The Helmut Schmidt University together with the German Navy held a succession of events on the topic of piracy. Dr. Patricia Schneider of the IFSH briefly led and moderated a panel discussion at HSU on the subject, together with Vice-Admiral (ret.) Hand-Joachim Stricker (President of the DMI), Christoph Lauer (Association of German Shipowners) and Captain Peter Irminger (ZASS International).