IPRD-2022
OPERATIONALISING THE “INDO-PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE” (IPOI) PROGRAMME
FINAL PROGRAMME
| DAY ONE: 23 NOVEMBER 2022 | ||
| INAUGURAL SESSION (Duration: 1 h 00 m) | ||
| 0900
(05 min) |
Introductory Remarks | Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| (10 min) | Welcome Address | Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Chairman NMF Former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
| (15 min) | Inaugural Address | Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
| (15 min) | Keynote Address | Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM (TBC)
Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Defence |
| (15 min) | 1. Book Release | |
| 2. Photo-Op | ||
| 3. Admin Inputs | Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
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| 1000-1030
(30 min) |
Tea Break | |
| DAY ONE: PROFESSIONAL SESSION ONE (Duration: 2 h 25 m)
“Weaving the Fabric of Holistic Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific: Multilateral Options” |
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| 1030-1040
(10 min) |
Welcome Address | VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF |
| (15 min) | Special Address | Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (TBC)
Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Government of India |
| (05 min) | Book Release | By Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (TBC)
Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Government of India |
| (05 min) | Opening Remarks by Moderator | Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff [DCIDS] (Operations), Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff New Delhi, India |
| (15 min)
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Perspective from the IOC
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Mr Raj Mohabeer
Officer in Charge, General Secretariat, Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) |
| (15 min)
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Perspective from IORA
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Dr (Ms) Nomvuyo Nokwe
Former Secretary-General, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and former Ambassador of South Africa to Mauritius The Duma Nokwe Foundation, Johannesburg, S Africa |
| (15 min)
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Perspective from BIMSTEC
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Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal, BSP, BN
Vice Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) Dhaka, Bangladesh and Distinguished Fellow of the NMF |
| (15 min)
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Perspectives from IONS
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Rear Admiral Jean-Mathieu Rey
Head, International Relations (ALRI) French Navy (Chair of IONS) |
| (15 min)
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Perspectives from the INDO-PACOM and QUAD
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RAdm Michael Baker, USN
Flag Defence Attaché US Embassy, New Delhi |
| (30 min) | Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Moderated by Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff [DCIDS] (Operations) Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff New Delhi, India |
| (05 min) | Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| 1255-1400
(1 h 05 m) |
Lunch Break | |
| DAY ONE: PROFESSIONAL SESSION TWO (Duration: 2 h 20 m
“Constructing Holistic-Security Bridges across the Western and Eastern Maritime Expanse of the Indo-Pacific” |
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| 1400-1410
(10 min) |
Sessional Overview
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VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF |
| 1410-1425
(15 min) |
Special Address | Mr Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and President, India International Centre (IIC) New Delhi, India |
| 1425-1430
(05 min) |
Opening Remarks by Moderator | Mr Frédéric Grare
Senior Policy Fellow, Asia Programme European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Paris, France |
| 1430-1445
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Japan
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Professor Hideshi Tokuchi
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) Tokyo, Japan |
| 1445-1500
(15 min)
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Perspectives from the USA | Jeffrey S Payne
Manager of Academic Affairs, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA), National Defense University Washington DC, USA |
| 1500-1515
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Singapore
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Ms Jane Git Yin Chan
Research Fellow and Coordinator, Maritime Security Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) The S Rajaratnam Institute of Strategic Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 1515-1530
(15 min)
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Perspectives from the UK
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Dr David Roberts
Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer School of Security Studies Lead for Regional Security and Development King’s College, London, UK |
| 1530-1545
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Australia | Dr David Brewster
Senior Research Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University (ANU) Canberra, Australia |
| 1545-1615
(30 min) |
Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Moderated by: Mr Frédéric Grare
Senior Policy Fellow, Asia Programme European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Paris, France |
| 1615-1625 (10 min) | Signing of MOU between NIICE and the NMF | VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF
Dr Pramod Jaiswal, Director, NIICE |
| 1625-1630
(05 min) |
