Honolulu, Hawaii
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Opening Remarks
Dr. Hung-Mao Tien
Chairman, Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan
Robert P. Girrier, RADM, USN (Ret.)
President, Pacific Forum
Keynote Speech
BGEN, U.S. Army Joel B. Vowell
DJ5, USINDOPACOM
Panel 1. Maritime Domain Awareness in Focus
Moderator
Dr. Hung-Mao Tien
Chairman, Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan
Presenters
Mr. Masafumi Iida
Senior Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Mr. Bob Hein
Director for Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Discussants
Mr. Mark Stegman
J9, USINDOPACOM
Cmde. Lalit Kapur
Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group, India
Luncheon Speech
Amb. Jane Hardy
Consul-General, Australian Consulate-General, Honolulu
Panel 2. Indo-Pacific Strategy in linking South China Sea and Indian Ocean
Moderator
Robert P. Girrier, RADM, USN (Ret.)
President, Pacific Forum
Presenters
Cmde. Lalit Kapur
Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group, India
Dr. Hseik-Wen Soong
Dean, College of Social Science,
National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Discussants
Dr. John Wood
Director, J9, Pacific Outreach, USINDOPACOM
CAPT, USN Josh Taylor
Head of International Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Dr. Chen-Kun Ma
Director, Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies,
National Defense University, Taiwan
Panel 3. Managing Strategic Competition in the South Pacific
Moderator
Dr. Hseik-Wen Soong
Dean, College of Social Science, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Presenters
Dr. David Brewster
Senior Research Fellow, National Security College, Australian National
University, Australia
Mr. Mark Stegman
J9, USINDOPACOM
Discussants
Mr. Masafumi Iida
Senior Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Mr. Dino Vaughn
Japan Affairs/BMD Policy/Multilateral Affairs, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Panel 4. A2AD, East China Sea and Taiwan Strait
Moderator
Robert P. Girrier, RADM, USN (Ret.)
President, Pacific Forum
Presenters
BGEN, U.S. Army Joel B. Vowell
DJ5, USINDOPACOM
Dr. Chen-Kun Ma
Director, Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies,
National Defense University, Taiwan
Discussants
Dr. Michael Wesley
Professor of International Affairs and Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Australia
Mr. Masafumi Iida
Senior Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Closing Remarks
Dr. Hung-Mao Tien
Chairman, Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan
Robert P. Girrier, RADM, USN (Ret.)
President, Pacific Forum
