PROTECT

PROTECT International Exhibition and Conference on Security and Safety was launched in 2005 by Leverage International in partnership with the Anti-Terrorism Task Force (later to become the Anti-Terrorism Council). This was in response to increasing threats of terrorism following the 9-11 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in New York. Recognizing that most critical infrastructures, the hard targets of terrorists are owned and operated by the private sector, this government-private sector partnership was forged. Over the years, amidst increasing challenges to security arising from rapid IT developments cyberspace particularly, and in the mobile world and social media, and with increasing risks from pandemics, illegal commerce, chemical and radiological threats and turbulent natural disasters, the PROTECT series has given attention also to these other types of risks to business, government and society. PROTECT brings to realization that all threats to security must be a commonly - shared task between the government and the private sector. The PROTECT conference series on Doing Business Amidst New Threats provides the forum for dialogue and network thinking among concerned government agencies, managers of critical infrastructures and those responsible for security and safety of business, the community and our people.