“Counter Terror Expo launched on the world stage last year and has very rapidly achieved the status of being a must attend event amongst professionals in this challenging environment from across the globe. Such has been the success of the event, that we are delighted to announce a much expanded conference and specialist workshop programme, together with one of the most extensive exhibitions of its kind anywhere in the world,” comments Peter Jones, Managing Director, Counter Terror Expo.

Being held just over a year after the Mumbai terrorist attacks and against the backdrop of London soon becoming the focus of world attention as it plays host to the upcoming Olympic Games, the event will zoom in on the key challenges faced daily by sector professional worldwide and attempt to drive forward consensual countermeasures.

Counter Terror Expo’s key component is a conference featuring many of the worlds leading thinkers on counter-terrorism issues and those tasked with delivering meaningful results in the field. “Countering Terrorism in a Changed World” will deliver a holistic view of the current state of play in counter-terrorism globally and help to indentify where challenges remain.

Over two full days, the conference will debate how we should ensure a multilateral response to terrorism, tackle threat diversity, counter transnational terrorism, deliver critical national infrastructure and provide cutting edge security for high profile international events, amongst many other issues.

Principal speakers include Brigadier General Raymond A. Thomas III, US Army and Deputy Director for Special Operations, J-37, The Joint Staff, The Pentagon; Rt Hon Patrick Mercer MP, Chair All-Party Civil Contingency Group; Member Select Committee on Home Affairs; Chair Select Committee on Home Affairs Sub-Committee; Vice-chair All-Party Transatlantic and International Security Group; John Yates QPM, Assistant Commissioner, Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police & Head: Terrorism & Allied Matters, ACPO; Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey (Lieutenant General, USA, ret) and formerly the Department of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation; Bencher, Gray’s Inn, London; Deputy High Court Judge and Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, UK; Fellow, King’s College London and Peter Clarke, former Assistant Commissioner and Head of the Counter Terror Command, MPS.

“The depth of insight and operational expertise brought by these and many other of the principal speakers is what marks Counter Terror Expo out as being perhaps the most important such event in the calendar and we are deeply grateful for their time,” adds Peter Jones.

“Countering Terrorism in a Changed World” is supported by an extremely extensive worksop programme covering CbrNE Detection and Protection; Personal Protection Equipment (PPE); Perimeter Protection & intrusion Detection; Explosive ordnance Disposal (EoD) & improvised Explosive Device Disposal (iEDD); Building & Facilities Protection; CCTV & surveillance; Information & Communication Systems and Human Factors & Training.

In addition, the worlds leading specialist equipment vendors are flocking to Counter Terror Expo in droves. Over three hundred exhibitors are expected to attend, with the exhibition having doubled in size over the previous event.

“We are delighted at the unprecedented interest in and demand for this mission critical event and Counter Terror Expo 2010 is set to become the biggest and most talked about event of it kind,” concludes Peter Jones.

Counter Terror Expo will be held in the National Hall of London’s Olympia Exhibition & Conference Centre, 14-15 April 2010. www.counterterrorexpo.com

At the 2010 event there will be three conferences, including one supported by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO).

The conferences feature over 75 internationally recognised speakers taking part in a range of key-note presentations, case studies, industry debates and panel discussions.

Registration for the conference will open on the 2nd of December to register your interest for the conference please visit: www.counterterrorexpo.com/REGISTER

Topics and Speakers confirmed to date include:

• Ensuring a Multilateral Response to Terrorism – Jean-Paul Laborde, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), United Nations
• Cooperative Counter Terror Strategies with South East Asian Countries – Peter Drennan, APM, Assistant Commissioner Counter Terrorism, Australian Federal Police
• Facilitating Transatlantic Action in Response to Terrorism – Richard Froh, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Armaments, IS-DI, NATO
• The Role of the United States in Countering the Changing Face of International Terrorism – Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey (Lieutenant General, USA, ret) and formerly the Dept. of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism
• Achieving National Security in the Context of Current Terrorist Activity – Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
• Challenging Domestic Extremism & Political Violence – John Yates QPM, Assistant Commissioner, Specialist Operations, Met Police & Head: Terrorism & Allied Matters, ACPO
• The Role of Media in Countering Terrorism – Andy Hayman, former Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations, Met Police
• A Global Threat Assessment – Sir David Veness, Chairman of the London First Security & Policing Advisory Board, and former Undersecretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations
• Transatlantic vs International Security – Rt Hon Patrick Mercer MP, Chair All-Party Civil Contingency Group; Member Select Committee
• Protecting Infrastructure of pan-European Importance – Dick Heimans, Head of Sector, Counter Terrorism, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
• Securing International Events & Infrastructure Against Terrorism – Commander Ian Quinton, Head of Security Architecture & Design, Olympic Security Directorate, Home Office
• Detecting Bombs at a Distance – the Localisation of Threat Substances in Urban Society – Dr. Sara Wallin, Coordinator – LOTUS Project, Department of Energetic Materials, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency
• Cyberspace and National Security – Raphael F. Perl, Head Action against Terrorism Unit, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• Securing the UK’s Position in Cyberspace – Air Commodore Graham Wright CBE, Deputy Director, Office of Cyber Security, Cabinet Office
• Early and Preventative Security – First Line of Defence Against Terrorism – Dr. Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen, Director of the Preventative Security Department, Danish Security and Intelligence Service
• Tackling Trans-border Crime & Terrorism – Michèle Coninsx, Vice- President, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Team and Belgian National Member, Eurojust

A full programme will be available from the 2nd of December to register your interest click on the conference enquiry button or email ngreenaway@niche-events.com

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS – alongside the exhibition there will be a series of 90 free-to-attend workshops focusing on the latest technologies and products available to assist in the fight against terror.

To view the workshop themes please visit http://www.counterterrorexpo.com/workshops

EXHIBTION – featuring over 250 leading companies specialising in counter terrorism products and solutions. To view the exhibitor list please visit www.counterterrorexpo.com/exh