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MARITIME SECURITY

Day One - 18 September:

Future Warfare

Day One - 18 September:

Future Warfare

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Day Two - 19 September:

South African Industry Showcase

Day Two - 19 September:

South African Industry Showcase

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Day Three – 20 September:

Maritime Security

09:10 – 09:40

Keynote Address

The SA Navy’s plan to get its ships back to sea and introduce new additions to the fleet

Rear Admiral David Maningi Mkhonto, Chief Director, Maritime Strategy, South African Navy

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09:40 – 10:30

Piracy and counter-piracy: lessons from the Indian Ocean

Carina Bruwer, Senior Researcher, Transnational Organised Crime, Southern Africa 

Timothy Walker, Maritime Project Leader and Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

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11:00 – 11:30

Overcoming operational challenges in maritime security

Julian Coetzee, CEO, Milkor UAE

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11:30 – 12:00

The business case for an auxiliary support vessel/drone carrier to support SA’s combat vessels

Ed Veen, Senior Naval Consultant, Damen Naval

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13:15 – 13:45

The lessons learned in tackling the challenge of overspecifying requirements in the SA Navy

Dr Mthobisi Clyde Zondi, Executive Chair, Sandock Austral Group Holdings

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13:45 – 14:30

Panel: The need for regional maritime security and why regional cooperation initiatives are increasingly important

Chair: Ricardo Teixeira, Senior Journalist, ProtectionWeb

Panelists: 

James Cottrell, Head of Naval Systems, Milkor UAE

Damian de Lange, CEO, Twiga Services & Logistics

Carina Bruwer, Senior Researcher, Transnational Organised Crime, Southern Africa, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Timothy Walker, Maritime Project Leader and Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

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14:30- 15:00

Navigating challenges: enhancing maritime security, countering violent extremism and strengthening security sector governance in Mozambique

Prof. Adriano Nuvunga, Director, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD)

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15:20 – 15:50

Maritime surveillance and security

Andries van Wyk, Chief Defence Analyst, Defence Decision Support Institute (DDSI), Armscor

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15:50 – 16:20

Navigating the future: the impact of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) on maritime security in africa

Denys Reva, Maritime Researcher, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

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Day One - 18 September:

Future Warfare

Day One - 18 September:

Future Warfare

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Day Two - 19 September:

South African Industry Showcase

Day Two - 19 September:

South African Industry Showcase

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Day Three – 20 September:

Maritime Security

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