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With climate change, the susceptibility of the Asian region and recent conflicts nearby, few militaries are as well equipped and experienced with the methods of disaster relief and nation building than that of Pakistan. This third conference day explores the best practices for immediate and effective disaster relief and the operations of rebuilding disaster struck areas.

• Hear first hand from experienced army leaders in disaster relief and learn the prerequisites to enact an immediate and successful response to disaster.
• Discover the logistical problems of ensuring rapid reaction to an unforeseeable emergency whilst learning the most effective technologies and pieces of equipment in the market to assist in immediate recovery.
• Improve the chances of fast disaster relief by utilizing the tri-services, learning the best practice methods to surmount the organizational problems which come with immediate joint operations.

Topic themes include:
• PREPARING FOR THE UNKNOWN - QUICK AND EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FROM THE TRI SERVICES
• MEETING LOGISTICS AND MEDICAL NEEDS IN DISASTER ZONES
• INCREASED ROLE OF ARMED FORCES IN NATION BUILDING

Keynote International Speakers to include:

Admiral Maritime Datuk Mohd Amdan bin Kurish, Director General, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

Admiral Maritime Datuk Mohd Amdan Bin Kurish assumed his current appointment as the Director General Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency on 5th May 2008. Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan was born in Gombak, Selangor in 1955. He joined the service in 1974 and received his initial Naval training at the Britannia Royal Naval  College, Dartmouth, United Kingdom. He later subspecialized in Principal Warfare Office, at HMS DRYAD, United Kingdom. He also attended the Anti Submarine Warfare course at PNS BAHADUR, Pakistan in 1983. He attended the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in 1992 and the Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College in 1998. He holds a Masters Degree in National Resource Strategies from the National Defence University, Washington D.C United State of America. His naval career of approximately 35 years saw him in varied appointments. On promotion to First Admiral he was appointed as the Chief of Staff to Fleet Operations Commander in 2002. Later he was appointed as Commander, Naval Region 1 in Kuantan in 2003. After a year in that appointment he was appointed as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Communication and Electronic Division at the Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters in 2004. Assistant Chief of Staff Defence Operations and Training at the Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters from 7th June 2005 till July 2006. Before he assumed his present post, he was the RMN Fleet Operations Commander from 28th Jul 2006 till 17th Apr 2008. In recognition of his services, Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan has been bestowed with various awards and recognitions namely the Panglima Jasa Negara (P.J.N.), Seri Paduka Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Perkasa (SPKK), Datuk Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS), Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang. He enjoys competitive golf and plays to handicap 14. He is married to Datin Siti Zawiyah and blessed with four daughters and three sons.