs Dept., SIRA Majid Alzarouni, Head of Licensing & Permits Dept., SIRA Khalid Alhamadi, Head of Metrology & Controlling Dept., SIRA Rodha Almeheiri, Deputy Chairwoman of SPA, SIRA Sarah Ibrahim, Manager of Services Section, SIRA |
| 16:30-16:45 | Closing remarks and end of day 3 |
Past Speakers
Advisory Board Members
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The Protecting Future Connected Cities and Citizens will bring together key decision makers from:
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