Registration and Networking Session with Refeshments

Session opens with the arrival of H.M. King Abdullah II (or a representative) immediately followed by Jordan’s Royal Salute.

Keynote Speech presented by HM King Abdullah II (or his representative)

Improving the Battlefield Performance of Special Forces Operators against Emerging Irregular Threats
Brigadier General Adnan A. AlAbbadi, Commander, Jordanian Joint Special Operations Command
 

Global Special Operations in the Emerging Environment
General Raymond A. Thomas III, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, USA
 

Interactive Panel Discussion

Networking Session with Refreshments

Executing Search and Rescue Operations in Hostile Environments with Complex Topographies
Major General Tahir Masood, Commander, Special Services Group (SSG), Pakistan
 

Identifying the Strategic Enablers of Rapid Response and Situational Adaptation for Special Operations Missions
Brigadier General Dag Baehr, Commander, Special Forces Command KSK, Germany
 

Effectively Developing and Deploying Capabilities for Information Operations in Special Missions
Brigadier Shane Gabriel, Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command, Australia
 

Interactive Panel Discussion

Networking Session with Refreshments

Agility and Mobility Vs. Protection and Firepower – Achieving a Flexible Force Posture for Special Operations Forces
Major General Piotr Patalong, Commander, Special Operations Command, Poland
 

The Lebanese Army Special Operations Experience in Combating Terrorism
Colonel Fadi Kefouri, Strike Force Commander, Lebanese Army

Soldier Modernization for Special Operations Forces – Assessing Achievements and the Outlook to 2020
Colonel André Panya Harivongs, Chief, Special Operations Capacities Development Division, Special Operations Command, France
 

Panel Discussion

Closing Statements by Organizer & Sponsor

Lunch & End of Conference