defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Secretary for Defence Gladys Kudjoe. defenceWeb’s first major foray into the world of virtual conferencing takes place tomorrow – Tuesday, 25 May – with more than 270 signed up to hear views and opinions from some top people in the South African aerospace and defence sectors. The headline attraction in terms of speakers lined up for the inaugural defenceWebinar is Gladys Sonto Kudjoe, who took over from long-serving Sam Gulube as Secretary for Defence in Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Defence and Military Veterans’ Ministry last August. The man currently occupying the hot seat at the SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (better known by the AMD acronym), Sandile Ndlovu, will provide those attending insight into the local defence industry’s role in execution of the 2020 Aerospace and Defence Sector Masterplan.