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Programme

  • Beginning: 24 October 2023
  • End: 26 October 2023

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Tuesday

24. 10. 2023

13:00 - 13:05 Welcome Remarks

Mr. Stu BRADIN, President & CEO - Global SOF Foundation

13:05 - 13:25 Opening Remarks

Lieutenant General Karel ŘEHKA, Chief of Defense - Czech Republic

13:25 - 13:55 Czech SOF Relevancy to the Future

Mr. Tomáš POJAR, National Security Advisor - Czech Republic

13:55 - 14:55 Keynote Speech: Open Sourse Intelligence for Global Due Diligence: Tailored for a Military Perspective

Ms. Cynthia Hetherington, Founder & CEO - Hetherington Group

14:55 - 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:45 FLOW DRILL "SOF Operations in Denies Spaces"

Dr. Keenan YOHO, Vice President & Board Member - Global SOF Foundation

15:45 - 16:30 Clandestine SOF Activities

Mr. Ivo KRAMOLIŠ, Commercial Director - NTT DATA Business Solutions

Mr. Bohumil KARTOUS, Spokesperson - Čeští elfové

Mr. Martin OCKNECHT - Czech NGO

Colonel Tomas SKACEL, Special Operational Forces Deputy Director - Czech Republic

Mr. Miroslav ZÁMEČNÍK, National Economic Council (NERV) member - Czech Republic

16:30 - 17:00 Keynote Speech

Mr. Fratišek ŠULC, First Deputy Minister of Defense - Czech Republic

17:00 - 17:05 Closing Remarks

17:00 - 18:30 Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

15:00 - 17:00 Open Session: B2B Speed Networking

This event is open to all Symposium Attendees for FREE, however you must complete the separate Intake Form by 18 Oct 2023.

Wednesday

25. 10. 2023

8:30 - 9:00 Morning Coffee

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome Remarks

Mr. Matt Karres, Director of SOCOM Programs - L3Harris

9:15 - 10:00 Opening Keynote

President Petr PAVEL (Invited), President - Czech Republic

10:00 - 11:00 Fortifying Special Forces Operations with Intelligence and Cyber Capabilities

Dr. Keenan YOHO, Vice President & Board Member - Global SOF Foundation

Lieutenant General Antonio FLETCHER, Commander - NATO SOF Headquarters

Brigadier General Michal KOUDELKA, Head of Security Information Service (BIS) - Czech Republic

Mr. Joe TRAGAKIS, Director, J6 - U.S.Special Operations Command

11:00 - 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 - 12:30 Legislation as a Pathway to National Security Reform

Dr. Rob De WIJK, Founder - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

Mr. Stu BRADIN, President & CEO - Global SOF Foundation

Colonel Otakar FOLTÝN, Deputy Chief, Presidential Military Office - Czech Republic

12:30 - 13:45 Networking Lunch

13:45 - 14:15 SOF Slam: Innovation at NATO

Ms. Veronika BARTAKOVA, Innovation Officer - NATO International Staff

14:15 - 15:00 Keynote Speech (Virtual)

Admiral William H.MCRAVEN, U.S. Navy (Retired)

15:00 - 15:30 Networking Break

15:30 - 16:15 Session FLOW DRILL: "What We Learned for SOF Operations in Ukraine that Will Apply to Taiwan or Other Nations"

Dr. Sandor FABIAN, Chair of Integration and Engagement - Irregular Warfare Center

16:15 - 17:00 What Winning (Can) Look Like: Utility of Special Operations in Compound Security Competition

Dr. Isaiah "Ike" WILSON III, Partner, Gainful Sotutions Inc. - Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

17:00 - 18:30 Networking Reception

Thursday

26. 10. 2023

8:00 - 9:30 SOF Commanders Round Table (Government & Military only)

9:30 - 9:35 Welcome Remarks

9:35 - 10:00 Keynote Speech: Strategic Competition and Irregular Warfare - From Russia and China with Love

Dr. Seth G.JONES, Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program - Center for Strategic & International Studies

10:00 - 11:00 The Role of SOF in Competition, Crisis and Conflict: Situation Reports

Mr. Peter BERGEN, Vice President for Global Studies & Fellows at New America, Professor at Arizona State University, Security Analyst - CNN

Brigadier General Claudiu DOBOCAN, SOF Commander - Romania

Brigadier General Pedro Arnulfo SÁNCHEZ SUÁREZ, Deputy Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command - Colombia

Mr. Benedikt VANGELI, Head of Centre Against Terrorism and Hybrid Threats - Czech Republic Ministry of Interior

 

11:00 - 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 - 12:00 SOF Slam: Winning the Quantum Conflict

Mr. Doug HILL, Founder & CEO - Real Random

12:00 - 12:45 Fireside Chat

Dr. Isaiah "Ike" WILSON III, Partner, Gainful Solutions, Inc. - Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

12:45 - 12:55 Closing Remarks

13:00 - 14:30 Networking Lunch

17:00 - 19:00 Closing Reception

Documents

GSOF Symposium Europe - Symposium Agenda.pdf (pdf)

Event organiser: Global SOF Foundation and Clarion Events

Contact: Amy Belicev abelicev@gsof.org

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