The ceans Dialogue 2017

Towards a Common Prosperity Framework

19-21 April 2017, Thiruvananthapuram

ce Booklet Day-1 Wednesday, April 19, 2017 (Day-1) 17:00-18:30 Registration and seating 18:30-18:32 Arrival of the Chief Guest Shri Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam, Hon. Governor of Kerala 18:32-18:34 National Anthem 18:34-18:38 INTRODUCTION Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow & Head, Maritime Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 18:38-18:48 SHORT REMARKS Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN 18:48-19:00 SHORT REMARKS Kees Rade, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands for Sustainable Development 19:00-19:20 INAUGURAL ADDRESS Shri Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam, Hon. Governor of Kerala 19:20-19:23 Vote of Thanks Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow & Head, Maritime Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 19:23-19:25 National Anthem 19:25-19:30 Departure of the Hon. Governor 19:35-20:45 PANEL 1: WATERS OF ASIA How the discourse framing Asia’s waters is expanding from ‘conflict management’ to also include elements of human security, economic development, wealth creation and prosperity. Alex Benkenstein, Head of South Africa Institute of International Affairs’ Governance of Africa Resources Programme (GARP) Latha Reddy, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, Former Deputy National Security Advisor RAdm William McQuilkin (Retd), Former Director of the US Navy’s Strategy and Policy Division Hasjim Djalal, Former Diplomat, Professor of Maritime Law, Board member, Coral Triangle Centre, Indonasia Amb Rakesh Sood (Moderator), Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 20:45-21:30 DINNER Day-2 Thursday, April 20, 2017 (Day-2) 09:15-10:45 PANEL 2: BLUE ECONOMIES AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Why using the seas sustainably for economic development is the key to a prosperous future? Nirmal Shah, Director of Nature Seychelles, Environmentalist, Writer, Fund raiser Amb Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and Chairman, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Task Force on Blue Economy Yuvan Beejadhur, CEO, Beejadhur Ocean Solutions, Geneva, Switzerland Narasimalu Srikanth, Program Director/Senior Scientist – Wind & Marine Renewable Energy, Singapore Hans Hoogeveen (Moderator), Permanent Ambassador of Kingdom of Netherlands to the United Nations 10:45-11:15 TEA 11:15-12:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon. Chief Minister, Kerala 12:00-13:15 PANEL 3: MARINE ECOLOGY AND BIO SYSTEMS Is there a need to shift from a ‘global commons management approach’ to an ‘ecosystem management paradigm’? Joris Larik, Senior Researcher, The Hague Institute for Global Justice Maarten Bavinck, Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam Chris O’Brien, Coordinator for the Common Oceans Deep Seas Project, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) Imali Manikarachchi, Lecturer at Ocean University of Sri Lanka Kees Rade (Moderator), Ambassador for Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Netherlands 13:15-14:00 LUNCH Thursday, April 20, 2017 (Day-2) 14:00-15:15 PANEL 4: CLIMATE CHANGE, Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief (HA/DR) AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT In the wake of the recent changes in global climate, the frequency of natural disasters in Asia has grown. Does this necessitate a need for a coordinated HA/DR strategy? Lucas Lourens, Professor in Paleoclimatology, Utrecht University Roy D Palmer, CEO Seafood Experience Australia Ltd, Director, Aquaculture without Frontiers VAdm Anup Singh (Retd), Former Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Indian Navy Paul Holthus (Moderator), Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council, Hawaii 15:15-15:45 TEA 15:45-16:30 Keynote ADDRESS Harsha De Silva, Deputy Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka 16:30-17:45 PANEL 5: CONNECTIVITY AND CAPACITY CREATION If globalization is a megatrend in Asia, must connectivity and infrastructure creation be the new mantras for national prosperity? Sujeet Samaddar, Senior Consultant, Niti Aayog, Chenchen Chen, Deputy Director & Research Fellow, Dept of Macroeconomics, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Paul Holthus, Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council, China Manab Majumdar, Deputy Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi Roel Van Der Veen (Moderator), Professor of International Studies, University of Amsterdam Thursday, April 20, 2017 (Day-2) 17:45-19:00 PANEL 6: MARITIME INDUSTRY AND TRADE REGIMES Why contemporary maritime governance discussions must include ideas to boost marine industrial growth for the creation of an enabling environment for trade? Juita Mohamad, Economist, at the Asia Desk, OECD Development Centre in Chris Wood, Economist, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), Pretoria, South Africa Girish Gujar, Expert in Shipping, Logistics and Port Management, Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kithmina V. Hewage, Research Officer, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) of Sri Lanka Amb Rajiv Bhatia (Moderator), Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and Chairman, FICCI Task Force on Blue Economy 19:00-20:00 PRESENTATION Raghu Raman, Group President (Risk, Security and New Ventures), Reliance Industries Ltd 20:00 DINNER

Day-3 Friday, April 21, 2017 (Day-3) 09:30-10:50 theme ADDRESS Pooja Kapur, Joint Secretary, ASEAN, Ministry of External Affairs, India 10:00-11:15 Special Panel: ASEAN-INDIA RELATION- TOWARDS A MARITIME PARTNERSHIP Amb Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and former Ambassador to Myanmar Hasjim Djalal, Former Indonesian Ambassador to Germany, Canada, and the United Nations; Expert on the Law of the Sea Ha Anh Tuan, Fellow at Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Martin A Sebastian, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) Shafiah Fifi Muhibat, Senior Fellow, Maritime Security Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of Internatioanl Studies (RSIS) Singapore. Harsh Pant (Moderator), Distinguished Fellow & Head, Strategic Studies, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 11:15-11:45 TEA Friday, April 21, 2017 (Day-3) 11:45-12:15 theme ADDRESS Amb KV Bhagirath, Secretary General, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) 12:15-13:30 PANEL 7: SECURITY MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL WATERS Why managing ‘littorals spaces’ is a crucial component of national security? Cdr Prakash Gopal, Research Fellow, National Maritime Foundation, India Shafiah Fifi Muhibat, Senior Fellow, Maritime Security Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Singapore James Kraska, Professor in Maritime Law, US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Prabhakaran Paleri, Former Director General, Indian Coast Guard, scholar in national security studies, author, academician. Anup Singh (Moderator), Vice Admiral (Retired), Former Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, India 13:30-14:30 LUNCH 14:30-15:45 Panel-8: Strategic Security in the Asia-Pacific Why strategic sensitivities in Asia continue to be fraught? Must traditional security concerns be assuaged for any meaningful progress on human security issues? Paul Kapur, Professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California Martin A Sebastian, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) Admiral (Retd) Jayanath Colombage, Former Commander of Sri Lankan Navy Amb Ahmed Al Wahishi, Director, Yemeni International Affairs’ Center (YIAC) Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow & Head, Maritime Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 15:45-16:15 TEA 16:15-17:00 DISCUSSION PANEL 17:00-17:20 VALEDICTORY SPEECH Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing Thiruvananthapuram constituency, Kerala 17:20-17:25 VOTE OF THANKS Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow & Head, Maritime Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi For further information, please contact:

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