Entry
By Invitations Only
Dates
27-28 Aug 2018
Location
Hanoi - Vietnam
Speakers
Professionals & Political
About the Conference
The Indian Ocean have been at the centre of some of the oldest civilizations in the World. With sustained economic growth in the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean, this region has assumed greater salience in all realms including strategic, defence, political, economic and cultural etc. In the twenty first century, there is a need to build new Regional Architectures in the Indian Ocean Region, and its neighbourhood in the Indo-Pacific, which would reflect present geopolitical landscape by institutional collaboration and cooperative mechanism. This would be necessary to safeguard land & maritime territories and interests; deepening economic and security cooperation in the littoral; promoting collective action to deal with natural disasters and maritime threats like piracy, terrorism and emergent non-state actors; working towards sustainable regional development through enhanced collaboration; and, engaging with countries with the aim of building greater trust and promoting respect for maritime rules, norms and peaceful resolution of disputes. In the context of changing geopolitical contours in the Indian Ocean region, the Indian Ocean Conference 2018 would provide an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the economic and strategic importance of the region and neighborhood by focusing on Security, Trade & Commerce and Governance so as to build new regional architectures in the region for shared prosperity.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
1500 hrs to 1700 hrs
Pre-Conference Symposia 1 – Security Architecture
Chair: Brahma Chellaney, Author, India
Speakers:
1. Prof Wang Dong, Professor, Peking University, China
2. Tan See Seng, Deputy Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
3. Amb Munshi Faiz Ahmed, Chairman, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Bangladesh
4. Dr Seyed Hossein Rezvani, Former Ambassador and fellow researcher at IPIS,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran
5. Dr. Le Dinh Tinh, Deputy Director General, Bien Dong Maritime Institute, The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Speakers:
1. Prof Wang Dong, Professor, Peking University, China
2. Tan See Seng, Deputy Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
3. Amb Munshi Faiz Ahmed, Chairman, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Bangladesh
4. Dr Seyed Hossein Rezvani, Former Ambassador and fellow researcher at IPIS,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran
5. Dr. Le Dinh Tinh, Deputy Director General, Bien Dong Maritime Institute, The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
1500 hrs to 1700 hrs
Pre-Conference Symposia 2 – Governance Architecture
Chair: Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, Former Member of Parliament, India
Speakers:
1. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic & International Studies, Malaysia
2. Prasenjit Basu, Author, India
3. Gareth Bayley, Director, South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate, Foreign Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
4. Nisha Biswal, President, US-India Business Council and Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, USA
5. Ambassador Nguyen Duy Hung, Former Director of ASEAN Department, MOFA, Vietnam
Speakers:
1. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic & International Studies, Malaysia
2. Prasenjit Basu, Author, India
3. Gareth Bayley, Director, South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate, Foreign Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
4. Nisha Biswal, President, US-India Business Council and Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, USA
5. Ambassador Nguyen Duy Hung, Former Director of ASEAN Department, MOFA, Vietnam
1545 hrs to 1715 hrs
Special Session – Maintaining Trade and Tranquility in Indo Pacific
Chair: Ashok Kantha, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies, India
Speakers:
1. Ms Kay Thi Soe, Director General, Strategic Studies and Training Dept, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
2. Mr Em Sovannara, Director, Department of Political & Security Relations, International Relations Institute, Royal Academy of Cambodia
3. Mr. Ali Hussain Didi, Former High Commissioner, Maldives
4. Mr Abdullah Salem Hammad Al Harthy, Chief of Economic and Dialogue Groups Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oman
5. Professor Pham Quang Minh, Rector, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Vietnam
Speakers:
1. Ms Kay Thi Soe, Director General, Strategic Studies and Training Dept, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
2. Mr Em Sovannara, Director, Department of Political & Security Relations, International Relations Institute, Royal Academy of Cambodia
3. Mr. Ali Hussain Didi, Former High Commissioner, Maldives
4. Mr Abdullah Salem Hammad Al Harthy, Chief of Economic and Dialogue Groups Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oman
5. Professor Pham Quang Minh, Rector, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Vietnam
1800 hrs to 1930 hrs
1. H.E Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister, Sri Lanka
2. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Vietnam
3. H.E Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Nepal
