Main Conference Day 1 - 4 November
8:00 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE
9:00 am - 9:20 am OPENING CEREMONY AND NATIONAL ANTHEMS
9:00 am - 9:05 am DEFENCE IQ OPENING REMARKS
9:25 am - 9:40 am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Captain (N) Juan Carlos Jimenez
Director Against Armed Drug Trafficking, Colombian NavyCABSEC & SAMSEC 2020 Chairman
9:40 am - 10:00 am HOST NATION MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE
10:00 am - 10:30 am COLOMBIAN NAVY WELCOME BRIEFING
10:30 am - 11:00 am THE DA62 MPP SPECIAL MISSION AIRCRAFT CONCEPT
· Ground Station Solutions
· Training Concept
· Sustainment
· Operational Concept
· Summary
11:00 am - 11:40 am OFFICIAL HEADS OF DELEGATION PHOTO & MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:40 am - 12:10 pm THE COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE AND AIR INTERDICTION IN SUPPORT OF JOINT OPERATIONS
· The role of the Colombian Air Force in contributing to Joint Force operations
· Providing depth in domain awareness so that actions can be coordinated and resources used effectively
· Where can improvements be made in order to improve Joint Force efficiency
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm ALL ENVIRONMENT UAS’ AND THEIR FLEXIBILITY IN MARITIME AND LAND OPERATIONS
Milton Quiros
Director International Business Development, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South AmericaAerovironment
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm CHALLENGES IN FINANCING GOVERNMENT ASSETS: JET DEFENCE’S VALUE PROPOSITION
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm THE DEFENSE STRATEGY OF THE MEXICAN STATE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH REGIONAL COOPERATION
· Update on Mexican defence strategy from 2020-2024
· Priorities for modernisation and bringing new capabilities into operational use
· Regional cooperation and how the Mexican government aims to strengthen its partnerships
Lieutenant General André Georges Foullon Van Lissum
Secretary of National DefenceFederal Government of Mexico
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm COMPREHENSIVE POLICY TO ADDRESS THE DRUG PROBLEM “FUTURE ROUTE”
· Specific role of the Government at coordinating attempts to tackle organised crime in the country
· Developments in tactics employed by criminal elements and the capability gaps it has revealed
· Plans for future development and new acquisition plans to improve interoperability with other agencies and international counterparts
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm JAMAICA’S STRATEGIC DEFENCE REVIEW
· The shift in focus towards cyber operations and integrating disruptive technologies into the Jamaican Defence Forces
· Multi-national training in Jamaica and its effect on improving cooperation between Jamaican and partner forces
· Updates on illegal actions in the area and Jamaican initiatives to deter and suppress them
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm UNODC MARITIME CRIME PROGRAMME: PRIORITIES AND PERSPECTIVES ON COOPERATION
· UNODC within the region and current perspectives on cooperation
· Challenges and prioritising responses within the multi-national framework
· Roadmap for future development in order to encourage crime prevention as well as disruption
Jose Vila del Castillo
Representative for Central America and the CaribbeanUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ANTIGUA & BARBUDA APPROACH TO IMPROVING INTERDICTION AND INCIDENT RESPONSE
· Reviewing training with international partners in order to improve multinational cooperation
· Recent seizures by the Antigua & Barbuda Defence Forces and the capability gaps it has highlighted
· Future procurement plans for modernisation and priorities
Lieutenant Commander Elroy Skerritt
Commanding Officer, Coast GuardAntigua & Barbuda Defence Force
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm CARICOM IMPACS AND ITS ROLE WITHIN REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE CARIBBEAN
· Countering regional security threats and helping to build capacity against transnational crime
· Joint Regional Communications Centre and Regional Intelligence Fusion Centre roles within IMPACS operations
· Shared challenges and use of resources in order to support multi-national initiatives to deter, detect and disrupt crime
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Captain (N) Juan Carlos Jimenez
Director Against Armed Drug Trafficking, Colombian NavyCABSEC & SAMSEC 2020 Chairman