Global Security Philippines 2018 brings together big names in security industry

AS THE country experiences a surge in economic growth and extensive investments on various infrastructure projects all over the country, the demand for safety and security products increases as well.

Security industry's growth prospects are good especially in the wake of a new government administration which places a strong focus on law and order. The Philippines needs to spend $22.8 billion (P164 billion) on cyber security between 2018 to 2025 to be in line with "global best-in-class countries, " according to new research commissioned by Cisco Systems, Inc., alongside Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam among all ASEAN countries.

Catering to these domestics needs, Global Security Philippines brought together suppliers for anticounterfeiting solutions, information and communications, border surveillance systems, CCTV, biometrics authentication, technology, digital forensics, network security, and many more in one massive venue.

“The show was one of the biggest and most comprehensive trade shows dedicated to the security industry. Global Security Philippines Expo & Conference gave access to the latest knowledge and technology in cyber security, transnational security, border management, infrastructure security, and many others,” said Jason Ng, Executive Director of MP International Pte Ltd. “It was a venue for businesses to explore security solutions both from various local and international companies,” added Ng. The show was held last August 16-18 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall Of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Held alongside the exhibit was a two-day Global Security Conference.

“We provided attendees with the knowledge, strategies and tactics they need to fight emerging threats, straight from industry experts who have experience in the field,” said Jethro Dionisio, President of the Association of Firearms and Ammunitions Dealers of the Philippines, Inc. (AFAD).

Dionisio said Global Security Philipoines provided education covering security challenges and solutions such as data gathering, data management, data protection, preventing and countering cyber attacks, cyber security, and a whole lot more.

Speakers for the Global Security Conference were: Delfin N. Lorenzana, Secretary of the Department of National Defense; Raymund Liboro, Privacy Commissioner of the National Privacy Commission; Walter van Hattum, Head of Economic and Trade Section from the Delegation of the European Union in the Philippines; Eliseo Rio, Jr., OIC & Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Department of Information and Communications Technology ( DICT); Gen. Oscar Albayalde, Chief of the Philippine National Police ( PNP); Ice Oliva of Zeeguru; Terry Loo from Cellebrite; John Peter Abraham Ruero, President of ISSA Philippines; and many more experts.

“It was different from a lot of other security events because majority of these events in the country are more focused on the cyber aspect of the industry,” said Patrick Lawrence Tan, CEO of Global-Link MP Events Int’l Inc. “We embraced and uniquely brought together through our partnership the mixture of the physical security, IoT, integrators, suppliers and manufacturers together with IT and cyber,” Tan added.

Some of the exhibitors were: Cellebrite, Defensive Armament Resource Corp. (DARC), Force Site Inc., Iris Corp., Japan Cell Co. Ltd, Jethro International, Inc., Jordan Leather & Gen. Mdse., Lordman Leathercraft Guns & Ammo, Lynx Firearms & Ammunition, Metro Sporting Arms Shop, Microdata Solutions, Nashe Enterprises, Onefra Systems Inc., Optical Media Board, P.B. Dionisio & Co., Inc., Santiago Fiberforce, Shooters Guns & Ammo Corp., Tactics Sog Industries, Inc., Topspot Guns & Ammo, Trust Trade, Willi Hahn Enterprises, Commsource Systems And Integrated Solutions, Philsource Ventures Group Inc., and Shenzhen Success Technology Co.,Ltd.

The trade event was jointly organized by the Association of Firearms & Ammunitions Dealers of the Philippines (AFAD), Global-Link MP Events International Inc., and MP International Pte Ltd of Singapore.