Day 1 – Thursday 2nd October 2008

8:30 Registration & welcome refreshments

 

8:50 Opening remarks from the Chair

Lee Cordner AM, Principal Research Fellow
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security

 

9:00 Opening Keynote Address

Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

 

9:25 An assessment of Australia’s national security: A port and maritime focus

  • Possible future policies and strategies
  • What are the implications for maritime stakeholders?
  • Terrorism in Australia: Is the threat real? What are the hotspots?

Duncan Lewis, Deputy Secretary
Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet

 

9:50 Office of Transport Security advisory session: A gap analysis of Australia’s maritime security

  • Updates required on 2003’s Maritime Transport Security Act
  • A response to calls for a Port Security Committee

Paul Retter AM, Executive Director – Office of Transport Security
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

 

10:15 Morning refreshments

 

10:35 PANEL DISCUSSION: Capital city port security challenges and requirements

  • An insight into maritime security plans leading up to the 5th Anniversary of the Maritime Transport & Offshore Facilities Security Act (MTOFSA)
  • Key strategies for securing $billion’s of annual trade
  • Differences in securing commercial and freight operations
  • Arguments for standardised security measures
  • The costs of security and resulting port security charges
  • Dredging and protest security issues

PANELISTS:

Peter Shepherd, Security Consultant, Sydney Ports Corporation
Sydney Ports Corporation

Keith Gordon, Executive General Manager – Port Operations
Port of Melbourne Corporation

Wayne Taratoa, Manager – Security Services
Port of Brisbane Corporation

 

11:45 Security challenges experienced by a regional port in proximity to a volatile maritime region

Captain Eric Atkinson, Harbourmaster & Port Security Officer, Fremantle Ports

 

12:10 Innovative security initiatives at an international port

Mitch Smith, Director of Operations
Port of South Louisiana, USA

 

12:35 Lunch

 

1:35 Maritime security 2020

  • Adoptable strategies to meet with future security requirements
  • ISPS Code: Compliance, analysis and the 5 year review

Captain Graham Mapplebeck, Head of Facilitation Section, Sub-Division for Maritime Security and Facilitation, International Maritime Organization

 

2:00 Border control: New strategies for protecting Australia’s coastal assets

  • Improving procedures for the efficient prevention of terrorism and other illegal movements
  • Interagency communication, coordination and collaboration.

Allan Du Toit, Commander
Border Protection Command

 

2:25 The strategic importance of Australian ports: A Royal Australian Navy perspective

  • The importance of Navy access to key Australian commercial ports for conduct and support of operations and major exercises around Australia
  • Security issues associated with urban development close to operational port areas, and limitations emerging from increased port operating tempo
  • The importance of sound cooperative security arrangements with key ports

Andy MacKinnon, A/Director General - Navy Strategic Policy & Futures
Royal Australian Navy


2:50 The United States Coast Guard perspective on the Asia Pacific region

  • Activities in the Far East and USCG missions in the region
  • USCG International Port Security Program in the region
  • U.S. Maritime Domain Awareness and its applications in the region

Captain Gerald Swanson, Commander – US Coast Guard Activities – Far East
United States Coast Guard

 

3:15 Afternoon refreshments

 

3:35 Strategies for the suppression of piracy and armed robbery at sea

  • Raising awareness of piracy hot spots via real-time updates
  • Working with National Governments to reduce and eradicate attacks

Captain P. Mukundan, Director
International Maritime Bureau, UK

SECURING THE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN

 

4:00 LNG Shipping: A security risk?

Captain Brett Whiteoak, Shipping Manager
BP

 

4:25 Securing Australia’s off-shore oil and gas resources

Brendan McRandle, Offshore Oil & Gas Security Section
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

 

4:50 Closing Remarks from the Chair

 

Day 2 – Friday 3rd October 2008

 

8:30 Morning Refreshments & Networking

 

8:50 Opening remarks from the Chair

Frazer Hunt, Partner, Piper Alderman, President
Maritime Law Association of Australia & New Zealand

 

9:00 Australia’s maritime priorities when securing critical infrastructure

  • Updated processes, regulations and legislations for maritime security in Australia
  • Preparation, Prevention, Response and Recovery (PPRR)
  • What are the main security and terrorism threats affecting Australia today?

Geoff McDonald, First Assistant Secretary – Security and Critical Infrastructure Division
Attorney-General’s Department

 

9:25 Australia’s maritime security strategy in a rapidly changing region and world

  • Ensuring decision makers make the right decisions for their port and maritime security requirements

Lee Cordner AM, Principal Research Fellow
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security

 

9:50 Australian Customs: Securing borders, cargo and people

  • Insights into the International Trade Single Window and its benefits for maritime stakeholders
  • Authorised Economic Operator developments
  • Recent trends in from the USA and their applications in Australia i.e. responding to the 100% screening requirement
  • How co-operation with government and international agencies makes Australia’s maritime environment a safer place

Michael Carmody AO, CEO
Australian Customs Service

 

10:15 Morning refreshments

 

10:35 Creating security standards for the global shipping network

  • Transferable and on-going processes to ensure the protection of cargo, assets and personnel
  • An examination of the network’s robustness, vulnerability against random and intentional attacks

Teresa Hatch, Executive Director
Australian Shipowners Association

 

11:00 Maritime Domain Awareness: A priority in Australasia?

  • Experiences from implementing port wide risk assessment procedures
  • What steps need to be taken during interventions?
  • Addressing cultural, legislative and organizational obstacles

Glenn Maynard, Intelligence Coordinator
Maritime New Zealand

 

11:25 The Maritime Security ID Card (MSIC): A regime review

  • Benefits of the program, progress since inception and methods for future implementation
  • Introducing bio-metrics to further improve security
  • How can the MSIC improve maritime security in the future?

Cheryl Johnson, General Manager – Supply Chain Security
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

 

11:50 The Lloyd’s MIU Vigilance system: Mitigating threats ship-by-ship, prior to port entry

  • Benefits of the system when compared to physical security methods

Daryl Williamson, Director
Lloyd’s MIU, UK

 

12:15 Lunch

 

1:15 CASE STUDY: An insight into the Defence, Science & Technology Organisations’s newly opened Redfern facility

    Enabling detailed analysis and simulation of maritime threats
  • Facilitating the development of counteractive measures
  • Interagency cooperation

Dr Alan Theobald, Research Leader – Littoral Warfare
Defence, Science & Technology Organisation

 

1:40 ISO 20858 and other standards for maritime security technology

  • Establishing frameworks to help all marine port facilities ensure their machinery and personnel conduct security assessments to meet ISPS requirements
  • Using technology to draft and then implement a port facility security plan (PFSP)

Dr Alan Morrison, President Elect
International Organization for Standardization – Australia

 

2:00 Afternoon refreshments

 

2:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Securing mass-passenger maritime infrastructure

  • Passenger security in one of the world’s busiest seaborne mass-passenger transport regions
  • Are the threats significant enough to justify the costs of security implementation?
  • High market growth in cruise ships – more passengers, more threats?
  • International perspectives on mass-passenger security

PANELISTS:

Andrew Robertson, General Counsel
Carnival Australia

Rear Admiral Geoffrey Smith, CEO
Sydney Ferries Corporation

Glenn Maynard, Intelligence Coordinator
Maritime New Zealand

Speaker to be advised
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

 

3:30 Closing remarks from the Chair

 

3:35 End of conference