Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security (CABSEC) 2014

In an environment of increased concern for the global implications of Caribbean maritime security, the CABSEC summit remains the ideal forum for those dedicated to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal cartels, to gather together and discuss future plans. In its second year running the conference will bring together regional organisation, leading nations and maritime experts to discuss the effective provision of maritime security in the Caribbean Basin. One of the key areas of discussion will be counter-narcotic operations and the importance of regional cooperation in order to promote effective security that will disrupt and dismantle transnational organised criminal networks.

2014 Featured Speakers Include
H.E. Mario Zamora
Minister of Public Security
Costa Rica

H.E. Ambassador Adam Blackwell
Secretary of Multidimensional Security
Organization of American States (OAS)
U.S. Department of State

James Story
Director of Western Hemisphere Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics
U.S. Department of State
Vice Admiral Bento Costa Lima Leite De Albuquerque Junior
Vice Admiral Bento Costa Lima Leite De Albuquerque Junior
Director General of The Secretariat
Inter American Defense Board

Rear Admiral Leonardo Santamaría
Caribbean Naval Force Commander
Colombian Navy

Brigadier General Dick A. Swijgman
Flag Officer
Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean