ARRIVAL AND CEREMONIAL PROTOCOLS

WELCOMING ADDRESS

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Chief of the South African Navy

OFFICIAL GROUP PHOTO

MEDIA BRIEFING

MODMV, Chiefs of Navies - RSA, Algeria, Kenya,  Senegal

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Rear Admiral (JG) !Gonteb

OPENING COMMENTS

Deputy Navy Commander of Namibian Navy  

Snr Navy Capt L. Xianchen

KEYNOTE 1: MARITIME SECURITY

CHINA
Build a Maritime Community with a Shared Future and Maintain Peace and Security at Sea for Africa

Dr G. vanDyck

MARITIME STRATEGY

GHANA
Adaptive Maritime Security: Developing Resilient Strategies for Safeguarding African Waters in a Dynamic Threat Environment

Prof L. Otto

MARITIME DIPLOMACY

SOUTH AFRICA
The role of maritime diplomacy to promote good order at sea off Africa

Q & A

LUNCH

Dr O. Dickson

CYBERSECURITY AND SUBSEA CABLES

GHANA
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa

Mrs E. de Coning

IUU FISHING & SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY (ONLINE)

NORWAY
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa

Capt G.A. Gebru

PERSPECTIVE ON LANDLOCKED STATES (ONLINE)

ETHIOPIA
Maritime Security from the perspective of African developing Landlocked states

Q & A

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Ms T. Vadgama

KEYNOTE 2: CAPACITY BUILDING

UNODC

Prof M. Schoeman

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION PANEL: CAPACITY BUILDING

CHAIR:  SOUTH AFRICA
ROLE OF THE AU: MS P. ALEXANDRE - MAURITIUS
YAOUNDE CODE OF CONDUCT (YCC): CAPT (NAVY) C.S. ATONFACK GUEMO - CAMEROON
DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT (DCoC): MR D. MICHENI - IMO/DCoC
 

V Adm E. Ikechukwu

CLOSING REMARKS

Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff

R Adm B. Mhlana

OPENING COMMENTS

Dr E. Duarte

KEYNOTE 3: NAVIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC (ONLINE)

BRAZIL
Challenges to good order at sea in the South Atlantic with a focus on the roles of navies

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Brig-Gen (Dr) J. Waweru

RESPONDING TO EVENTS IN THE RED SEA

KENYA
Events in the Red Sea nd naval responses: A perspective from Africa

Navy Capt R.S Sawan

NAVIES AND SECURITY PROVISION

INDIA
The evolving role of the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean: Focus on NW Indian Ocean

Prof V. Surbun

NAVIES & THE AFRICAN MARITIME DOMAIN

SOUTH AFRICA
CEMZA: Regulatory matters, vulnerabilities and African navies

Q & A

Prof R. Kafaga

EGYPT AND THE BI-COASTAL NAVY

EGYPT
Egypt and bicoastal dilemmas of maritime security

Dr M. Zondi

NAVAL THREATS AND ACQUISITIONS

SOUTH AFRICA
Implications of Over-specifying Project Requirements: Lessons for the SA Navy

Brig (Ret) L. Naisho

NAVIES AND COAST GUARDS

KENYA
Reconciling the roles of African navies and coast guards: Practical, ambitious or a wicked problem

LUNCH

Ambassador (Dr) N. Karigithu

ADMIRAL'S PANEL

14:00  SPEAKER FROM SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY : R ADM H. MATSANE - SOUTH AFRICA
14:20  SPEAKER DESIGNATED FLAG OFFICER - AFRICAN COUNTRY
14:40  SPEAKER FROM NIGERIAN NAVY : CDRE C. ISAH - NIGERIA

Q & A

Prof F. Vreÿ

SYNTHESIS AND SUMMARY

SOUTH AFRICA