EurOCEAN 2019 conference programme
Draft version 19-02-2019
Please, note that the programme is subject to change, and will be updated continuously up to the conference.
The language of the conference is English and all presentations will be made in English.
11 June 2019
08.00 – 08.30 Registration
09.00 – 13.00 Welcome and opening addresses
Opening address by organisers:
Jan Mees, Chair of European Marine Board
John Bell, Director, Directorate F: Bioeconomy, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Welcome by the host:
Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of IOC-UNESCO
High-level speeches
George Ciamba, Minister Delegate for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
François de Rugy, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, France (invited)
Bernhard Friess, Director, Directorate A: Maritime Policy and Blue Economy, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission, on behalf of Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Launch of Navigating the Future V
45 min Networking and coffee
Navigating the Future V in the marine science landscape
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.45 Session 1: Sustainable marine resources
The role of marine science to understanding and sustainably using marine living resources
15.45 – 16.00 Poster 1 min pitch presentations
16.00 – 16.45 Networking and coffee
16.45 – 18.00 Session 2: The land perspective for a healthy ocean
The role of marine science to understanding and tackling the problem of new pollutants (including plastics and pesticides) in the marine environment
18.00 Close Day 1
18.30 – 20.00 Evening reception
12 June 2019
08.00 – 08.30 Registration
09.00 – 10.30 Session 3: Bringing sea basins communities together
Experiences from Europe in bridging sea basin international cooperation in marine sciences and the way forward
10.30 – 11.00 Networking and coffee
11.00 – 12.30 Session 4: Oceans and Human Health
Understanding the impacts of a changing ocean on human health
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Session 5: National perspectives for marine science contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
15.30 – 16.30 Closing session - Ensuring a sustainable ocean by 2030
High-level addresses
Ricardo Serrão Santos, Member of the European Parliament
Lisa Svensson, Director for Ocean, UN Environment (invited)
Jean-Eric Paquet, Director General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Jan Mees, Chair of European Marine Board
16.30 Close of EurOCEAN 2019
