Oct 20, 2013
Opening Ceremony
Welcome remarks
Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting
His Excellency Ambassador Theodor H. Winkler, Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
Kjell Arne Bratli, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Norwegian Armed Forces
Corporal Grunde Almeland, Spokesman for the Conscript Soldiers, Norway
Oct 20, 2013
Track A: Veterans
Panel 1. Veterans: current status, challenges and future trends
Moderator: Theodor H. Winkler
Speakers:
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Major General Robert Mood, Head of Veteran Affairs at Norwegian Defence
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Tomasz Oklejak, Senior Specialist at the Department for Soldiers and Uniformed Services, Office of the Human Rights Defender, Poland
Panel 2. The role of ombuds-institutions in receiving and investigating complaints from veterans
Moderator: Ilmar Kikkas, Military Ombudsman, Estonian Defence Forces
Speakers:
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Hellmut Königshaus, The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Germany
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Mr Saša Janković, Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman), Serbia
Panel 3. The way ahead for improving the role of ombuds-institutions in the area of veterans
Moderator: Ben Buckland, DCAF
Speakers:
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Guy Parent, Veterans Ombudsman, Canada
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Lieutenant-General A. van Ede, Inspector General of the Armed Forces, Netherlands
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Hans Born, Deputy Head of the Research Division and Senior Fellow, DCAF
Oct 21, 2013
Track B: Gender
Panel 4. The role of women in the Armed Forces: current status, challenges and prospects
Moderator: Paul Kiss, Head of the Office of the Austrian Parliamentary Commission for the Armed Forces
Speakers:
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Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Officer, Australia
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Colonel Ingrid M. Gjerde, Infantry Officer, Former Commander of Norwegian forces in Afghanistan
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Charlotte Isaksson, NATO Gender Advisor
Panel 5. Gender and ombuds institutions
Moderator: Jussi Pajuoja, Deputy Ombudsman, Finland
Speakers:
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Dr. Susan Atkins, Service Complaints Commissioner, UK
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Megan Bastick, Gender and Security Fellow, DCAF
Oct 21, 2013
Track C: Capacity Development
Panel 6. ICOAF, DCAF and International capacity building
Moderator: Hans Born, Deputy Head Research and Senior Fellow, DCAF
Speakers:
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Lieutenant-General Themba Matanzima (Ret), South African Military Ombudsman, South Africa
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Major-General (Ret.) Pierre Daigle, Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence, Canada
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Riina Turtio, Research Assistant, DCAF
Oct 21, 2013
Closing ceremony
Closing of 5th ICOAF and special address by Mr. Bratli
Announcement of the Sixth International Conference of Ombudsman Institutions for the Armed Forces in Paris in 2014
Conclusions and adoption of the conference statement
Kjell Arne Bratli and the Parliamentary Commission for the Norwegian Armed Forces
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