4. H.E Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, Indonesia
5. Smt Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, India
6. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
2. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Vietnam
3. H.E Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Nepal
4. H.E Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, Indonesia
5. Smt Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, India
6. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
0900 hrs to 1030 hrs
Ministers’ Panel I
1. H.E Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern
Development, Sri Lanka
2. H.E Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade , Mauritius
3. H.E A H M Mustafa Kamal, Minister for Planning, Bangladesh
4. H.E Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of the Climate Change and Environment, UAE
2. H.E Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade , Mauritius
3. H.E A H M Mustafa Kamal, Minister for Planning, Bangladesh
4. H.E Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of the Climate Change and Environment, UAE
1100 hrs to 1230 hrs
Ministers’ Panel II
1. H.E Alice Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian
Affairs, US Department of State, USA
2. H.E Luwellyn Landers , Deputy Minister of International Relations, South Africa
3. H.E Kazuyuki Nakane , State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
4. H.E Cho Byung Jae, Chancellor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy, South Korea
5. H.E William Samb, Minister Assisting Prime Minister; Deputy Leader of PANGU party, Papua New Guinea
2. H.E Luwellyn Landers , Deputy Minister of International Relations, South Africa
3. H.E Kazuyuki Nakane , State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
4. H.E Cho Byung Jae, Chancellor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy, South Korea
5. H.E William Samb, Minister Assisting Prime Minister; Deputy Leader of PANGU party, Papua New Guinea
1330 hrs to 1500 hrs
Officials’ Panel 1
1. Lordship Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Judge, ITLOS
2. H.E Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Chairman of DERASAT, Bahrain
3. H.E Rebecca Loustau-Lalanne, Principal Secretary in the Office of the Vice President, Seychelles
4. H.E U Myint Thu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
5. H.E Yi Xianliang, Director General, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
6. H.E Mrs Pornpimol Kanchanalak, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand
2. H.E Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Chairman of DERASAT, Bahrain
3. H.E Rebecca Loustau-Lalanne, Principal Secretary in the Office of the Vice President, Seychelles
4. H.E U Myint Thu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
5. H.E Yi Xianliang, Director General, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
6. H.E Mrs Pornpimol Kanchanalak, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand
1530 hrs to 1700 hrs
Officials’ Panel II
1. H.E Steve Dainton, Deputy Commander, Combined Maritime Forces, UK
2. H.E Richard Maude, Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
3. H.E Phongsavath Boupha, Former Minister, President’s Office, Laos
4. H.E Narendra Kumar Verma, Managing Director and CEO, ONGC Videsh, India
5. H.E Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour, Advisor to Foreign Minister, Iran
6. H.E Ajmal Ahmady, Senior Economic Advisor to President, Afghanistan
2. H.E Richard Maude, Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
3. H.E Phongsavath Boupha, Former Minister, President’s Office, Laos
4. H.E Narendra Kumar Verma, Managing Director and CEO, ONGC Videsh, India
5. H.E Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour, Advisor to Foreign Minister, Iran
6. H.E Ajmal Ahmady, Senior Economic Advisor to President, Afghanistan
1700 hrs to 1730 hrs
Valedictory Session
1. H.E Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Quotes
Our vision for the Indian Ocean Region, therefore, is to preserve its organic unity, while advancing co-operation. We will use our capabilities for the collective well-being and mutual benefit of our maritime neighbours and island states in building their capabilities as we envisage the IO as an engine for growth and prosperity in our region and beyond
Sushma Swaraj
If you look at the Indian Ocean and you compare it to the Pacific or even the Atlantic, we have a significantly younger population; hungry for knowledge, able to utilise the latest digital tools and they deserve our support and I am sure all of us will commit to building this future
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
I am heartened to see that as countries of the IOR we have realised the importance of our ocean and the unique links with its people. They need to be empowered and equipped with the right tools and know how to be able to become the real guardians of the Peace, Progress and Prosperity that we are building today
Vincent Meriton
Just a few hundred meters from temple trees is an ocean that is destined to design the future of the world. Our shores are washed by the waters of the great ocean, it has shaped us as distinct people, our future development is intrinsically linked to it and we share responsibility in keeping its’ waters safe. We believe as people of the Indian Ocean that Peace, Progress and Prosperity are goals that need to be pursued together
H.E Ranil Wickremesinghe