PROGRAM

OSI FORUM ON PROJECTS ON DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY

IN THE WIDER CARIBBEAN

February 5 – 8 / 2008

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Venue: Convento Santo Domingo

Working languages (documentation and simultaneous interpretation): Spanish and English

Organized by the Ocean Security Initiative (OSI)

Hosted by OSI in Cooperation with:

United Nations Environment Program

Cartagena University

BACKGROUND NOTE: This event is organized by a non-governmental agency, OSI. This means it brings together a diverse range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, including the defense community, to combine forces in finding new solutions to significant problems and then taking the next step - solving them.

It is the first in a series of annual forums on different aspects of ocean security, in accordance with institutional arrangements reached at the inaugural OSI Wider Caribbean Conference held in Corpus Christi, Texas, from 10 to 12 February 2007.

The purpose of these forums is to provide the launching pad for OSI as a catalytic and facilitating clearing house for projects in the field of ocean security.The Cartagena de Indias Forum will focus on defense (port) and economic security (tourism, shipping, energy and trade).

The first OSI Forum in Cartagena will above all focus on those projects which can be replicated throughout the region, Latin America and other regions of the world.The OSI Forum will have a new feature: a trade show enabling private and public sectors to showcase their expertise in relevant areas.

Monday February 4, 2008	Registration
6:00 - 10:00 PM	REGISTRATION
Tuesday February 5, 2008	Opening Ceremony
8:15 - 12:15 PM	MORNING SESSION WELCOMING STATEMENTS Mr. José Roberto Piqueras Bouillon Director of Training, Cooperacion Española, Cartagena de Indias Hon Representative Augusto Posada Chairman, Second Committee, House of Representatives, Colombia Member of OSI International Advisory Board Ms. Judith Pinedo Flórez, Mayor of Cartagena Dr. Víktor Sebek, President of OSI Congressman Curt Weldon, Former Vice Chairman, Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives US and a founding co-chair of the US Hon Congressional Advisory Board: Hon Senator Marta Lucia Ramirezde Rincón: Defense Security in the Wider Caribbean: in Ports and at Sea Stephen F. Lintner,Senior Technical Adviser, the World Bank The Concept of Ocean Security, Linkages between Thematic Areas and Sectors and Developments since the launch of OSI Wider Caribbean Program: from the diagnosis of problems to providing solutions through projects
	Defense Security
	ROUND TABLE: Security and protection of maritime zones, ports and cargo Chaired by: Admiral Cees van Duyvendijk, TNO Chairman, Council for Defense Research, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), and Member of OSI International Advisory Board, Former Commander-in-Chief, Royal Netherlands Navy Projects and Roundtable to be introduced by: H.E. Andrés Uriel Gallego Henao, Minister of Transport, Colombia Projects to be presented to include those on: Port and Harbour Security Presentation by Mr. Jan Leendert Joppe, TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Netherlands Maritime Security and Critical Infrastructure: Protection at Sea Presentation by Eng. Bruno Mariantoni, Vice President, Marketing, Selex ,Italy (Finemeccanica Group) Experience of the Dominican Republic on Port Security Presentation by: Rear Admiral Julio E. Gomez Carrasco, Commander in Chief of the main Dominican Republic Navy Base “27 de Febrero”, on behalf of Admiral Julio Cesar Ventura Bayonet, Chief of Navy, Dominican Republic Introduced by: Mr. Enrico Citati, President, Italo-Dominican Chamber of Commerce. Round table participants to review presentation of projects will include: Admiral Guillermo Barrera Hurtado, Commander of National Navy, Colombia Representatives of the Congress of Colombia Rear Admiral Roberto García Márquez, Commander of Caribbean Naval Forces, Colombia Mr. Juan Hurtado, Joint experimentation, South Command, United States Department of Defense
12:15 - 1:15 PM	LUNCH
