Maritime Security in the Region
Chair: Admiral (Retd) Jacques Lanxade, Former Chief of Defence Staff, France
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Vice Admiral Patrick Walsh, Commander, US Naval Forces, Central Command; Commander US FIFTH Fleet
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Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Commander-in-Chief Fleet, UK
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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
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Major General Mohammed Bin Faisal Abo Sak, Saudi National Guard
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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
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Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdulla, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Oman
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Dr Abbas Maleki, Head, International Institute for Caspian Studies, Iran
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Labid Majeed Abbawi, Under Secretary for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq