CBRN-E Asia Pacific

Published: 30 March, 2011

The first annual CBRN-E Asia Pacific conference and exhibition has been launched and the organiser SMi says it will be the largest gathering of high level government, military and industry CBRN-E experts in Asia Pacific.

Following on from a well established European series, CBRN-E Asia Pacific is expected to attract regional and international CBRN-E experts and will provide visitors with the chance to hear from key regional and international military and civil experts on their latest prevent and prepare initiatives. The speaking panel includes:

Brigadier General Jonathan Treacy, Commanding Officer, Joint Task Force Civil Support, US NORTHCOM
Lieutenant General Chalermsuk Yugala, Senior Special Advisor CBRN, Royal Thai Army
Colonel (Ret’d) Dante S Dinsay, Deputy Director, Intelligence and Operations Bureau, Office of Transportation Security, DOTC, Philippines
Major Nick Bowden, Officer Commanding, EOD CBRN-E, New Zealand Defence Force
Dr Tetsu Okumura, Office of Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for National Security and Crisis Management, Government of Japan
Eric Stevenson, Deputy Director, CBRN Domain, Australian Department of Defence

To find out more and register, visit www.cbrneasiapac.com
Or call Teri Arri on +44 (0) 207 827 6162 / tarri@smi-online.co.uk

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