DEDICATED TO WESTERN HEMISPHERE MARITIME SECURITY
15 - 16 November 2023
| Intercontinental Cartagena
Agenda Day 1
8:25 am - 8:30 am
DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKS
Joseph Biggins, Conference Producer, Defence iQ
8:30 am - 8:45 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade -
Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica
Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (retd), Chief of Defence Staff (2016-2022), Jamaica Defence Force
9:00 am - 9:30 am
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: JDF'S ROLE IN ENHANCING REGIONAL TRAINING AND COOPERATION
- The JDF's Caribbean Military Academy
- The Impact and Reach of the CMA
- The Role of the CMA in Regional Training and Cooperation
9:45 am - 9:55 am
AEROVIRONMENT PRESENTATION
10:00 am - 10:20 am
KEYNOTE: THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF HAITI
10:20 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:30 am
NEW THREATS: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DEFENCE FORCE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
Air Vice Marshal Darryl Daniel -
Chief of Defence Staff,
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
THE TIES THAT BIND: A UNIFIED APPROACH TO COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE CARIBBEAN
Rear Admiral Douglas Schofield -
Commander Seventh Coast Guard District,
United States Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Douglas Schofield
Commander Seventh Coast Guard DistrictUnited States Coast Guard
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
CURRENT RADAR TRENDS IN COASTAL SURVEILLANCE SOLUTIONS
CDR (Retd) Noam Donenfeld, HLS Business Development, IAI ELTA Systems Ltd
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm
HOW A SMALL ISLAND, WITH INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, OPERATING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES IS MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS AND PLAYING A PART IN ENSURING MARITIME SECURITY WITHIN THE REGION
Commander Robert Scotland -
Commander,
Cayman Islands Coast Guard
- CICG & Its Role
- Area of Responsibility (Locally & Regionally)
- Challenges Faced (Weather & Illicit Movement of Persons & Items)
- Critical Success Factors & Regional Partnerships
- Building Capacity & Professional Competence
12:50 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO THE BAHAMAS
Commodore Dr. Raymond King -
Commander,
Royal Bahamas Defence Force
- Improving and enhancing disaster response capabilities through strategically targeted training and inter-agency cohesion
- Participating in disaster simulation training: helicopter rescues, assessments, and the coordination of support agencies
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
SECURITY AND DISASTER RESPONSE CAPABILITIES
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: REGIONAL STRATEGIC THREATS
Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade -
Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica
Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman - Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force
Commodore Dr. Raymond King - Commander, Royal Bahamas Defence Force
Ms. Nadine Bushell, - Programme Coordinator, CARICOM IMPACS
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm
BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE PRESENTATION
Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Leal -
Deputy Commander,
Belize Defence Force
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
THE EU AND THE GLOBAL ILLICIT FLOWS PROGRAM: A RESPONSE TO THE TRANSATLANTIC MARITIME ILLICIT TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEACOP
- What are the great trends of the maritime illicit trafficking?
- Drug trafficking
- New tendencies
- What is the response from the EU?
- The global illicit flows program and the EU funded projects
- A focus on SEACOP