1:15 - 5:30 PM 3:00 – 3:15 PM Coffee Break	AFTERNOON SESSION ROUND TABLE: Security and protection of maritime zones, ports and cargo Chaired by: Hon. Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary, Science and Technology Directorate, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Hon Representative Augusto Posada, Chairman of the Second Committee, House of Representatives Colombia Introduced by: Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Colombia Presentation of projects including: Port Security: Role of the Defense and Military Sector in US Security Assistance Programs and the Important Role of the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force – South Presentation by Brig. General Ricardo Aponte, USAF (ret.), former Director of Innovation (J7), of the United States Southern Command, Miami, FL. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for use in the Caribbean nations for defense, homeland security, environment, energy and natural resource application Presented by Mr. Tony Mulligan, CEO, Advanced Ceramics Research, Arizona, US Dual Mission Use of UAS for Environmental Prediction and National Security Presented by Dr. Alexander E. (Sandy) MacDonald Director of the Earth System Research Laboratory and first Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOAA, US Round Table participants will include: Commander Martín Dávila, Ministry of Defense, Spain Captain Julián Reyna, Executive Secretary, Colombian Ocean Commission Rear Admiral David Stone, USN (ret) Vice Chairman, OSI Board of Directors and former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
8:00 - 10:PM	DINNER
Wednesday February 6, 2008	Economic Security
8:15 – 12:15 PM	MORNING SESSION ROUND TABLE: Tourism as a tool for alleviation of poverty: Replicable case studies and projects Chaired by: Mr. Franklin McDonald, Vice Chairman, National Council on Ocean and Coastal Zone Management, Jamaica, representing the Minister of Foreign Affairs Introduced by: H.E. Oscar Rueda, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Colombia Dr. Nubia Stella Martinez Rueda Vice-President, Proexport, Colombia on “Strategy on Developing Tourism in Colombia” Presentation of projects including those on: Entertainment, Infrastructure, and Employment massive creation. Theme Park project " (MGM) Movie World" journal for Latin America and the Caribbean, Presentation by Mr. James Ordonez, President, Tayrona Entertainment Group, US,Canada, Mexico and Colombia Showcasing of Pre-Colombian Cultures and their relation with environment on the example of Sicuani Indians in the Orinoquia region. Presentation by Mrs. Luz Elena Chois, Adviser, Grupo Indígena Palomekune Etnia Sicuani, Colombia Libraries in Parks, Cartagena de Indias: Pilot Project Replicable in Wider Caribbean and Latin America as a Tool to Strengthen Fundamentals Rights to Education and Culture. Presented by Mr. Juan Barrio Bustillo and Mr. Luis Grondona, BerriomasGrondona, Cartagena Round Table Participants to include Hon Congressman Sam Farr Co-Chair of the Ocean Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives, Member of the OSI Hon. Congressional Advisory Board S.E. Rafael Murillo Selva Rendón, Ambassador of Honduras to Colombia Ms. Dorina Hernandez Palomino Coordinator of the Program on Ethnic Education, Office of the Governor of Bolivar, Colombia. Mr. Alfonso Jalil Director of Economic Affairs, Permanent Commission on South Pacific (CPPS) Presentation by H.E. Luis Guillermo Plata, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism: Trade Policy of Colombia
1:15 - 2:30 PM	LUNCH: Presentation of Proexport of a new campaign and video: “Colombia, the risk is you may wish to stay”
2:30 - 5:30 PM 3:30 – 3:45 PM Coffee Break	AFTERNOON SESSION ROUND TABLE: Tourism as a tool for alleviation of poverty: Replicable case studies and projects Presentation of Projects, including those on: Latin America and the Caribbean as shooting locations for international feature films: an opportunity of social development, economy and tourism. Tax Incentives and examples in the worldwide marketplace Presentation by James Ordoñez, President Tayrona Entertainment Group. Film Producer Project to Market Products by Vulnerable Communities in order to ensure Capacity Building, Rehabilitation and Re-socialization (EGG). Presented by Ms. Marcella Echevarría, President, Surevolucion, Colombia, Perú, India, United States and Ms. Claudia Gaitán de Caballero, Director, Foundation Tecnovo, Colombia Showcasing our Values” (Recovering Patrimony: Building Life), Presentation by Salim Osta le Franc, Art Restorer, Centro de Conservación y Restauración San Pedro Claver, Cartagena de Indias Round Table participants to include: Ms. Alessandra Vanzella Khoury, SPAW Programme Officer, UNEP-CAR/RCU) Mr. Antonio Porras, nager, Aviatur, Cartagena Mr. José Ambros, Manager of International Sales, Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC)
Thursday February 7, 2008	Economic Security
