BRIDEX 2009 features top speakers

THE official 2009 Brunei International Defence Exhibition (BRIDEX) Conference will take place on August 11 — the day before the opening ceremony of the BRIDEX 2009 Exhibition.

The conference will be organised by Jane's Information Group in association with Ministry of Defence (minDef). Both the Conference and Exhibition will take place at a brand new purpose-built exhibition centre located not far from the Royal Brunei Polo & Riding Club, Jerudong. The BRIDEX Conference will take place in the state-of-the-art purpose built Conference Hall located within the main venue.

BRIDEX 2009 — which is scheduled to be held from August 12 to 15 — will be organised by Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) with the full support of the Ministry of Defence. BRIDEX 2009 is considered as one of the region's premier defence and security events. RBTS said that the four-day BRIDEX 2009 is expected to attract more than 400 delegates from over 60 countries and over 15,000 trade and public visitors.

"As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, political and military leaders face a range of national and regional security threats and challenges, ranging from climate change and environmental insecurity, organised crime and terrorism, homeland security and border protection, and modernising and preparing military forces to fight today's threats as well as those in the future," said Jane's.

MinDef and Jane's are inviting interested individuals to join this discussion of these vital issues at the BRIDEX 2009 Conference, the premier defence and security event in the region. The one-day conference will consist of a series of keynote addresses, accompanied by panel discussions, on four key areas of relevance to defence forces and national security agencies in the region's fast-changing defence and security environment.

Key themes covered in the BRIDEX 2009 Conference include:

Emerging and future security threats in the region: what broad defence and security flashpoints and uncertainties confront nations? How should political and defence planners best prepare to deal with them?

C4ISR and the Evolution of Network Centric Capabilities: what are the trends and drivers behind the development of network centric capabilities? What are the challenges and risks associated with developing these capabilities? How have nation states confronted these challenges?

Homeland Security and Border Protection: what are the key challenges to utilising network enabled capability to meet homeland security challenges? What are the key technological advancements in port and maritime security?

Application of C4I to peacekeeping, humanitarian and disaster relief operations: what are the major operational challenges to achieving effective inter-operability in multinational civil-military missions? What are the key technological solutions that can assist the war-fighter?

According to Jane's, the BRIDEX 2009 Conference is aimed at a high profile international audience of senior national security and defence figures, including strategists, network centric warfare analysts, systems architects and engineers, defence procurement and acquisition executives, intelligence directors, military attachés, and influential political leaders including government officials and policy-makers, senior defence industry executives responsible for shaping and implementing strategy within defence companies, official BRIDEX delegates, exhibitors and visitors, policy and acquisition officials from defence ministries and other government agencies, senior executives from research and development organisations, international and national media, and academics working in the fields of international defence. Jane's