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)
First Session Moderator: Major General (Ret.) Mohammed Farghal, Director General, Center for Strategic Studies (CSS), King Abdullah II Academy for Defence Studies, Jordan
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
Second Session Moderator: Riad Kahwaji, CEO, SEGMA
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
Third Session Moderator: Ayman Khalil, Director, Arab Institute for Security Studies
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