Event Agenda

Opening Remarks and Conference Initiation
Mr. Teodor Patrichi, US Navy League-Romania Council

Keynote Speakers
AMB (Ret.) Ovidiu Dranga
Minister Marius-Gabriel Lazurca, Presidential Counsel for Foreign Affairs
Minister Vladimir Bolea, Moldova, Infrastructure and Regional Development
Mr. David Cerjan, SVP Global Public Sector, Syniverse

Morning Session: Threats to Black Sea Regional Security
Moderator: Arnold C. Dupuy, PhD, DHT Solutions

VADM Niculae Marcel, Romanian Navy, Romanian Perspective on Maritime Security Threats

Admiral Erciiment Tatuoglu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces (Invited) 

Vice Admiral Jaroslaw Ziemianski, Commander of the Polish Naval Forces (Invited) 

CDR Anders Milne, Royal Norwegian Navy 

Professor Gabrial Raicu, PhD, Rector, Constanta Maritime University 

CDRE Oscar Rojas, USN (Ret.), President Global Operations, Ocean Aero, Counter-Drone Operations: New Technologies and Changing Tactics 

Morning Panel Concluding Remarks

CDR Krzysztof Pająk, PhD, Assistant Professor, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland

Afternoon Session: Energy Security in the Black Sea Region
Moderator: VADM (Ret). Alexandru Mirsu

AMB Darryl Nirenberg, US Ambassador to Romania(Invited)

AMB Özgür Kıvanç Altan, Turkish Ambassador to Romania 

AMB Mr. Paweł Soloch, Polish Ambassador to Romania (Invited)

Mr. Cristian Hubati, Board member OMV Petrom, Director of Exploration and Production, Maritime Operations at Neptun Deep 

Prof. Sissel Jore, PhD, University of Stavanger, Norway, Protecting Undersea Infrastructure: Lessons Learned 

Mr. Murad Muradov, Deputy Director, Co-founder, Topchubashov Center, Azerbaijan 

Afternoon Panel Concluding Remarks

Amb. (Ret). Ahmet Shala, former Minister of Finance, Kosovo