PROGRAM
Sustainable Ocean Summit
Ocean-Climate-Biodiversity: Synergies and Solutions for Ocean Sustainability
High-Level Sessions
- Ocean Executive Forum: Signature SOS Multi-Sector CEO Panel
- Ocean 2030: Industry Projections for the Ocean Economy
- 30×30: Ocean Industries, Biodiversity and Protecting 30% of the Planet by 2030
- Creating the ‘Blue Economy Leadership Alliance for the Mediterranean’ (BELA-MED)
- Recreational Boating: Setting Sail for Sustainability
- Developing Coastal Tourism Industry Leadership for Ocean Sustainability
- Cruise Industry: Progress in Economic Recovery and Environmental Responsibility
- Sustainable Ports and Shipping for the Blue Economy
- Focus on Ferries and Sustainable Seas
- Blue Carbon/Ocean CO2 Removal: Responsible Carbon Sequestration Nearshore and at Sea
- Coastal Infrastructure Adaptation for Extreme Weather Events: Ocean Industry Collaboration to Advance Resiliency
- Expanding Offshore Renewable Energy in Crowded Seas
- The Digital Ocean, Big Ocean Data and the Ocean Cloud
- UN Decade of Ocean Science and SMART Ocean-SMART Industries: Advancing Ocean and Climate Data Collection from Ships and Platforms
- Seabed 2030: Accelerating Ocean Industry Leadership on Global Seafloor Mapping
- Port Reception Facilities: Solutions for Plastic and Marine Debris Disposal at a Global, Multi-Sectoral Scale
- Marine Sound: Cross-Sectoral, Science-Based Solutions to a Global Issue
- Ship Strikes and Marine Mammals: Practical Solutions for Ocean Industries
- Biofouling, Invasive Species and the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project: Clean Hulls, Smooth Sailing and Biosecure Seas
- The Role of Ocean Industries in Supporting Sustainable Seafood
- Blue Foods: Scaling up Responsible Fisheries and Sustainable Aquaculture
- Creating the Ocean Sustainability Legal Community to Support the Blue Economy
WOC is accepting proposals to co-organize and sponsor sessions for these and other relevant topics. For additional information or to submit a proposal, please email summit@oceancouncil.org.