The recent decade witnessed an expeditious shift in maritime security affairs. The nature of issues that centers the maritime space continues to present complex and complicated challenges that require lasting solutions.
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Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Rear Admiral Hu Zhongming
Deputy Chief of Staff, Chinese PLA Navy
Rear Admiral Oleg V. Àpishev
Deputy Chief of Main Staff, Russian Federation Navy
Rear Admiral Grant Mager,
Reserve Director, Maritime Operations, United States Pacific Fleet
Dr. David Brewster
Senior Research Fellow with the National Security College, Australian National University
Rear Admiral Akira Saito,
Director General, Operations and Plans Department (N3/N5),Maritime Staff Office, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
Captain Athula Hewavitharana
Managing Director, Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Mr. Iqram Cuttilan
Chairman of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA)
Captain Martin A. Sebastian RMN (R)
Senior Fellow / Centre Head, Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA)
Rear Admiral Didier Maleterre
Joint Commander of the French Forces deployed in the Indian Ocean
Mr. Shanaka Jayasekara
Programme Coordinator (South East Asia and Pacific), for the Global Maritime Crime Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Rear Admiral M Abu Ashraf, BSP, ncc, psc
Commander Chattogram Naval Area, Bangladesh Navy
Colonel Mohamed Saleem,
The Coast Guard Commandant, Maldives National Defence Force
Rear Admiral Lee Goddard, CSC,RAN
Commander Maritime Border Command, Royal Australian Navy
Rear Admiral Muhammad Shuaib HI (M)
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy
First Admiral Tatit Eko Witjaksono, S.E. , M.Tr. (Han)
Vice Commander of Indonesian Naval Command and Staff College,Indonesian Navy
Rear Admiral MMH Gamage, RSP, VSV,USP, psc
Director General Personnel, Sri Lanka Navy
Galle Dialogue since its inception in 2010 has created a forum for all stakeholders to express their opinion for common good in maritime affairs through cooperation, collaboration and partnerships. Since then the forum has attracted players from region and beyond to visit this annual gathering to network and renew association just as the role Port of Galle played many centuries back.
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Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne, President's Counsel
Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka
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Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Rear Admiral Han Xiaohu
Commandant of the Naval Command College(NCC)PLA Navy
Rear Admiral LUIK Eduard Endelievich
Head Navigator of the Russian Navy
Rear Admiral James Pitts
Commander Submarine Group 7/ Commander Task Force-54/74, US Navy
Dr. Ms. Jivanta Schottli
Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Mr. Alan Cole
Head of the Global Maritime Crime Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Chairman National Maritime Foundation and Former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
First Admiral Anuar bin Mohamed
Assistant Chief of Staff Human Resource, Royal Malaysian Navy
Rear Admiral Didier Maleterre (DM)
Joint commander of the French Forces deployed in the Indian Ocean
Rear Admiral Katsushi Omachi
Vice President,Maritime Command and Staff College (MCSC)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
Rear Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani HI(M)
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Training and Evaluation) Pakistan Navy
Mr Ken Hume
Head of Armed and Security Forces Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross
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Commander Bangladesh Naval Fleet at Chittagong
Dr. BP Terney Pradeep Kumara PhD
General Manager, Marine Environment Protection Authority(MEPA), Sri Lanka
Rear Admiral Dr. Amarulla Oktavian, S.T., MSc,D.E.S.D.
Commander, Indonesian Naval Command & Staff College
Captain (N) Matthew D. Coates, MSM, CD
Director Naval Strategy, Royal Canadian Navy
Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead, AM, RAN
Commander Australian Fleet
Commodore YN Jayarathne, RWP, RSP, USP, ndu, psc
Director Naval Training & Deputy Chief Hydrographer, Sri Lanka Navy
Strategically being located in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka strongly recognizes the significance of secure seas for global prosperity and connectivity. The significant economic transformation that Asia has experienced and the potential of the region becoming the most focused ocean space in the world brings along a wide range of opportunities as well as multitude of challenges.
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Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Admiral Scott H. Swift
Commander Pacific Fleet, U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh
Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Rear Admiral Cui Yuzhong
Deputy Commander of East Sea Fleet, Chinese PLA Navy
Rear Admiral Abdul Aleem, HI(M)
Commander Coast, Pakistan Navy
Rear Admiral DMB Wettewa, RSP, USP, ndc, psc
Minister(Defence) Embassy of Sri Lanka in USA
Major General (RNLMC) F.V. Van Sprang
Deputy Commander, Royal Netherlands Navy
Rear Admiral Shunichi Hatano
Vice President, Command and Staff College of Japan Maritime Self Defence Force
Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, AO, CSC & Bar
Fleet Commander, Australian Navy
Rear Admiral Didier Piaton
Joint Commander of the French Forces Forces in the Indian Ocean and UAE
LTC(Retd) Nicholas Teo Beng Guan
Deputy Director, ReCAAP - Information Sharing Center
Commodore WDEM Sudarshana, RSP, USP, psc
Deputy Area Commander, Eastern Naval Area - Sri Lanka Navy
Dr. James Boutilier
Special Advisor, N39 - International Engagement Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters (Canadian Deligation)
Mr. Alan Cole
Head, Global Maritime Crime Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Rear Admiral Mohammad Lokmanur Rahman, NGP, ndu, psc
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics), Bangladesh Navy
Mr. Jeffrey Payne
Manager of Academic Affairs at Center for Startegic Studies1, Near East South Area
Dr. Eric V Thompson Ph.D
Vice President and Director of Strategic Studies1, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)
Mr. Igor Ivancic
Senior Protection Officer, UNHCR Representation Office, Colombo
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM
Indian Navy (Retd)Director National Maritime Foundation (NMF)
Mr. Bruno Demeyere
Leagal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Strategically being located in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka strongly recognizes the significance of secure seas for global prosperity and connectivity. The significant economic transformation that Asia has experienced and the potential of the region becoming the most focused ocean space in the world brings along a wide range of opportunities as well as multitude of challenges.
Vice Admiral RC Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psn,
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene
State Minister of Defence, Sri Lanka
Admiral Harry B. Harris
Commander US Pacific Command, USN
Admiral Sunil Lanba
Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Rear Admiral Wang Dazhong
Chief of the Naval Staff – Assistant to Chief of Staff PLA Navy
Rear Admiral Ryo Sakai
DG Operations & Plans, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
Vice Admiral Syed Arif Ullah Hussaini, Commander Pakistan Fleet,Pakistan Navy
Prof. Geoffrey Till, Chairman of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies,UK
Rear Admiral Peter Laver, Commander Maritime Border Command-Australian Navy
Dr. Vijay Sakuja, Director – National Maritime Foundation-
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Curriculum Vitae Download PDF View VideoThe waters of the Indian Ocean is becoming an increasingly Critical ocean space with each day passing by. Maritime Security concerns in relation to Geopolitics, Economics and resultant trade has transformed this region to regular global attention and focus.
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