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| Some key topics at ID World Abu Dhabi 2012 will include transportation security and border control |
A distinguished line up of top-drawer speakers, populating the preliminary agenda of the fifth annual EMEA summit on security, mobility and traceability, is set to provide an unmissable conference for the international ID WORLD community on 18-19 March 2012 in Abu Dhabi.
The 2012 Abu Dhabi program will feature an exclusive mix of presentations where existing and emerging identification technologies provide the background to broader discussions about our future security and logistics infrastructures.
Over 2 days, the event is designed to give stakeholders across the entire ICT value chain a deeper insight into different strategic, technical and operational issues surrounding automatic identification adoption and implementation. Key topics around which discussions will center, include "Serving Resident Populations", "Citizen ID Schemes", "Border Control", "Global Trends in ID", "Transportation Security", as well as "Track and Trace Ecosystems" and "Cloud Computing and Mobile".
ID WORLD Abu Dhabi will once again be hosted and produced by Wise Media, offering a world-class conference under the patronage of UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, endorsed by the European Commission and the Emirates Identity Authority.
ID WORLD Abu Dhabi is the first appointment in the 2012 calendar of ID WORLD events, which is taken to key regions and markets where the ID Revolution continues its reach. As the annual EMEA summit, it will host the Citizen ID Forum, the Transportation Security Forum and the Asset Tracking Forum, as well as special initiatives, Postal Innovation, HealthTech Innovation and the NFC Academy.
ID WORLD Abu Dhabi 2012 will see the active participation of government representatives and end users including: His Excellency Dr. Gamawan Fauzi, Minister of Interior, Indonesia; Dr. Ali Al Khouri, General Director - Emirates Identity Authority, U.A.E.; Major General Nasser Ahmed Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations Abu Dhabi Police; Ronald K. Noble, Secretary General - Interpol; Chris Onyemenam, Director General & CEO - National Identity Management Commission, Nigeria; Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit Networked Enterprise and RFID - European Commission; RS Sharma, Director General & Mission Director Unique Identification Authority of India; Dr. Marzan Iskandar, Chairman - Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, Indonesia; Dr. Waldemar Grudzien, Director – Federal Association of German Banks; Pedro Janices, Chief of the Cabinet Office, National Director National Office of Information Technologies, Argentina; Dr. Mohammed Al Amer, President - Central Informatics Organization, Bahrain; Ravi Chandra Palekar, General Manager - National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); Suvi Lindén, Special Envoy - UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development ITU (International Telecommunication Union); Monica Litza, National Director of Recidivism - Ministry of Justice & Human Rights, Argentina; Ratan Bajaj, Commissioner of Income Tax - Ministry of Finance, India; Juan Jesús Torres Carbonell Director of Technology and Innovation Systems Correos, Spain and Mario Chartouny, CTO - Liban Post.
