The Zain Group is the platinum sponsor of The Middle East: Homeland and Global Security Forum (HGSF).

The forum will take place in Manama, Bahrain, from November 19 to 21, under the patronage of Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

It is set to draw around 500 decision-makers and security experts, representing more than 80 countries, to collaboratively: (1) formulate forecasts with regards to the security challenges and characteristics unique to the Middle East Region; (2) expose new challenges and identify solutions; and (3) present new products, services, solutions, and initiatives in the field.
 
Major General Dr Abdullateef bin Rashid Al Zayani, chief of Public Security, expressed his appreciation to the Zain Group, on behalf of Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior, which is hosting the event in collaboration with Crans Montana Forum, HGSF is a vital touchstone in addressing a number of challenges we face both regionally and internationally.

“I am very grateful to the Zain Group for assuming such a socially responsible role in supporting this Forum, and ultimately furthering our objectives of creating a safer and more secure Middle East, and overall global community.
 
“With operations spanning 22 countries in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Zain Group is very committed to furthering causes that enhance domestic, regional —and in this case international—quality of living. As a leading telecommunications service provider, we feel it is nothing short of our duty, to strive to play a pro-active and cooperative role in the creation of a physically and technologically more secure world. I am grateful to the Ministry of Interior for giving us the opportunity to partner with them in such an endeavour,” highlighted Dr Ahmed Al Shatti, chief operating officer, Zain - Bahrain.

Among the crucial themes to be addressed at the Forum are: Maritime and Airport Security; Energy Security: the challenges of a shift to nuclear energy - the nuclear threat and bio-terrorism; Large-scale events and their security; The threat of Terrorism and its recent developments; How to protect the international financial and banking circuits from terrorist penetration; Secure Data Exchange and storage; Development of integrated systems; and Surveillance and Border Control.

Zain (formerly MTC) is a leading emerging markets player in the field of mobile telecommunications. TradeArabia News Service