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Event overview
The Asia-Pacific is the region that is perhaps most vulnerable to climate change and ocean degradation, being heavily dependent on the seas for food provision and economic development. Challenges with pollution, climate change impacts, biodiversity loss and patchy governance, among others, make the transition to a sustainable ocean economy in the Asia-Pacific complex and occasionally even daunting. At the same time, the global conversation on the ocean typically happens elsewhere.
Entering its second year, the summit will cover the length and breadth of the sustainable ocean economy with sessions on governance, climate change, finance, supply chains, innovation and technology, shipping, tourism, fishing and aquaculture. A key theme for the summit will be marine pollution and addressing the problems of plastics and chemicals in the ocean.
This two-day programme will take place at the Resorts World Convention Centre in Singapore in-person. Up to 12 sessions over the course of the summit will be live-streamed to a wider audience virtually. View the agenda to see the virtual sessions.
More than 100 speakers including:
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View Profile Silitshena Koketso
Head of science, policy and governance, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Silitshena Koketso
Head of science, policy and governance, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.
President, Palau
November 30th 2022-
09:15 am -9:35 amKeynote interview
Surangel Whipps is president of the Republic of Palau. He was a two-term senator in the Palau National Congress from 2009 through 2016, and was elected to the presidency in 2020 with policy priorities of developing and promoting the country’s human resources and fostering its economy, while striking a balance with environmental protection. Mr Whipps has more than 30 years’ experience managing one of Palau’s largest businesses as chief executive officer and president of Surangel and Sons Company, whose growth he led from a one-floor store with 50 employees to a diversified company employing more than 600 people.
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Frank Bainimarama
Prime minister, Fiji
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji is one of the leading global voices calling on the international community to commit to more ambitious targets to curb carbon emissions. A former naval commander, Mr Bainimarama has had a connection to the ocean throughout his career. Fiji was the first country to ratify the Paris agreement, and with his fellow Pacific leaders Mr Bainimarama is committed to drawing global attention to the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, including Pacific Islanders and the residents of other Small Island Developing States and low-lying areas of the world.
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Sakti Wahyu Trenggono
Minister of marine affairs and fisheries, Indonesia
November 30th 2022-
04:20 pm -5:00 pmKeynote panel - A blueprint for managing blue growth— government
Sakti Wahyu Trenggono is the minister of maritime affairs and fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia. To carry out President Joko Widodo’s vision of making environmental and economic sustainability the chief guideline for managing Indonesia’s marine and fisheries sector, Mr Trenggono has three priorities. His first is implementing a national quota-based fisheries policy to achieve ecological sustainability, increase fisheries levies and improve fishermen’s welfare. The second priority is the development of export-oriented aquaculture focusing on shrimp, lobster, crab and seaweed. The third is developing aquaculture villages to combat poverty and protect valuable commodities from extinction.
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View Profile Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
Coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Indonesia
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Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
Coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Indonesia
November 29th 2022-
05:00 pm -5:15 pmKeynote conversation - Leading a blue government
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View Profile Linda Yanti Sulistiawati
Senior research fellow, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore
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Linda Yanti Sulistiawati
Senior research fellow, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore
November 30th 2022-
12:00 pm -12:30 pmPanel - Solutions to the soft plastic pollution crisis
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View Profile Kenneth Leung
Director and chair professor, state key laboratory of marine pollution, City University of Hong Kong
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Kenneth Leung
Director and chair professor, state key laboratory of marine pollution, City University of Hong Kong
November 29th 2022Kenneth Mei-Yee Leung is chair professor of environmental toxicology and chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong, where he also serves as the director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution. His research interests encompass marine pollution, ecotoxicology and marine conservation. Prof. Leung has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in these areas. In 2017 he was conferred as a fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and awarded the Biwako Prize for Ecology by the Ecological Society of Japan in recognition of his contributions to aquatic ecology and pollution research in Asia-Pacific.
