Rajib Shaw

🌊 Professional Session 4 at #IPRD2026 looked at Collaborative Approaches to Ocean Governance and Maritime Resilience. Moderator: Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd), Director-General, United Services Institution of India (USI of India). Professor (Dr) Deo Florence Onda, Research Professor, The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Philippines, spoke on “Cooperative Plan to Proliferate Filipino Experience and Expertise in Ocean Governance”. Dr Marie Bourrel-McKinnon, Former Chief of Staff & Head of Strategic Planning Unit, International Seabed Authority, spoke on “From Rules to Research Partnerships: Building Equitable Deep-Sea Science and Resource Governance in the Indo-Pacific”. Mr Ramraj Narasimhan, Senior Director – Programme Management & Technical Support, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), spoke on “Implementing the IRIS Programme for Enhanced Resilience of Small Island Developing States”. Ms Sofia Furstenberg-Stott, Partner, Future Maritime, Sweden, spoke on “Strengthening the Interface between Marine Science and Shipping Operations”. The session also featured the release of the "NMF-Keio University-CDRI Joint Project Report entitled “Creating a Systemic Risk Assessment Framework for Seaport Ecosystem”, by Dr Chime Youdon research fellow from NMf , Dr Arunabh Mitra, COO, HCL, and Mr Kiran Gowda advisor, transportation, CDRI.

🌊 Professional Session 1 at #IPRD2026 looked at Academic Networks, Research, and Human Capital Development. Moderator: Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd), Former Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. Prof Athaulla A Rasheed, Head, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies (CSSS), The Maldives National University (MNU), Maldives, spoke on “From NMF-CSSS Cooperation to a Wider Indian Ocean Academic Network for Maritime and Security Research”. Prof Rajib Shaw, Professor and Director, India Japan Laboratory (IJL), Keio University, Japan, spoke on “Building a Network of Universities in Indo-Pacific Coastal Cities for Joint Research and Human-Capital Development”. Ms Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, Co-Director for Partnership and External Engagement and Head of Government Task Force, Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI), Indonesia, spoke on “Linking ASEAN Think Tanks, Universities, and Government for Outcome-driven Maritime Research Networks”. #IPRD2026 #NationalMaritimeFoundation #IndoPacific #AcademicCooperation #MaritimeSecurity

The next big breakthroughs in the Indo-Pacific won't come from ships. They'll come from classrooms, labs and research networks. Who's building them? Meet the voices of Professional Session 1: Academic Networks, Research, and Human Capital Development at #IPRD2026 👇 🔹Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru (Retd), Former Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Moderator). 🔹Prof Athaulla Rasheed A Rasheed, Head, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, Maldives National University 🔹Prof Rajib Shaw, Director, India Japan Laboratory, Keio University University 🔹Cdr (Ms) Marianne Peron-Doise, Senior Research Fellow, IRIS, France 🔹Ms Aisha Rasyidila Kusumasomantri, Co-Director, Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence, Indonesia Studying maritime affairs, policy or ocean science? This is your room. 🌊 📍 Manekshaw Centre | 03-05 November 2026 📝 Register now 👉maritimeindia.org/indo-pacif… #IPRD2026 #IndoPacific #IndianNavy #MAHASAGAR #MaritimeSecurity #OceanScience #NationalMaritimeFoundation