09.00 – 09.15 Registration
09.15 – 09.20 Welcome by Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-President of IRRI-KIIB
09.20 – 09.30 Opening Remarks
- Mr. Jerry Matjila, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa: his speech
- Mr. Pierre Labouverie, Ambassador of Belgium to South Africa: his speech
09.30 – 11.00 Panel 1: The Security-Development Nexus
Chair: Mr. Jerry Matjila, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
- Mr. Richard Cornwell, Senior Research Fellow, ISS: his speech
- Mr. Fischer Barnicol, Representative of the European Commission
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00 Panel 2: The Role of the African Union
Chair: Mr. Mark Geleyn, Ambassador, Director General, Bilateral Affairs,
Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs
- Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director, ISS : his presentation
- Mr. Koen Vervaeke, Policy Unit, Council of the EU: his remarks
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Panel 3: Trilateral Cooperation in the DR Congo
Chair: Mr. Jean Lint, Ambassador, Director Africa, Deputy DG Bilateral Affairs, Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Henri Boshoff, Military Analyst, ISS: his speech
- Mr. Tom Wouters, Major, Cabinet of Belgian Defence Minister Flahaut: his speech
16.00 – 16.15 Concluding Remarks
Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-President of IRRI-KIIB