Agenda
Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity
13 April 2022
Side Events*All events will take place at the Palau National Gym (PNG) unless otherwise noted. Times are subject to change. All times listed local to Koror, Palau (GMT +9)
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7:00 am - 8:30 amDelegation Arrivals, Registration, and Coffee8:30 am - 9:00 amOpening Performance, Video and Keynote Addresses9:10 am - 10:25 amPlenary Session I: Confronting the Ocean-Climate Crisis
Speakers:
Moderator: Tina StegeClimate Envoy, Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
The Honorable Richard W. Spinrad, PhDUnder Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mia KamiSinger/Songwriter, Tonga
Cynthia Barzuna GutiérrezVice Minister of Water and Ocean Affairs, Costa Rica
Antha WilliamsEnvironment Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dr. Pawan PatilFounder , Seadragon FoundationBreak10:40 am - 11:55 amPlenary Session II: Advancing Sustainable FisheriesSpeakers:
Moderator: Fiorenza MicheliDavid and Lucile Packard Professor of Marine Science, Co-Director of Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Co-Director of Hopkins Marine Station
Ann SingeoExecutive Director, Ebiil Society
Indah RufiatiFisheries Lead, Pesisir Lestari, in collaboration with Blue Ventures
Jennifer Dianto KemmerlyVice President, Global Ocean Initiatives, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sheck SherifConsultant, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, Liberia
Rocky Sanchez TironaManaging Director, Fish Forever at Rare11:55 am - 2:00 pmDelegates LunchLocation: Ernguul Park
11:55 am - 1:00 pmHOD Family Photo1:00 pm - 2:00 pmHOD LunchLocation: Alii Lounge
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmIsland Communities: Ocean Challenges and Solutions2:20 pm - 3:35 pmPlenary Session III: Creating Sustainable Blue EconomiesSpeakers:
Moderator: Leah C. GutierrezDirector General, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank
Minister Anne Beathe TvinnereimMinister of International Development, Norway
Amb. Ken O’FlahertyCOP26 Regional Ambassador to Asia-Pacific and South Asia, United Kingdom
Francesco La CameraDirector-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-KhaiyumAttorney-General and Minister for Economy, Civil Service, Communications, Housing, and Community Development, Fiji
Dr. Hide SakaguchiPresident, Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace FoundationBreak3:45 pm - 4:45 pmFeatured Panel I: Indigenous-led ConservationSpeakers:
Moderator: ‘Aulani WilhelmAssistant Director for Ocean Conservation, Climate and Equity, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
The Honorable Representative Sheila Jack BabautaNorthern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Noah IdechongExecutive Director of Micronesia and Polynesia, The Nature Conservancy
Susana Waqainabete-TuiseseSenior Director, Pacific Region, Conservation International
Dr. Selvi TebaiyFaculty of Fisheries and Marine Science , University of Papua
Antony VaviaSouth Pacific Islands Strategic Advisor, Blue Cradle5:20 pm - 6:20 pmSide EventsLocation: Palau Community College (PCC)
14 April 2022
Side Events*All events will take place at the Palau National Gym (PNG) unless otherwise noted. Times are subject to change. All times listed local to Koror, Palau (GMT +9)
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7:00 am - 8:30 amDelegation Arrivals and Coffee8:30 am - 9:30 amSide Events9:45 am - 10:05 amHigh-Level Opening: Voices for the Ocean10:10 am - 11:25 amPlenary Session IV: Advancing Marine Protected Areas for Communities, Ecosystems, and Climate
Speakers:
Moderator: Keone NakoaDeputy Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Maya DelaneyYouth Climate Ambassador, The Bahamas; Associate, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA); MBA Candidate, MIT Sloan School of Management
Melissa GarveyGlobal Director, Ocean Protection, The Nature Conservancy
Steven VictorMinister, Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment, Palau
Chairwoman Violet Sage WalkerTribal Chair , Northern Chumash Tribal Council
Duane FraserBoard Member, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority11:25 am - 1:00 pmLunch1:00 pm - 2:15 pmPlenary Session V: Achieving a Safe, Just and Secure OceanSpeakers:
Moderator: Masanori KobayashiSenior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute-Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Rear Admiral Matthew W. SibleyCommander, Fourteenth Coast Guard District, U.S. Coast Guard
Captain Loic MoudoumaStrategy, Force Planning and Decision Making Maritime Safety and Security Expert
Dr. Manumatavai Tupou-RoosenDirector-General, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
T.H. John M. SilkMinister of Natural Resources and Commerce, Republic of the Marshall Islands
David WillimaResearch Officer, Institute for Security Studies2:20 pm - 2:50 pmConversation on Partnerships for the Ocean: New Directions and InitiativesSpeakers:
Moderator: Taholo KamiOcean Convener, Fiji and Tonga
John F. KerrySpecial Presidential Envoy for Climate, United States of America
Ted WaittChairman and Founder, Waitt Foundation & Waitt Institute
Dona BertarelliPhilanthropist and Champion for the Ocean
Marc BenioffChair and Co-CEO, Salesforce
H. E. Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.President, Republic of Palau3:05 pm - 4:20 pmPlenary Session VI: Tackling Marine PollutionSpeakers:
Moderator: Robert RichmondResearch Professor and Director , University of Hawaii Kewalo Marine Laboratory
Swietenia Puspa LestariExecutive Director, Divers Clean Action
The Honorable Minister Tzi-Chin ChangEnvironmental Protection Administration, Taiwan , Taiwan
Nik Strong-CvetichChief Executive Officer, Save the Waves Coalition
Captain Simon BennettGeneral Manager, Sustainable Development, Swire Shipping
Ingrid GiskesDirector, Global Ghost Gear Initiative, Ocean ConservancyBreak4:35 pm - 5:35 pmFeatured Panel II: Toward a “super year” for the Ocean: Leadership and ActionPre-recorded remarks:
Speakers:
Moderator: Heidi Schroderus-FoxActing High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
H.E. Michèle BoccozAmbassador of the French Republic to the Philippines and Non-Resident Ambassador to Palau, The Federal States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
Charlina VitchevaDirector-General and Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries , European Commission
Dr. Stuart MinchinDirector General, The Pacific Community
Hon. Aupito William SioMinister for Pacific Peoples and Minister for Courts, New Zealand
H.E. Conrod HunteDeputy Permanent Representative at the A&B Mission and the Lead Climate Change Negotiator for AOSIS, Antigua and Barbuda5:40 pm - 6:10 pmHigh-Level Closing: Looking to Our Ocean 2023The Closing video – Our Ocean Panama 2023 – will follow the speakers.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmClosing MixerLocation: Palau International Coral Reef Center
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