DAY 121 July 2026
DAY 222 July 2026
| Atlantic 1 | Atlantic 2 | Time |
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| Registration Opens | 07:30 – 08:30 | |
| Opening Ceremony | 08:30 – 09:45 | |
| Keynote: Ian Cameron MP Hollowed-out Policing in South Africa |
09:45 – 10:30 | |
| Morning Refreshment Break | 10:30 – 11:00 | |
| Christian Cain & David Little The Hidden Risk in People |
Shiphrah Wairima Cybersecurity on a Budget: What Actually Matters for SMEs |
11:00 – 11:40 |
| Adedeji Oduba, Rebecca Nyariki & Margaret Gikonyo From Crisis Response to Enterprise Resilience: Leading Through Uncertainty in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Simon Karuki When One Failure Breaks Everything – How Single Points of Failure Amplify Security Risks Across Cyber, Physical and Digital Ecosystems |
11:40 – 12:20 |
| Keri Leicher Three Trends Shaping Africa’s Security Landscape |
Stella Okoh Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defence & the Future of Security Operations in Africa |
12:20 – 13:00 |
| Networking Lunch | 13:00 – 14:00 | |
| Louw van Wyk, Danie Taljaard, Hendrik Basson & Vonnie Cachia Innovation in Security Panel Discussion |
Chris Galvin & Dave Dodge Assuring Responsible Security Practices – ICoCA |
14:00 – 14:40 |
| Samuel Fiakpui Predictive Protection: Using Surveillance Detection to Disrupt Attack Planning Cycles |
Deonatius Abraham Hospitality & Tourism Security: Current threat landscape for hotels and guest-facing operations |
14:40 – 15:20 |
| Ernst Strydom Kidnapping Prevention & Response in South Africa |
Byron Cabrol, Viraj Patni & Fella J Obala How the threat posed by Islamist militants will evolve in Africa over the coming year |
15:20 – 16:00 |
| Afternoon Refreshment Break | 16:00 – 16:20 | |
| Conference Wrap-up | 16:20 – 17:00 | |
| Networking Cocktail Hour | 17:00 – 18:00 | |
| Atlantic 1 | Atlantic 2 | Time |
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| Women in Security Breakfast | 06:45 – 08:00 | |
| Registration Opens | 07:30 – 08:30 | |
| Welcome & Introduction | 08:30 – 08:45 | |
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Keynote: Anselm Martin “Rethinking CashinTransit Security: Eliminating the Reward to Reduce Crime” |
08:45 – 09:30 | |
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Prof Derica Lambrechts, Daniel van Dalen, & Jervin Naidoo Security Under Strain: Africa’s Evolving Threat Landscape |
09:30 – 10:30 | |
| Morning Refreshment Break | 10:30 – 11:00 | |
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Grant Hughes Human Risk Management |
Lucien Chetty Secure E-Hailing Mobility in Africa: Addressing Crime Risks and Building Human-centred Safety Standards |
11:00 – 11:40 |
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Dr Wale Adeajbo Afrophobia as a Security Paradigm |
OSAC Panel Session (TBC) | 11:40 – 12:20 |
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Prof. Elmarie Biermann & Maeson Maherry Cracking the Vault of Tomorrow: What Every Security Leader Needs to Know About Post Quantum Crypto Risk |
Speranza Kubai Human-Centred Security – How Empathy, Lived Experience, and Community Insight Strengthen Protection in Africa |
12:20 – 13:00 |
| Networking Lunch | 13:00 – 14:00 | |
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John Andrew Musundi Corporate Security Is Evolving Into Civilian Operational Intelligence |
Zaynab Hoosen Before Civil Unrest Erupts: Turning Political Intelligence into Security Action |
14:00 – 14:40 |
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Matthieu Metivier Disinformation Is Information – Using disinformation in information-limited OSINT contexts |
Split Sponsor Session Genetec: Unified Security Management Incorporating HID HID Global: |
14:40 – 15:20 |
| Afternoon Refreshment Break | 15:20 – 15:40 | |
| Closing Ceremony | 15:40 – 17:00 | |
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Closing Celebration Theme: Africa in Celebration Venue: D’Aria Winery *Free shuttle service will be provided from the venue Click here for Google Map |
18:00 – 22:00 | |