Naval Institute Piracy Conference 20 October

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Martin N. Murphy, Author and Piracy Expert

Panel: Blackbeard to Barbary Pirates: Making Their Mark on History
RADM Joseph F. Callo, USNR (Ret.), Author (moderator)
  Dr. Virginia W. Lunsford, USNA, Author
  Frederick C. Leiner, Author
  LCDR Benjamin Armstrong, USN, Author

Panel: Piracy's Impact on International Commerce, Law and Diplomacy
CAPT Robert "Turk" Maggi, USN (Ret.), U.S. Department of State (moderator)
  COL Iya J Gababo, Defense Attache, Embassy of the Republic of Kenya,
  Robert Gauvin, Piracy Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
  CAPT Mark Tempest, USNR (Ret.), Attorney

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Stephen M. Carmel, Senior Vice President, Maersk Line, Limited

Panel: Pirates: How Do We Defeat Them?
CDR John P. Patch, USN (Ret.), U.S. Army War College (moderator)
  RADM Terence E. McKnight, USN (Ret.),
  Capt Zachary D. Martin, USMC, Marine Expeditionary Force Recon Company  
  Laurence Smallman, Defense Research Analyst, RAND Corporation

Annapolis, October 20, 2010

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