Anti-Piracy Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Anti-Piracy Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Hanoi, Vietnam
January 11– 13, 2015
Arrival Information:
Unless advised otherwise, The Asia Foundation has arranged airport transfers to the hotel for all international participants. Please look for a “The Asia Foundation” sign with your name(s) on it when you arrive in Noi Bai airport in Hanoi.
In case you cannot find the sign please call either Ms. Nga at her cell phone number at (84) 904-86-6742 (dial 0904-86-6742 when calling from a land line in Vietnam); or Ms. Nhung at her cell phone number at (84) 904-00-9995 (dial 0904-00-9995 when calling from a land line in Vietnam).
Hotel Information:
Fortuna Hotel Hanoi
6B Lang Ha Street
Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84.4) 3 831 3333 Fax: (84.4) 3 831 3300
Email:
Day 1: Monday, January 11
5:30 p.m.Board bus in lobby for transportation from hotel to restaurant.
6:00 p.m.Reception
6:30 p.m.Welcoming Dinner
Ly’s Club
No. 4 Le Phung Hieu Street, Hanoi
Day 2: Tuesday, January 12
Location: Fortuna Hotel Hanoi
Attire: Smart Casual
8:15 a.m.Welcome
Dr. Michael R. DiGregorio, Country Representative to Vietnam, The Asia Foundation (The United States of America)
8:20 a.m.Introductory Remarks
Mr. John Brandon, Senior Director, Regional Cooperation, The Asia Foundation(The United States of America)
Dr. Dang Dinh Quy, President, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)
8.30 a.m.Opening remarks by H.E. Ted Osius, Ambassador from the United States of America to Vietnam
8:50 a.m.Self-Introduction of Workshop Participants
9:00 a.m.Session 1: Overview of the Current State of Piracy in Southeast Asia
Moderator: Mr. John Brandon, Senior Director, Regional Cooperation, The Asia Foundation (United States of America)
Presenter: Dr. Ian Storey, Senior Fellow and Editor Contemporary Southeast Asia, The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (Singapore)
Discussant: Mr. Basilio Dias Araujo, Assistant Deputy for Maritime Security and Resilience, Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs (Indonesia)
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.Session 2: Governance, Corruption, and Poverty: A Problematic Relationship
Moderator:H. E. Pou Sothirak, Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace; Advisor, Royal Government of Cambodia (Cambodia)
Presenter: Dr. Lan-Anh Thi Nguyen, Deputy Director General, Institute for East Sea (South China Sea) Studies; Vice Dean, International Law Faculty; Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)
Discussant:Dr. Shafiah F. Muhibat,Senior Researcher,Centre for Strategic and International Studies/Jakarta (Indonesia)
12:45 p.m.Lunch
2:00 p.m.Photo of Participants
2:15 p.m.Session 3: Maritime Piracy and its Environmental Impact
Moderator:Dr. Michael R. DiGregorio, Country Representative to Vietnam, The Asia Foundation (The United States)
Presenter: Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, Associate Professor, Vietnam National University (Vietnam)
Discussant:Senior Lieutenant Colonel Lim Yu Chuan, Head of the Maritime Security Branch of the Republic of Singapore Navy (Singapore)
3:45 p.m.Coffee Break
4:00 p.m.Session 4: Maritime Security and Transnational Crime
Moderator: Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung, Vice President, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)
Presenter: Lieutenant Commander Julien B Dolor PN, Operations Officer, Naval Forces Western Mindanao/ Joint Task Force ZAMBASULTA, Philippine Navy (The Philippines)
Discussant:Deputy Superintendent of Police Chiang Fook Wah Roy, Head of Intelligence, Police Coast Guard (Singapore)
5:30 p.m.Meeting adjournment.
Day 3:Wednesday, January 13
Location: Fortuna Hotel Hanoi
8:30 a.m. Session 5: The Role of Extra-Regional Powers
Moderator:Dr. Wilfried Herrmann, Executive Director, Human Development Forum Foundation (Germany)
Presenter: Mr. Jay Batongbacal, Director, University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and the Law of the Sea (The Philippines)
Discussant: Commander John Bradford, Regional Cooperation Coordinator, U.S.
7th Fleet, U.S. Navy (United States of America)
10:00 a.m.Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.Session 6: The Economic Impact of Piracy and its Effect on Regional Economic Integration
Moderator:Dr. Rizal Abdul Kadir, Deputy Director General, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) (Malaysia)
Presenter: Commander Innocencio Rosario, Jr., Deputy Commander, District Southwestern Mindanao, Philippine Coast Guard (The Philippines)
Discussant:Dr. Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of
Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
12:00 p.m.Lunch
1:30 p.m.Session 7: Best Practices for Inter-Agency Cooperation to Combat Piracy
Moderator:Lieutenant Colonel Nephtali Padua, Battalion Commander, Marine Battalion Landing Team 12, Philippine Navy (The Philippines)
Presenter: Capt. Martin Sebastian (Ret.), Fellow, Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (Malaysia)
Discussant:Dr. Abdul Rivai Ras, Lecturer of Strategic Studies, Security and Political Management, Indonesia Defense University (Indonesia)
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m.Session 8: Findings and Recommendations
Moderators:Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung, Vice President, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)
Mr. John Brandon, Senior Director, Regional Cooperation, The Asia
Foundation(The United States of America)
4:15 p.m.Closing Remarks
4:45 p.m.Evaluations
5:00 p.m.End of program, evening free
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