Break Out Groups

Maritime Security in the Region

Chair: Admiral (Retd) Jacques Lanxade, Former Chief of Defence Staff, France

• Vice Admiral Patrick Walsh, Commander, US Naval Forces, Central Command; Commander US FIFTH Fleet

• Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Commander-in-Chief Fleet, UK

• Major General Ahmad Yousef Al Mulla, Chief of Naval Forces, Kuwait

Regional Military Strategies and CT Challenges

Chair: Field Marshal The Rt Hon Lord (Peter) Inge, Former Chief of Defence Staff, UK
 

• Major General Mohammed Bin Faisal Abo Sak, Saudi National Guard

• Lieutenant General Fahd Al Amir, Chief of Staff, Kuwaiti Armed Forces
  

GCC Relations with Iraq and Iran: Energy Security and Defence Implications

Chair: Georg Boomgarden, Secretary of State, Federal Ministery of Foreign Affairs, Germany

• Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdulla, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Oman

• Dr Abbas Maleki, Head, International Institute for Caspian Studies, Iran

• Labid Majeed Abbawi, Under Secretary for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq