Agenda Day 1
8:00 am - 8:45 am MORNING COFFEE & REGISTRATION
8:45 am - 9:15 am WELCOME REMARKS
8:50 am - 9:20 am CONFERENCE PRESIDENT’S OPENING ADDRESS
Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie
Chief of the Defence Staff, Ghana Armed Forces (2013 to 2016)President, AFSEC 17 Conference
9:30 am - 10:00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CONGO NAVAL OPERATIONS CENTRE AND ONSHORE SECURITY
10:00 am - 10:30 am GoGIN PROJECT PRESENTATION
Vice Admiral (ret) Jean-Pierre Labonne
Project coordinator, Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network (GoGIN)European Union
10:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:30 am ECOWAS INTEGRATED MARITIME SECURITY STRATEGY
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ANGOLAN NAVY MODERNIZATION, COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS COLLECTIVE SECURITY
12:00 pm - 12:00 am THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF THE IVORY COAST, DESPITE SECURITY CHALLENGES
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm SENEGALESE ASSESSMENT OF TRANS-NATIONAL MARITIME THREATS AND MARITIME RISKS
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PROGESS MADE IN THE FIVE-YEAR NAVAL FORCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm THEMATIC DISCUSSION SESSION: SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE GULF OF GUINEA; NEXT STEPS
Moderator:
Dr. Kamal-Deen Ali Executive Director, Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa Moderator, AFSEC 17 Conference
Speakers:
Commodore Issah Yakubu Chief Staff Officer Ghana Navy
Vice Admiral Valentim Alberto António Chief of Navy Staff Angolan Navy
Rear Admiral Momar Diagne Chief of Navy Staff Senegalese Navy
Captain Albert BADOU Chief of Navy Staff Armed forces of Benin
Dr. Kamal-Deen Ali Executive Director, Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa Moderator, AFSEC 17 Conference
Speakers:
Commodore Issah Yakubu Chief Staff Officer Ghana Navy
Vice Admiral Valentim Alberto António Chief of Navy Staff Angolan Navy
Rear Admiral Momar Diagne Chief of Navy Staff Senegalese Navy
Captain Albert BADOU Chief of Navy Staff Armed forces of Benin
Dr. Kamal-Deen Ali
Executive Director, Centre for Maritime Law and Security AfricaModerator, AFSEC 17 Conference
