
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
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.
Road to the Explosives Security Forum
World Police Summit Opens
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
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