8:15 – 12:15 PM	MORNING SESSION Energy in the Wider Caribbean ROUND TABLE: Cooperation with Private Sector Chaired by: Mrs. Randa Fahmy Hudome, President, Fahmy Hudome International, former Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, US, Director of OSI Introduced by: H.E. Andrés Felipe Arias, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Colombia Presentation of Projects including those on: Dredging Techniques Presentation by: Mr. Bernard E. Link, Boskalis Wesminster, the Netherlands, General Manager for Central America and Colombia. Round Table Participants to include: Mrs. Ydalia Acevedo, Deputy Minister of Environment, Dominican Republic Mr. Florencio Rendon , CEO of LR Global, Director, OSI Dr. Cees Laban, Geological Survey of the Netherlands, DELTARES
12:15 - 1:15 PM	LUNCH Welcoming Speech by Dr. Germán Sierra Anaya, Chancellor, University of Cartagena
1:15 - 5:30 PM 3:30 – 3:45 PM Coffee Break	AFTERNOON SESSION Shipping and Trade in the Wider Caribbean ROUND TABLE: Cooperation with private sector : Regional,. National and Local Projects Chaired by : Rear Admiral Roberto Patruno Senior OSI Policy Advisor on Mediterranean Ocean Security Affairs and former Head of REMPEC (IMO/UNEP), Malta. Introduced by: Dr. Fabio Valencia Cossio, High Presidential Adviser on Economic Competitiveness, Colombia Presentation of Projects including those on: Coastal erosion and sedimentary processes Dr Cees Laban, TNO Built Environment and Geosciences/DELTARES Presentation of the project on ecological impact monitoring Dr Jan A. van Dalfsen , Senior Advisor Marine & Coastal Ecology, TNO and Wageningen IMARES, the Netherlands Presentation of the project on Massive Internet for All – IMPAT: replicability to Wider Caribbean and Latin America) Presented by Mr. Mauricio Freydell, President, Board of Directors, IMPAT Experiences in Italy, By Rear Admiral Pierluigi Cacciopo, Director of Information Technology Department, ICG the Italian Coastguard, Ministry of Transport Case story in the Mediterranean: MEH, a comprehensive system which responds to the needs of safety and security at sea by monitoring, managing and assisting the maritime traffic in the region: replicability in the Wider Caribbean By Rear Admiral Roberto Patruno , Senior OSI Policy Advisor on Mediterranean Ocean Security Affairs and former Head of REMPEC (IMO/UNEP), Malta Presentation of the project on the Caribbean North American Plate Boundary Analysis (from Dominican Republic to Lesser Antilles), Presentation by Dr. Andrés Carbó, Director of the Department of Geodynamics of the Universidad Complutense, Madrid, with Ministries of Science and Education and Defense, Spain (with USGS, Puerto Rico Seismic Network and Government of Dominican Republic) Round Table Participants to include: Dr. Luis Carlos Villegas, President ANDI (National Association of Colombian Entrepreneurs) Mr. Mario Lizano-Allende,Exicon Investment Banking
Friday February 8, 2008	Economic Integration of the Wider Caribbean and Strengthening of Peace and Regional Stability
8:15 – 12:15 PM	MORNING SESSION Introduced by Dr. Stephen, Lintner Senior Technical Adviser, the World Bank Hon Members of the United States House of Representatives: Chairman Solomon Ortiz, Chairman, Military Readiness Sub-Committee, Armed Services Committee Madeleine Bordallo, Chairnan, Environment Committee, Armed Services Committee Eni Faleomavaega, Chairman on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment. Lincoln Davis, Committee on Financial Services, Agriculture Committee member Sam Farr , Co-Chair of the Ocean Caucus, Member of the Appropriation Committee, Homeland Security Sub-Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Selected members of the House of Representatives and Senate of the Republic of Colombia and with: Admiral Cees van Duyvendijk, TNO Chairman, Council for Defense Research, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), and Member of OSI International A dvisory Board, Former Commander-in-Chief, Royal Netherlands Navy Mr. Franklin McDonald, Vice Chairman, National Council on. Ocean and Coastal Zone Management, Jamaica, representing the Minister of Foreign Affairs and with: Dr. Stephen, Lintner Senior Technical Adviser, the World Bank Mr. Nelson Andrade Crordinator,CEP, UNEP Dr. Cesar Toro Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Secretary for IOCARIBE Press Conference Closing Statements by: Hon. Congressman Solomon Ortiz, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Military Readiness, Armed Services Committee, Dean, Hispanic Caucus, Co-Chair of the Hon, United States Congressional Advisory Board of OSI
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