The SECCON 2014 security conference was held in Karachi, Pakistan from May 14, 2014. The conference featured over 10 speakers and 100 industry professionals over 8 sessions covering topics like anti-terrorism strategies, security technology, and protecting banking infrastructure. Survey results found most attendees were extremely satisfied and felt the information was extremely detailed. The majority felt the conference objectives were fully met. The motive for SECCON 2014 was to learn about the latest security trends, build relationships, and gain knowledge on countering terrorism threats from experts.
2. 6th
SECCON 2014
SECCON, one of the premier International Conference in Pakistan held in Karachi,
May 14, 2014 finished last week with some high notes from Honorable Guests,
Speakers and Delegates. SECCON is the security industry’s leading conference,
covering anti-terrorism and security technology.
This year the conference featured 8 conference sessions, more than 10 speakers,
and more than 100 industry’s top professionals. The conference was concluded
with an hour long discussion session “Solve My Issues”.
4. HonourableGuests
Dr.MuYongoeng
Vice Consul General
Consulate General of the People’e Republic of China in Karachi
Ms.GillAtkinson
Deputy Head of Mission
British High Commission in Karachi
Mr.JiangZhiyong
Vice Consul
ConsulateGeneralofthePeople’eRepublicofChinainKarachi
MesseInternationalthanksthehonourable
Guests,fortheirtimeandappearance
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5. 2014SpeakersPanel
SpeakersPanel
Messe International and SECCON thanks the industry experts for sharing their knowledge,
experienceandtime.TheseindividualsareintegraltothecontinuedsuccessoftheSECCON.
Brig.RashidAliMalik(Retd.)
CEO,Security2000
Mr.KeithRayson
ManagingDirector,Consulting
SolutionsInternational(UAE)
SardarShoukatPopalzai
President,Balochistan
EconomicForum
Mr.NiazAhmedSiddiki
Ex.InspectorGeneral,Sindh
Police
Mr.SalimIdris
GeneralManager,Dedicated
Micros/ADNetworkVideo(UK)
Mr.AhmedChinoy
Chief,CitizenPoliceLiaison
Committee(CPLC)
TaniaBaloch
SubEditor,DailyInthekhab
Brig.MuhammadFarooq
Shaukat(Retd.)
CountryHeadofSecurity–
StandardCharteredBank
Col.TauqirulIslam(Retd.)
Chairman,AllPakistan
SecurityAgencies
Association
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6. Conference
KeynoteSession
SECCON 2014 was officially kicked off with an opening keynote session. The keynote
featured SardarShoukatPopalzai, President Balochistan Economic Forum.
“The Current nature of global array of threats requires new solutions and a pooling
of ideas to draw knowledge on Security Threats, Counter-Terror Strategies and new
security technology.”
SardarShoukatPopalzaiashespokeaboutthecurrentscenariooftheregioninsecurity
perspective.
90% of attendeesfavorablycomparedthequalityof
theconferenceprogramoverotherindustryevents
ConferenceSession
After the keynote, the conference program opened with a multitude of learning
opportunities. The conference session were broken down into 2 tracks. Including
ProtectingBankingandFinancialInfrastructure,PrivateSecurityAgencies–Important
Segment, Security Leadership, Creating a Security Conscious Culture, Role of Masses
to prevent crime, Superman the Private Security Guard, Seamless Integrated Security
Planning, and Terrorism dimensions – Countering the threat of terrorism ‘Strategies –
Achieving National Security’. More than 100 industry’s top professionals attended the
conference session.
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11. AttendeeSurveyResults
DemographicsandSurveyResults
Overall, were you satisfied with the
conference?
How detailed was the information
presented at this conference?
60% Extremely satisfied
25% Moderately satisfied
15% Slightly satisfied
0% Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
0% Slightly dissatisfied
0% Moderately dissatisfied
0% Extremely dissatisfied
75% Extremely detailed
15% Quite detailed
20% Moderately detailed
0% Slightly detailed
0% Not at all detailed
How many of the objectives of the
conference were met?
85% All of them
7% Most of them
4% About half of them
4% Some of them
0% None of them
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12. Overall, were you satisfied with the
conference?
How detailed was the information
presented at this conference?
60% Extremely satisfied
25% Moderately satisfied
15% Slightly satisfied
0% Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
0% Slightly dissatisfied
0% Moderately dissatisfied
0% Extremely dissatisfied
75% Extremely detailed
15% Quite detailed
20% Moderately detailed
0% Slightly detailed
0% Not at all detailed
How many of the objectives of the
conference were met?
