Virtual Conference

Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference
Phase II

Organized by

The Pathfinder Foundation
March 04, 2022 1300 - 1615 IST
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Agenda

Opening Session

13.00 – 13.05    

Welcome address
Ambassador (Retd.) Geetha de Silva
Secretary General, Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference

13.05 – 13.10    

Opening remarks
Ambassador (Retd.) Bernard Goonetilleke
Co-Chair, Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference and Chairman, Pathfinder Foundation

13.10 – 13.15    

Opening remarks
Ambassador (Retd.) Shivshankar Menon
Co-Chair, Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference

13.15 – 13.20    

Opening remarks
H.E Julie Chung
Ambassador of the United States of America to Sri Lanka

13.20 – 13.25    

Opening remarks
Mr. Iwamoto Keichi
Deputy Director-General, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

13.25 – 13.30    

Opening remarks
Speaker 5 (tbc)

About the
Pathfinder Indian Ocean Affairs Secretariat

Having identified the importance of the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in contemporary geopolitics, the Pathfinder Foundation convened several important regional and international conferences on a broad range of issues on specific niche areas. Pursuant to the success of the above, the Pathfinder Foundation organized (virtually), The Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference (PFIOSC) from 10-12 November 2020, focusing on Maritime Security and Maritime Governance in the Indian Ocean, with the participation of over 36 countries and an average of one hundred participants from around the world. The conference was convened with the aim of creating increased awareness and establishing this forum as a track 1.5 event.  

Following the success of the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference in 2020, the Foundation established The PATHFINDER INDIAN OCEAN AFFAIRS SECRETARIAT as a centre of expertise on ocean-related issues, created to focus on the Foundation’s activities of relevance to Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean Region. The Secretariat comprises a core team who will work together with experts and key stakeholders on matters related to the IOR. 
Welcome to the Pathfinder Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence platform - Pathfinder Partner Insights. It is aimed at assisting professionals who, as part of their busy schedules, are required to read through information in numerous reports and official documents, which takes up a considerable portion of their time. AI-powered insights from Pathfinder enables such professionals to make productive use of their time by filtering through key topics and areas of interest in reports, conference discussions, and background papers with ease. Our goal is to deliver insights on topics important to our partners and collaborators and this platform essentially enables the user to utilize his/her time efficiently while browsing through publications and unlocks insights from documents providing them with different perspectives. 

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PATHFINDER INDIAN OCEAN SECURITY CONFERENCE – 2020

The three day (November 10 - 12) virtual event focusing on Maritime Security and Maritime Governance in the Indian Ocean saw participation of over 36 countries and an average of one hundred and fifty participants from around the world. Indian Ocean littoral countries, members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), its dialogue partners, Government officials from many countries including the Gulf States, diplomatic missions based in Colombo, experts representing think-tanks, research, business community and academia, were represented at this important forum. Among the major countries that participated were Australia, China, France, India, Iran, Japan, Russia, South Africa, the US and the IORA Secretariat.

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