FOUNDATION DAY
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 |
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