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Programme and
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Legend: Venues |
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Foyer: Eskom Convention Centre |
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Main Seminar Room |
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Restaurant |
Monday , 25 February
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13:30 – 18:30
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Registration at the
Eskom Convention Centre (SA Army members) |
Tuesday, 26 February
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07:00 – 08:00
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Coffee and Tea
Registration of guest
speakers, general officers, and non-SA Army delegates |
Session1:
International and Continental Security Environments
Facilitator:
Brig Gen B.C. Gildenhuys, General Officer Commanding (GOC) SA Army
Armour Formation
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08:00–08:20
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Plenary Session |
Welcoming and
administrative arrangements, SA Army and Institute for
Security Studies (ISS) |
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08:20–08:40
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Opening Address:
Minister of Defence |
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08:40-09:35
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Future Security
Implications of Global Politics on African States and Armed
Forces,
Dr Greg Mills,
Brenthurst Foundation
CV
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09:35–10:30
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Contemporary
International Strategic Issues and their Impact on Africa,
Mr Knox Chitiyo, Head
of the Africa Programme,
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), United Kingdom
CV
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10:30-11:00
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Tea
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11:00–11:50
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The Future African
Security Situation,
Mr Richard J.
Cornwell, Africa Security Analysis Programme, ISS
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Abstract
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11:50-12:40
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The Nature of Conflict
in Africa Towards 2020,
Brig Gen Frank
Rusagara, Commandant Rwandan Military Academy
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Presentation |
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12:40–13:30
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Lunch |
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of
publication |
Session 2:
African Security Architecture and Implications for the SA Army
Facilitator:
Dr Naison Ngoma, Head of the Defence Sector Programme, ISS
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13:30-14:20
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Plenary Session |
The African Union and
the CADSP, Objectives and Functions of the AU Peace and
Security Council,
Mr Bereng Mtimkulu,
Head, Peace Support Operations Division (AU),
Director Operations Policy (RSA Defence
Secretariat)
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14:20-15:10
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The African Standby
Force: Future Role in Interventions, Peace Support
Operations and OOTW,
Maj Gen Samual A.
Odotei rcds, psc, pjsc, Chief of Army Staff, Ghana
CV
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Presentation
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15:10–15:40
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Tea |
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15:40-16:30
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A Rapid Reaction
Capability within the African Standby Force,
Capt (SAN) Johan
Potgieter, South African National Defence Force
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Assessment of RDC Options |
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16:30–17:20
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SADC Security
Cooperation and Progress with the SADC Brigade,
Ms Virginia
Gamba, Senior Associate, SaferAfrica, South Africa
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Presentation |
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17:30- 18:00
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Concluding remarks |
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of
publication |
Wednesday, 27
February
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07:00 – 08:00
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Coffee and Tea
Registration of guest
speakers, general officers, and non-SA Army delegates |
Session 3:
Case Studies: Peace Support Operations
Facilitator:
Brig Gen L.C. Nobanda, GOC SA Army Engineer Formation
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08:00–08:20
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Plenary Session |
Administrative
arrangements, SA Army and ISS |
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08:20–09:10
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Challenges with
Multinational Intervention Operations in Africa,
Mr
Henri Boshoff, Military Analyst, Africa Security Analysis
Programme,
ISS
CV |
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09:10-10:00
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Midwifes of Peace in Africa? An Evaluation of
SANDF Involvement in Peace Support Operations,
Dr Thomas Mandrup,
Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Royal Danish
Defence Academy
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Presentation |
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10:00-10:30
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Tea
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10:30–11:20
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Netherlands: Lessons
Learnt in Complex Operations,
Brig Gen Theo.W.B.
Vleugels,
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army Training Command,
Royal
Netherlands Armed Forces
CV
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Paper |
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11:20–12:10
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Sierra Leone: Lessons
Learned by the Nigerian Army,
Brig Gen K.T.J.
Minimah, Nigerian Armed Forces
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of
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Session 4:
Strategic Issues in Africa
Facilitator:
Ms Lauren Hutton, Researcher Defence Sector Programme, ISS
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12:10-13:00
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Plenary Session |
Civil-military
Relations Challenges and the Emerging African Security
Architecture
Dr Martin Revayi
Rupiya, Lt Col (Ret), Senior Researcher, Defence Sector
Programme, ISS
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Presentation |
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13:00–13:50
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Lunch |
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13:50-14:30
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The Privatisation of
Security in Africa and its Regulation,
Mr Sabelo Gumedze,
Defence Sector Programme,
ISS
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Presentation |
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14:30-15:20
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Enabling Success: Cultural Intelligence and
the Contemporary Security Environment,
Dr Emily J. Spencer,
Research Associate, Canadian Forces Leadership Institute
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Presentation |
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15:20–15:50
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Tea |
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15:50-16:40
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Beyond Economics: The Impact of Outsourcing
on the Military Profession
Prof L.P.T. Heinecken,
Professor of Sociology,
Department of
Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University,
South Africa
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Paper |
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16:40-17:10
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Concluding remarks |
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18:30-21:00
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Guest Evening, SA Army
College |
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of
publication |
Thursday, 28 February
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07:00 – 07:45
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Coffee and Tea
Registration of guest
speakers, general officers, and non-SA Army delegates |
Session 5:
Preparing African Armies for Future Challenges
Facilitator:
Col C.C. Laubcher, SSO Education, Training and Development, SA Army
Headquarters
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08:00–08:20
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Plenary Session |
Administrative
arrangements, SA Army and ISS |
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08:20–09:10
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Preparing Leaders for the Contemporary
Operating Environment
Col Bernd Horn
OMM, CD, PhD,
Deputy
Commander
Canadian Special
Operations Forces Command
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Presentation |
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09:10-10:00
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Armies, Future
Strategy and Organisational Change,
Dr Michael Evans,
Fellow at the
Australian Defence College
CV |
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10:00-10:20
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Tea
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10:20-11:10
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Armies,
Experimentation and Strategy-Singapore Model
Col (NS) David Tan,
Future Systems Director, Singapore Ministry of Defence
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Abstract
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Presentation |
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11:10-12:00
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Tailoring Armies for
Urban Operations,
Col Tim Sandiford OBE,
Commander Land
Warfare Collective Training Group (UK),
British Army
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12:00-12:50
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Preparing
Armies for Modular and Small Unit Operations,
Lt Col Henning
Stahlschmidt,
Branch Head Concept
Development and G3 German ISR Centre,
Munster
CV |
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12:50–13:50
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Lunch |
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of
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Session 6:
Building Suitable Landward Capabilities in Africa
Facilitator:
Maj Gen (Ret) Len le Roux, Senior Researcher Defence Sector Programme,
ISS
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13:50–14:40
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Plenary Session |
The Future of Military
Technology,
Prof Lui Pao Chuen,
Chief Scientist, Singapore Ministry of Defence
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Part2 |
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14:40-15:30
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New and Emerging
Military Technology in the Future African Operating
Environment,
Ms Mariana van der
Walt, Institute for Maritime Technology, South Africa
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Abstract |
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15:30-15:50
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Tea |
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15:50-16:40
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The Future Role of the
SA Army: Matching Challenges with Suitable Capabilities,
Prof Gwyn Prins,
Director of the Mackinder Centre,
London School of
Economics, United Kingdom
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Abstract |
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16:50-17:40
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Concluding remarks by
speakers and Chief of the SA Army |
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Attention: Documents
not linked or listed were not available at date of publication |
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