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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