the program
14th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative – 19 & 20 march 2023
– PROVISIONAL PROGRAM –
Welcome address by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
Keynote speeches
H.E. Mr Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
Mr Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, People’s Republic of China (Video message)
SESSION #1: Sustainable fisheries: reconciling conservation and exploitation in the next decade and beyond
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
Fireside chat (10′)
with H.E. Ms Razan Al Mubarak, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature, United Arab Emirates
Panel Discussion
Moderation: Ms Yalda Hakim, Chief presenter and international correspondent, BBC World News.
Panelists: Dr Miguel Bernal, Executive Secretary, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Italy; Mr Stephen Kankam, Co-founder and deputy director, Hen Mpoano (Our Coast), Republic of Ghana, and Edimburgh Ocean Leader; Prof Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Professor of Oceans and Fisheries Economics, The University of British Columbia, Canada; Ms Nina Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, REV Ocean AS, Norway
Dialogue with participants
Brief summary of discussions
Conclusions
10:45-11:05: Group photo and coffee break
SESSION #2: Highly protected MPAs: what’s at stake and what’s the vision for 2030?
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
keynote speech (10′)
The Hon. Minister Mr Jean-François Ferrari, Designated Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy, The government of the Republic of the Seychelles
fireside chat (10′)
with The Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
Panel Discussion
Moderation: Ms Yalda Hakim, Chief presenter and international correspondent, BBC World News
Panelists: Dr Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic, U.S.A.; Mr Roland Coulon, Business Director, Blue Finance, France; Ms. Shirley Binder, Ministerial Senior Office Advisor at Ministerio de Ambiente, Panama, and Edimburgh Ocean Leader; Ms Funda Kök, Conservation manager, Akdeniz Koruma Derneği (Mediterranean Conservation Society), Turkey
Dialogue with participants
Brief summary of discussions
Conclusions
12:35-2:00pm: Lunch
SESSION #3: The role of marine ecosystem restoration in achieving the sustainable development goals
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
keynote speech (10′)
Ms Kate Guy, Senior Adviser, US Department of State, U.S.A.
panel Discussion
Moderation: Ms Yalda Hakim, Chief presenter and international correspondent, BBC World News.
Panelists: Ms Leticia Carvalho, Principal Coordinator, Marine and Freswater Branch, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya; Mr Marco Lambertini, Special Envoy at WWF International, Switzerland; Prof. Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Research Director, Laboratoire d’Océanographie, CNRS-Sorbonne Université, and Ocean Scientist, Associate Researcher at Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, France; Mr Peter Manyara, Regional Program Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, South Africa, and Edinburgh Ocean Leader
Dialogue with participants
Brief summary of discussions
conclusions
15:20-16:00: Coffee break
SESSION #4: Raising ambition and scaling solutions for a protected, resilient and sustainable Mediterranean Sea
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
keynote speech (25′)
Ms Teresa Ribera Rodriguez, Third Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain (video message)
Mr Renaud Muselier, President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Fireside chat
with Mr Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, The Union for the Mediterranean, Spain
panel Discussion
Moderation: Ms Yalda Hakim, Chief presenter and international correspondent, BBC World News.
Panelists: HE Mr Karim Amellal, French Ambassador for the Mediterranean; H.E. Mr Bernard Fautrier, Minister plenipotentiary, Special Advisor of HSH Prince Albert II for Environment, and General Secretary, The Medfund, Principality of Monaco; Ms Efstathia Liarou, Mayor of Elafonisos, Hellenic Republic of Greece; Mr Federico Cardona Pons, Coastal Health Strategy Coordinator Spain and Coastal Health Strategy Manager, Europe-Middle East-Africa and Cuba, Iberostar Group, Spain.
Dialogue with participants
Keynote speech (10′)
Mr Hervé Berville, Secretary of State for the Sea, France
CONCLUSIONS
Monaco Time (UTC +1)
Closing address
Mr Robert Calcagno, Chief Executive Officer, Oceanographic Institute, Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, Principality of Monaco
Mr Olivier Wenden, Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Principality of Monaco
End of the 14th Monaco Blue Initiative