Combating Wildlife Poaching and Insecurity in Africa

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2015 - The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Africa Program will host a half-day conference on innovative solutions to combat wildlife poaching and insecurity in Africa. Full details appear below.

WHEN/WHERE:
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Second Floor Conference Center
Washington, DC 20036

Credentialed members of the press who wish to attend must email aschwartz@csis.org

9:00AM Keynote:

The Honorable Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs

Panel 1: 9:30AM - Room for Growth in Current Anti-Poaching and Trafficking Policy

Dan Ashe
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Luis Arreaga
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Karen Siex
Senior Biodiversity Policy Adviser of the Bureau for Africa, USAID

Enrico Pironio
Africa Wildlife and Protected Areas, European Commission DF DEVCO

Moderated by:

Juan Zarate
Senior Adviser, CSIS
Former Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism

Panel 2: 10:45AM - Environmental and Security Implications of the Current Poaching Crisis

Bryan Christy
Journalist and Author, National Geographic Society

Jackson Miller
Lead Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Analyst, C4ADS

Richard Ruggiero
Chief, Division of International Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Moderated by:

Jennifer Cooke
Director, CSIS Africa Program

12:00PM Keynote:

The Honorable Ed Royce (R-CA)
Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Panel 3: 12:30PM - Examining On-the-Ground Models for Conservation and Security

His Excellency Hussein Dado
Governor, Tana River County, Kenya

Ian Saunders
Chief Operating Officer, Tsavo Trust

Jean Marc Froment
Director of Conservation, African Parks Network

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Johan Jooste
Anti-Poaching Chief, Kruger National Park South Africa

Moderated by:

James Deutsch
Vice President for Conservation Strategy, Wildlife Conservation Society

2:00PM Keynote:

Professor Judi Wakhungu
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water, and Natural Resources, Government of Kenya

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