A skilled workforce is at the heart of any successful economy.  As the former Director General of the UK Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Andrew Graham CB, CBE is well placed to give an insight into the relationship between education, national stability and economic vitality.  Joining him in this session are Dr Bakary Diallo, Rector of the African Virtual University; Dr Simon Mamosi Lelo, Director General of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) and Brigadier General Marcel Chirwa, Executive Secretary of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA).