SOFEX 2010

 

 

 
     
 

 

Middle-East Special Operations Commanders

Conference

 

"SPECIAL FORCES -A VISION FOR THE FUTURE"

Le Royal Hotel Amman, Jordan May 10, 2010

 

 

SOFEX has Partnered with INEGMA to Organize the SOFEX 2010 Conference

 

 

  For the 5th consecutive time the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) will organize the official conference at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) in Jordan-the regions most prestigious Special Operations and Homeland Security Show. Held on May 10th, 2010, the Middle East Operations Commanders conference will bring together leading International thought leaders in special operations forces. Unique insights into an array of associated topics, from war-fighting operations to home defence missions, counterterrorist operations, urban warfare and dismounted close combat will be covered.

 

 Please click here  for more information on the Conference >                   

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Conference Schedule



Proposed Conference Topics & Program
 

8:00 Pre-Event: Speakers and attendees start arriving and will be treated to Tea and Coffee before first session.
  Opening Session
9:30 Session opens with the arrival of H.M. King Abdullah II (or a representative) immediately followed by Jordan’s Royal Salute.
9:35 Keynote Speech To be presented by H.M. the King or Jordanian Prime Minister.
  First Session
9:45-10:10

Training Present & Future Special Forces Soldiers: Methods & Mechanisms. Presented by Brig. Gen. Ali Ahmed Jeradat, Commander of Joint Special Operations Command, Jordan.

10:10-10:35 Special Forces in Modern Warfare Combined Operations. Presented by Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Central.
10:35-10:55

Panel Discussion

10:55 -11:15

Coffee Break

  Second Session.
11:15-11:40 Air Assault Operations: Need for Mobility & Firepower. Presented by Lt. Gen. Rainer Glatz, Commander German Armed Forces Operations Command.
11:40-12:05

Seaborne Special Forces in Modern Militaries: Challenges. Presented by Brig. Gen. Frederic Beth, Commander of French Special Operations Command.

12:05-12:30 Special Forces in Urban Warefare: Lebanese Experience Presented by Brig.Gen. George Nader, Commander of Air Assault Regiment, Lebanese Special Operations Forces.
12:30-12:45 Panel Discussion
12:45-13:00

Coffee Break.

  Third Session
13:00-13:20 Special Forces Operations in Support of Counter Piracy. Presented by Rear Adm. Donato Marzano, Commander of Italian Special Operations Forces.
13:20-13:40

Equipping Modern Special Forces Soldiers: Options & Solutions. Presented by the Commander of Australian Special Operations Forces.

13:40-14:00 Future Challenges in Combating Terrorism & the Role of the Special Forces. Presented by Maj. Gen. Mohammed Haroon Al-Salam, General Officer Commanding, Special Services Group, Pakistan.
14:00-14:20 Panel Discussion
14:20-14:30 Closing Statements by Organizer & Sponsor
14:30-15:30

Lunch & End of Conference

   
  Master of Ceremony/moderators will be Riad Kahwaji, Maj. Gen. Khaled Al-Bu Ainnain & Theodore Karasik.