Tackling Piracy at Sea Conference

Following on from an earlier event that took place in March 2009 the conference "Tackling Piracy at Sea" will again be hosted in London, which is considered as one of the hubs where organized crime and the piracy-backers hatch new plans too.

Since international naval forces have been patrolling the Gulf of Aden, it has been argued that piracy in the region would be curbed or cease altogether if only enough taxpayers funds finance these naval games.

However, the problem of piracy like the abhorrent poverty of Somalia has not gone away and indeed there is evidence that piracy attacks are increasing in other global regions.

Bringing together senior representatives from government, navies, the shipping industry, unions, insurance companies, regulatory bodies and mostly private security companies the conference - according to its organizers - shall examine the impact of piracy on the shipping industry as well as reviewing the success of naval intervention to date.

Delegates with a vested interest in finding a long-term solution (- or is it making big bucks out of the dilemma and misery at the Horn of Africa?) will debate the trend towards arming vessels, tackling piracy via land-based solutions, using technology to combat piracy and discussing whether pirates should be viewed as criminals or terrorists.

Speakers Include:

Stephen Askins, Ince & Co, who reportedly requests USD1mio to take on a case of ransom negotiations for governments which believe they can continue to fool their taxpayers into that "Governments don't pay!" or for well insured shipowners.

Claus Brandt, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, who certainly will be able to show how the money flow of his clients can never be called illegal, while remittance to hungry families in Somalia is termed "terrorism-seed-money" and blocked.

Nigel Carden, Chairman, The International Group Security sub-committee, Deputy Chairman UK P&I, who might tell us how many millions the insurance industry made in surplus due to the upsurge in piracy.

James Christodoulou, Chief Executive, Industrial Shipping Enterprises, who might want to demonstrate what his group should not be mixed with those ship-owners, who have actually pacts with pirates to have their vessels sea-jacked or sunk.
and others who found a lucrative niche thanks to piracy and global militarization of even the most civilian enterprise.

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