Final conference programme

Programme*
Roundtable Expert Meeting on Good practices
and Lessons from the Field

Tuesday 6 December

08:30 – 09:00 On-Site Registration and Coffee/Tea

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and formal opening

Mr. Peter Knoope, Director, ICCT – The Hague
09:15 – 09:25 Introductory remarks by the conference co-chairs
Dr. Matthew Levitt, Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Major General (Ret.) Dr. Douglas Stone, Senior Advisor, Security
09:25 – 11:00 Defining objectives and success

09:25 – 09:35 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
09:35 – 09:50 Introduction of the UNICRI initiative
Mr. Iván Calabuig-Williams, Senior Advisor, Security
09:50 – 10:05 Attitudes & behaviour: is there a relationship between attitudes

and behaviour and if so, how strong is it?
Ms. Tinka Veldhuis, Research Fellow, ICCT – The Hague
10:05 – 10:20 Rehabilitation focus on individual or collective disengagement:

which opportunities and challenges are associated with these
strategies?
Dr. Omar Ashour, Director, Middle East Studies Programme, 10:20 – 11:00 Roundtable discussion
-De-radicalisation vs. disengagement -Looking ahead: long term objectives -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee / Tea Break
11:15 – 13:00 International prison standards & information gathering

11:15 – 11:25 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
11:25 – 11:40 International prison standards
Mr. Mike Pannek, Assistant Director ICITAP, US Department of
11:40 – 11:55 Pre-conditions for success and prison reform
Prof. Dr. Andrew Coyle, Director, International Centre for Prison
11:55 – 12:10 Intelligence gathering and information exchange in prisons

12:10 – 13:00 Roundtable discussion

-Operational security: safety of prison staff and inmates -Recruitment, training an re-training of prison staff -Monitoring of communications and visits -Information gathering and exchange between prisons and security -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 Psychological counselling
14:00 – 14:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
14:10 – 14:25 Presentation on approaches and good practices in de-

radicalising and rehabilitating violent (extremist) offenders
Mr. Tim Chapman, Lecturer, University of Ulster 14:25 – 14:40 Presentation on psychological counselling for JI inmates
Ms. Grace Li, Psychologist, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
14:40 – 14:55 Presentation on work of the Salam Rehabilitation center with

returnees
Prof. Dr. Adnan Al-Shatti, Professor of Psychology, Kuwait University
14:55 – 15:45 Roundtable discussion
-Recruitment, vetting and training of psychological counsellors -Cognitive and behavioural therapy -Assessments of motivations and morale of subjects -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee / Tea Break

16:00 – 17:45 Religious Counselling
16:00 – 16:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
16:10 – 16:25 Presentation on the language of violent extremism, religion in
prison, inmate conversion, challenges and opportunities
Prof. Dr. Mark Hamm, Professor of Criminology, Indiana State
16:25 – 16:40 Presentation on work of the RRG with JI detainees
Ustaz Mohamed Feisal Bin Mohamed Hassan, Associate Research Fellow / Secretariat & Counselor, ICPVTR / Religious Rehabilitation
16:40 – 16:55 Presentation on religious counselling in the secular West
Sheikh Musa Admani, Director of Luqman Institute and University
16:55 – 17:45 Roundtable discussion
-Recruitment, vetting and training of clerics -Restrictions and individual freedoms -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts 17:45 – 18:00 Concluding remarks by the chairs

19:30 – 22:00 Expert Meeting Dinner at the Carlton Ambassador
Wednesday 7 December
09:00 – 10:45 Training and education during imprisonment

09:00 – 09:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
09:10 – 09:25 Presentation on necessary pre-conditions and education, skills

training and vocational training during imprisonment
Ms. Victoria Blakeman, former First Secretary for Prisons in Afghanistan, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK
09:25 – 09:40 Presentation on ameliorative initiatives: the relevance of art,

music therapy, culture, etc.
Dr. Ami Angell, former Rehabilitation Programme Leader at Camp
09:40 – 09:55 Presentation on training and education in KSA
Dr. Mansour AlQarni, Head of Advising Department, Ministry of
09:55 – 10:45 Roundtable discussion
-Balancing restrictive and ameliorative initiatives. -Preconditions for success: institutional characteristics and characteristics/motivations of the inmates. -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:45 Transition and aftercare

