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Indian Ocean Conference 2016

The India Foundation in association with S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore; Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka and Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Colombo hosted a two day “Indian Ocean Conference 2016” from 1-2 September 2016 at Singapore. The Conference witnessed a participation of over 300 delegates from 22 countries including ministers, politicians, diplomats, strategic thinkers, academics and media

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  • Entry

    By Invitations Only

  • Dates

    1-2 Sep 2016

  • Location

    Singapore

  • Speakers

    Professionals & Political

About the Conference

Day one of the Conference started with parallel workshop sessions on the three sub-themes of Comity, Commerce and Culture followed by the Inaugural Session and Welcome Dinner. The first parallel workshop on Comity chaired by Ambassador Parthasarathy (India), had a panel of five speakers. The first speaker Ambassador Munshi Faiz Ahmad, Chairman, BIISS in his intervention stated that “India being the great country that it is, should naturally lead the initiative of a dialogue in the Indian Ocean Region with responsibility, taking everyone else along in a fully inclusive effort”. He went on to talk about military security of the region and stressed on the need to move away from rivalry and towards co-operation. He touched upon different aspects of maritime co-operation like the challenges of piracy and trafficking in maritime navigation, the problem of unsecured and closed trade routes, exploitation of resources, dealing with natural disasters and strengthening of SAARC for a prosperous South Asia.

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EVENT SCHEDULE

60 minutes

Workshop 1: Comity

Chair- Amb G Parthasarathy, Former Ambassador of India

Speakers-
1.       Amb Munshi Faiz Ahmad, Chairman, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Bangladesh
2.       Mr Bertil Lintner, Renowned Journalist and Author, Thailand
3.       Dr Nicolas Regaud,Special Adviser to the Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Defence, France
Mr Lee Cordner, Visiting Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Workshop 1: Comity
60 minutes

Workshop 2: Commerce (Trade)

Chair- Amb Ashok Kantha, Former Ambassador of India

Speakers-
1.       Dr Sanjaya Baru, Distinguished Fellow,  International Institute of Strategic Studies (London) and  The United Services Institution of India
2.       Dr Razeen Sally, Chairman, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka
3.       Mr Ravi Velloor,  Associate Editor, Global Affairs, The Strait Times
4.       Mr Philip Green, High Commissioner to Singapore, Australia
5.       Dr Pradumna Bickram Rana, Associate Professor and Coordinator of International Political Economy Programme, RSIS, Singapore
Workshop 2: Commerce (Trade)
60 minute

Workshop 3: Commerce (Investments)

Chair- Amb Ong Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore

Speakers-
1.       Mr Ralph L. (Skip) Boyce, Vice President, Boeing International and President, Boeing Southeast Asia
2.       Mr Manraj Sekhon, CEO and CIO, Fullerton Fund Management
3.       Dr Leslie Teo Eng Sipp, Chief Economist and Director, Economics and Investment Strategy, GIC
4.       Mr N K Singh, Former Member of Parliament, India
Workshop 3: Commerce (Investments)
30 minutes

Workshop 4: Culture

Chair-  Dr Patrick French, Renowned Writer, Biographer and Historian, United Kingdom

Speakers-
1.       Dr S Kalyanaraman, Co-Director, Saraswati Research Center, Chennai, India
2.       Mr Tissa Jayatilaka, Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, Sri Lanka
3.       Ms Moe Thuzar,  Fellow, Lead Researcher (Socio-Cultural Affairs), ASEAN Studies Centre & Coordinator, ISEAS, Myanmar
Mr. Kwa Chong Guan, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore
Workshop 4: Culture
1930 - 2100 hrs

In charge-

Special Address- Smt Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, India
Inaugural Address -  Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister, Sri Lanka
Address-
1. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
2. Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, India
In charge-

Plenary 1: Comity

Chair: Mr Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Foreign Minister, Bangladesh

Keynote:  Mr Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Former President, Maldives
Speakers:
1.       Mr Nobuo Kishi, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
2.       Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Malaysia
Plenary 1: Comity

Plenary 2: Comity

Chair: Amb Hardeep Singh Puri, Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, India

  Speakers:
1.       Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff, India
2. Rear Admiral Donald Gabrielson,  Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, USA
Plenary 2: Comity

Plenary 2 – Commerce

Chair: Shri M J Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, India

Speakers:
1.       Dr Hung-Mao Tien, Chairman of the Board, Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan
2.       Ms Nisha Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, US Department of State, USA
3. Mr Jay Panda, Member of Parliament, India
Plenary 2 – Commerce

Plenary 3 – Culture

Chair:  Prof Lokesh Chandra, President, ICCR, India

  Keynote: Mr Vira Rojpojchanarat, Minister of Culture, Government of Thailand
Speakers:
1.       Dr Shashi Tharoor, Former Minister of State for External Affairs, India
2.       Mr SantaramBaboo ,Minister of Arts and Culture, Mauritius
3.       Mr S.B Navinna, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Culture Affairs, Sri Lanka
4. Mr A. Kohilan Pillay , Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Malaysia
Plenary 3 – Culture
16:45-18:00

Valedictory Session

Chair- Amb Kanwal Sibal, Former Foreign Secretary, India

Valedictory Address-
H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation
Valedictory Session
60 minutes

Session

Chair: Mr ĐặngĐìnhQuý , Deputy Foreign Minister, Vietnam
Keynote:  Dr S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, India
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Quotes

Ranil Wickramasinghe
We must commit ourselves to an order based on the rights of all states to the freedom of navigation. Our own futures and the futures of our extra-regional partners are therefore heavily invested in how strategic security is managed in the region.
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Nitin Gadkari
None of us can grow in isolation and building synergies has always been a win win situations for all partners. Our development priorities will guide our engagement not our perception of your needs.
Nitin Gadkari
Sushma Swaraj
We are bound together and we are brought together today by centuries of succeeding waves of trade and commerce, emerging strands of religion and culture. That this conference is a collaborative effort of four of the littoral states in the region reflects the priority that we give to cooperative efforts for fostering security and prosperity in the Indian Ocean Region.
Sushma Swaraj
Amb. Ong Keng Gong
This is the first time we are doing such a conference of this scale talking about our Indian Ocean Region.

Amb. Ong Keng Gong
M J Akbar
I hope the our discussions will deliberate on both the heritage and reality of the Indian Ocean as look to comity, commerce and culture as the core elements that cement and strengthen economic growth, peace and stability in the Indian Ocean.
M J Akbar
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
When we talk about maritime silk routes, when we talk about spices again this early nascent trade, this proto globalisation was also all across the waves of the Indian Ocean.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan

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