Country or country assisting Position Rank/Title First Name Last Name Australia Navy Events Coordinator Mr James McPherson Australia Navy Events Coordinator - Spouse Program Rebecca Jeffcoat Australia Navy Events SO - Spouse Program Lieutenant Commander Fiona Ewington Australia Navy Events SO Petty Ann-Maree Anderson Australia Director Navy International Engagement Richard Boulton Australia IONS Secretariat Lieutenant Commander Rowena Gaffney Australia Navy International Engagement Lieutenant Commander Michelle McCracken Australia Navy International Engagement Lieutenant Commander Birgitte Jensen Australia Navy International Engagement Lieutenant Karen Elphick Australia Director Sea Power Centre Captain Justin Jones Australia Deputy Director Research Mr Andrew Forbes Australia Master of Ceremonies Adam Grunsell Australia Session 1 Moderator Commodore Martin Brooker Australia DGNCPE Commodore Andy Gough Australia Session 4 Moderator Commodore Brett Brace Australia Session 5 Moderator Commodore Peter Lockwood Australia Session 6 Moderator Professor Dennis Rumley Speaker Minister for Defence representative Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Speaker Speaker Session 1 Professor Michael L'Estrange Speaker Speaker Session 1 Commodore Lee Cordner Speaker Speaker Session 2 Dr Probal Ghosh Speaker Speaker Session 2 Dr Mary Ann Palma-Robles Speaker Speaker Session 3 Professor Jean Palutikof Speaker Speaker Session 3 Dr Rupert Herbert-Burns Speaker Speaker Session 3 Associate Professor Mary George Speaker Speaker Session 4 Mr Llewellyn Russell Speaker Speaker Session 4 Mr Chris Trelawny Speaker Speaker Session 5 Ms Jane Chan Speaker Speaker Session 5 Commodore Jonathan Mead Speaker Speaker Session 6 Madam Suriani Ahmad Speaker Speaker Session 6 Ambassador Hasjim Djalal Australia Chief of Navy Vice Ray Griggs Australia Flag Lieutenant to CN Lieutenant John Hooper Australia Chief of Staff to CN Captain James McCormack Australia Warrant Officer of the Navy WO-N Martin Holzberger Australia Special Project Officer to CN David Johnston Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib Bangladesh Flag Officer Lieutenant M Ashfaqur Rahman Bangladesh Staff Officer Captain Mir Ershad Ali Bangladesh RAN Escort Officer - 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