11:00 – 11:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
11:10 – 11:25 Presentation on after-care in Europe and the role of probation
Mr. Marc Cerón, President, European Organisation for Probation CEP 11:25 – 11:40 Presentation on after-care in Middle-East/Asia
Prof. Dr. Hamed El-Said, Professor of International Business and Economy, Manchester Metropolitan University
11:40 – 11:55 Experiences from the field: role of the community in reintegration
Mr. Yousiff Florey-Meah, Chief Executive, RecoRa Institute 11:55 – 12:45 Roundtable discussion
-Liaison with families and receiving communities -Information exchange between relevant actors -Inventory of good practices and dos and don’ts
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:45 Professional profiles and composition of (capacity building)


14:00 – 14:15 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
14:15 – 15:45 Roundtable discussion on professional and composition of

-Professional profiles: psychologists, religious counsellors, correctional officers, law enforcement officials, intelligence officers -Other stakeholders: academics, former extremist, victims, charismatic -Methodologies for ongoing identification and vetting of professionals -Methodologies for deciding upon composition of teams
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee / Tea Break

16:00 – 17:40 Operationalisation of capacity building teams

16:00 – 16:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
16:10 – 16:25 Presentation on UNICRI Capacity Building Teams paper
Mr. Iván Calabuig-Williams, Senior Advisor, Security
16:25 – 16:40 Presentation on best practices in capacity building & technical

assistance
Mr. Syed Haider Shah, Legal Officer, UN Counter Terrorism
16:40 – 17:40 Roundtable discussion on operationalisation and organisational

-Team structures, contractual status and time commitment -Political aspects: outreach to countries, country requests, political -Technical aspects: concrete mechanism of delivery methodology
17:40 – 18:00 Concluding remarks & continuation of conference by the chairs




*All experts participate in their personal capacity during the Roundtable Expert Meeting on 6
and 7 December; the discussions are held under the Chatham House rule.
Programme
Conference on Rehabilitation and Reintegration
of Violent Extremist Offenders:
Good practices & Lessons Learned

Thursday 8 December

08:30 – 09:00 On-Site Registration and Coffee/Tea

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and formal opening

Mr. Peter Knoope, Director, ICCT – The Hague Mr. Francesco Cappè, Head, Security Governance/Counter-
09:15 – 09:25 Introductory remarks by the conference co-chairs

Mr. Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the UN Al-Qaida / Taliban Major General (Ret.) Dr. Douglas Stone, Senior Advisor, Security

09:25 – 10:40 Introduction: Expert Meeting Outcomes & Good practices

09:25 – 09:30 Introduction of the theme by the chairs

09:30 – 09:50 Sharing of outcomes, good practices and lessons learned

(based on the Expert Meeting of 6-7 December 2011)
Major General (Ret.) Dr. Douglas Stone, Senior Advisor, Security
09:50 – 10:20 Introduction of the UNICRI initiative

Mr. Iván Calabuig-Williams, Senior Advisor, Security Governance/
10:20 – 10:40 Discussion
10:40 – 10:55 Coffee / Tea Break
10:55 – 12:30 Prison radicalisation & communication

10:55 – 11:00 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
11:00 – 11:20 Presentation on the problem of prison radicalisation and

radicalised individuals in prison
Prof. Dr. Mark Hamm, Professor of Criminology, Indiana State
11:20 – 11:40 Presentation on overview of responses to prison radicalisation

and radicalised individuals in prison
Prof. Dr. Hamed El-Said, Professor of International Business and Political Economy, Manchester Metropolitan University
11:40 – 12:00 Presentation on communicating with violent extremists

Sheikh Musa Admani, Director of Luqman Institute and University Imam, City University London 12:00 – 12:30 Discussion

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 17:45 Disengaging, deradicalising and demobilising violent extremists

individuals & movements: gathering and evaluating existing
knowledge

14:00 – 14.10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
14:10 – 14:30 Presentation on Egyptian experience with Jamaa Islamiya and

