OFSEC: OMAN’S ONLY AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SUMMIT AND EXPO ON FIRE, SAFETY AND SECURITY
The 9th Edition of OFSEC 2025 will bring together local and international participants who will showcase their avant-garde solutions, specific transverse and latest technologies, cutting edge innovations, cost-effective products and services to meet the requirements of governments, businesses, industrial & commercial entities, aviation, construction, infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas and utilities sectors.

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Speakers

Eng. Salma Al Ali
Head of Engineering Drawings Section
Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense


Eng. Salma Al Ali
Head of Engineering Drawings Section
Directorate of Dubai Civil Defense
Eng. Salma is a dynamic professional in the fields of Architecture Engineering, Urban Planning, and Fire Protection. With a Bachelor's degree in Architecture Engineering from the United Arab Emirates University, she has a solid foundation. Salma's journey continued with a Master's degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the American University in the Emirates. Her multifaceted expertise spans from master planning and urban design to firefighting system evaluation and risk management. As a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), she excels in ensuring safety. Salma envisions a future where her expertise in safety, sustainability, and security converges with cutting-edge technologies like AI and IoT to create smarter, safer urban environments.

Johan Kramer
Sales Manager
Hytrans Systems


Johan Kramer
Sales Manager
Hytrans Systems
A 56-year-old professional, he graduated in 1996 as a mechanical engineer from the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam the same year. Throughout his career, he has focused on delivering technical solutions to complex challenges in close cooperation with end users. Since 2009, he has worked at Hytrans Systems, where he is responsible for the sales of mobile water transport systems. His work spans across the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and Africa, combining technical expertise with a strong customer-oriented approach.

Sebastian Ukleja, PhD
Testing Manager
Emirates Safety Laboratory


Sebastian Ukleja, PhD
Testing Manager
Emirates Safety Laboratory
Since he started his PhD in Fire Safety Science in 2006 at Ulster University, Northern Ireland he has been always passionate about fire safety science and research. He commenced his professional career in FireSERT, Northern Ireland in 2008 where he worked for almost 6 years and took part in three EU funded research projects (Predfire Nano, Enfiro and Aircraft Fire), initially as a Project Engineer and then as a Research Assistant and finally as a Research Associate at University of Ulster. He was involved there in numerous R&D activities, e.g.: determination of flammability of carbon fibers composites used in aircrafts, experiments with environmentally friendly alternatives to brominated fire retardants and effect of nanoparticles on flammability properties of various polymers to name a few. He was also engaged in technical supervision of experimental work of students in fire safety engineering.
In 2013 he decided to come back to his home country, Poland, to take on a permanent post of a Senior Specialist in a commercial, accredited Fire Testing Laboratory, member of EGOLF, called Ship Design and Research Centre (CTO) where he was responsible for expanding of the accreditation scope of that laboratory and testing for maritime industry.
Later he gained experience from BRE as a Fire Scientist and from Efectis UK/Ireland as a Project Leader. In BRE he was responsible for various ad-hoc projects which required applications of Fire Safety Engineering. He also provided research input during early stages of BRE Fire Resilience Index. In Efectis UK/Ireland his achievement was (among other tasks) to set up a facade testing rig with toxicity evaluation of fire effluents by FTIR.
He had also a chance to work directly for Industry as a Laboratory manager for a water mist manufacturer where he gained experience with active firefighting systems and was responsible for conceptual design and construction of a new fire lab for water mist fire testing.
Currently he is working as a Testing Manager in Emirates Safety Laboratory, Dubai where his role is to oversee fire testing activities.

Gijsbert van Pinxteren
Business Unit Director
RelyOn Fire Academy


Gijsbert van Pinxteren
Business Unit Director
RelyOn Fire Academy
TOPIC : Future Competences for Emergency Response Organisations
Gijsbert van Pinxteren is an accomplished leader in the field of Emergency Response and currently serving as the Business Unit Director at RelyOn Fire Academy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
With over three decades of experience with Incident response, Incident Command and Fire prevention, Gijsbert transitioned to the business side of the Emergency Response industry in 2016 and joined the largest fire training facility in Europe; Falck Fire Academy.
His extensive background in Emergency response and Fire safety, has equipped him with a deep understanding of incident management and command, risk management, and compliance with Seveso guidelines.
Gijsbert holds a bachelor degree in HR and Fire Safety Engineering, which provided him with a solid foundation in the principles of leadership, development programs, fire dynamics, risk assessment, and emergency response planning.

Nicholas James Dulley
General Manager
JSP Safety FZE


Nicholas James Dulley
General Manager
JSP Safety FZE
TOPIC : Innovation and Development in the PPE space – How companies can help to reduce their costs whilst developing robust safety policies that are fit for purpose.
Nicholas has been in the safety industry for nearly forty years across all industrial segments, with a focus in particular on workplace safety, having held positions with both Nederman and JSP Safety for the last 35 years. Nicholas is based in Dubai having setup JSP Safety’s wholly owned warehouse and innovation hub in JAFZA and also responsible for JSP’s own manufacturing facility now based in the Sharjah Saif Zone.
JSP Safety is now the largest independent manufacturer in Europe of head protection (*ref: Frost and Sullivan) with factories in Germany, UAE, UK and USA as well as sales offices worldwide. They are a specialist manufacturer of “above the neck PPE) and unique in their approach to the markets they serve, having their very own R&D facilities based in the head office close to Oxford city in the UK.

Amr Mahmoud, M.Sc, PE
Field Business Supervisor
UL Solutions


Amr Mahmoud, M.Sc, PE
Field Business Supervisor
UL Solutions
TOPIC : Understanding ongoing inspection requirements for your UL Certifications
Amr has 14 years’of experience in Fire Protection in the Middle East and North Africa for International Design Firms and experience in Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Buildings, and Industrial. He is currently Field Business Supervisor for Middle East and Africa. Amr Mahmoud holds a M.Sc. degree in Fire Protection from Helwan University and is registered as a Professional Engineer from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and New York State, USA.