INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)

 

    PROGRAMME FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE

‘IONS SEMINAR-2008’ :14 & 15 FEBRUARY 2008

 

 

Ser No Time

Event

Remarks
Thursday, 14 Feb 08

Inaugural Session

1. 1010-1015 Introductory Address By Chairman, National Maritime Foundation
2. 1015-1035 Welcome Address By the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
3. 1035-1050 Address by the Defence Minister, Government of India  
4. 1050-1105 Address by the Minister for External Affairs, Government of India  
5. 1105-1125 Inaugural Address By the Honourable Prime Minister of India
6. 1125-1145 Tea VIP Lounge/ Atrium
Plenary Session I : Overview of IOR Maritime Scenario (1150-1315)

Chairman : Ambassador MK Rasgotra, Ex-Foreign Secretary, Government of India & formerly Indian High Commissioner to UK

7. 1150-1210

Paper I  : Geo-Strategic Scenario in the IOR

Ambassador Lalit Mansingh, Ex-Foreign Secretary & formerly Indian Ambassador to United States of America

8. 1210-1230 Paper II : Globalisation and its Impact on Maritime Trade

Mr Rajiv Kumar, Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)           

9. 1230-1315 Panel Discussions In respect of Papers I & II
10. 1315-1410 Luncheon In Atrium
Plenary Session II : Contemporary Maritime Challenges (1410-1540)

Chairman : Adm VS Shekhawat (Retd), Ex-Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy

11. 1410-1430 Paper I : Trans-national Maritime Threats Mr Michael Richardson, Senior Visiting Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore
12. 1430-1450 Paper II : Management of Large Maritime Zones for Resource-constrained Maritime States H.E Lt Genl Anbaree Abdul Sattar, Ambassador of Maldives to India
13. 1450-1540 Panel Discussions In respect of Papers I & II
14. 1540-1600 Tea  

Plenary Session III : Synergy through Maritime Cooperative Approaches : Part I (1600-1730)

Chairman : H.E. Mr CR Jaisinghe, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India

15.

1600-1620

Paper I : Managing International Shipping  

Mr Andrew Forbes, Sea Power Centre, Australia

16.

1620-1640

Paper II : UNCLOS – The Need for Change

Prof Jon Van Dyke, University of Hawaii, USA

17.

1640-1730

Panel Discussions

In respect of Papers I & II

18.

1730-1750

Tea

 

Friday, 15 Feb 2007 (NMF Anniversary)

Plenary Session IV : Synergy through Maritime Cooperative Approaches : Part II        (0930-1100)

 

Chairman : Prof Hasjim Djalal,

19.

0930-0950

Paper I : Maritime Capacity Enhancement

Dr Mustafa Alani, Senior Consultant to the chairman, Gulf Research Council (GRC), UAE

20.

0950-1010

Paper II : Operationalising Regional Maritime Cooperation

RAdm BH Teuteberg, SD, SM, MMM; Chief Director Maritime Strategy, Republic of South Africa Navy

21.

1010-1100

Panel Discussions

In respect of Papers I & II

22. 1100-1130 Tea  

Concluding Plenary-Session (1130-1300)

 

Chairman : VAdm KK Nayyar (Retd), Chairman, National Maritime Foundation

23. 1130-1150 Paper I : Harnessing Technology for Maritime Cooperation RAdm JL Shuford,USN, President, Naval War College
24. 1150 Chiefs-of-Navy join-in Upon completion of the Delhi-segment of the ‘Conclave-of-Chiefs’
25. 1155-1215 Paper II : Commonalities in Maritime Challenges and Options for a Cooperative IOR Maritime Security Structure Adm Arun Prakash, IN (Retd); Ex- Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
26. 1215-1300 ‘Open House’ Discussions  
27. 1300-1310 Concluding Address Minister of State for Defence, Government of India
28. 1310-1315 Vote of Thanks Director, NMF
29. 1315-1400 Luncheon Atrium