International Terrorism Conference 2008
The International Terrorism Conference 2008 was a policy conference held on 2-3 October 2008 by the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence in cooperation with the Royal United Services Institute. The conference was called, "Countering 'Jihadist' Terrorism: Regional and Country Perspectives". It was sponsored by the security technology company Smiths Detection.
Speakers including numerous experts from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence as well as senior figures from the policy world including the Prime Minister's Secuirty Advisor Lord West of Spithead, The Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety,Tony McNulty and an unnamed "Senior Whitehall Official". [1]
The Programme
International Terrorism Conference 2008
Thursday 2nd October
0830-0900 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
0900-0905 ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS
0920-1115 SESSION ONE: Multilateral perspectives
CHAIR: Dr Brian Lang
Principal, University of St. AndrewsSPEAKERS: Sir David Veness
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United NationsLord George Robertson
Former Secretary-General of NATODr. Raphael Perl
Head, Action Against Terrorism Unit, OSCEGeorge Gijs de Vries
Clingendael Institute, The Hague; former EU CT Coorindator
1115 - 1145 MORNING TEA & COFFEE
0920-1115 SESSION TWO: Hotspots of 'Jihadist' terrorism
CHAIR: Simon Manley
Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign & Commonwealth OfficeSPEAKERS: Dr. Michael Boyle
CSTPV, University of St. Andrews
Terrorism, Civil War and Resistance in IraqAbdel Bari Atwan
Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-ArabiProfessor Max Taylor
CSTPV, University of St. Andrews
Somalia and the Horn of AfricaLianne Kennedy-Boudali
RAND, Washington D.C.
Maghreb and North Africa
1330 - 1430 LUNCH
1430 - 1630 SESSION THREE: Country and regional perspectives
CHAIR: Professor Michael Clarke
Director, RUSISPEAKERS: Snior Whitehall Official
UK PerspectivesEkaterina Stepanova
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Caucasus and Central AsiaGregory Berry
Political Minister Counselor, United States Embassy, London
1630 - 1700 AFTERNOON TEA AND COFFEE
1430 - 1630 SESSION FOUR: Where do we stand?
CHAIR: Stephen Phipson
Group Managing Director, Smiths DetectionKEYNOTE:Rt. Hon. Tony McNulty MP
Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety
1815 EVENING RECEPTION
- ↑ Programme (PDF) for the International Terrorism Conference 2008]]
