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\u2018Year of Security Culture\u2019 theme stresses building security awareness across the industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAI, UAE, 4 October 2021<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 5th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of AVSEC Global Symposium kicked off today, bringing together globally recognised security experts, local and international government officials, policymakers and high-calibre professionals from across the aviation security industry. The three-day Symposium will host 35 speakers and over 700 delegates from more than 50 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AVSEC 2021 was officially opened earlier today by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline & Group, and the event was attended by His Excellency Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organisation; The Honourable Robert Courts, United Kingdom Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department of Transport; His Excellency Cherubin Okende, Minister of Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; His Excellency Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), H.E Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim,  Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai, in addition to other dignitaries and embassy officials representing a number of countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This edition of AVSEC highlights ICAO\u2019s ‘Year of Security Culture’, which seeks to holistically promote security across all aspects of aviation operations as the industry recovers. AVSEC 2021 is hosting 38 engaging sessions and workshops that will highlight current topics in aviation security, such as environment security, managing fraud risk, wildlife trafficking, cargo and K9 security, innovation in law enforcement, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his keynote address, the newly appointed Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Juan Carlos Salazar<\/strong> said: \u201cThe pandemic has posed many challenges, and taught us new lessons, driving us to adapt and evolve to maintain secure operations under very demanding circumstances. As operators continue to recover from its impact, we have been presented with another opportunity to rethink our approach and update our strategies, and above all to stay flexible and responsive as international air transport recovers to redefine itself as threats continue to evolve. ICAO is proud to serve as a nexus of strategic global partnerships and effective government and industry cooperation in support of these important efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n