85% All of them
7% Most of them
4% About half of them
4% Some of them
0% None of them
AttendeeSurveyResults
DemographicsandSurveyResults
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13. How experienced in the subject
was the presenter?
Overall, how would you rate
the event?
75% Extremely experienced
20% Very experienced
5% Moderately experienced
0% Slightly experienced
0% Not at all experienced
78% Excellent
15% Very good
7% Fairly good
0% Mildly good
0% Not good at all
Do you want to participate at
7th
International Conference on Securi - SECCON Aug 2014 (Islamabad)?
80% Yes
5% No
15% May be
MotivebehindSECCON2014
Aparticipant’sinsight
Attending a conference is a professionally rewarding experience. In addition to socializing with
colleagues from other institutions and a trip to a possibly exotic locale, the two main reasons to
attend a conference are to hear presentations and to converse with other Professionals. Listening
to presentations will update of what others are doing (sometimes more clearly than the paper, and
inanyeventwithaslightlydifferentspinandtheabilitytoaskquestions),willinspireworkingideasof
myown,andwillexposedifferentstylesofpresentation.
As career advances, I will learn that even though listening to the talks is extremely valuable, hallway
conversations can be even more fruitful. I will share my experiences with others. I always return
from a conference more excited about my work than when I left: it had become stale to me, but the
excitementandadmirationofothersuponhearingofitremindedmehowgooditactuallyis.Moreover
themotiveare,
• toseethepeoplewho’vewrittenpapers/BooksI’veread,
• toseewhat’scurrentinSecurityServices,
• tostarttobuildrelationshipswithothers inthefield,
• totellpeoplewhatyou’redoingandtofindoutwhattheyaredoing,and
• tofindoutthatI’matleastassmartandgoodasmanyofthoseProfessionals.
MustafaAyubMughal
ManagerOperations&BusinessDevelopment
MonarchSecurityServices(Pvt.)Ltd.
• Toavailanopportunitytolearnfromthelearned.
• TohaveaknowhowofthelatesttrendsinSecurityandhowtheycanbeutilisedinbestform
inmeetingtheBusinesstargets.
• HowterrorismcanaffecttheBusinessModelandknowtherecommendedmeasures.
• To understand the Business threats related to Security aspects and mitigate sound and
viableRiskAssessment.
• ToknowintentionoftheGovernmentaboutSecurityintheoil&gassector.
BabarAli
SecurityAdministrator
UnitedEnergyPakistan
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14. MotivebehindSECCON2014
Present security environment warrants up-to-date knowledge of latest trends of terrorist
activities and its counter measures especially for the Cooperate/public sector. As we all are
awareabouttheconventionalsecuritymeasuresbutcannotbeconfidentoncooperate/public
relatedsecurity,sinceeverytimeitpresentsnewscenario/challenges.Thesetypeofseminars/
conferences surely benefit the participants by sharing their views with each other on the
subject.Thereforebyattendingsuchtypesofforumonecanenhancehisknowledgeandkeep
himselfupraisewiththenewtechnology.
LtCol(R)MuhammadAamirKhan
GroupHeadSecurity
GhulamFaruqueGroup
Promoting security awareness through internal & external education initiatives and
communication programs to educate employees at all levels of the company to contribute
effectively to the protection of DP World’s global business interests. Hope this International
Conferencewillhelpustolearnglobalsecuritytechniquesenhancement.
MuhammadArshadShahid
AssistantManager
QHSE&T
DPWorldKarachi
Looking forward to an exchange of ideas and discussion on the greater security imperatives
in the coming days. Security is all about information and fore-knowledge which allows us to
be proactive and it is on occasions like this conference where professionals meet and benefit
frommutualexperienceandexpertise
ColonelAdeelKazi
SeniorManager-Security
UnitedEnergy
IwouldliketosaythatunderstandingnewSecuritytechniques,methodologyandinnovations
have become the basic need of the 21st Century. Whether it be the privacy of your home,
businessorabroaderaspectofyourcity,theneedtobesafeisinevitable,andfortheverysame
reason, these conferences provide the best platform to understand and educate ourselves,
where experts from around the world gather on a single platform accumulating their years of
experienceforustobenefitfrom.
AaliAhmed
CEO
DigitechAlarmService
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