Previous conference topics include:
2005 – China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force
2006 – Maritime Implications of China's Energy Strategy
2007 – Defining a Maritime Partnership with China
2008 – Maritime Implications of Chinese Aerospace Development
2009 – Military Activites in the EEZ
2010 – Chinese and American Approaches To Non-Traditional Security Challenges: Implications For The Maritime Domain
2011 – China's Strategy for the Near Seas
2012 – China's Far Seas Operations
2013 – China's Evolving Surface Fleet