Provisional programme Strengthening strategic trade controls in the : preventing WMD proliferation and safeguarding borders Tuesday 4 – Thursday 6 October 2016 | WP1505 To be held in ,

Since the CARICOM-UNSCR 1540 Programme convened the forum on Public-Private Partnerships to Implement UNSCR 1540 in October 2013, CARICOM Member States have consistently expressed their desire to receive technical assistance in order to develop the needed regulatory infrastructure and enforcement capacity to effectively control strategic trade. These requests were again tabled at the recent Commodity Identification Training workshop in Kingston, in October where the CARICOM-UNSCR 1540 and the National Nuclear Security Administration held a follow-up initiative to acquaint primarily enforcement and customs officials, with methodologies to identify nuclear and radiological commodities, particularly within a port setting.

This forum will address this need by:

1. Developing a Strategic Trade Licensing Framework (STLF) that CARICOM Member States can leverage to prevent the movement of strategic commodities across regional ports and borders; 2. Draw up a Control List Construct (CLC) to assist CARICOM Member States in meeting obligations under UNSCR 1540;

3. Propose training in effective risk analysis and in targeting strategies to prevent the export, re-export, import, transit or transhipment of strategic goods and training in the utilisation of trade information/intelligence to detect suspect transfers and to minimise impediments to legitimate trade.

In association with the Global Partnership Program, Global Affairs ; Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM)

(Speakers invited and themes proposed, *denotes to be confirmed)

In association with:

300916 WH/IA

Tuesday 4 October

1230 Buffet lunch served in the Courtyard Terrace

All plenary sessions held in St Ann’s Fort in meeting rooms C and D

1400-1430 Welcome and introduction Mark Smith Programme Director, Wilton Park Marie Legault High Commissioner, High Commission of Canada in Barbados, Bridgetown David Bulbulia Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, St Michael O’Neil Hamilton Regional Implementation Coordinator, UNSCR 1540, Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), St Michael

1430-1530 1. The role and requirements of UNSCR1540 and the Global Partnership This session will set out the context for the workshop. It will:  Establish what UNSCR1540 requires in terms of regulatory and licensing frameworks, the wider context for why this is important; what role UNSCR1540 can (and cannot) play, and how to prepare a request for assistance. O’Neil Hamilton Regional Implementation Coordinator, UNSCR 1540, Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), St Michael  Set out the opportunities offered by the Global Partnership, in light of the G7’s endorsement of the second 1540 Review and its call for outreach to industry and other stakeholders to establish a culture of responsibility regarding sensitive technologies. Rick Kerwin Project Leader, Biological and Chemical Security, Global Affairs Canada,

1530-1615 Photograph followed by tea/coffee served in the Courtyard Terrace

1615-1730 2. The role for international security frameworks This session will assess what role international security frameworks can play in developing stronger and more effective licensing infrastructure and enforcement capacity in the CARICOM region.

The Australia Group and strategic trade controls David Coates Consulting Fellow, CB Non-Proliferation, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury The role of the PSI Cori Anderson Deputy Director Proliferation Security, Department of National Defence, Ottawa Sterling D Tilley Proliferation Security Initiatives Officer, Office of Counter Proliferation Initiatives, US Department of State, Washington DC The role of the BTWC and CWC (special focus on how movement of CB materials is

feeding terrorist threat) Alex Lampalzer Political Affairs Officer, Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, UNODA, Geneva

1730-1815 3. Requirements for training Training in effective risk analysis and in targeting strategies to prevent the export, re-export, import, transit or transhipment of strategic goods and training in the utilisation of trade information/intelligence to detect suspect transfers and to minimise impediments to legitimate trade. Training in utilising techniques and approaches, including automated risk profiling, databases and watch lists to identify suspect transfers and end-users. Adam Bacheller Strategic Trade and Export Control Trainer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna Fritz Pinnock Executive Director, Caribbean Maritime Institute, Kingston

1900 Reception served in the Courtyard Terrace

1930 Dinner served in Stafford House A & B

Wednesday 5 October

0800-0845 Breakfast served in the Centro Restaurant

0915-1045 4. Requirements for a Strategic Trade Licensing Framework At present no Member State, even those with significant commerce and a developed manufacturing base, such as Jamaica and , have any licensing protocol focused on preventing strategic trade or, for that matter, any regulatory framework covering dual-use materials sufficient to the current threat environment. This session will propose an arrangement to meet this requirement. Michael Beck Senior Research Associate, Center for International Trade and Security (CITS), University of Georgia, Athens Nikita Smidovich Former United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), New York Joel Parent Senior Programme Advisor, Canada Border Services Agency, Ottawa

1045-1115 Tea/coffee served in the Courtyard Terrace

1115-1315 5. A Control List Construct (CLC) to assist Member States in meeting obligations under UNSCR 1540 Member States continue to request a composite control list, relevant to the regional trading environment and pertinent to the proliferation risk reality in the region. What is the efficacy of the EU Control List of Dual-Use Items and its applicability to CARICOM Member States? Renae Roberts Senior Legal Advisor, United Nations Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Lima David Horn Counsel, WilmerHale, Washington DC

Scott Spence Programme Director for National Implementation, Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC), London Debika Pal Regional Project Manager Europe, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont

1315-1430 Lunch served in the Courtyard Terrace

1500-1700 6. Group work: a CARICOM-driven STLF and CLC St Ann’s Fort, Boardroom and Stafford House B This session, and session 8, will be run in small group format. In this round of group work, participants will conduct an assessment of what current capacity looks like, based on the discussions and outcomes of sessions 1-3. Particular focus to be given to the shortfall between what is required for STLF and CLC, and what is currently there. Facilitators: Scott Spence Programme Director for National Implementation, Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC), London Guy Collyer Director General, International Office for Innovation in Reducing Crime, London Brian Finlay President and Chief Executive Officer, The Stimson Center, Washington DC

1700-1730 Tea/coffee served in the Courtyard Terrace

1730-1845 7. Report back from group work

1930 Reception served in the Courtyard Terrace

2000 Conference dinner served in Stafford House A & B

Thursday 6 October

0800-0845 Breakfast served in the Centro Restaurant

0915-1045 8. Group work: establishing national and regional action-plans St Ann’s Fort, Boardroom and Stafford House B This round of group work will draw up national and regional work plans. It will begin with a briefing from CARICOM and partners about the requirements of the work plans: what each should look like and include. Facilitators to be confirmed

1045-1115 Tea/coffee served in the Courtyard Terrace

1115-1130 9. eQuestionnaire 15 minutes: eQuestionnaire completion

1130-1245 10. Conclusions and next steps Report back from group work and planning for the future. O’Neil Hamilton Regional Implementation Coordinator, UNSCR 1540, Caribbean Community Secretariat

(CARICOM), St Michael

1300 Lunch served in the Courtyard Terrace

1400 Participants depart

This is a preview programme and as such may be subject to change. This is an invitation only conference. Enquiries about participation to: Sandry Koo, Project Manager T: +44 (0)1903 817765 | F: +44 (0)1903 879231 | E: [email protected] Enquiries about the programme to: Mark Smith, Programme Director T: +44 (0)1903 817698 | F: +44 (0)1903 879231 | E: [email protected]