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DAY ONE:

08.30	Refreshments, Registration and Exhibition
Session One: Welcome to the conference
09.00	Chair`s opening remarks, David Jamieson, former UK Shipping Minister
09.20	Overview of the EU Counter Piracy Mission Richard Farrington OBE, Captain Royal Navy, Chief of Staff EU OHQ Atalanta
09.45	Overview of initiatives taken to date (by industry organisations / governments)to tackle piracy Mark Brownrigg, Director-General Chamber of Shipping
10.05	The human cost of piracy John Bainbridge, International Transport Workers` Federation (ITF)
10.25	Questions and Discussion
10.55	Exhibition and Refreshments
Session Two: What further actions should be taken to tackle piracy and who should take them?
11.25	What further action can governments take to tackle piracy? Guy Morel, Secretary-General, Intermanager
11.45	Does responsibility for the protection of merchant seafarers lie with industry? Torben Janholt, Chairman, Danish Shipowners` Association
12.05	What is the role of the IMO in tackling piracy? Chris Trelawny, IMO
12.30	Discussion Panel: Should shipowners foot the bill for anti-piracy patrols and other measures?
13.00	Lunch
Session Three: Using anti-piracy devices and private security operators to defend ships
14.00	Taking evasive action to avoid piracy attacks What are the current guidelines? How effective are these? Charles Dragonette, US Office of Naval Intelligence
14.20	How can potential victims mitigate the threat of piracy attacks? Intelligence driven analysis of the threat Preparation of crew and vessel Responding to a pirate attack Chris Moore, Drum Cussac
14.40	The trend for shipowners to increasingly turn to private security operators Alex Kemp, Armor Group
15.00	What advice are ship registries giving to shipowners about protecting their vessels? What is the view of registries towards arming vessels? Liliana Fernandez, Panama Ambassador to UK, Permanent representative at IMO Arnulfo Botacio Ruiz, Panama Maritime Authority
15.20	How the situation on land affects what is happening in Somalia Thoko Kaime, Exclusive Analysis
15.40	Questions and Discussion
15.50	Refreshments and Exhibition
16.20	Panel discussion: Should merchant ships under potential threat of piracy be armed?
17.00	Chair's Closing Remarks
DAY TWO:
08.00	Refreshments and exhibition
08.50	Chair`s opening remarks to Day Two
Session Five: Understanding the scale and origins of the piracy problem
09.00	Defining the size of the problem What is the reported number of piracy attacks over the last 12 months? How do these figures compare to previous years? What different trends have emerged in terms of location and severity of attacks? What are the figures regarding the known outcomes of attacks? Pottengal Mukundan, International Maritime Bureau
09.20	What are the underlying political and economic factors at the root of Somalian piracy? How can understanding of these issues help us to find workable solutions? Colonel Ramli H Nik, former Defence Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations
09.40	Questions and Discussion
Session Six: Legal and Regulatory Issues
09.50	A summary of current legal issues arising from piracy: Payment of ransom Protecting vessels and contractual obligations Human rights and the lack of jurisdiction Employment issues: claims by crew for mental trauma Stephen Askins, Ince & Co
10.10	Failing Rules and Failed Crews - Why can't we curb piracy? Steven Jones, The Nautical Institute
10.30	Refreshments and Exhibition
10.50	Questions and Discussion
Session Seven: The Role of Insurers in Tackling Piracy
11.20	The role of kidnap negotiators offered under insurance policies Daniel Goggin, Broker, Miller Insurance
11.40	Piracy insurance policy that offers shipowners on-board security teams Paul Agate, Swinglehurst
12.00	What additional insurance do shipowners need to cover themselves against kidnap and ransom risks? Guillaume Bonnissent, Special Risks Underwriter, Hiscox
12.20	Questions and Discussion
Session Seven: Panel debate: Ransom payments
12.30	Is payment of ransoms by owners and insurance companies actively encouraging piracy? Should operators refuse to pay ransoms demanded by pirates or is the potential human cost of this strategy too high?
13.00	Lunch
Session Eight: Tackling piracy: alternative strategies for dealing with the problem
14.00	Avoiding piracy hotspots: How some shipowners are deciding to divert transit from the Suez Canal to the Cape of Good Hope What are the cost implications of this for cargo owners? What will be the impact on trade? Giles Noakes, Chief Maritime Security Officer, BIMCO
14.20	How was piracy dealt with in the Malacca Straits and what lessons can be learnt from this? What did ‘peak piracy’ look like in the Malacca Straits? How did littoral states collaborate to tackle piracy? To what extent did they succeed and what lessons could be applied in other piracy areas? Chris Moore, Drum Cussac
14.40	Reassessment of vessel security How crew sizes, onboard security equipment and the role of shipboard security officers need to be reconsidered Mark Dickinson, Assistant General Secretary, Nautilus UK
15.00	Questions and Discussion
15.30	Refreshments and Exhibition
Session Ten: Debate and Conclusion
16.00	The debate will bring together the presenters from Session 8 as panellists to discuss with delegates the effectiveness of the anti-piracy measures their organisations are proposing. They will also consider what more needs to be done to successfully combat maritime piracy and attempt to draw conclusions that could form the basis for further action.
16.50	Chair`s Closing Remarks
17.00	Close of Conference

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