Mr. Gopinath Pillai, Ambassador to Iran, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Mr. Bilahari Kausikan, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Mr. Bernie Ho Siak Khong, Country Officer, Middle East, North African and Central Asia Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Mr. Dileep Nair, Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore Dubai, UAE
Paul Barnes, Portfolio Manager, QIC, Australia
Anthony Bubalo, Program Director, West Asia, Lowy Institute for International Policy, Australia
Stephane Andre, Research Analyst, Vice President, Alliance Bersnstein Australia
Aiden Bradley, Director-Senior Energy Analyst, Head of Energy, Resources and Commodities, Australia
Ryoji Tateyama, a professor of the National Defense Academy, Japan.
He is a specialist in national security and international politics, especially Palestine-Israel conflict.
Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, Commander US Naval Forces Central Command, Commander US 5th Fleet, Commander Combined Maritime Forces.
Prof Sami Hajar from the US National Defense University (NDU) Washington.
Rear Admiral Ravi Vohra (Retd.), Director of the National Maritime Foundation in New Delhi, and Dr. S.N. Pattanayak, Research Fellow, signed a MoU and held talks on the two institutes working together to explore ways of enhancing maritime cooperation among the Indian Ocean littoral states.