| Day 1 - Wednesday, 11 December 2019 | |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Opening Session Mr. Francois Richard, France Customs Mrs. Ronke Olubiyi, Nigeria Customs Key note speakers Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, WCO Mr. Dicksons Kateshumbwa, Uganda Customs H.E. Mr. Shimokawa, Japanese Ambassador in Belgium |
| Introduction and goals of the Conference Overview of the Conference and the WCO Security Programme Mr. James McColm, WCO Secretariat Mrs. Frederique Gautier, WCO Secretariat | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 12.30 | Session 1 – Regional security and challenges posed by illicit trafficking (I) Security challenges in Africa Moderator: Mr. Etienne Sama II, Central Africa RILO · Counterfeit medicines in Africa, Mr. Franck Pradier, Novartis · Bio-Terrorism in Africa, Dr. Fanny Ewann, INTERPOL · Illicit trafficking of Tramadol: an increasing security and health threat in Africa, Mr. Maurice Adefalou, WCO Secretariat See presentation |
| 12.30 - 14.30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16.30 | Session 2 - Regional security and challenges posed by illicit trafficking (II) Supporting C-IED efforts: threat and responses Moderator: Mrs. Frederique Gautier, WCO Secretariat · IED in Africa, Mr. Michael Cardash, Terrogence · African IED threat overview - AFRICOM perspective, Mr. Timothy Noonan, AFRICOM, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, USA · IED in the Sahel, Mr. David Lochhead, Small Arms survey · Counter-measures to prevent diversion of IED components and their use by terrorist groups: the experience of Nigeria, Mr. Abdulrazaq Kazeem, Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser, Nigeria |
| 16:30 - 16.45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45 - 18.00 | Session 3 – Deterioration of the security situation and its impact on Customs’ mandate in Africa Speakers will present security threats over the past three years and address implications for Customs and border security Moderator: Mr. Stefan Kirsch, WCO Secretariat · The positioning of modern Customs within the National and International Defense and Security Community, Mr. Wullson Mvomo Ela, Research and Documentation Center of the International School for Security Forces (EIFORCES), Cameroon See presentation · Technical developments in terror attacks, Mr. Michael Whited, USA representative See presentation · OPCW perspectives on Libyan situation, Mrs. Lynn Hoggins, OPCW · Evolving methods to disrupt terrorist supply chain, Mr. Takahiro Araki, Japan Customs See presentation · Mrs. Frederique Gautier, WCO Secretariat See presentation |
| 18.00 | Close of Day 1 |
| 18:00–19:30 | Buffet Reception hosted by the Japanese Fund for the WCO Security Project |
| Day 2 - Thursday, 12 December 2019 | |
| 09.00 - 09.15 | Summary of Day 1 (Chair) |
| 09:15 - 11.00 | Session 4 – Panel: Exchanges on the challenges of illicit trafficking in the forthcoming decade Moderator: Mrs. Frederique Gautier, WCO Secretariat · Supply chain and new trends of terrorist groups in IED components and Small Arms, Mrs. Ashley Hamer, Conflict Armament Research · Illicit gold panning and misappropriation of revenues by criminal groups, Mr. Louis Marechal, OECD See presentation · How satellites imagery can assist Customs, Mr. Pascal Legai, European Space Agency |
| 11:00-11.15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Session 5 – Illicit financial flows and security impact in Africa Moderator: Mr. Wale Adeniyi, Nigeria Customs · Project Tentacle, Mr. David Kane, WCO Secretariat See presentation · Funding sources for terrorist armed groups in the Great Lakes region, Mr. Etienne Tabi Mbang, GABAC Directorate · Impact of armed groups on customs revenue in Central African Republic, DG Frederic-Theodore Inamo, CAR Customs |
| 12:30 -14.30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16.00 | Session 6 – Feedback and best practices Case studies and experience sharing - African Customs Representatives Moderator: Mr. James McColm, WCO Secretariat · Feedback of Burkina Faso on cooperation with other security forces, Mr. Jean-Marie Kabore, Burkina Faso Customs · Customs and control of the transport of strategic goods (explosives): the experience of Cameroon, Mr. Quentin Dima, Cameroon Customs · Building a STCE control capacity building: Kenya’s experience, |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Session 7 – Summary and follow-up The session will provide an opportunity to take stock of the preceding discussions, as well as to assess the global security challenges faced by Customs and the respective responses. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss the way forward regarding the organizational responses required over the next three years. · Plenary discussion facilitated by the Conference Chair and the WCO Director for Compliance and Facilitation |
| 17 :30 | End of Conference |
