- Topic : The Security Environment of the Korean Peninsula and Direction for Development of ROK Navy
- Date : September 13~14th, 2010
- Venue : The War Memorial of Korea
- Co-Host : ROK Navy, KIMS, SLOC Study Group-Korea
- Participants : 530 persons (13rd : 220 persons, 14th : 310 persons)


- Symposium Program
▣ 9. 13(Mon.)
1000-1030 Opening Ceremony
Opening Address : ADM. Kim Sung-chan
(Chief of Naval Operation, ROK Navy)
Congratulatory Address : The Honorable Kim, Tae-young
(The Minister of National Defense)
Keynote Address : ADM. Patrick M. Walsh
(Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet)
1045-1300 Session 1 : Evaluation of Emerging Threats and Response
Chair : Dr. Lee Sang-woo, Chairman,
National Defense Advancement Commitee
◦ Presenter
ㆍMeasures for International Collaboration to
Counter Maritime Threats in Waters around
the Korean Peninsula: With focus on Energy
SLOC Security
– Dr. Shim Kyung-wook, Senior Research Fellow, KIDA
ㆍThreats from North Korea and Trilateral
Cooperation of ROK, US and Japan for Maritime
Security
– VADM(Ret.) Yoji Koda, Former Japanese
Maritime Self-Defense Fleet Commander
ㆍEmerging Threats to International Maritime
Security and Promote Cooperation for Maritime
Security: With focus on the sinking of ROKS
Cheonan
– VADM(Ret.) William D. Sullivan, Former CNFK
◦ Discussnats
– Prof. Andrew Forbes, Wollongong University, Australia
– Prof. Park, Chul-hui, Seoul National University
– VADM(Ret.) Ahn Gi-seok, Former COMROKFLT
1300-1400 Luncheon
1430-1730 Session 2 : North Korea’s Unprovoked Attack and
Korea’s Maritime Strategy
Chair : VADM(Ret.) William D. Sullivan, Former CNFK
◦ Presenter
ㆍConcept and Development of Modern Maritime Strategy
– Prof. Geoffrey Till, Kings College, UK
ㆍTrends of International Maritime Security
Cooperation and Employment of Naval Forces
– Dr. James A. Boutilier, Asia-Pacific Policy
Advisor, Maritime Forces-Pacific Headquarters, CA
ㆍMaritime Strategy that Korea Needs to Pursue
since the sinking of ROKS Cheonan
– Prof. Noh Kyung-soo, Seoul National University
◦ Discussants
– Prof. Han Yong-sup, Korea National Defense University
– Prof. Koo Bon-hak, Hallym Institute of Advanced
International Studies
– VADM(Ret.) Yoji Koda, Former Japanese
Maritime Self-Defense Fleet Commander
▣ 9. 14.(Tue.)
0930-1000 Guest Speech
Investigation Results of the Joint Investigation
Group (JIG) and Follow up Measures
– Dr. Yoon Deok-yong, Former the president of KAIST
1015-1230 Session 3 : North Korea’s Threat and Direction for
Development of ROK Navy
Chair : Dr. Park Young-ok, Former Vice Minister
of National Defense
◦ Presenter
ㆍNorth Korea’s Threat Assessment and Our Response
– Prof. Andrew Forbes, Wollongong University, Australia
ㆍPiracy Threats in the Indian Ocean and
Multilateral Naval Cooperation: With focus on
Chung-Hae task force’s activity
– Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
ㆍFollow up Measures to the sinking of ROKS
Cheonan and Direction for ROK Navy’s Force
Development
– RADM(Ret.) Kim Jong-min, Former Deputy
Commissioner of DAPA
◦ Discussant
– Prof. Kim Ki-jung, Yonsei University & Chairman
of Management Committee, The SLOC Study
Group-Korea
– RADM(L) Lee Bum-rim, The Commander of 7th
MTF, ROK Navy
– LTG(Ret.) Ahn Gwang-chan, BH Foreign Affairs &
National Security Advisory Committee Member
1230-1330 Closing of the Symposium and Luncheon