| Conference Program - Day Two |
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Registration, networking, and morning refreshments |
| Third Plenary Session |
| Presidential Addresses: Technology and Cooperation |
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Chaired by Professor Gilles Kepel, Chairman, Middle East Studies, Sciences-Po Paris, EuroGolf, France |
| 08:10 - 08:30 |
Key Factors for Successful Cooperation |
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Jean-Francois Tallec, Secretary General for the Sea, France |
| 08:30 - 08:50 |
Naval Technological Advances in C4I |
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Major General (R'td) Abdullah Al Hashemi, Former Deputy Commander of UAE Air Force and Air Defense |
| 08:50 - 09:10 |
Sea-Based Air Defense: The Navy’s Role in Missile Defense Network |
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H.E. Abdullah Toukan, Non-Resident Scholar, INEGMA |
| 09:10 - 09:30 |
Panel Discussion |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Morning coffee break and networking |
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| Second Round of Working Groups |
| 10:00-11.30 |
“The Need for Cooperation” (Working groups running parallel) |
| 1. Maritime Intelligence (Surveillance and Information Exchange). |
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Moderator: Rear Admiral (R’td) John Sigler, Deputy Director, National Defense University, United States
Mike Coulter, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense, United States
Frederic Fave, Director Safety, Security, & Environment Department, CMA-CGM, France
Professeur Forcade, Professor, Sorbonne University, France |
| 2. New Technologies: Impact on Maritime Challenges – Industrial Implications, Joint Ventures, and Civil Companies |
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Moderator: Brigadier General Jacques Roujansky, Head of “Protection and Safeguard” capabilities within the French Defense acquisition organization (DGA), Acquisition Corps, French Forces
Bill Saltzer, CEO, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), UAE
Vice Admiral (R'td) Xavier Rolin, Corporate Defence Adviser, Thalès
Moayad Samman, CEO, King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), Jordan |
| 3. Disaster Relief: Search & Rescue Operations & Role of Naval Assets in Aid Missions. |
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Moderator: Rear Admiral Ali Al Moallem, Commander, Lebanese Navy
Vice Admiral (R'td) Kevin Cosgriff, Former Commander, US Fifth Fleet, United States
Amar Daoudi, Director, Logistics, World Food Programme, United Nations
Alain Perret, Director, Homeland Security Department, Ministère de l’Intérieur, France |
| 4. Energy, Oil and Gas Geopolitical and Economical Challenges – Gulf Cooperation Council & Europe |
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Moderator: Olivier Appert, Chairman and CEO, Institut Français du Pétrole, France
Jerome Ferrier, Director, Global Security Total, France
Senior Board Member, ADNOC, UAE
Ms. Ruba Husari, Middle East Energy Expert |
| 5. International Security Organizations: Local, Sub-Regional, Regional and International |
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Moderator: Rear Admiral (R'td) Dr. Samir El Khadem, Former Commander, Lebanese Navy
Francis Vallat, Chairman, Institut Français de la Mer, France
Dr. Eric Thompson, Director, International Affairs Group, Center for Naval Analysis, United States
Captain George McCarthy, Head of Outreach and Coordination Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness, United States |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Networking break, refreshments, and prayers |
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| Final Plenary Session: “The Way Ahead” |
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Chaired by: Brig. Gen. Rashad Al-Shibani, Commander of Staff College, UAE Armed Forces |
| 12:05 - 12:20 |
Improving International Maritime Security Cooperation |
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Admiral Pierre-François Forissier, Commander, French Navy |
| 12:20 - 12:35 |
Improving Gulf Maritime Security Cooperation |
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Rear Admiral Mohammed Al Sabab Al Tenaiji, Commander, UAE Navy |
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| 12:35 - 12:50 |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:50 - 13:00 |
Closing remarks by Riad Kahwaji |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Luncheon |
| 14:00 |
End of Conference |