Book Release | Mr Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and President, India International Centre (IIC) New Delhi, India |
| 1630-1635
(05 min) |
Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| 1635-1745 | End-of-Day Tea + Visit to Cottage Industry & NWWA Handicraft Stalls | |
| 1745-1915
(90 min) |
Indian Cultural Vignettes (at the Manekshaw Centre)
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| 1945-2115 | Dinner (by Invitation) at VARUNA Mess hosted by the NMF | |
| Day TWO : 24 November 2022 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL SESSION THREE (Duration: 2 h 20 m)
“Building Maritime Connectivity: Ports, Trade, and Transport” |
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| 0830-0840
(10 min) |
Overview of Pre-lunch Sessions
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VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF |
| 0840-0845
(05 min)
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Opening Remarks by Moderator | Dr Gudrun Wacker
Senior Fellow, Asia Division German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik [SWP]) Berlin, Germany |
| 0845-0900
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Australia
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Captain Alastair Cooper, RAN
Director, Sea Power Centre-Australia Royal Australian Navy Canberra, Australia |
| 0900-0915
(15 min)
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Perspectives from ASEAN
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Dr Prabir De
Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) and Professor, Re search and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi India |
| 0915-0930
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Sri Lanka
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Admiral Jayantha Pereira, RWP, VSV, USP
Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 0930-0945
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Nepal
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Dr Pramod Jaiswal
Director, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation & Engagement (NIICE) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 0945-1000
(15 min)
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Perspectives from India
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Mr Subrat Tripathy
CEO Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 1000-1030
(30 min) |
Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Dr Gudrun Wacker
Senior Fellow, Asia Division German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik [SWP]) Berlin, Germany |
| 1030-1045
(15 min) |
Special Address | Dr Sanjeev Ranjan, IAS
Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| 1045-1050
(05 min) |
Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| 1050-1115
(25 min) |
TEA BREAK | |
| DAY TWO: PROFESSIONAL SESSION FOUR (Duration: 2 h 15 m)
“Capacity-building and Capability Enhancement: Leveraging the Physical and Social Sciences” |
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| 1115-1130
(15 min) |
Special Address | Dr Jitendra Singh
Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Science & Technology Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Earth Sciences Hon’ble Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel & Public Grievances |
| 1130-1135
(05 min) |
Book Release | Dr Jitendra Singh
Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Science & Technology Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Earth Sciences Hon’ble Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel & Public Grievances |
| 1135-1140
(05 min) |
Opening Remarks by Moderator | Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, AVSM, NM
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
| 1140-1155
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Singapore
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Ms Joanne Lin Weiling
Lead Researcher, ASEAN Studies Centre Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS), Singapore |
| 1155-1210
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Israel
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Rear Admiral (Prof) Shaul Chorev, IsrNavy (Retd)
Head, Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Centre, Haifa (HMS) University of Haifa, Israel |
| 1210-1225
(15 min) |
Perspectives from India
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Dr Rajat Kathuria
Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, and Professor of Economics Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR |
| 1225-1240
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Japan | Dr Rajib Shaw
Professor and Director India Japan Laboratory (IJL) Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan |
| 1240-1255
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Taiwan
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Dr Mumin Chen
Deputy Representative Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India New Delhi |
| 1255-1325
(30 min) |
Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, AVSM, NM
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
| 1325-1330
(05 min) |
Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| 1330-1420
(50 min) |
Lunch | |
| DAY TWO: PROFESSIONAL SESSION FIVE (Duration: 2 h 40 m)
“Practical approaches to a Regional Blue Economy” [with particular focus on the ecologically-sensitive harvesting of marine resources] |
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| 1420-1430
(10 min) |
Sessional Overview | VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF | |
| 1430-1500
(30 min) |
Special Address | Shri Bhupender Yadav
Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Hon’ble Minister of Labour and Employment Government of India |
|
| 1500-1505
(05 min) |
Book Release | Shri Bhupender Yadav
Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Hon’ble Minister of Labour and Employment Government of India |
