Henry Wilkinson, Director, Head of Intelligence & Analysis, The Risk Advisory Group plc, UK

Speaker Biograghy: Henry is intelligence advisor to dozens of leading global businesses, and a published expert on global terrorism, insurgency, and political and security affairs in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. He has provided expert input to The Times, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian, the BBC, Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and others. He has also spoken on international security issues at specialist events in London, Washington, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Rotterdam, Amman, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Manama, N’Djamena, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

14:20 - 14:35 - Geopolitical risk intelligence and civil aviation
Synopsis: Civil aviation is vulnerable to a range of risks stemming from the geopolitical realm. Although terrorism may be a familiar threat, the MH17 disaster exposed serious shortcomings in how some airlines monitor and assess risks, and raised questions about what airlines can and should be doing. This presentation will provide a high-level strategic overview of the changing geopolitical environment and explain why, how and where the risks are changing. It will highlight emerging risks to air corridors, ground safety and passenger demand, and will conclude with some points on how airlines, airports and regulators can better assess risks.

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Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

14:50 - 15:30 - Panel Discussion: Security Intelligence