Pre-Event: Speakers and attendees start arriving and will be treated to Tea and Coffee before first session.
Session opens with the arrival of H.M. King Abdullah II (or his representative) immediately followed by Jordan’s Royal Salute.
Keynote Speech To be presented by Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Fraihat, Joint Chief of Staff, Jordan Armed Forces, Arab Army
Hybrid Warfare Threat in the Middle East and the Reforming of JAF Colonel Sufian Al Slaihat, Commander of King Abdullah II Special Forces Group, Jordan
Building Capacity for Special Operations Network General Raymond Thomas, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, USA
The Emirati Special Forces Experience in Combating Terrorist and Terrorism, Lessons Learnt Staff Colonel Mohammed Al Salmy, PG- Special Operations Command Deputy Commander, UAE
Panel Discussion, Moderated by Riad Kahwaji, General Manager, SEGMA
Networking Session with Refreshments
Battlespace Situational Awareness- Sensor Requirements for Deployed Special Operations Forces Brigadier General Timothy Bayliss, Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command, Australia
Future Irregular Warfare Challenges and Implications for Special Operations Forces Brigadier General Philippe Morales, Deputy Commander of Special Operations, France
Preparing Special Operators for Current and Future Terrorist Threats – Ideals Models of Training Major General Mustapha Shawkat Mustapha, Commander of Thunderbolt Forces, Egypt
Terrorism and Radicalism in Southeast Asia, General Muhammad Tito Karnavian, Chief of National Police, Indonesia
Panel Discussion, Moderated by Brigadier General Abdallah Hassan Abdallah Huneiti, Director, Strategic Planning, J.A.F, Jordan
New Cyber-Espionage in Europe and the Offensive Measure to Counter this Threat Lieutenant General Erich Pfeffer, Commander of the Bundeswehr of Joint Forces Operations, Germany
Countering Hybrid Warfare in Urban Environment – Lessons Learned in War against ISIS General Taleb Al Kanani, Commander of Joint Operations and Anti-Terrorism Force, Iraq
Managing Resilience in an Era of Expanding Cyber Conflict Mr. Raddad Ayoub, Partner EY – Cyber Security, Advisory AIM (Africa India and the Middle East), Jordan
Panel Discussion, Moderated by Brigadier General Ahmad M. Milhim, Director of Cybersecurity and Information Technology, Jordanian Armed Forces
Closing Remarks by Organizer
Lunch | Press Conference