ISOA Announces Africa Conference on February 13-15, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya

ISOA Announces Africa Conference on February 13-15, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya

Keynote speakers include Major General Jami C. Shawley and Dr. Amin Tarzi

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3, 2024 -- The International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) will hold its next major conference in Nairobi, Kenya on February 13-15, 2024. Africa Conference attendees will benefit from receiving actionable insights about stability operations in Africa as well as identifying future U.S. Government contracting and business partnership opportunities.

The Africa Conference will feature over a dozen expert panels and keynotes, including speakers from USG and the private sector. Discussions will focus on critical topics such as logistics, peacekeeping operations, capacity building, infrastructure, humanitarian operations, disinformation, development, foreign military sales and sustainability. In addition, ISOA’s always-popular Business Matchmaking Forum will allow attendees to make one-to-one connections with industry and government representatives.

The following keynote speakers have been announced:

• Major General Jami C. Shawley, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)
• Dr. Amin Tarzi, Director of Middle East Studies, Marine Corps University

"We’re pleased to arrange for a wide range of experts to update attendees on the dynamic stability operations situation in Africa" said ISOA President and Executive Director Howard R. Lind. "Attendees will also benefit from making in-person connections with contracting officers, primes, and subcontractors to develop successful public-private partnerships." Registration for the ISOA Summit is available on the ISOA website until February 11. ISOA members and non-members are encouraged to attend.

Other upcoming ISOA events include the March U.S. Department of State Industry Day in Arlington, VA; the U.S. Government & Defense Industry Days in Europe in Kaiserslautern, Germany in April; and the May Indo-Pacific Conference in Hawaii. Webinars on Ukraine and Eastern Europe, USAID, China and the Indo-Pacific region, Women, Peace, and Security trainings are also planned, along with regular networking receptions, advocacy meetings, and small business forums. Upcoming events can be found on ISOA's website, stability-operations.org.

About ISOA

ISOA is a global, nonprofit association whose mission is to serve as the primary point of strategic engagement for the government and private sector in support of stability operations worldwide, providing critical services in fragile environments in an accountable, transparent and ethical way. ISOA serves the implementing community, providing member services focused on contracting, partnerships, regulatory and legal developments, research initiatives and policy movement. For more information, visit stability-operations.org.