Keynote
Topic: “The Broadening Roles of Homeland Security Communications”
Speaker: John Lange, Project Director, Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Motorola Asia Pacific Ltd.

March 29, 11.00 – 11.20

Abstract:
The ability to direct, control, coordinate and inter-communicate provides emergency public information to the population at risk and the population at large. This keynote will discuss the current trends and the advanced technology in homeland security communications that will help in instituting better emergency preparedness, efficient response and faster recovery as well as a unified command and interoperable communications.

Biography:
Mr. Lange has nearly 40 years of experience in telecommunications and systems integration. He has been employed by Motorola in Hong Kong since 2001 where he is Project Director for the Hong Kong Police CCIII (Third Generation Command and Control System) project. His early career included responsibility for development and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment with Pye and Philips in the UK. Before moving to the Asia Pacific region in 1990, he was responsible for the development, manufacturing, system planning and implementation of mobile radio systems for Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. In 1991 he project managed implementation of a 900 site nationwide radio communication system for Indonesian Forestry. He later held general management positions in a number of Asia Pacific countries in telecommunications related businesses. He has extensive experience of public safety systems in both the UK and Asia.

Mr. Lange has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IEE.