8th Annual Senior Officers Seminar (ASOS) 2015

SENIOR OFFICERS SEMINAR

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7-9 SEPTEMBER 2015

8TH ANNUAL SENIOR OFFICERS SEMINAR (ASOS) 3-day programme

Course Director

Decision-Making in Complex Environments: Strategic and Operational Challenges The Annual Senior Officers Seminar (ASOS) offers a unique professional development and networking opportunity for Flag Officers and high-level experts on contemporary politico-military developments and current trends in multinational operations.

Colonel (GS) Stefan Hinz Colonel Hinz is Senior Programme Advisor in the Regional Development Programme at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

GCSP The Geneva Centre for Security Policy is an international foundation with 45 member states from across the globe that provides forwardthinking and innovative solutions for leaders and policymakers concerned with international affairs and security in today’s complex, globalised world.

Key benefits for you The course will enable you to: • Engage with peers, experienced experts and practitioners in a neutral and professional environment; • Follow a frank exchange of views on current multinational operations amongst speakers and participants in a confidential nature; • Access presentations conducted by practitioners, commanders and scholars at the highest level, all having the necessary internationally recognised or field and headquarter experience.

Faculty profiles Keynote speech delivered by a high-level commanding officer.

In addition to the course director, the experts presenting at the seminar are selected according to recent developments in key crisis regions.

Why you should attend This seminar provides senior briefings and analysis on current military operations and security developments for Flag Officers and high-level experts. The ‘off-the-record’ Geneva setting maximizes opportunities for professional exchanges and discussion.

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In the heart of “International Geneva” Hosting 35 international organisations, more than 250 non-governmental organisations, and 173 diplomatic missions, representations and delegations, Geneva represents the world’s richest network on international affairs.

Admission Course focus • Leadership in a multi-layered environment: challenges of comprehensive action – a senior military commanders perspective • Complexity and the changing political and security landscape in the hot spots: from Syria to Mali

• Managing humanitarian activities – lessons learned from UN and INGO perspectives • Working groups on strategic challenges

For further details about the course and the application process, please contact: t.randon@gcsp.ch +41 (0)22 730 96 47 Application deadline: Monday, 3 August 2015

Course design

Support

Well supported as regards military issues close to their areas of responsibility, Flag Officers often receive comparatively less reliable information and input on the strategic and global context. Trustworthy updates are often missing on the trends of politico-military developments, as are debates that are factual, objective and free from politics. To meet this need, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), runs an annual seminar, open primarily to senior officers from NATO, PfP, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries, as well as South Asian, East Asian and African countries.

Running since 2007, this course is funded by the Swiss Government and conducted in cooperation with the Partnership for Peace.

Additional information The seminar takes place under the Chatham House Rule. In order to ensure the best outcome for the participants and the speakers, the number of participants is limited.

Tuition fees: The seminar is offered free of charge. The GCSP will cover the programme tuition, transportation during the seminar (transfers from/to the hotel and to the restaurant), meals and coffee breaks.

All other expenses including lodging and travel are the responsibility of the participant.

Language requirements: The course will be held in English. No translation will be provided.

Venue: GCSP Maison de la paix Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2D P.O. Box 1295 CH-1211 Geneva 1 www.gcsp.ch Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn