Day 1: 25 September
TIME |
SESSION |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
08:00-09:00 |
Coffee/Coffee |
Registration |
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09:00-09:10 |
Welcoming & Introduction |
Welcoming & introduction of key role players and sponsors |
Jacques Brits (GRU) |
09:10-09:40 |
Session 1 |
Keynote address: LLEAPA: Breaking the Environmental Crime Chain |
Maj Gen (Ret) Johan Jooste (SANParks) |
09:45-10:25 |
The Role of DEA in Breaking the Chain |
Fundusile Mketeni (tbc) (DEA) |
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10:30-11:10 |
The Role of Private Rhino Owners in Breaking the Chain |
Pelham Jones (PROA) |
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11:10-11:30 |
TEA |
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11:30-12:10 |
Session 2 |
Legal aspects – NPA: The Rights of the Anti-Poaching Ranger |
Adv Ansie Venter (NPA) |
12:15-12:55 |
The Role of the NATJoints in Coordinating the Protection of Environmental Assets |
Brig Dave Garnett (NATJOC) (tbc) |
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12:50-13:30 |
LUNCH |
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13:30-14:10 |
Session 3 |
PSIRA’s Role in Environmental Asset Protection |
Stefan Badenhorst / Mpho Mofikoe (PSIRA) (tbc) |
14:10-14:50 |
The JOC and War Room Concept |
Col (Ret) Otch Otto |
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14:55-15:35 |
Counter Insurgency Tracking as Intelligence Gathering Tool |
Colin Patrick |
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15:40-16:10 |
Own the Night: Effectively Applying Surveillance and Night Vision Equipment |
Neels van Wyk, Don English, Rodney Landela – (SANParks) |
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16:15-17:00 |
Panel discussion/Wrap-up |
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17:00-18:00 |
Technology Display & Demos/ Presentation Night Vision Equipment (ECM Technologies) |
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18:30-21:00 |
Social Event: Braai @ Jackal & Wolf |
Tbc – to be confirmed
Day 2: 26 September
TIME |
SESSION |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
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08:00-08:30 |
Coffee |
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08:30-09:10 |
Session 4 |
KZN Success Stories: Investigations & Arrests |
Cedric Coetzee |
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09:15-09:55 |
A Success Recipe for Anti-Rhino-Poaching Operations: The Sabie-Sand Story |
Jack Greeff (Ntomeni Ranger Services) |
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10:00-10:40 |
The Timbavati Story: The Secret of Rapid Reaction. |
Jacques Brits (GRU) |
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10:40-11:20 |
Intelligence: A Critical Component in Cutting the Crime Chain. |
Marius Roos (Pathfinder Corporation) |
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11:20-11:40 |
TEA |
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11:40-12:20 |
Session 5 |
Medical Aid - Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) |
Ian Boswell (SANDF) |
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12:25-13:05 |
Helicopter Operations: Tactical Application in the Anti-Poaching Role |
Joe Meyer (SANDF) |
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13:10-13:40 |
LUNCH |
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13:40-14:10 |
Technology Display & Demos |
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14:10-14:50 |
Session 6 |
Rapid response: the Environmental Crime Response Unit (ECRU) model |
Li Lotriet (Quemic) |
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14:55-15:35 |
Investigation Techniques and Crime Scene Management |
Juan de Beer (Mpupalanga Tourism and Parks Agency) |
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15:40-16:20 |
Tactical Appreciation and Planning for Anti-poaching Operations |
Maj Gen Les Rudman (Deputy Chief SA Army) |
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16:25-17:00 |
Panel discussion/Wrap-up |