Programme and Documents

Legend:  Venues

 

Foyer: Eskom Convention Centre

 

Main Seminar Room

 

Restaurant

 

  

 

   

   Monday , 25 February

13:30 – 18:30    

Registration at the Eskom Convention Centre (SA Army members)

 

   Tuesday, 26 February

07:00 – 08:00    

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

 

08:00–08:20   

Plenary   Session

Welcoming and administrative arrangements, SA Army and Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

08:20–08:40   

Opening Address: Minister of Defence

08:40-09:35   

Future Security Implications of Global Politics on African States and Armed Forces,

Dr Greg Mills, Brenthurst Foundation

CV

09:35–10:30   

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

10:30-11:00   

Tea

11:00–11:50   

The Future African Security Situation,

Mr Richard J. Cornwell, Africa Security Analysis Programme, ISS

CV l Abstract

11:50-12:40   

The Nature of Conflict in Africa Towards 2020,

Brig Gen Frank Rusagara, Commandant Rwandan Military Academy

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

12:40–13:30   

Lunch

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

 

13:30-14:20   

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)

14:20-15:10   

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 l Paper l Presentation

15:10–15:40   

Tea

15:40-16:30   

A Rapid Reaction Capability within the African Standby Force,

Capt (SAN) Johan Potgieter, South African National Defence Force

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation l Assessment of RDC Options

16:30–17:20   

SADC Security Cooperation and Progress with the SADC Brigade,

Ms Virginia Gamba, Senior Associate, SaferAfrica, South Africa

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

17:30- 18:00   

Concluding remarks

Attention: Documents not linked or listed were not available at date of publication


 

   Wednesday, 27 February

07:00 – 08:00    

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

 

08:00–08:20   

Plenary   Session

Administrative arrangements, SA Army and ISS

08:20–09:10   

Challenges with Multinational Intervention Operations in Africa,

Mr Henri Boshoff, Military Analyst, Africa Security Analysis Programme, ISS

CV

09:10-10:00   

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

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

10:00-10:30   

Tea

10:30–11:20   

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 l Paper

11:20–12:10   

Sierra Leone: Lessons Learned by the Nigerian Army,

Brig Gen K.T.J. Minimah, Nigerian Armed Forces

CV l Abstract l Paper

Attention: Documents not linked or listed were not available at date of publication

 

 

Session 4: Strategic Issues in Africa 

Facilitator: Ms Lauren Hutton, Researcher Defence Sector Programme, ISS

 

12:10-13:00   

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

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

13:00–13:50   

Lunch

13:50-14:30   

The Privatisation of Security in Africa and its Regulation,

Mr Sabelo Gumedze, Defence Sector Programme, ISS

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

14:30-15:20   

Enabling Success: Cultural Intelligence and the Contemporary Security Environment,  

Dr Emily J. Spencer, Research Associate, Canadian Forces Leadership Institute

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

15:20–15:50   

Tea

15:50-16:40   

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

 

CV l Abstract l Paper

16:40-17:10   

Concluding remarks

18:30-21:00    

Guest Evening, SA Army College

Attention: Documents not linked or listed were not available at date of publication

   

    Thursday, 28 February

07:00 – 07:45    

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

 

08:00–08:20   

Plenary Session

Administrative arrangements, SA Army and ISS

08:20–09:10   

Preparing Leaders for the Contemporary Operating Environment

Col Bernd Horn OMM, CD, PhD, Deputy Commander

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

 

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

09:10-10:00   

Armies, Future Strategy and Organisational Change,

Dr Michael Evans, Fellow at the Australian Defence College 

CV

10:00-10:20   

Tea

10:20-11:10   

 Armies, Experimentation and Strategy-Singapore Model

Col (NS) David Tan, Future Systems Director, Singapore Ministry of Defence

CV l Abstract l Paper l Presentation

11:10-12:00   

Tailoring Armies for Urban Operations,

Col Tim Sandiford OBE, Commander Land Warfare Collective Training Group (UK), British Army

12:00-12:50   

 Preparing Armies for Modular and Small Unit Operations,

Lt Col Henning Stahlschmidt,

Branch Head Concept Development and G3 German ISR Centre, Munster

 

CV

12:50–13:50   

 

Lunch

Attention: Documents not linked or listed were not available at date of publication

 

 

Session 6: Building Suitable Landward Capabilities in Africa 

Facilitator: Maj Gen (Ret) Len le Roux, Senior Researcher Defence Sector Programme, ISS

 

13:50–14:40   

Plenary Session

The Future of Military Technology,

Prof Lui Pao Chuen, Chief Scientist, Singapore Ministry of Defence

CV l Abstract l Presentation Part1 l Part2

14:40-15:30   

New and Emerging Military Technology in the Future African Operating Environment,

Ms Mariana van der Walt, Institute for Maritime Technology, South Africa

CV l Abstract

15:30-15:50   

Tea

15:50-16:40   

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

 

CV l Abstract

16:50-17:40   

Concluding remarks by speakers and Chief of the SA Army

Attention: Documents not linked or listed were not available at date of publication