World CBRN & Medical Congress (CEBIRAM)

The 2018 World CBRN & Medical Congress (CEBIRAM) will be held 17-19 October 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The event is a forum to discuss a wide range of aspects related to prevention from, protection against and response to CBRN threats.

Highlighted session topics include:

• Forensics Components in Investigation of Alleged Use of CBRN
• Updates on Products for CBRN Emergency Decontamination of Victims
• Special Operations Medical Capability Development
• Breaking the Barriers – Finnish Approach to CBRNE Preparedness
• A Methodology to Build “National Resilience Strategy”

Highlighted speakers participating in discussion panels at the event include:

• William Alberque: Director of the NATO WMD Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Centre (ACDC), NATO
• Olivier Luyckx: Security and Nuclear Safety Unit of the European Commission, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), EU
• Simo Nikkari: Director of the Centre for Biothreat Preparedness, Director of the Research and Development Department and Head of the CB-Defence and Environmental Health Centre (2006) of the Centre for Military Medicine in Finland
• COL Vratislav Osvald: Director, NATO JCBRND COE, NATO
• Veronika Stromšíková: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW
• Maurizio Barbeshi: Lead of the Health Security Interface, WHO
• Anthony T. Tu: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, USA
• James P. Finch: Principal Director Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, USA
• BG (ret) Abraham Bachar: Israeli Homeland Security Team, ISR
• COL Chamon Delamare: Ministry of Defense, in the Section of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRN), Brazilian Army, BRA
• Josef Břínek: Deputy Director of National Institute for NBC Protection, CZE
• COL Michael Cohen: NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Medical Advisor/Command Surgeon, NATO

Please visit the World CBRN and Medical Congress website for more information.