Program Overview
Presented by:
Dr. Assis Malaquias
Keynotes:
- Admiral Gouveia e Melo
Chief of Naval Staff, Portuguese Navy - Jessye Lapenn
United States Ambassador to the African Union - Her Excellency, Dr. Helena Carreiras
Minister of Defense, Portugal
Session 1 | July 17, 2023
The South Atlantic Maritime Domain
Presented by:
- Holly Haverstick
Director of International Affairs and Foreign Policy Advisor, United States Coast Guard - Rear Admiral Narciso Fastudo Jr.
Executive Director, Inter Regional Coordination Center Yaoundé - Kirsty McLean
United States Naval Forces Africa - Admiral (ret.) Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira
Brazilian Navy
Objectives:
- Highlight the strategic importance of the South Atlantic for global security and prosperity.
- Emphasize the importance of defining the South Atlantic as a global commons where states from different continents share important strategic interests.
- Describe collaborative approaches to address common threats and challenges.
- Promote international partnerships as a foundation for collaboration in the maritime domain.
Session 2 | July 17, 2023
Drivers of Maritime Insecurity
Presented by:
- Timothy Walker
Maritime Project Leader, Institute for Security Studies - Gonçalves Alexandre
Captain, Portuguese Navy Reserves - Captain Ben Baba Abdul
Deputy Chief Staff Officer – Policy and Plans, Ghanaian Navy
Objectives:
- Discuss the link between national security strategies and allocation and realignment of resources among and between security and non-security institutions.
- Examine how national security strategies can improve transparency and accountability in security resource management.
- Discuss how a national security strategy can provide a framework to harness and leverage partnerships in security assistance and cooperation.
Session 3 | July 18, 2023
Evolving Threats & Challenges – IUU Fishing
Presented by:
- Captain (ret.) Brian Lisko
Africa Regional Advisor – International Training and Technical Assistance Team, United States Coast Guard - Ife Okafor-Yarwood
Lecturer, University of St. Andrews - Carolyn Gruber
Deputy Director, Environmental Security Program, Stimson Center - Commander Patricia Bennett
Chief of Fisheries, United States Coast Guard
Objectives:
- Provide an overview of IUU fishing from a global perspective.
- Explore the causes and consequences of IUU fishing in the Atlantic.
- Identify the key actors involved in IUU fishing and their key motivations.
- Highlight the relationship between maritime security, food security, and national security.
Session 4 | July 18, 2023
Maritime Threats, Crimes, and Vulnerabilities
Presented by:
- Rear Admiral Narciso Fastudo Jr.
Executive Director, Inter Regional Coordination Center Yaoundé - Rear Admiral Jo-Ann Burdian
Assistant Commandant for Response Policy (CG-5R), United States Coast Guard - Timothy Walker
Maritime Project Leader, Institute for Security Studies - Francis Omiunu
Legal Advisor, Gulf of Guinea – Global Maritime Crime Programme, UNODC
Objectives:
- Explore the interregional dynamics of narcotrafficking and the various challenges its poses to Atlantic states.
- Assess current human trafficking patterns in the Atlantic area.
- Identify the key drivers of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Atlantic.
- Evaluate regional and international responses to piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Atlantic region.
Session 5 | July 19, 2023
Continental and Regional Responses – Africa
Presented by:
- Ali Kamal-Deen
Executive Director, Center for Maritime Law and Security Africa - Rear Admiral Narciso Fastudo Jr.
Executive Director, Inter Regional Coordination Center Yaoundé - Mohammed Shettima
Captain, Nigerian Navy - Abroulaye Fofana
Permanent Secretary, Côte d’Ivoire Maritime Authority
Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the AU’s AIMS 2050
- Assess the Yaoundé architecture for maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea after 10 years.
- Offer national level case-studies on the implementation of the Yaoundé architecture.
Session 6 | July 19, 2023
Continental and Regional Responses – Latin America & the Caribbean
Presented by:
- Luis Bittencourt
Professor, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies - Pedro de la Fuente
Rear Admiral, Argentinian Navy - Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira
Admiral (ret.), Brazilian Navy - Daniel Locatelli
Colonel, Army of Uruguay and Uruguayan Ministry of Defense
Objectives:
- Identify key maritime threats and challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean
- Assess main national and regional responses to maritime threats and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Explore the potential for deepening collaboration and partnerships among South Atlantic states.
Session 7 | July 20, 2023
Consequence Delivery, Legal Authorities, & Jurisdictions
Presented by:
- Captain (ret.) Brian Lisko
Africa Regional Advisor – International Training and Technical Assistance Team, United States Coast Guard - Ali Kamal-Deen
Executive Director, Center for Maritime Law and Security Africa - Miguel Ferreira da Silva
Director of the Commission for the Study and Strategy of Governance of the Sea, Energy, and Environment, Lusofona University
Objectives:
- Discuss the key international legal frameworks for addressing criminality at sea.
- Assess progress and challenges in the process of domesticating international legal frameworks.
- Assess progress and obstacles in defining legal authorities and jurisdictions to deliver consequences for criminality at sea.
Session 8 | July 20, 2023
Coordination, Collaboration, & Information Sharing
Presented by:
- Abroulaye Fofana
Permanent Secretary, Côte d’Ivoire Maritime Authority - Ambassador Nicolas Berlanga
Ambassador, European Union External Action Service - Simon Church
Special Advisor to the Chairs, Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum – Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) - Captain Francisco das Chagas Lemos Junior
Captain, Brazilian Navy
Objectives:
- Evaluate the importance of coordination and collaboration to address maritime security threats and challenges.
- Discuss the importance of information sharing in national, regional, and international approaches to maritime security.