2009 Piracy Workshop

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The 2009 Piracy Workshop was held April 7-8 at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

0730–0815	Registration & Continental Breakfast McCarty Little Hall Café
0815–0830	Welcoming Remarks
	Professor Dennis Mandsager Chairman, International Law Department RADM Phil Wisecup, USN President, Naval War College
0830–0900	Workshop Methodology
	CDR James Kraska, JAGC, USN International Law Department, Naval War College Professor Lawrence Modisett Adjunct Professor, Naval War College Charlene Bary-Ingerson Warfare,Analysis and Research Department, Naval War College
0900–0930	Threat Assessment: Somali Piracy
	Dr. Martin Murphy Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
0930–1000	Discussion
1000–1030	Break
1030–1145	Perspectives from the Pacific Ocean & the Horn of Africa
	CAPT Denise Stich, JAGC, USN Force Judge Advocate, Naval Forces CENTCOM/5th Fleet/ Combined Maritime Forces Nicholas Teo, Deputy Director Information Sharing Center, Singapore (ReCAAP) Tetsuo Kotani, Research Fellow Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF)
1145–1215	Discussion
1215–1330	Catered Lunch – McCarty Little Hall Café
1330–1500	Merchant Shipping Approaches
	Joe Cox Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) Joe Angelo International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) Eric Ebeling, Director Government Relations American Shipping & Logistics Group Scott Donaldson XE Corporation
1500–1515	Break
1515–1630	Discussion
1630–1800	Reception – McCarty Little Hall Café

0730–0815	Continental Breakfast – McCarty Little Hall Café
0815–1000	Naval Approaches
	CAPT Martin Klüver, German Navy Allied Maritime Component Command, NATO, Naples, Italy CAPT Sieji Kurosawa, JMSDF Maritime Staff Office Commodore Monty Khanna, Indian Navy Indian Embassy,Washington, D.C.
1000–1030	Break
1030–1115	Discussion
1115–1200	Diplomatic Approaches
	David Foran Plans & Policy Analysis, Political-Military Bureau US Department of State Dr. Frank Wiswall Vice-President h.c., Comité Maritime International
1200–1230	Discussion
1230–1330	Catered Lunch – McCarty Little Hall Café
1330–1430	U.S. Legal & Policy Approaches
	RDML (sel) Charles Michel, USCG Chief, Maritime and International Law (CG-0941) Owen Doherty, Director, Office of Security Maritime Administration (MARAD) CAPT David Gruber, JAGC, USN, Oceans Policy Advisor Office of the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy
1430–1450	Break
1450–1510	U.S. Legal & Policy Approaches (Cont’d)
	RDML Robert O.Wray, USN Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command
1510–1600	Discussion
1600–1615	Final Observations
	Professor Dennis Mandsager Chairman, International Law Department CDR Sandra Selman, USCG International Law Department, Naval War College

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