Conference Day One: Monday, 20th April, 2009

09.00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Speech

Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Madison
Stability Operations Integrator, TRADOC
US Army

Coordinating Cimic At A National And International Level

09.10 The Experiences Of Nato Cimic Group South: The Motta Di Livenza (CGS) Regiment

• Organisation and capability of the regiment
• Supporting military operations with CIMIC from a NATO capability rather than from a national standpoint
• Activity and courses run by the CGS Regt: Our recommendations

Colonel Mauro D’Ubaldi
Commander, CIMIC Group South
NATO

09.50 Coordination In Stabilisation And Reconstruction Operations: The UK Joint Cimic Group

• Lines of operations and planning considerations: Example of Afghanistan
• The Comprehensive Approach: Challenges to re-establishing (or establishing) state infrastructure and political/security systems
• The lessons learned process : Development of CIMIC policy, doctrine and standards

Major Clint Read
SO2 Training Support/ CIMIC Support Team Leader, Joint CIMIC Group
UK MoD

Implementing The Comprehensive Approach To Multinational Operations

11.00 Intro To United Nations Doctrine On Civil-Military Coordination (CMCoord)

• CMCoord officer and CIMIC officer...differences/ similarities
• What the CIMIC and other staff officers should know when interacting with humanitarian groups in a UN context
• CMCoord model for UN operations in Darfur

Declan Power
Security and Defence Analyst

11.40 Interagency Cooperation In Crises Response And Stabilisation Operations

• Coordinating different government departments to work for a unified goal: can this ever work in practise?
• Where does C2 come into the picture?
• The Dutch experience in Afghanistan and recommendations

Major Lenny Hazelbag
Doctoral Researcher, Facility of Military Sciences
Netherlands Defence Academy

Case Studies From Stabilisation And Reconstruction Operations In Iraq

13.30 Communication Strategy In Emergency Crisis: From Relief And Rehabilitation To Post-Reconstruction Assistance

• Co-ordination and complementarily: the role of the NGOs. Lessons learned and lessons applied in the Balkans and in some other developing countries affected by conflicts and natural disasters.
• Promoting EU visibility through the management of assistance programmes:benefits and constraints in beneficiary countries under the CARDS programme
• Effective dissemination of good practices: developing a sound Knowledge Management approach.

Giovanni Curtopassi
Information and Communication Unit Head
European Agency for Reconstruction

14.10 Sharing Practical Observations From Leading A Districtlevel PRT In Iraq

• Explore the value of fully integrating governance capacity building, economic development, and security at the district level
• Discuss the value chain approach for development and capacity building
• Networking: “Introducing Iraqis to Iraqis”
• Integrate observations, insights, and lessons learned into interagency pre-deployment training and cooperation.

Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Madison
Stability Operations Integrator, TRADOC
US Army

15.20 Lessons For The Military From The Inclusion Of Multiagency Organisations In The Iraq And Afghanistan Stability Operations

• International cooperation and support at both a Government and industry level
• Case studies
• What works and what do we need to improve on

Colonel (USAF Ret’d) Mike McCoy
Army Lessons Learned, US Combined Arms Centre
US Army

Ensuring Mission Success Through The Local Population

16.00 Human Security As A Tool In Crises Management And Peace Building

• Overview of the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT)
• Human Security from the strategic level to the tactical in the case of the ISAF mission
• Crises management operations

Lieutenant Colonel Esa Vanonen
Commanding Officer FINCENT
Finnish Armed Forces

16.40 Information Operations As Part Of EUFOR Peace Support Operations

• Strategies to deliver influence effect in EUFOR operations
• Coordinating an influence strategy across different agencies and working alongside civilian organisations
• Lessons learned from the information campaigns so far and recommendations for future activities
• Pragmatic applications to operations in Africa

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Zouggari
IO Active Officer
European Union Military Staff

17.20 Chairman’s Comments And End Of Day 1

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