20 - 21 November, 2018
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference Day One: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
8:00 am - 8:55 am Registration, refreshments and networking
8:55 am - 9:00 am Chairman’s opening remarks
Sumser-Lupson Karen
CommissionerAfrican Maritime Safety and Security Agency
OPENING PLENARY SESSIONS
9:00 am - 9:20 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: What are African countries focusing on to combat border security threats?
9:20 am - 9:40 am SPECIAL CASE STUDY FROM GHANA: The formation of Ghana’s first cyber security centre and preventing cyber crime
- Role of the national cyber security centre in preventing cyber crime and protecting the Digital Ghana initiatives across critical infrastructure
- Protecting Ghana and the rest of the West African region from cyber threats
- Future growth and anticipated opportunities with the rest of the African nations to integrate and cyber protect the fastest growing continent in the world
Albert Antwi- Boasiako
Chief Advisor, National Cyber Security SecretariatMinistry of Communications, Ghana
9:40 am - 10:00 am Developing an effective multi-stakeholder collaboration for border security
- Develop the controls for an organised, systematic and coordinated border security framework
- Enhanced capacity of border control agencies to be involved in all aspects of border management
- Improving skills to detect fraudulent travel documents and better exchange information between the inter-agency teams at ports of entry, as well as consular offices abroad
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
10:00 am - 10:20 am Implementation of effective movement control systems in South Africa
- Adopting IP surveillance systems at government level to minimise internal corruption and extortion at borders
- Developing a cost-effective solution that will maximise the efficiency of legacy technologies
- Implementating effective entry-exit systems to efficiently capture all foreign persons entering the country
10:20 am - 11:00 am Networking coffee break
11:00 am - 11:30 am PANEL DISCUSSION: Improving integration and cooperation amongst government entities and neighbouring countries in Africa
- Achieving greater systematic, coordinated and secure management of the regions maritime boundaries
- Achieving greater cooperation and integration of information gathering and sharing amongst African coastal countries
- The latest detection and preventive capabilities required in the evolving threat landscape of Africa
Albert Antwi- Boasiako
Chief Advisor, National Cyber Security SecretariatMinistry of Communications, Ghana
SURVEILLANCE AND RAPID SCREENING SYSTEMS
11:30 am - 11:50 am National border management initiatives
- Enhancing operations to effectively manage border security
- Improved management of incoming and outgoing persons
- Identifying the key solutions for secure surveillance and rapid response tactics
Mabo Olugbenga
Director of Operations and General InvestigationNational Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria
11:50 am - 12:10 pm Successful border control project: Combatting security threats
- Implementing the appropriate checkpoints for the border of South Africa
- Understanding the importance of integrating cross border efforts to effectively secure the borders
- Implement an effective border security strategy that will yield immediate results
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Collaborative approach to wildlife conservation
- Enhancing community involvement in natural resource management
- Use of alternate methods to infiltrate poacher gangs to better understand the illicit tactics
- Successfully curtailing poachers activities by cutting off their systems at the root
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Networking coffee break
ARMOURED AND SPECIAL MOBILITY VEHICLES
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm Using special purpose vehicles for security forces to improve resilience against terrorist or violent threats
- Heavy armoured and infantry fire vehicles can reduce speed of mobility and reconnaissance efforts
- Using special purpose vehicles with the right C4ISR and communications equipment to improve counter measures offers a tactical advantage in ambush related scenarios. Using these primarily for strategic and tactical mobility with a high level of protection especially against anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, modular and with tunable armour protection can provide the needed strategic push for the armoured corps and artillery divisions
1:20 pm - 1:40 pm Balancing weight, weaponry and mobility for an efficient use of armoured personnel carriers
- Navigating different options to find the right mix of protection level without compromising on weight, autonomy and maneuverability to safely transport personnel to conflict areas
1:40 pm - 1:50 pm Chairman’s closing remarks
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon welcome speech
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Networking lunch break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Product demos at the EXPO Closed door country briefings One to one introductions
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktail reception
Pan-African awards of excellence to achievers and contributors in various domain