Pre-Conference Workshops A and B

28 November 2010

Pre-Conference Workshop A
Coordinating Efforts And Establishing Joint Initiatives In Order to Deliver Oversight and Maritime Protection

Rationale:
Co-ordinated efforts and planned strategies that are designed to fit the needs of a particular region facing a particular threat are of the highest importance as they serve as prevention, response and recovery tools all that the same time. Understanding the geographical and meteorological challenges is only the first step. Reaching a comprehensive map of motives and implications of various actions serves practical strategies more accurately when there is coherent and consistent data contributed to establishing the outcomes.

Key Topics:
• Overview of practical challenges that co-ordinated strategies and operations face and how to overcome them
• Case studies on successful partnerships on counter piracy
• Identification of skills and tools necessary for an effect counter piracy team

Workshop Agenda

8.30 – 9:00 Introduction
9:00 – 10:00 Lecture: What are the emerging threats in the maritime sector and how can a multi lateral strategy assist in preventing these and minimizing risk
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Brainstorming session: Unpacking the details of successful initiatives and breaking down the weaknesses of less successful strategies
11: 45 – 12:15 Break
12:15 – 14:00 Tabletop simulation scenario exercise

Your Facilitator:
Cdr Shishir Upadhyaya, Research Fellow, NATIONAL MARITIME FOUNDATION

Pre-Conference Workshop B
Security Company Regulatory Standards and Compliance


Rationale:
There is overwhelming supply of security companies to meet the needs of the Maritime Security industry globally. The number of quality providers that will provide support, protection, training, hard and software to the industry is hard to find in all the noise. Unfortunately, without regulatory standards or compliance conditions to meet, there are a significant amount of operators wha re under qualified, under resourced and unable to meet the high demands and protect the invaluable trade and assets of the Maritime industry. This session will discuss a number of key areas which need regulation and help you create a criteria to use, no matter the service or solution you require, to select the best company for the task at hand.

Key Topics:
Overview of the security company market and what differentiates the most cost effective, high quality solutions from the rest Selection criteria, what to look for, what to avoid, dissecting the lingo Identification of contemporary tools and chrarcteristics that make a provider as quality in their field of expertise

Workshop Agenda

8.30 – 9:00 Introduction
9:00 – 10:00 Lecture: What are we facing and which providers are the best now? Complete solutions, turn-key or specialists
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Brainstorming session: What to look for in a service or solution provider. Pilot testing, referrals and other ways to source and check you are getting what you pay for
11: 45 – 12:15 Break
12:15 – 14:00 Scenarios to understand the best provider and what we should hold up as compliance rules and regulations

Your Facilitator:
Peter Cook,, Director, PWJC GLOBAL CONSULTING LTD