SCHEDULE DETAILS Information of Event Schedules
11:00 AM - 18:00 PM
ACCREDITATION
08:00 - 08:30
ARRIVAL AND CEREMONIAL PROTOCOLS
08:30 - 09:30
WELCOME ADDRESS
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Chief of the South African
09:30 - 10:00
OFFICIAL GROUP PHOTO
10:00 - 10:40
MEDIA BRIEFING
10:00 -11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 11:30
Snr Navy Capt L. Xianchen
KEYNOTE 1: MARITIME SECURITY
CHINA
Building a maritime community with a shared future and maintaining maritime peace and security of Africa
12:00
Dr G. vanDyck
MARITIME STRATEGY
GHANA
Adaptive Maritime Security: Developing Resilient Strategies for Safeguarding African Waters in a Dynamic Threat Environment
12:20
Prof L. Otto
MARITIME DIPLOMACY
SOUTH AFRICA
The role of maritime diplomacy to promote good order at sea off Africa
12:40
Q & A
13:00
LUNCH
14:00
Dr O. Dickson
CYBERSECURITY AND SUBSEA CABLES
GHANA
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa
14:20
Mrs E. de Coning
IUU FISHING & SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY (ONLINE)
NORWAY
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa
14:40
Capt (N) G.A. Gebru
PERSPECTIVE ON LANDLOCKED STATES
ETHIOPIA
Maritime Security from the perspective of African developing Landlocked states
15:00
Q & A
15:15
BREAK
15:45
Ms T. Vadgama
KEYNOTE 2: CAPACITY BUILDING
UNODC
Maritime Security from the perspective of African developing Landlocked states
16:15
Prof M. Schoeman
RT DISCUSSION PANEL: CAPACITY BUILDING
CHAIR:Â SOUTH AFRICA
ROLE OF THE AU: MS P. ALEXANDRA - MAURITIUS
YCC: CAPT (NAVY) C.S. ATONFACK GUEMO - CAMEROON
DCOC: MR D. MICHENI - IMO/DCoC
SAFETY AT SEA: DR K-S LUPSON - AMSSA
17:15
CLOSING REMARKS
CNS from selected country
09:15
R Adm B. Mhlana
OPENING COMMENTS
09:30
Dr E. Duarte
KEYNOTE 3: NAVIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
BRAZIL
Challenges to good order at sea in the South Atlantic with a focus on the roles of navies
10:00
BREAK
10:30
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
10:50
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
11:15
Prof V. Surbun
NAVIES & THE AFRICAN MARITIME DOMAIN
SOUTH AFRICA
CEMZA: Regulatory matters, vulnerabilities and African navies
11:40
Q & A
11:55
Prof R. Kafaga
EGYPT AND THE BI-COASTAL NAVY
EGYPT
Egypt and bicoastal dilemmas of maritime security
12:15
Dr M. Zondi
NAVAL THREATS AND ACQUISITIONS
SOUTH AFRICA
Implications of Over-specifying Project Requirements: Lessons for the SA Navy
12:35
Brig (Ret) L. Naishu
NAVIES AND COAST GUARDS
KENYA
Reconciling the roles of African navies and coast guards: Practical, ambitious or a wicked problem
13:10
LUNCH
14:00
Ambassador (Dr) N. Karigithu
ADMIRAL'S PANEL
14:00Â SPEAKER FROM SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY : R ADM H. MATSANE - SOUTH AFRICA
14:20Â SPEAKER FROM EGYPTIAN NAVY - EGYPT
14:40Â SPEAKER FROM NIGERIAN NAVY : CDRE C.A ISAH - NIGERIA
16:00
Q & A
16:20
Prof F. Vreÿ
SYNTHESIS AND SUMMARY
SOUTH AFRICA