Schedule
PLEASE NOTE THAT PANEL COMPOSITION, TIMES, AND SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO SCHEDULING CONSIDERATIONS.
Thursday, February 28:
3:30 p.m. Registration (ASEAN Mezzanine)
4:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks (ASEAN Auditorium)
Speakers:
- BG (ret.) Russell D. Howard Director, The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, The Fletcher School
- Dr. Peter Uvin Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies, Director, Institute for Human Security, and Academic Dean, The Fletcher School
- Gregory E. Glaros President & CEO, Synnexus, Inc.
4:30 p.m. Opening Keynote Address (ASEAN Auditorium)
Speaker: Dr. Michael Doran, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Support to Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of Defense
5:00 p.m. Panel One: Enablers of Insecurity: Social, Political, and Economic Threats (ASEAN Auditorium)
Moderator: Dr. James Forest Director of Terrorism Studies, Combating Terrorism Center U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Panelists:
- Dr. Pauline H. Baker President, The Fund for Peace (publisher of Failed States Index)
- Gayle Smith Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress/ENOUGH Project
- Dr. Marc SommersAssociate Research Professor of Humanitarian Studies, The Fletcher School
- Scott Womack U.S. Army Sub-Saharan Africa Foreign Area Officer Former U.S. Defense Attaché to U.S. Defense Attaché to Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal (2004-2006) and to the Central African Republic and Chad (2002-2004).
6:30 p.m. Reception for All Conference Attendees (Hall of Flags)
Friday, February 29
8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast (ASEAN Mezzanine)
9:30 a.m. Keynote Address (ASEAN Auditorium)
Speaker: His Excellency Mahamoud Adam Béchir The Ambassador of Chad to the United States
10:00 a.m. Panel Two: The Politics of Counter-Terrorism: Current Efforts to Improve Human Security in Africa and the “War on Terror” (ASEAN Auditorium)
Moderator: Dr. Peter Walker Director, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
Panelists:
- Ky Luu, Director Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Mark Malan Peacebuilding Program Officer, Refugees International
- LTC Timothy Mitchell U.S. Defense and Army Attaché, Tanzania
- Major Jean-Philippe Peltier Sub-Saharan Africa Course Director U.S. Air Force Special Operations School
11:45 a.m. Lunch (Hall of Flags)
1:00 p.m. Panel Three: Creating Collaborative Strategies for Improving Human Security in Africa: The Intersection of Development and Security (ASEAN Auditorium)
Moderator: BG (ret.) Russell Howard Director, Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies The Fletcher School
Panelists:
- Kwesi Aning Head, Conflict Prevention Management and Resolution Dept., Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Center, Ghana
- Peter Barlerin Deputy Director for Regional Affairs, Office of Regional and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Dr. Dyan Mazurana Director, Gender, Youth, and Community, Feinstein Center
- Col. Mark Rosengard Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara
2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Conference End (ASEAN Auditorium)
3:00 p.m. Working Group of Stakeholders and Panelists (invited participants only)
- Moving Forward: Developing a Collaborative Research Agenda (Cabot 7th Floor)
5:00 p.m. Working Group Adjourns
Location: ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Building, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (Directions)
Cost: Complimentary (registration required)
Registration: Register here for the Conference.
