MBI 2013

• 23^th June 2013
• 13:00 - 17:00 Whale-watching in the Pelagos sanctuary In partnership with the PELAGOS sanctuary and Fast Boat Discovery
• 18:30 - 19:30 Opening evening of the Monaco Blue Initiative Speech by Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  
  Screening of the documentary "Une Réserve, Des Hommes, Quel Avenir?" on the Scandola reserve (Corsica)
  
  Speech by Sylvia Earle
  
• 20:15 - 22:30 Welcome cocktail
• 24^th June 2013
• 09:00 - 09:15 Welcoming speech
  • H.E.Mr Bernard Fautrier - Vice President and CEO of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation - Minister Plenipotentiart, Head of missions to the Prime Minister for sustainable
  • Robert Calcagno - CEO of the oceanographic Institute, Foundation Albert I, Prince of Monaco
• 09:15 - 11:15 Current status of large predators: protection and economic opportunities
  • Jose Maria Figueres - President of Concordia 21
  • President Tommy Remengesau - President of Palau
  • Charles Clover - Blue Marine Foundation
  • Bruno Genty - President of France nature Environnement FNE
  • Adolfo Valsecchi - CEO of MW Brands
  • Giuseppe Notarbartolo Di Sciara - President of Thetys
• 11:30 - 12:00 Visit of Sharks exhibit at the Oceanographic Museum
• 13:30 - 15:00 What are the perspectives for the sustainable exploitation of marine resources?
  • Céline Cousteau -
  • Lisa Speer - Director of the international Oceans Program at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - USA
  • François Simard - Deputy Head and Senior Advisor for Fisheries IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme - Switzerland
  • Rupert Howes - CEo of Marine Stewardship Council MSC
  • Roy Palmer - Chairman - Global Initiative for Life & Leadership through Seafood (GILLS)
  • Francis Vallat - Chairman of the Cluster Maritime Français CMF
  • Dominique Leglu - Director of editing for Science & Avenir
• 15:00 - 17:00 Marine Protected Areas at the heart of "Blue Growth"
  • Sebastien Troeng - Vice President of Marine Program - Conservation International (CI) - USA
  • Dan Laffoley - Marine Vice Chair of IUCN WCPA
  • Bruno Chabas - CEO of SBM offshore
  • Jean-yves De Chaisemartin - Vice president of Aléor
  • Purificacio Canals - President of MedPAN
  • Raymond Vidil - President of the Armateurs de France
• 17:30 - 18:30 Synthesis of the day
  • H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco -
  • Jose Maria Figueres - President of Concordia 21
  • President Tommy Remengesau - President of Palau
  • Minister Delphine Batho - Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy