8 visitors will be coming from the Indian Ocean region to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: 

• Assess the shifting security priorities, trade flows, and environmental complexities of the Indian Ocean region and its 5 sub-regions: Middle East and Gulf States, Red Sea and linkages to the Mediterranean, East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Discuss bilateral and multi-lateral institutional arrangements and initiatives to ensure maritime security and resolve maritime disputes
• Examine efforts to address regional and global environmental threats such as over-fishing, acidification, and pollution
• Explore strategies to assure unfettered trade along the major sea routes connection the Middle East, Africa, South and East Asia, the U.S., and Oceania