CABSEC - 29 June 2021 - English Language Day

  • The shift in focus towards cyber operations and integrating disruptive technologies into the Jamaican Defence Forces
  • Multi-national training in Jamaica and its effect on improving cooperation between Jamaican and partner forces
  • Updates on illegal actions in the area and Jamaican initiatives to deter and suppress them
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Lieutenant General Rocky Meade

Chief of Defence Staff
Jamaican Defence Force

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Lieutenant General (Retd) Guy Thibault

former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (2013-2016)
Canadian Armed Forces

  • Overview of recent security developments
  • Building maritime capacity to dominate EEZ around Guyana
  • Prioritising airborne and surface platforms to achieve national security strategy
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Brigadier Godfrey Bess

Chief of Staff
Guyana Defence Force

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Lieutenant General (Retd) Guy Thibault

former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (2013-2016)
Canadian Armed Forces

  • The processes by which multinational cooperation can be improved from the political to the individual levels
  • Where capability gaps are emerging and what the plans are for addressing them
  • The new threats within Caribbean and South American environments
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Air Vice Marshal Darryl Daniel

Chief of Defence Staff
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Forces

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Brigadier General Steven Ortega

Commander
Belize Defence Force

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Colonel Glyne Grannum

Chief of Staff
Barbados Defence Force

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Lieutenant General (Retd) Guy Thibault

former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (2013-2016)
Canadian Armed Forces

  • What equipment is most essential locally for responding to natural disasters rapidly and effectively?
  • How can we improve cooperation and, crucially, resilience to natural disasters?
  • Military Assistance to a Civilian Authority or MACA: why is this such a high priority to the Armed Forces as a whole and not just single services?
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Vice Admiral Jean Hausermann

Commander
French Forces in the Caribbean (COMSUP)

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Commodore Dr Raymond King

Commander
Royal Bahamas Defence Force

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Colonel Telbert Benjamin

Chief of Defence Staff
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

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Lieutenant General (Retd) Guy Thibault

former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (2013-2016)
Canadian Armed Forces

  • Which capabilities should be prioritised for multi-mission vessels?
  • What key shared challenges should be addressed by closer cooperation with industry?
  • How is the changing nature of illegal maritime trafficking affecting capability development for surface vessels and what future trends can you see developing?
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Rear Admiral (UH) Eric Jones

Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District
US Coast Guard

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Captain Elton Bennett

Commander
Belize Coast Guard

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Commander Robert Scotland

Commander
Cayman Islands Coast Guard

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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Jones

Executive Director
CARICOM IMPACS

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Lieutenant General (Retd) Guy Thibault

former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (2013-2016)
Canadian Armed Forces