DAY 3: The PMSC Industry & Peacekeeping Operations
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21 February 2014 (Friday)
09:00
Registration & Pass Collection
09:30
Panel 5 - The PMSC Industry: Land-based and Maritime Security
- Maritime Counter-Terrorism - A look at the history, trends and countermeasures with respect to piracy in the Gulf of Aden and West Coast of Africa
- The evolution of the maritime private security industry
- Private Security in High Risk Environments - Standards Redefine Industry Practices
- The Psychological Health of Security Professionals: Truths, Fiction and Known Unknowns
- Evolution of regulatory structures for the Private Maritime Security Industry, including:
- The need for regulatory structures in the maritime domain
- How the standards were developed
- When will the standards be in place and what impact will they have on the private maritime security industry
- Next steps in regulatory evolution
- Update on the global regulation of private security companies and whether or not those initiatives are consistent with current trends in the industry
11:00
Morning Coffee Break
11:30
Panel 5 - Continued & Discussion
14:30
Panel 6 - Peacekeeping Operations & CIMIC (civil-military co-operation)
- International contributions to peacekeeping operations
- CIMIC in multinational operations
- The participation of Bulgarian military medical teams in Afghanistan 2002-2013, the contribution of Bulgarian military medics to ISAF & proposals for future development
16:00
Afternoon Coffee Break
16:30
Conclusions & Closing Remarks
17:00
Networking Reception