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Jamaica Defence Force to Host 150+ Senior Coastal Security Leaders at Defence IQ's CABSEC and SAMSEC 2018NEW YORK, February 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosted by the Jamaica Defence Force, the annual CABSEC and SAMSEC combined forums will bring together key players involved in Caribbean and South American security at the Pegasus Hotel, 27-29 March. This year's theme is focussed on Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness and Increasing Security and Defence Resource Optimisation. The JDF have been a reliable partner within the region and has procured multiple systems for enhancing security. Regional security is a collective effort and collaboration is important for building trust and advancing relationships aimed at advancing further hemispheric security objectives. This combined forum will offer the opportunity for high-level networking with current and future partners throughout the hemisphere, attracting 150-180 senior delegates annually including ministers, chiefs of defence, heads of navies and coast guards, law-enforcement, diplomatic, and foreign affairs professionals involved in promoting security. As the JDF's chairman said: "CABSEC is a win win win concept that facilitates the exchange of strategic security concerns and ideas; bilateral networking; and exposure to emerging technologies," Major General Rocky Meade, Chief of Defence, Jamaica Defence Force. Other seior leaders looking to advance their security through both asset procurement and defence transformation attending include:
Leading industry partners include Textron Aviation, VARD Marine, Aeroata AG, Fototerra, Optimare, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Thales Air Systems and Harris, among others. The CABSEC and SAMSEC combined forum is designed to promote regional and hemispheric security cooperation through expanding networks and to build enduring partnerships among military, industry and government officials in order to enhance regional security, stability, and prosperity in Central and South America and the Caribbean. For more information visit http://bit.ly/CABSECSAMSEC , call +44(0)207-036-1300 or email [email protected]. Press are invited to attend this important industry forum. If one would like a complimentary press pass please email Nishkala Thiru at [email protected]
SOURCE Defence IQ |