SAFEGUARDING TOMORROW, EXPLORING INNOVATION TODAY: GLOBAL SYNERGY IN EOD OPERATIONS FOR A SECURE FUTURESeptember 24-25, 2024 I Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
Agenda Day 1
Group 1
8:20 am - 8:50 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Mark Wickham -
Chairman,
Counter-Explosive Threat and Demining
9:10 am - 9:50 am
THE UK MoD BIG PICTURE: OUTLINING EMERGENT EO THREATS ACROSS THE GLOBE
Major Stacey Fox -
DI Land SO2 EOD,
UK MoD
· Outlining the UK MoD threat picture in order to establish the emerging threats to UK MoD
· Developing trends in EO deployment across international theatres
· Understanding how UK MoD builds the threat picture to enhance C-EO engagement on an international spectrum
· Identifying knowledge gaps in the threat picture and how external agencies can be engaged to complete the picture
9:50 am - 10:30 am
MOVING BEYOND EOD: EXPANDING INTO WEAPON SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS AFRICA
· Outlining MAG’s approach to C-EO in Africa
· An introduction to MAGs new weapon system tracking system; what, why and how?
· Understanding how tracking weapon systems is enabling MAG to deliver enhanced C-EO capability across Africa
· Linking weapon system tracking into the wider risk mitigation agenda across the continent
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:40 am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE UNITED NATIONS MINE ACTION SERVICE 5 YEAR PLAN
Richard Boulter -
Chief of Strategic Planning and Operations Support,
United Nations Mine Action Service
· Review of the UN Strategy 2019-2023
· Defining UNMAS Strategic objectives for the next 5 years
· An update on the UNMAS coordination of implementing partners
· Encouraging and developing localization and national ownership
Richard Boulter
Chief of Strategic Planning and Operations SupportUnited Nations Mine Action Service
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
SUPPORTING THE UN MISSION IN AN EOD+S ROLE: A NEW APPROACH FOR THE BRITISH ARMY?
· An update on 35 Engineers ongoing deployment in support of the UN Mission in Mali
· Lessons learnt from providing EOD+S support to a UN mission and how these will inform future operational deployments
· Realities of EOD and Search in Africa: understanding the new operating environment
· The opportunity for future enhanced deployments in support of UN missions
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
UK MACA: PROVIDING ADVANCED CAPABILITY TO CIVILIAN EOD+S
Lieutenant Colonel Magdalen Miller -
Commanding Officer 11 EOD&S Regt RLC ,
British Army
Major Martin Laverack - Operations Major, Joint Service EOD Operations Centre
· An overview of recent operations in support of UK MACA taskings across EOD and Search
· Outlining the remit of 11 EOD&S for UK missions
· Understanding the command chain for UK MACA
· Exploring the challenges of multiple agency EOD taskings on UK mainland and potential for future upscaling
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
BLUE LIGHT PERSPECTIVE ON UK MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES (MACA)
Matthew Middleditch -
SO15 EOD,
Metropolitan Police Service London
· Establishing the operating model for C-EO within a Counter Terror Police unit
· Defining Permissive and Non-Permissive environments in Central London
- · Managing capability and remit alongside UK MoD EOD assets to ensure constant capability
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
MANAGING FOR TARGET OPPORTUNISM IN ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PLANS
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
SPOTLIGHT ON SEARCH: IMAS REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEARCH CAPABILITY
Michael 'Ginge' Brown -
Expert Adviser to National Crime Agency and Former Senior NATO Adviser and Mentor, Operation Resolute Support,
Ginge Brown Consultancy
· Understanding Search capability as an integral part of the EOD chain
· Developing Search capability beyond niche roles within the military search team
· Why IMAS needs established guidelines specific to the search role
Michael 'Ginge' Brown
Expert Adviser to National Crime Agency and Former Senior NATO Adviser and Mentor, Operation Resolute SupportGinge Brown Consultancy
