On 30 April and 01 May 2018, Abu Dhabi will host Armoured Vehicles Middle East Conference.
Tailored to the challenges and acquisition programs of the region, the conference provides a strategic forum for the exchange of knowledge on deployment, procurement, and vehicle maintenance - bringing together important regional and global perspectives from armoured divisions, internal security forces, and procurement directorates.
The conference will facilitate defence engagement and cooperation around ways to enhance deterrence and reinforce counter-terrorism. It will encourage the deepening of strategic partnerships to advance collective action against existing and emerging asymmetric threats.
The conference will address the following main topics:
- Armour Requirements and Procurement Processes
- Enhancing Survivability and Protection
- Improving Vehicle Mobility and Firepower
- Case Studies of Armoured Vehicles in Battlefield Operations
Under the Chairmanship of General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE,
DSACEUR, the conference will host the following speakers and senior representatives:
- Brigadier General Kheyal Nabi, 1st Strike Brigade Commander, Afghan National Army
- Major General (Retired) Morsi Mahmoud, Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Defence Studies Institute, Egyptian Armed Forces
- General (Retired) Sayed Ghoneim, Former Director of Operations, Egyptian Army
- David Potter, Managing Director, David Potter Consulting
- General Fouad Hamid Al Khoury, Internal Security Forces, Lebanese Armed Forces
- Major General Zahid Mehmood, General Officer Commanding 25 Mechanized Divisions
- Lt. General (Retired) Giorgio Battisti, Former Commander of Training and Doctrine Command, Italian Army
- Major General Masood Azizi, Deputy Minister, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs
- Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General (Retired) Morsi Mahmoud, Strategic Intelligence Analyst and Consultant Defence Studies Institute Egypt, Egyptian Armed Forces
- Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Principal Staff Office
Bangladesh Armed Forces - Brigadier Guiseppe Morabito, Director Middle East Faculty, NATO Defence College
- Brigadier General (Retired) Maroun Hitti, Advisor for Security & Defense, Office of the Prime Minister Lebanese Armed Forces
- Brigadier General Ubaid Al Ka’abi, Former Assistant Commander for Development and Support
- Colonel Chuck Lombardo, Commander 1st Armoured Division, US Army Central Command
- Colonel James P Cooke, Assistant Head Concepts Directorate of Capability
- Colonel Sulaiman bin Khaled bin Slaiman Al-Zakawani, Oman Defence College Armed Forces of Oman
