Event Details

SAR UAE 2019 Brings Search & Rescue Specialists to Dubai Air Show

  • Date : 20 - 21 November 2019
  • Time : 12:09 AM –12:17 AM
  • Venue : Dubai Air Show
Organized by the National Search and Rescue Center UAE, SAR UAE 2019 will bring together global experts from all areas of the industry. Taking place alongside the renowned Dubai Air Show, the event will provide an opportunity for delegates to attend both events and connect with world-leading industry figures to learn, debate and network.

DAY I - 20 November 2019

Chairman Address
Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB, MBE, BSc, FRAeS, RAF (Retd), UK 

Welcome Address 
Major General Stephen A. Toumajan, General Manager, National Search and Rescue Center, UAE

Keynote Address

His Excellency Lt. General Saif al Ariyanni, Deputy National Security Advisor and President, National Search and Rescue Center, United Arab Emirates  (subject to availability) 


Training Academy for Search and Rescue 
Lt. Commander Richard Burke, National Search and Rescue Center, UAE

R&D Trends in Search & Rescue
Speaker TBC

Communication Trends 

Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety & Security Services, Inmarsat Maritime, UK  

Integrating MRCC, ARCC & MCC Aviation Support Activities

Dougie MacDonald, recently Head of Aviation Operations, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, UK  

Training Standards / Model Course Development for a JRCC 
Speaker TBC 

Question & Answer Session

Chairman’s Closing Remarks

DAY II - 21  November 2019

Chairman Address
 Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB, MBE, BSc, FRAeS, RAF (Retd), UK

NZ JRCC Organisation Approach 
Nigel Clifford, Deputy Director Safety & Response Systems and Paul Craven, Deputy Manager (Operations), Maritime New Zealand, New Zealand  

Developing SAR Training Requirements 
Speaker TBC

UAE Mission Control Center 
Yousef al Ali, National Search and Rescue Center, United Arab Emirates

ViDAR Capability Updates
Speaker TBC 

Question & Answer Session

Chairman’s Closing Remarks

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