MC: Dhruv Katoch, Director, India Foundation
Chair: Rajiv Sikri, Former Ambassador, India
Speakers:
1. Shin Bong-kil, Ambassador of South Korea to India
2. Rita Giuliana Mannella, Ambassador of Italy to Sri Lanka
3. Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo, Ambassador of Philippines to Bangladesh
4. Southam Sakonniyom, Former Ambassador of Lao PDR to India
MC: Sunaina Singh, Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
Chair: C Raja Mohan, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Singapore
Speakers:
1. Preeti Saran, Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India
2. Nisha Biswal, President, US India Business Council, USA
3. Yan Yan, Director, Research Center of Oceans Law and Policy, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies, China
4. Sinderpal Singh, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the South Asia Programme, Institute of Defence and Security Studies, RSIS, Singapore
MC: Vijayalakshmi Vijayakumar, Director, India Foundation
Chair: S. D. Muni, Professor Emeritus, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Speakers:
1. Prabha Rao, Executive Director, South Asian Institute for Strategic Affairs (SAISA), India
2. Jayantha Perera, Admiral, I M F and Former Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
3. Syed Ata Hasnain, Former GOC, 15 and 21 Corps, Indian Army
4. Klaus Lange, Director, Institute of Transnational Studies, Germany
MC: Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Director, India Foundation
Chair: Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation
Speakers:
1. Sanjaya Baru, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, India
2. Anup Singh, Former C-inC, Eastern Naval Command, Indian Navy
3. Phil Midland, Former Naval Officer, USA
4. J B Vowell, Deputy Director, Planning and Policy, Indo-Pacific Command, USA
1. H.E Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Inaugural Dinner and Cultural Evening
Chair- Amb Kanwal Sibal, Former Foreign Secretary, India
Valedictory Address-
H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation
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
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