INDESEC EXPO 2008 opened today at the India Expo Centre

6 NOVEMBER 2008, NEW DELHI: Indesec Expo 2008, the annual Indo-international homeland security and defence exhibition organised by Informa India, opened at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida today and will be held till 8th November. In association with Lloyd’s List, Lloyd’s MIU and India’s premier strategic think tank, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), Indesec Expo comprises the Network Enabled Capability Exhibition (NECE), Border Security International Exhibition (BSEC), and Maritime Security International Exhibition (MSI).

Four high-level conferences ie the Defence and National Security Leadership Summit (DNS) – Nov 6; NECE Conference – Nov 7; and the BSEC Conference and MSI Conference – Nov 8, will also be held alongside the exhibition.

Speakers at the conferences include Shri Prakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Home Affairs; Shri A.P.V.N. Sarma, Secretary of Shipping; Air Marshal S.C. Mukul, CIDS; Lt Gen P.C. Katoch, DG Information Systems; Mr K.P.S. Gill, Former DG, Punjab Police; John Garstka, Network Centric Warfare (NCW) Thought Leader; Col C.T. Mayer, DoD, US Army; Vivek Lall, Country Head, Boeing; and other senior officials.

“Indesec will provide a platform for the meeting of minds of users, buyers, think tanks and solution providers within the realm of homeland defence and security,” says Air Marshal Bhojwani, member of the Indesec Advisory Board.

Members of the Advisory Board also include General V.P. Malik, former Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army; Admiral Arun Prakash, former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy; Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, former Chief of the Air Staff; and other most respected authorities on defence and national security.

Sponsors and exhibitors this year include Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Sun Microsystems, Motorola, EADS, Dassault Systemes, Rohde & Schwarz, ECI Telecom, and Gooch & Housego, among others.

Senior representatives from Bosch, CISCO Systems, Defense Group Inc., Diehl Defense Holding GmbH, Israeli Military Industries (IMI), Thales, Rafael along with defence attaches & advisors from various embassies and high commissions constitute the key visitors at the show. The Indian Armed Forces comprising the army, navy, air force, coast guard, police, and internal security organisations (CBI, BSF, CISF) would also be present during the three days of the show.
For more details on the exhibition, conferences, speakers and registration, please visit www.indesec-expo.com.

ABOUT INFORMA: With hundreds of highly respected companies including some of the world’s biggest information brands - Lloyd’s List, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Datamonitor, IIR, Huthwaite, Washington Policy & Analysis and many others – Informa plc, the world’s largest professional media and specialist information firm, is present in over 70 countries and publishes over 45,000 book titles; delivers over 2,000 subscription-based services and produces over 12,000 events every year.

Informa’s events business includes global B2B and B2C mega-shows such as 3GSM, Cityscape, IPEX, The Monaco Yacht Show, The Bride Show, and the world’s largest series of business leadership events, the most recent speakers at which included Kofi Annan, Richard Branson, Steve Forbes and Philip Kotler.

For more information about Informa, please visit www.informa.in

Informa India
A202 Business Square
Solitaire Corporate Park
Andheri-Kurla Road
Chakala, Andheri East
Mumbai - 400 093
India
Email: indesec@informa.in

About Informa:
Informa plc, the world’s largest professional media company, provides specialist information to the global academic & scientific, professional and commercial communities through mediums including publishing, events, distance learning and performance improvement.

With hundreds of highly respected companies including some of the world’s biggest information brands - Lloyd’s List, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Datamonitor, IIR, IBC, Euroforum, Huthwaite, Washington Policy & Analysis, Monaco Yacht Show and many others - Informa is present in over 70 countries and publishes over 45,000 book titles and publications; delivers over 2,000 subscription-based services and produces over 12,000 events every year.

Informa’s exhibitions include global B2B and B2C mega-shows such as 3GSM, Cityscape, IPEX and The Bride Show, and its high-level summits include Leaders in London and Leaders in Dubai, with speakers including Kofi Annan, Richard Branson, Steve Forbes and Philip Kotler.

Informa India is dedicated to providing the most meaningful and relevant platforms and media for information exchange and strategic business development for the Indian and international professional communities that it serves.

For more information on Informa, its companies and its brands, please visit www.informa.com

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