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Stan Wan
Executive chairman and chief executive, Piping Hot
November 30th 2022-
12:00 pm -12:30 pmPanel - Solutions to the soft plastic pollution crisis
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Anoulak Kittikhoun
Chief executive, Mekong River Commission Secretariat
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Dechen Tsering
Regional director, UNEP
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Naoko Ishii
Director, Centre for the Global Commons, University of Tokyo
November 29th 2022Naoko Ishii is a professor and executive vice-president at the University of Tokyo, where she is also the inaugural director for the Centre for Global Commons, whose mission is to catalyse systems change so that humans can achieve sustainable development within planetary boundaries. Ms Ishii believes that academia can and should play an active role in mobilising movements towards shared goals of nurturing stewardship of the global commons. Before joining the university, she was chief executive officer and chairperson of the Global Environment Facility from 2012 to 2020.
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Solo Mara
Secretary-general, Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Secretariat
This year's agenda will dive deep into:
Sponsors
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Official host
View Profile XThe Nippon Foundation is a private NGO based in Tokyo. Founded in 1962, protecting the world’s oceans is one of its founding initiatives which, to this day, remains to be its top priority. The foundation is currently working with various stakeholders–including academia, international organizations, businesses, and governments–to address the most pressing issues facing our oceans today. Recent initiatives include efforts to create the world’s largest interdisciplinary network of ocean scientists to solve complex ocean issues such as climate change and marine pollution, as well as efforts to increase the safety of maritime security for small island states through capacity building and provision of patrol boats.
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Official host
View Profile XThe ocean is Earth’s largest ecosystem and faces critical challenges. Back to Blue, an initiative of The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation, brings together two organisations that share a common understanding of the need to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean, and to restoring ocean health and promoting sustainability.
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Platinum sponsor
View Profile XOcean Network Express (ONE) was incepted on July 7, 2017 and is the world’s sixth largest container carrier with a 1.59 million TEU fleet size. -
Gold sponsor
View Profile XArchwey, founded in 2022, is the holding group of Arch & Hook, Shieldler, and PlasticBean, three sustainable materials engineering companies that supply ground-breaking sustainable solutions for the manufacturing, display and transportation of products in fashion, retail, hospitality and healthcare. Utilising its GRS-certified plastic solution BLUEWAVE®, in the last 18 months, Archwey recycled and cleaned 32,500 tonnes of plastic, creating innovative materials and beautiful new products from waste.
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Silver sponsor
View Profile XTOMRA provides technology-led solutions that enable a sustainable future with advanced collection and sorting systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food, recycling and mining industries.
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Bronze sponsor
View Profile XDow aims to deliver a sustainable future for the world through our materials science expertise and collaboration with our partners.
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Bronze sponsor
View Profile XFounded in 1963, Mary Kay manufactures cutting-edge skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Mary Kay believes in enriching lives today for a sustainable tomorrow.
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Bronze sponsor
View Profile XStarboard Maritime Intelligence is a collaborative analysis platform that helps fisheries organisations and nations monitor their jurisdictions for high risk vessels and behaviours in real-time.
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Bronze sponsor
View Profile XSembcorp Marine provides innovative engineering solutions to the global offshore, marine and energy industries, focusing on: Renewables, Process, Gas, Ocean Living and Advanced Drilling Rigs.
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Supported by
View Profile XGlobal Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.
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Associate sponsor
View Profile XThe Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, set up by the HKSAR Government on 1 April 2016, provides a high-level platform for the Government to work closely with the industry in devising maritime and port-related strategies and initiatives and assisting in the development and enhancement of Hong Kong’s position as an international maritime centre.
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Associate sponsor
View Profile XInvestHK is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government Department responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment and supporting overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong.
Our team provide free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in our vibrant city.
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PR agency
View Profile XFounded in 2011, Browning Environmental Communications pioneered the delivery of environmental communications, and is now the world’s leading boutique communications agency in this field. We believe the world will become fully sustainable in our lifetimes, and we work exclusively with clients who are contributing to that goal. Leveraging our vast network in finance, government, media, non-profits, and science, we position, promote, and protect our clients as they address the world’s biggest environmental challenges, from air pollution and plastic waste to climate change and green finance. To learn more or get connected, please visit our website: https://browningenvironmental.com/
The initiative imagines an ocean in robust health, and with a vital economy. Year-round and at our flagship World Ocean Summit, we foster a global conversation on the greatest challenges facing the seas, inspiring bold thinking, new partnerships, and the most effective action to build a sustainable ocean economy.
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