BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv5.6.1//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://maritimeindia.org/ BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MEC-6f663611ec21e8f820b91da1abf9ad1f@maritimeindia.org DTSTART:20230215T084500Z DTEND:20230215T140500Z DTSTAMP:20230127T072000Z CREATED:20230127 LAST-MODIFIED:20230206 SUMMARY:FOUNDATION DAY DESCRIPTION:The NMF was established in the year 2005, with a vision to be one of India’s premier think-tanks that focuses entirely on the maritime domain.  Further, it aims to be the foremost resource centre for developing strategies towards the preservation, promotion, pursuit, and protection of India’s maritime interests. To commemorate the NMF’s 18th Foundation Day, we will be hosting a set of three Professional Roundtable Discussions (RTDs) on the overarching theme — “Maritime Security: Trends and Turbulence in the Indian Ocean Region” — in the NMF Conference Room, from 1415 h to 1935 h on 15 February 2023. PROGRAMME Overarching Theme: “Maritime-Security: Trends and Turbulence in the IOR” 1415-1445:        OPENING SESSION [30 min]                        Welcome Remarks 5 min Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM Director-General, NMF Opening Remarks 5 min Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM Chairman NMF and Former CNS 5 min HE Barry O’Farrell, AO Australian High Commissioner 5 min Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM Former Chairman NMF and Former CNS 5 min Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM National Maritime Security Coordinator 5 min Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)   1445-1555:       ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ONE [70 min]                         Indian Ocean Maritime-Security Constructs: Mutually Reinforcing or Disruptively Competitive? 5 min EmCee: Ms Divya Rai Programme Coordinator, NMF 5 min Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM Director-General, NMF 5 min Rear Admiral Mohammad Khaled Iqbal, BSP Distinguished Fellow, NMF and the Former Vice Chancellor, BSMR Maritime University, Dhaka 5 min Mr TAGUCHI Seiichiro Minister for Political Affairs, Embassy of Japan 5 min Lieutenant Colonel Jouni Laari Security Advisor to Senior Coordinator, EU CMP-NWIO 5 min Captain Sarabjeet Singh Parmar, IN Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation 10 min Speaker-Moderator Interaction Moderator: VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF 30 min Audience Interaction   1555-1710:       ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TWO [75 min]                                 Indian Ocean International Shipping Lanes (ISLs): Vulnerabilities and Mitigating Options 5 min EmCee: Ms Divya Rai Programme Coordinator, NMF 5 min Commodore RS Vasan Regional Director (Tamil Nadu), NMF 5 min Commodore Rohan Joseph, RSP, USP, SLN Defence Advisor, High Commission of Sri Lanka 5 min Commodore Debesh Lahiri, IN Executive Director, NMF 5 min Commodore Damien Scully-O’Shea, CSM, RAN Head of Australian Defence Staff (HADS), Australian High Commission 5 min Captain Ian Lynn, RN Naval Advisor, British High Commission 5 min Captain David Wilcox, USN Naval Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America 10 min Speaker-Moderator Interaction Moderator: Commodore Debesh Lahiri, ED NMF 30 min Audience Interaction   1745-1855:       ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION THREE [70 min]                         Avoiding Thucydides’ Trap in the Indian Ocean 5 min EmCee: Ms Divya Rai Programme Coordinator, NMF 5 min Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM Former Chairman NMF and Former CNS 5 min Ambassador Michael Pulch Senior Coordinator, EU CMP-NWIO 5 min Mr Tim Hall First Secy (Maritime), Australian High Commission 5 min Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, AVSM, NM Chief of Personnel, IHQ MoD (Navy) 5 min Dr Jabin Jacob Professor, Shiv Nadar University & Adjunct Fellow NMF 10 min Speaker-Moderator Interaction Moderator: Admiral Arun Prakash, Former CNS & Former Chairman NMF 30 min Audience Interaction   1855-1935:                   CLOSING SESSION [40 min] Summative Remarks 3 min EmCee: Ms Divya Rai Programme Coordinator, NMF 5 min Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM Former Chairman NMF and Former CNS 5 min Ambassador Michael Pulch Senior Coordinator, EU CMP-NWIO 5 min Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM Chairman NMF and Former CNS 5 min HE Barry O’Farrell, AO Australian High Commissioner 5 min Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM National Maritime Security Coordinator 5 min Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM Director-General, NMF VOTE OF THANKS 7 min Commodore Debesh Lahiri, IN Executive Director, NMF       URL:https://maritimeindia.org/events/19th-foundation-day/ ORGANIZER;CN=:MAILTO: CATEGORIES:2023,Conferences LOCATION:NMF Conference Hall END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR