Conference Day One

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PLENARY SESSION: Improving Protection And Achieving Prevention Of Security Breaches In High Risk Areas

• Evolution of maritime security, expectation of future trends
• The role of naval operations in protecting and assisting national and international commercial maritime trade and commerce
• Effective communication and cooperative efforts of the shipping industry, ports and governments
• Yielding results: comprehensive border protection

PANEL DISCUSSION:A Multilateral Approach To Maritime Security Supported By Shared Intelligence, Communication Networks And Clear Understanding Of The Role Of Flag States
This panel discussion will allow panelists to share their perspective on the factors that contribute to success and the key to achieving implementation and practice of effective strategies, as they are far more complicated than they appear in theory.

• The importance of collaboration and a shared vision – aligning goals between coast guards, Navy, Commercial Operators, Customs, Police and Immigration
• What are the responsibilities, obligations and expectation of flag states in the event of trouble?
• After an attack, what are the comprehensive communication networks and procedures set up for all stakeholders involved? And do they know them comprehensively?
• How important is it to have counter piracy measures implemented in all commercial fleets that are at high – medium risk of attack?

PLENARY SESSION: Trends, Challenges And Initiatives – Understanding The Latest Information For Effective Counter Measure And Improvement

• Assessing current counter piracy efforts and identifying the changing trends
• Strategic planning for the unknown: staying one step ahead through innovative thinking, advanced planning and technology
• Pre-empting threats: recognizing current capabilities and understanding immediate needs of the industry

• Understanding the evolving threats of the maritime environment for alternate perspectives to anticipate key challenges
• The importance of joint initiatives and the shared intelligence of various authorities
• Integrating the necessary analytics into your maritime domain intelligence for a rounded understanding
• Evaluative methods to expend MDA in high risk areas

PLENARY SESSION: Operation ATALANTA and OCEAN SHIELD

• Exploring the project success so far by understanding original goals, intelligence, capabilities and success metrics
• Outlining what lessons can be learned from current projects to help shape a future comprehensive operations strategy
• The importance of flexibility of your team and their activities together with established contingency planning to maritime security management

Colonel Richard Spencer, Chief Of Staff, EUNAVFOR - UK

PLENARY SESSION: Reducing Vulnerability Through Multi‐National Collaboration, Utilising Best Practices To Deter Piracy In The Gulf Of Aden, Indian Ocean And Other High Risk Areas

• The Coalition Forces
• A multi lateral response to piracy
• Information sharing, coordination and synchronisation
• Time critical challenges, naval forces’ reaction to piracy attacks
• BMP – evaluating current practices, are they working and effective?

Cdr SG Stien Olav Hagalid, Branch Head, NAT O Shipping Centre

• Duty of care to your crew under kidnap and ransom
• Implication for attack under different jurisdictions
• Legal ramifications of action in potential scenarios not covered by standard law or expectations
• Wrongful counter attack/ false alarms: the case of a non pirate approach

• Understanding your own criteria for security consultant selection: what is critical, what is preferred and what you don’t want
• Exploring security consultant options based on your top drivers: price, services, packages, experience and more
• Implementing change successfully through open communication networks with all of your stakeholders and service providers
• Evaluation your capabilities to fulfil current needs: the best time to bring in security consultants

• What do you view as best practice from some of the most successful planning in the maritime sector?
• How do you develop realistic and achievable goals from comprehensive research of the evidence and its implications
• The best use and distribution of your resources when you need to respond
• Shifting risk – deconstructing the adaptable nature of perpetrators to develop an equally flexible and responsive framework