Agenda

08:00 Registration & Breakfast

08:45 Welcome Address

09:00 Panel One: Context and Challenges

This panel is designed to provide perspectives on the challenges and threats in and emanating from Pakistan

Political and Security Challenges in Pakistan: Urmila Venugopalan, Jane’s South Asia Country Risk Editor
The Utility of Force in Counter-Insurgency: Shane Drennan, Irregular Warfare Center, Office of Naval Intelligence
Development Challenges in Pakistan: David Snyder, Jane's Contributor
Pakistan as a Source of Radicalization and Motivation in Al-Qa’ida’s Media Strategy: Nico Prucha, Jane’s Contributor

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 Panel Two: Views from the Frontier: Adversaries and Human Terrain in FATA and NWFP

This panel is designed to provide granular insight into on-the-ground cultural and societal dynamics and the shifting strategic situation in the NWFP and FATA from individuals who have spent time in the region and have deep in-country networks

Tribal Structure in FATA: South Asia Expert, Black Watch Global (This individual will be in FATA and NWFP in January)
Insurgent and Al-Qa’ida Centers of Gravity: Jane’s Contributor (This individual has just returned from a month in FATA and NWFP)

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Panel Three: Future Threats & Considerations

This panel will provide concluding insights into approaches for addressing and viewing the threats and challenges of Pakistan as well as potential futures for Pakistan

Alternative Futures for Pakistan: S. Enders Wimbush, Hudson Institute
Alternative Futures for Pakistan: Hassan Mnemna, Hudson Institute
Summary and Wrap-up: Tim Pippard, Jane’s Contributor

14:45 Coffee Break

15:00 Concluding Remarks

Continuing from the preceding futures panel, this panel will review the Mumbai terrorist attacks and address how Pakistani & Indian perceptions about the event fuel ongoing and future tensions in the region.

Tim Pippard, Jane’s Contributor
South Asia Expert, Black Watch Global
Urmila Venugopalan, Jane’s South Asia Country Risk Editor
S. Enders Wimbush, Hudson Institute
Hassan Mnemna, Hudson Institute