I am a regular speaker at events, including industry, naval and diplomatic conferences as well as academic workshops on various aspects of maritime security and global ocean politics. Contact me to book me as a speaker, moderator or facilitator, or get in touch to arrange a training course on maritime security.

Upcoming talks

• University of Graz, 13.-14.11., Graz, Austria.
• Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, 28.-30.10, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Keynote, Theveli Conference, 18.-21.8., Centre for Security and Strategic Studies (CSSS), Maldives National University (MNU)
• ACUNS Annual Meeting, 23.-25.6, Nairobi, Kenya.
• University of Tel Aviv, 9.6., Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Next steps in maritime security, 28.5., European External Action Service, Brussels.
• Moderator, “Towards a Strengthened European Maritime Cooperation: How does Denmark’s new Global Maritime Security Strategy contribute?”, 27.5., Danish Shipping.
• Moderator of high-level panel, NATO Critical Underwater Infrastructure (CUI)-Network Expert Workshop, 26.5., Karlskrona, Sweden.
• Inside multi-national military gatherings, 22.5., IR Research Day, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

2025

• Briefing at ‘Strengthening Maritime Security through international cooperation for global stability, High Level Open Debate, United Nations Security Council, 20.5., New York, U.S.
• The evolving maritime security agenda, 19.5., briefing at Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations, New York, U.S.
• 9th International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC), Singapore Navy, 6-8.5., Singapore.
• An outlook on maritime security, 2.5., Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, Seoul, Korea
• Bridging maritime security and the blue economy, side event, Our Ocean Conference, 28.-30.4., Busan, Korea.
• Maritime and Energy Security and EU-Indo-Pacific Connectivity, Warsaw Forum on EU-Indo-Pacific Cooperation, 14.-15.4., Warsaw, Poland.
• Greece at the Security Council, A Preparatory Dialogue on Maritime Security, 28.3., Mission of the Hellenic Republic to the United Nations, New York (online).
• Workshop on the International Law of the Sea framework for the protection of critical maritime infrastructure and for addressing challenges posed by the “shadow fleet”, 21.3., European Council & European External Action Service, Brussels, Belgium.
• Connectivity and Maritime Security for the Mediterranean, 14.-15.3., University of Rijeka, Croatia.
• Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 2.-5.3., Chicago, United States.
• West Indian Ocean Regional Maritime Security Seminar, 25.2., Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University (NDU), Antananarivo, Madagascar, (online).
• Keynote: Maritime Domain Awareness – The Way Forward?”, MARSUR Operational Capability Demonstration, 20.2., European Defense Agency, Rome, Italy.
• “Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection in the EU”, Hearing on ‘Hybrid War: protection of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea’, 18.2. Committee on Security and Defense, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium [recording].
• “Assessing the Contact Group’s Potential Role in Regional Maritime Security,” 18.2., Meeting of the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (CGIMA), Seychelles (online) [recording]..
• “Transformations in Regional Maritime Security” [recording] & “Maritime Security as Global Responsibility” [recording], Aman Dialogue, Pakistan Navy, 8.-11.2., Karachi, Pakistan.
• Maritime Domain Awareness for the Indian Ocean, 27.-31.1.25, National Security College, Columbo, Sri Lanka.
• Mauritius Maritime Week, Roundtable Participant, 22.1.25, Port Louis, Mauritius.