Islamic Jihad
Col. Amr Shaker, Colonel Police Officer, Ministry of Interior, Egypt 14:30 – 14:50 Presentation on Singaporean experience with Jamaa Islamiya
Ms. Grace Li, Psychologist, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
14:50 – 15:10 Discussion

15:10 – 15:30 Presentation on experience with FARC
Ms. Liduine Zumpolle, Secretary General, Manos por la paz
15:30 – 15:50 Presentation on experience with Tamil Tigers
Ms. Malkanthi Hettiarachchi, Clinical Psychologist, International Center
15:50 – 16:10 Discussion

16.10 – 16.20 Coffee / Tea Break

16:20 – 16:40 Presentation on experience with IRA
Mr. Brian Gormally, Director, Committee on the Administration of
16:40 – 17:00 Presentation on experience with extreme right
Mr. Robert Örell, Director, Exit (Fryshuset) Sweden
17:00 – 17:45 Discussion
17.45 – 18.00 Concluding remarks by the chairs

19:20
Gather at Carlton Ambassador lobby to walk to dinner venue
(4 min. walk from conference venue, see information package for map)
19:30 – 22:00 Conference Dinner

Oude Raadzaal, Javastraat 26, 2585 AN The Hague (see information package for map) Hosted by the Netherlands National Coordinator for Counterterrorism Friday 9 December
09:00 – 11:00 Formers, victims and other relevant stakeholders

09:00 – 09:10 Introduction of the theme by the chairs
09:10 – 09:30 Presentation on the relevance of alternative perspectives, social

networks and counter-narratives
Dr. William McCants, Research Analyst, CNA 09:30 – 09:50 Presentation on the role of former violent extremists and public-

private partnerships
Ms. Yasmin Dolatabadi, Principal, Google Ideas
09:50 – 10:10 Presentation on the role of victims
Mr. Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the UN Al-Qaida / Taliban
10:10 – 10:30 Presentation on the role of family and community leaders

Ms. Rachel Briggs, Research and Policy Director, Institute for
10:30 – 11:00 Discussion

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee / Tea Break

11:15 – 12:45 Panel Workshops Round 1
Workshop I: Psychological and religious counselling
Chair:
Ustaz Mohamed Feisal Bin Mohamed Hassan, Associate Research Fellow / Secretariat & Counselor, ICPVTR / Religious Rehabilitation Organisational issues & policy implications
Workshop II: Socio-economic support and aftercare
Chair:
Ms. Victoria Blakeman, former First Secretary for Prisons in Afghanistan, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK Content of training & education initiatives Engagement with and information exchange between relevant internal Organisational issues & policy implications
Workshop III: Institutional setting and legal issues
Chair:
Mr. Mike Pannek, Assistant Director ICITAP, US Department of Custodial settings and institutional infrastructure How to improve / affect prison conditions Legal norms governing rehabilitation and reintegration programs Confidentiality and security clearance requirements Organisational issues & policy implications

Workshop IV: The relevance of good practices and insights from related areas
Chair:
Mr. Iván Calabuig-Williams, Senior Advisor, Security Generalisability and transferability of experiences Organisational issues & policy implications
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Panel Workshops Round 2

Workshop I: Psychological and religious counselling Workshop II: Socio-economic support and aftercare Workshop III: Institutional setting and legal issues Workshop IV: The relevance of good practices and insights from
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee / Tea Break
16:20 – 17:20 Moving forward: lessons learned and next steps

16:20 – 16:45 Final review of key principles, good practices and lessons

learned by the chairs
16:45 – 17:10 Overview of concrete steps moving forward and agenda setting

for coming months
Major General (Ret.) Dr. Douglas Stone, Senior Advisor, Security Mr. Iván Calabuig-Williams, Senior Advisor, Security Governance/
17:10 – 17:20 Concluding remarks
Mr. Eelco Kessels, Programme Manager, ICCT – The Hague Informal drinks and departure

Source: http://www.icct.nl/download/file/Final-Programme-The-Hague-Rehab-Conference-December-2011.pdf