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Explosives Security Forum

Bomb-disposal, infrastructure and counter-drone leaders on the explosive threats of the next decade.

Wednesday 18 November 2026 · 09:00 to 14:50 (GST) · Al Ain F, Dubai World Trade Centre

Explosives Security Forum at World Police Summit 2026

The Explosive Threat Is Changing

On the sidelines of World Police Summit 2026, Dubai Police’s Explosive Security Department convenes bomb-disposal leaders, infrastructure and aviation security chiefs, counter-drone specialists and humanitarian mine-action experts for one focused morning on the explosive threats of the next decade.

From attacks on national infrastructure to weaponised drones over land and sea, the explosive threat is changing faster than ever. The Explosives Security Forum brings operators, regulators, industry and international organisations into one room to share what is working, and what must change.

Across three themes, keynotes, panels and fireside chats move from protecting critical assets, to defeating unmanned threats, to the shared global responsibility of reducing explosive harm. The forum aims to:

  • Share operational lessons on protecting national infrastructure from terrorist and explosive threats
  • Examine aerial and maritime unmanned threats, from detection to safe neutralisation
  • Strengthen international cooperation in humanitarian explosive threat reduction

This is a closed-door session, by invitation of the Explosive Security Department of Dubai Police only.

Who Should Attend

Police and EOD Units

Airport, Port and Infrastructure Security

Defence and Civil Protection

Regulators

International Organisations

Industry

Three Themes and a Special Keynote

01 · National Infrastructure

Integrated Approaches to Explosive Threats to National Infrastructure.

02 · Unmanned Threats

Aerial and Maritime Unmanned Threats: An Operational Perspective.

03 · Shared Responsibility

Shared Responsibility: Advancing Global Humanitarian Explosive Threat Reduction.

Special Keynote

Next Generation Weapon Architectures.

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    Agenda

    Wednesday 18 November 2026, 09:00 to 14:50 UAE time · Al Ain F.

    09:00Opening Address

    Lt. Col. Dr. Humaid Alsuwaidi

    09:00 to 09:10

    09:10Keynote · Integrated Approaches to Explosive Threats to National Infrastructure

    Ian Todd

    01 · National Infrastructure · 09:10 to 09:30

    09:30Panel Discussion · Integrated Approaches to Explosive Threats to National Infrastructure

    Moderator: 1st Lt. Humaid Taryam Alshamsi · Ian Todd, Dr. David Rubens, Darren Nicholls

    01 · National Infrastructure · 09:30 to 10:15

    10:15Special Keynote · Next Generation Weapon Architectures

    Al Nekrews CBE QGM

    Special Keynote · 10:15 to 10:35

    10:35Fireside Chat · Next Generation Weapon Architectures

    Al Nekrews CBE QGM, Lt. Eng. Rashid Shah

    Special Keynote · 10:35 to 10:55

    10:55Coffee Break

    10:55 to 11:15

    11:15Keynote · Aerial and Maritime Unmanned Threats: An Operational Perspective

    Cpt. Exp. Ali Alhasai

    02 · Unmanned Threats · 11:15 to 11:35

    11:35Panel Discussion · Aerial and Maritime Unmanned Threats: An Operational Perspective

    Moderator: Cpt. Exp. Hazeem Alsuwaidi · Al Nekrews CBE QGM, Troy Phillips, Cpt. Exp. Ali Alhasai, 1st Lt. Eng. Abdulla Alyammahi

    02 · Unmanned Threats · 11:35 to 12:20

    12:20Fireside Chat · Aerial and Maritime Unmanned Threats: An Operational Perspective

    Moderator: Cpt. Exp. Alreem Abdulrahman · Expert Maryam Alfalasi

    02 · Unmanned Threats · 12:20 to 12:50

    12:50Fireside Chat · Shared Responsibility: Advancing Global Humanitarian Explosive Threat Reduction

    Moderator: Cpt. Eng. Humaid Alhammadi · Stanislav Damjanovic, Ben King

    03 · Shared Responsibility · 12:50 to 13:30

    13:30Closing Remarks and Group Photo

    13:30 to 13:40

    13:40Lunch and Networking

    13:40 to 14:50

    Speakers and Moderators

    Speaker
    Lt. Col. Dr. Humaid Alsuwaidi
    Lt. Col. Dr. Humaid Alsuwaidi
    Director, Explosive Security Department
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Ian Todd
    Ian Todd
    Senior Vice President, Group Security
    Emirates Group
    Moderator
    1st Lt. Humaid Taryam Alshamsi
    1st Lt. Humaid Taryam Alshamsi
    Explosive Security Department
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Dr. David Rubens
    Dr. David Rubens
    Executive Director
    Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM)
    Speaker
    Darren Nicholls
    Darren Nicholls
    Director
    Silvus Technologies
    Speaker
    Al Nekrews CBE QGM
    Al Nekrews CBE QGM
    Former Royal Navy EOD
    Marcurius
    Speaker
    Cpt. Exp. Ali Alhasai
    Cpt. Exp. Ali Alhasai
    Explosive Security Department
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Moderator
    Cpt. Exp. Hazeem Alsuwaidi
    Cpt. Exp. Hazeem Alsuwaidi
    Head, Bomb Data Centre
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Troy Phillips
    Troy Phillips
    Electronic Warfare Consultant
    EW Solutions (EWS)
    Speaker
    1st Lt. Eng. Abdulla Alyammahi
    1st Lt. Eng. Abdulla Alyammahi
    Head, UAS Design and Implementation Section
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Lt. Eng. Rashid Shah
    Lt. Eng. Rashid Shah
    Unmanned Aerial Systems Centre
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Moderator
    Cpt. Exp. Alreem Abdulrahman
    Cpt. Exp. Alreem Abdulrahman
    Explosive Security Department
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Expert Maryam Alfalasi
    Expert Maryam Alfalasi
    Bomb Data Centre
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Moderator
    Cpt. Eng. Humaid Alhammadi
    Cpt. Eng. Humaid Alhammadi
    Explosive Security Department
    Dubai Police
    United Arab Emirates
    Speaker
    Stanislav Damjanovic
    Stanislav Damjanovic
    Programme Manager, Standards and Operations
    GICHD
    Speaker
    Ben King
    Ben King
    Programme Manager, Ammunition Management
    GICHD
    Forum dateWednesday 18 November 2026By invitation only

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