2024

• “SHADE and the future of Western Indian Ocean maritime security,” 52nd Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) Conference, EUNAVFOR Atalanta & Combined Maritime Forces, 16.-17.12., Manama, Bahrain.
• Multilateral Approaches to Maritime Security Challenges in the Pacific Islands Region: Outlook and Opportunities for Partnership, 9.12., Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation New York, online.
• “Future Challenges in the Mediterranean,” Shared Awareness and Deconfliction Mediterranean (SHADE Med) Conference, 5.12., EUNAFVOR IRINI, NATO Maritime Command & Italian Navy, Rome.
• “Pirates, Smugglers and Oil Spills. Understanding Maritime Security,” Book Launch, 27.11., Charles Telfair Center, Mauritius.
• “Understanding Maritime Security,” Book Launch, 22.11., RUSI, London
• Maritime security, Athens Security Forum, 20.11., online [recording].
• “Securing the Seas. A comprehensive assessment of global maritime security,” report launch event, 8.11., UNIDIR, Geneva.
• “Communities of Practice and the Negotiation of BBNJ,” Research Seminar, 7.11., University of Hamburg, Germany.
• “Understanding Maritime Security,” Public Lecture, 6.11., University of Hamburg, Germany.
• “Understanding Maritime Security,” 31.10., Public Lecture, University of Lisbon, Portugal [recording].
• “The Environment on the Collective Maritime Security Agenda: Fighting Fishery Crime,” 31.10., Atlantic Center, Portuguese Navy, Lisbon [recording]
• “Shadow fleets and Critical Infrastructure: Maritime security in the Baltic and North Sea,” Maritime Security Roundtable, 29.10. NATO Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence, Norfolk, United States.
• “The Future of Maritime Security,” 28.10., U.S. Naval War College, Newport, United States.
• Ontologies and Epistemologies in Science and Technology Studies, Workshop, 23-24.10., Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany.
• Depths of the Next Digital Frontier: U.S.-China Competition in Undersea Digital Infrastructure. Emerging Threats Group & Oxford China Policy Lab, Oxford University, 21.10., online.
• “Governing maritime security effectively,” Maritime Security Working Group, Government of Indonesia, 14.10., online.
• “Maritime security and the deep sea frontier,” XIV Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium, 7.-10.10., Italian Navy, Italy [recording].
• “Maritime security: trends and frontiers,” special address, 2024 Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, 2.-5.10., Indian Navy & National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, [recording].
• Maritime Security Symposium, Australian Department of Defense, 26.-27.8., Singapore.
• The new frontiers of maritime security, Exercise Southeast Asian Cooperation and Training (SEACAT), U.S. Navy, 12.-16.8., Singapore.
• Regional Maritime Security Practitioner Programme, 22.7.-26.7., Information Fusion Centre, Singapore Navy, Singapore.
• “Understanding Maritime Security,” Research Seminar, 23.7., RSIS, Singapore, https://www.rsis.edu.sg/event/rsis-seminar-by-christian-bueger/
• Workshop on World Order and Infrastructures of Communication, 3.-4.7., ZIF, University of Bielefeld, Germany
• “Maritime Security and the Challenge of Subsea Data Cable Protection,” Conference on „Submarine Data Cables – Strengthening the Lifeline of the Digital World“, 3.7., Bundesministerium fur Digitales und Verkehr, Berlin.
• Die Zeitenwende auch auf See umsetzen – Befugnisse der Bundespolizei erweitern und der Bedrohungslage anpassen” Anhörung des Ausschusses für Inneres und Heimat, Deutscher Bundestag, 1.7. 2024.
• 4th Maritime Security Conference, 27.-28.6., NATO Maritime Security Center of Excellence, Istanbul, Türkiye.
• CEEISA-ISA Joint International Conference, 18.-21.6. 2024, Rijeka, Croatia.
• Workshop on Interaction Ritual Chains in World Politics: Deterrence, Diplomacy, Knowledge Production, 17.6.2024, Cres, Croatia.
• “The new Frontier of Maritime Domain Awareness: Lessons from Europe’s Experience in Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection,” Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indian Ocean, 11.6., National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, online.
• Making the World, 11.6.2024, Institute for World Society, University of Bielefeld.
• Sustainable Maritime Commerce, Connectivity and Security, Seminar on Global Maritime Accord to Save Oceans for a Safe Earth, 8.6.2024, SAMDES India, online.
• Connectivity for the Wider Mediterranean, Moderator, 24th Mediterranean Strategy Group meeting, 3.-5.6. 2024, German Marshall Fund, Rome.
• Critical Maritime Infrastructures and the Blue Economy, Moderator, European Maritime Day, 30.-31.5. 2024, Svendborg, Denmark.
• Securing the Green Energy Transition in the North Sea, 23.-24.5., University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
• “Towards information sharing for the Atlantic Ocean,” Digital Atlantic Working Group, 16.5., Transatlantic Leadership Network, online.
• “Securing critical maritime infrastructures,” ‘Future Navy: Maritime in the 2040s’, First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2024, 14.5.-15.5, London.
• “Understanding Maritime Security,” 6.5., SICMSS Rashtriya Raksha University, online.
• “Neue Wetterzonen der Weltpolitik. Die Herausforderungen um den indischen Ozean,” Bonner Ringvorlesung “Maritime Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts”, 30.4., Bonn, Germany, [video recording, in German]
• “Maritime Security, Infrastructures, and the North Sea,” Seminar, DLR – Institute for the Protection of Maritime Infrastructures, 18.4., Bremerhaven, Germany.
• Maritime Security Seminar, 16.4., Royal Military Academy, Belgium, Brussels.
• Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, 2.-7.4., San Francisco, USA.
• International Symposium on Navigating the Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Implications for the Seychelles’ Security and Prosperity, 7.3., University of Seychelles, Seychelles.
• “Geopolitical dynamics in the Western Indian Ocean,” Public Lecture, 1.3., German Consulat, Mauritius.
• “Global Ocean Politics and Small States: the case of the Western Indian Ocean,” Public Lecture, 28.2., University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
• International Maritime Seminar, multilateral exercise ‘Milan’, 22.-23.2., Indian Navy, Visakhapatnam, India [recording].
• Rethinking the future of peace and security in the Baltic Sea region, 14.2., Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH), Berlin, Germany.
• DfT-Academia Maritime Security Forward Look, Department for Transport, UK, 7.2., online.
• Infrastructures and Global Ordering, Workshop, 24.-26.1.2024, University of Bielefeld, Germany.

