Conference

POLITICS

AND

SECURITY

IN

THE

HORN

OF

AFRICA

15--‐16

October

2013

Day

1

–

ROUNDTABLE,

Tuesday,

October

15

th

“Politics,

economy,

security

and

prospects

for

stability

in

Somalia”

15:00

PM,

Circolo

Ufficiali

dell

Forrze

Armate

d’Italia

Palazzo

Savorgnan

di

Brazzà,

Via

XX

Settembre

2

00187

Roma

The

roundtable

is

by

invitation

only

and

held

under

Chatham

House

rules,

open

to

scholars,

diplomats

and

experts.

It

will

focus

on

the

political,

economic

and

security

developments

in

Somalia

during

2013,

identifying

emerging

elements

of

threat

and

opportunities

to

strengthen

Somalia’s

rebirth.

Six

European

experts

will

be

invited

to

express

their

views

and

discuss

with

Italian

and

foreign

scholars

and

diplomats,

in

a

2--‐hours

intensive

roundtable.

The

working

language

will

be

English,

and

no

simultaneous

translation

will

be

provided.

All

guests

are

cordially

invited

to

participate

to

the

cocktail/buffet

which

will

be

offered

at

17:45

PM,

at

the

end

of

the

roundtable.

15:00

opening

and

welcome

Nicola

Pedde

,

IGS

Director

–

Marco

Massoni

,

IGS

Secretary

General

15:15

Stefan

Brüne

(Asia--‐Africa

Institute,

University

of

Hamburg)

Security

concerns

and

threats

to

stability

in

the

Horn

of

Africa

region

András

Hettyey

(Hungarian

Institute

of

International

Affairs)

The

foreign

policy

of

the

new

Somali

government

Arthur

Boutellis

(International

Peace

Institute)

The

African

Union,

the

United

Nations,

and

Somalia

16:00

Q&A

16:30

Redie

Bereketeab

(Nordic

Africa

Institute)

Eritrea--‐Somalia

relations

Manuel

João

Ramos

(Istituto

Universitàrio

de

Lisboa)

Ethiopia--‐Somalia

relations

Adjoa

Anyimadu

(Chatham

House)

Kenya--‐Somalia

relations

17:15

Q&A

17:45

Cocktail/Buffet

Day

2

–

CONFERENCE,

Wednesday,

October

16

th

“Politics

and

security

in

the

Horn

of

Africa”

09:00

AM,

Circolo

Ufficiali

dell

Forrze

Armate

d’Italia

Palazzo

Savorgnan

di

Brazzà,

Via

XX

Settembre

2

00187

Roma

The

conference

is

open

to

the

public,

held

in

English,

and

aimed

at

offering

an

in--‐depth

and

timely

picture

of

the

political

and

security

development

in

the

region

of

the

Horn

of

Africa.

A

group

of

European

experts

is

invited

to

share

their

experience

and

knowledge,

providing

general

and

specific

focuses

on

the

region,

identifying

emergent

elements

of

threat,

analysing

relevant

political

factors,

and

commenting

on

the

EU

role

in

the

Horn

of

Africa.

08:30

registration

09:00

opening

and

welcome

Nicola

Pedde

,

IGS

Director

–

Marco

Massoni

,

IGS

Secretary

General

09:15

Stefan

Brüne

(Asia--‐Africa

Institute,

University

of

Hamburg)

Political

evolutions

and

threats

to

security

in

the

Horn

of

Africa

region

Arthur

Boutellis

(International

Peace

Institute)

The

African

Union,

the

United

Nations,

and

the

Horn

of

Africa

Viktor

Marsai

(Hungarian

University

of

Public

Service)

Somalia

and

the

government

of

Hassan

Sheikh

Mohamud

10:30

coffee

break

11:00

Adjoa

Anyimadu

(Chatham

House)

Kenya

and

its

security

concerns

after

the

Westgate

attack

Manuel

João

Ramos

(Istituto

Universitàrio

de

Lisboa)

Domestic

politic

and

regional

challenges

for

Ethiopia

Redie

Bereketeab

(Nordic

Africa

Institute)

Eritrea,

between

isolationism

and

struggle

for

independence

Marco

Massoni

(IGS

Secretary

General)

The

role

of

Italy

and

the

European

Union

in

the

Horn

of

Africa

12:00

Prof.

Jean

Leonard

Touadì

(Advisor

for

Africa

of

the

MoFA)

and

Hon.

Arturo

Scotto

(Chamber

of

Deputies,

Foreign

Affairs

Commission)

Ending

remarks