Day 3: The PMSC Industry & Peacekeeping Operations

Conference Language: English ONLY

*Please note that this is still a provisional agenda and may change at any time without notice. Please check back regularly, as new speakers and topics are being added frequently.

30 April 2015 (Thursday)

09:30Registration & Pass Collection

10:00Panel 5 - The PMSC Industry

US Government Perspective on Managing Private Security
The new ISO/DIS 18788 standard
Developments in the regulation of the industry
Self-regulation of the UK PMSC industry: pros, cons and alternative solutions

George Manos
President & CEO
T-H-O-R Executive Security Teams Inc, US

Dr. Eugenio Cusumano
Leiden University, Netherlands

Col. (Ret.) Christopher Mayer
Director
Contractor Standards and Compliance, Department of Defense, US

Dr. Marc Siegel
Commissioner, Global Standards Initiative
ASIS International
Chairman, ISO/PC284 Committee

Dr. Ian Ralby
Executive Director
I.R. Consilium, UK

Ioanna Peeva
Managing Director
Haldane Systems Ltd, UK

11:30Morning Coffee Break

12:00Panel 5 - Continued & Discussion

13:00Networking Lunch

14:00Panel 6 - Peacekeeping Operations

OR Support to ISAF
Current aspects of Bulgarian participation in peacekeeping operations
Emergency response & crisis situations
Early Warning Practices – Cooperation or Rivalry?

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Dieter Budde
Senior Advisor to COMTESSA
Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich

Lt. Col. Petar Marinov, PhD
Head Assistant Professor
Land Forces Chair of Command & Staff Faculty
National Defence Academy G.S. Rakovski, Sofia

Col. (Ret.) Alexander Dimitrov, MD, PhD
Emergency Response Unit
Military Medical Academy, Sofia

Prof. Atanas Gochev, DSC, PhD
Professor of International Relations
University of National & World Economy, Sofia

15:00Afternoon Coffee Break

15:30Panel 4 - Continued & Discussion

16:30Conclusion & Closing Remarks

Dr. Ivo Trayanov
CEO
Epsilon Arms Ltd, Bulgaria

Ioanna Peeva
Managing Director
Haldane Systems Ltd.

16:45Networking Reception