Previous Event Speakers
Amb. William A. Awinador-Kanyirige
Senior Adviser - Governance & Peacebuilding
African Union Commission (AUC)
Hon. Jacob Oboth
Minister of State for Defence
Uganda Ministry of Defence & Veteran Affairs
Lt Gen Mohan Subramanian
Force Commander
UNMISS - UN Mission in South Sudan
Amb. Dr. Zainab Ali Kotoko
Executive Secretary
CISSA - AUC's Committee of Intelligence & Security Services of Africa
Maj. Gen. Teshome Gemechu
Director of International Relations & Military Cooperation
Ethiopian Ministry of Defense (ENDF)
Mody Berethe
Police Commissioner
MONUSCO - UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Michel Soula
Head of Multilateral Organizations
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
David Mukuka Chileshe
Commissioner of Police
Zambia Police Service
Daniel Angel Damjanovic
Head of Branch - Regional Counter Terrorism Node for Africa
INTERPOL
Kauko Aaltomaa
Head of Mission
EUCAP Somalia
Cdr Abebe Muluneh Beyene
Director
IGAD Security Sector Program (ISSP)
Maj Gen Ibrahim Michael Mhona
Chief of Operations & Training
Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces (TPDF)
Caroline Gaju
Programme Coordinator
ITU Regional Office for Africa
Col Andy Pitt
Commander
British Peace Support Team (Africa)
Lt. Gen. Jonah M. Mwangi
Vice Chief of Defence Forces
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)
Col Julius Mbaine Rubakuuba
Assistant Chief of Defence Intelligence-CI
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF)
Maj Gen (Ret) Fidza Dludlu
Special Advisor to the SRCC
ATMIS - African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
Brig Gen Paul Kahuria Njema
Director EASF Secretariat
EASF Secretariat
Julia Eckelmann
Weapons & Ammunition Management Regional Project Manager - Malawi & Mozambique
HALO Trust
Thomas Kontogeorgos
Chief - DDR Section (Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration)
UN OROLSI - Office of Rule of Law & Security Institutions
COL Douglas LeVien
Assistant Chief of Staff; G4 Logistics
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF)
Maj Gen Sydney Shuping Modise
Chief Director Collection
South African National Defence Force (SANDF)
COL Crystal M. Hills
Commander
U.S. 405th Army Field Support Brigade (U.S. Army Sustainment Command)
Ackim Sanuka
Head of Cybersecurity
Malawi National Intelligence Service (NIS)
Dr. Jonathon Brame
Basic & Applied Research Lead
U.S. Army DEVCOM Atlantic
Prof. Georges Ki-Zerbo
Director WHO Office to the AU & UNECA
WHO - World Health Organization
Senai Terrefe
Senior Protection Coordinator
UNHCR - UN Refugee Agency
Dominic Godana
Country Director
PanAfricare Kenya
Oumar Sylla
Ag. Director - Regional Office for Africa
UN-Habitat - UN Human Settlements Programme
Peter Wood
Chief Regional Security Officer
African Development Bank (AFDB)
Matthew Johnson
Industry Liaison & Communications Director
USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development
Jide Okeke
Regional Programme Coordinator for Africa
UNDP - UN Development Programme
Ekra Hyacinthe Djezou
Deputy Director of Intelligence Service, National Police of Côte d’Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire Ministry of Homeland Security
Gedion Kimilu
Head of Regional Bureau
INTERPOL Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa
Capt Mohammad Saghir Shettima
Executive Officer
Nigerian Navy; Nigeria Armed Forces
Col. Timothy J. MacDonald
Operations Director (CJ-3)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)
Brig-Gen Viscount Zwelithini Ngcobo
Force Chief of Staff
MONUSCO - UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa Apollo
Deputy Commissioner
Rwanda National Police
Confidence Staveley
Executive Director
CyberSafe Foundation
Dr. Girum Hailu Maheteme
Regional Coordinator for COVID-19 Response
IGAD Health & Social Development Division
Camlus Omogo
Director
IGAD Conflict Early Warning & Response Mechanism (CEWARN)
Dr. Ebele Omeke Michael
Regional Humanitarian Advisor
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
Cmdre Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye
Deputy Force Commander and Acting Force Commander
MINURSO - UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
Hassan M. Said Samantar
Director General
Somalia Ministry of Defence
H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye
Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security (PAPS)
African Union Commission (AUC)
Dragica Pajevic
Deputy Regional Director for Eastern Africa
WFP - UN World Food Programme
Maj Gen Gold Uhuoma Chibuisi
Force Commander
Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)
Dr. Michael Masiapato
Commissioner
BMA - Border Management Authority of South Africa
Dr. Vlasta Zekulic
Head - Strategic Issues & Engagements
NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (ACT)
COL Matthew Kopp
Director - Security Cooperation Directorate (SCD)