INTERNATIONAL CIED Leaders’ Forum 201502 – 04 September, Parliament House - Australia

Brigadier John ShanahanADF Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force

Ian RotseyChemical and Explosives Terrorism Prevention Unit

Interpol

INTERPOL and the Australian Defence Force partnership

Bringing together leaders from Government,

Defence and law enforcement in CIED and CT

Whole of Government and International Organisations

• Information sharing

– International and domestic solutions

• International and domestic cooperation

International Counter IED Leaders’ Forum

International Counter IED Leaders’ Forum

Objectives:

Main Objectives:

•Establish a peak international CIED activity with rotating chair

– Provide leaders with an ongoing platform for strategic cooperation

• Understand the CIED/CT nexus to enable military and law enforcement cooperation

– Launch Project Teal

» Establish sub-projects and explore concepts for regional CIED Centres of Excellence

Theme: The CIED and CT Nexus

International Counter IED Leaders’ Forum

Invitations extended to INTERPOL member

countries for inaugural event

Each nation requested to provide a delegation consisting of:

•Counter Terrorism Ambassador or senior Foreign Affairs official

– The Commissioner of the national police or representative

• Senior military officer responsible for the nations CIED effort

Audience:

International Counter IED Leaders’ Forum

Outcomes

A network to defeat networks

The means to coordinate international effort to defeat IED use

•Ideally:

– national, regional and international cooperation

• An ongoing program of work for the future

– Increased global security and a reduction in IED use, development and technology transfer within warfare and criminal activity

International Counter IED Leaders’ Forum

Questions?