5th Annual
Fire Safety Technology Forum UAE
- Civil Defence and the disaster reduction within sustainable development -
2nd March 2015, Jumeirah At Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi – UAE


Program

08.00 – 08:30

Registration and Coffee

 


08.30 – 09:00

VIPs to assemble in Majlis

 


09:00 - 09.15

National Anthem & Opening Address

Major General Expert Rashid Thani Al Matroushi, Acting Director General | UAE Civil Defence


09.15 – 10.00

Presentation One:

Risk Profiling and Emergency Preparedness

David Etheridge OBE,Vice President Elect | Chief Fire Officers Association & Chief Fire Officer | Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service


10.00 – 10.45

Presentation Two:

The Role of the Incident Commander and Multi Agency Interface at Major Emergencies

Willie Baker, Independent Consultant Rail, Metro and Road Passenger Transport


10.45 – 11.15

Coffee Break and Exhibition Tour, headed by the Major General


11.15 – 12.00

Presentation Three:

Emergency planning for safety in areas of mass public assembly

Robert Kopp, Deputy Commissioner | Police Headquarters Munich


12.00 – 12.45

Presentation Four:

Cruise ship incidents and maritime safety

Mohammad Al Bastaki, Director of Operations & James Walsh, Advisor Maritime | Dubai Maritime City Authority


12.45 – 13.15

Exhibition Tour, headed by the Major General

 


13.15 – 14.15

Lunch


14.15 – 15.00

Presentation Five:

Analyzing recent petrochemical accidents and applying lessons learnt

John Coates, CFO | Global Responders Group


15.00 – 15.45

Presentation Six:

Fire and safety technologies in relation to hydrocarbon storage and export facilities

Eric LaVergne, Senior Technical Manager, Tyco/Williams


15.45 – 16.00

Panel discussion with forum speakers