2023

• Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, 20.-21.12., Thai Navy, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Securing Infrastructure and the Green Energy Transition in the North Sea: Identifying gaps and a common agenda, Symposium on Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection, 23-24.11., University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DK.
• “Maritime security in the age of deep acceleration,” Naval Forum on “The seabed, a new area of interest and dispute”, Spanish Navy, 16.11., Madrid, Spain.
• Maritime Infrastructure Protection: An Agenda for Action on Undersea Cables, Global Public Policy Institute, 15.11., Berlin, Germany.
• “Towards holistic maritime security: Finetuning the maritime security system in the Western Indian Ocean,” 3rd Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and Safety in the Western Indian Ocean, 14-16.11., Mauritius, (online).
• “Maritime security, infrastructure, and new operational tasks at sea,” Conference on ‘NATO and Challenges to Regional Security in the Mediterranean’, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) & NATO, 3.11., Athens, Greece.
• “Maritime Security in an Age of Infrastructure,” Undersea Cables, Geoeconomics and Security in the Indo-Pacific, Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, 26.-27.10., Hawaii, USA.
• Critical Infrastructure: A new impetus from technologies, 15th South China Sea International Conference, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, 25.10., online.
• “Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection in the Baltic and North Sea,” Event on ‘Denmark and Baltic security: past and present’, 12.10., Copenhagen, DK. [recording available here]
• Baltic Sea Region Task Force Meeting, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 27.9., Washington D.C.
• Annual Conference of the European International Studies Association, 6.-9.9., Potsdam, Germany.
• Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association, 31.8.-3.9., Los Angeles, USA.
• Shipping Risks – Lessons from Wakashio, Roundtable, Charles Telfair Center, 23.8. Mauritius.
• Expert testimony on maritime safety package, Transport Committee, European Parliament, 20.7., online.
• Regional Maritime Security Practitioner Programme, Singapore Navy, 17.-21.7. Singapore.
• “Protecting Critical Maritime Infrastructures in Southeast Asia,” Public Lecture, Center for International Law, National University of Singapore, 13.7.
• “The Impact of Sea Water Rise on MLE Precincts,” Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative (SEAMLEI), 9th Annual Commanders’ Forum, 12.7., Bangkok, Thailand,
• “Protecting Critical Maritime Infrastructures in the Atlantic,” National Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, 22.6., Cork, Ireland.
• “Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection: A new impetus for EU-NATO cooperation?,” Defence Cooperation in Northern Europe: New Opportunities, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI), 15.6., Oslo, Norway.
• “Maritime security: An outlook to the future,” European Council working party on maritime security, away day, 14.6., Karlskrona, Sweden.
• “The Challenges of Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection,” European Council working party on maritime security, away day, 13.6., Karlskrona, Sweden.
• “Problematizing Infrastructures: Europe’s struggle to rule the subsea data cable network,” Research Seminar, Geneva Graduate Institute, 1.6., Geneva.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Baltic Sea, Panel Moderator, Center for Military Studies, 26.5., Copenhagen
• “The EU’s role in global maritime security,” Specialized Course on International Maritime Security Law, International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), 16.5., Malta.
• “NATO’s approach to Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection,” Baltic Sea Strategy Forum 2023, 11.5., Copenhagen.
• International Maritime Security Conference, Singapore Navy, 3.-5.5. Singapore.
• “Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific,” Leadership in International Security Course, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, 2.5., Geneva.
• “Keynote: What are critical maritime infrastructures and how to protect them?”, 1st Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium, European Defense Agency, 27.4., Brussels.
• “Improving Cable Resilience through Maritime Domain Awareness,” Annual Meeting of the International Cable Protection Committee, 18.4.-20.4., Madrid.
• Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics. Roundtable of the British International Studies Association, 13.4., online.
• “How to make a difference with Praxiography?,” Workshop “The practice turn and its critics”, University of Erfurt, 29.-31.3.2023.
• Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, 13.3.-18.3.2023, Montreal, Canada
• Roundtable Participant, Power and Diplomacy Roundtable on Critical Data Infrastructures, Open Data Institute, 21.2.2023, online.
• “The new EUMSS and the protection of critical maritime infrastructures,” European Council Working Party on European Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS), 15.2.2023, Brussels.
• “Blue Paradigms and the Fragmentation of Ocean Governance,” 10.-12.2.2023, International Maritime Conference, Aman Exercise, Pakistan Navy, Karachi.

2022