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| 1505-1510
(05 min) |
Opening Remarks by Moderator | Mr Ravi Singh
CEO & Secretary-General, World Wide Fund for Nature (India), New Delhi, India |
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| 1510-1525
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Thailand | Dr Suchana Chavanich
UNESCO Sustainable Ocean Ambassador Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| 1525-1540
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Kenya
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Ms Harriet Njoki Mboce, HSC
Doctoral Scholar & Assistant Professor, University of Nairobi School of Law Nairobi, Kenya |
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| 1540-1555
(15 min) |
Perspectives from France
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Mr Benoit Gauthier
Head of Regional Economic Service Embassy of France, New Delhi |
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| 1555-1610
(15 min)
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Perspectives from Indonesia | Prof Jamaluddin Jompa
Professor, Marine Ecology, and Chairman, Center of Excellence for Marine Resilience and Sustainable Development (MarSAVE) Hasanuddin University, Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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| 1610-1625
(15 min)
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Perspectives from UNDP
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Mr N Vasudevan
Lead, UNDP Green Climate Fund New Delhi, India |
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| 1625-1655
(30 min) |
Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Moderated by: Mr Ravi Singh
CEO & Secretary-General, World wildlife Fund, New Delhi, India |
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| 1655-1700
(05 min) |
Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
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| 1700-1715 | End-of-Day Tea Break | ||
| 1945-2115 | Dinner (by Invitation) at Kota House hosted by the Indian Navy | ||
| DAY THREE: 25 NOVEMBER 2022 | |||||
| 0945-0955
(10 min) |
Sessional Overview | VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF | |||
| 0955-1010
(15 min) |
Special Address | Dr Krishna Vatsa
Member National Disaster Management Authority New Delhi, India |
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| DAY THREE: “MAARGDARSHAN” (Duration: 1 h 05 m) | |||||
| 1015-1020 | RM Arrives
[Received by CNS accompanied by Chairman NMF, and DG NMF] |
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| 1020-1030
(10 min) |
Welcome Address | Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
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| 1030-1045
(15 min) |
Keynote Address | Shri Rajnath Singh
Hon’ble Defence Minister Government of India |
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| 1045-1050
(05 min) |
2. Photo-Op | ||||
| 1050 | Tea Break [RM departs as convenient] | ||||
| DAY THREE: PROFESSIONAL SESSION SIX (Duration: 2 h 00 m)
“Disaster Risk-Reduction and Management: Solutions for SIDS and Vulnerable Littoral States” |
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| 1115-1120
(05 min) |
Opening Remarks by Moderator | Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, AVSM, NM
Chief of Personnel Indian Navy |
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| 1120-1135
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Seychelles
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Mr Robert Ernesta
Director-General Disaster Risk Management Division (DRDM) Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles |
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| 1135-1150
(15 min) |
Perspectives from CDRI
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Mr Amit Prothi
Director-General Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) New Delhi, India |
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| 1150-1205
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Bangladesh
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Dr Md Mustafa Saroar
Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh |
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| 1205-1220
(15 min) |
Perspectives from Maldives
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Colonel Ibrahim Hilmy
Commandant MNDF Coast Guard Male, Maldives |
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| 1220-1235
(15 min) |
Perspectives from France | Ms Alexandra Nicolas
Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’Ecole Militaire (IRSEM) Paris, France |
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| 1235-1305
(30 min) |
Moderator’s Remarks and Audience Interaction | Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, AVSM, NM
Chief of Personnel Indian Navy |
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| 1305-1310
(05 min) |
Book Release & Photo-Op | Dr Krishna Vatsa
Member National Disaster Management Authority New Delhi, India |
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| 1310-1315
(05 min) |
Vote of Thanks and
Session-Closure |
Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
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| 1315-1415
(60 min) |
Lunch | ||||
| DAY THREE: VALEDICTORY SESSION (Duration: 1h 10 min) | ||
| 1415
(05 min) |
Introduction to the Session and to the Speaker | Ms Divya Rai
Programme Executive, NMF |
| 1415-1435
(20 min) |
Valedictory Address | Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India |
| 1435-1455
(20 min) |
Closing Address | Vice Admiral Satish Ghormade, PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Indian Navy |
| 1455-1505
(10 min) |
Vote of Thanks | Cmde Debesh Lahiri
Executive Director, NMF |
| 1505-1520
(15 min) |
Photo-Session | |
| 1520-1545
(25 min) |
Tea Break | |
| 1615-1730 | Visit (by Invitation) to National War Memorial | |
| End-of-Conference | ||