Program

OPENING
08.30 am – Registration
09.30 am – Institutional welcome

SESSION I: Blue transformation in action: Results
10.00 am – TBD

SESSION II: Responsible fishing and impact: Fishery certification schemes and outcomes
10.30 am – The vision of the certification scheme. Rupert Howes, Rupert Howes, Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
10.45 am – Lhe shipowner’s vision David Carter, CEO Austral Fisheries Pty ltd.
10.55 am – Round table. Moderator: Marcelo Hidalgo, CCO of the Fishing Industry Association in Papua New Guinea.

11.30 am – Coffee break and networking

SESSION III: Responsible aquaculture and impact: Blue carbon
12.00 am – Mangroves and aqua culture. Simone Maridueña, Environmental Coordinator of the National Chamber of Aquaculture of Ecuador.
12.15 pm – Aquaculture and carbon: opportunities and limitations. Gianluca Marino, Associate Professor Faculty of Marine Sciences, University of Vigo.
12.25 pm – Round table. Moderator: Nuno Cosme, Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer Nueva Pescanova Group.

SESSION IV: Responsible processing and impact: Socioeconomic development and employment
1.00 pm – Growth from fishing. Bridgitte Fredericks, Mayor of Lüderitz.
1.15 pm – Fishing areas and socio-economic development. Gonzalo Rodríguez, Lecturer in the Department of Applied Economics, University of Santiago de Compostela.
1.25 pm – Round table. Moderator: Eduardo Míguez, Deputy Director Puerto de Celeiro Group.

2.00 pm – Refreshments and networking

SESSION V: Responsible consumption and impact: Food waste
3.15 pm – The value chain vision. Paloma Sánchez, Director of Sustainability and Competitiveness of FIAB.
3.25 pm – The consumer’s perspective. Carmen Redondo, Carmen Redondo/Director of Institutional Relations of HISPACOOP.
3.35 pm – Round table. Moderator: Nuria de Pedraza, Director of Communications and Institutional Relations of AECOC.

SESSION VI: Responsible science and impact: Marine protected areas
4.15 pm – TBD
4.25 pm – Successful experiences on the Mediterranean coast. David Diaz, Scientific Researcher IEO-CSIC.
4.35 pm – Round table. Moderator: TBD

SESSION VII: Impact economy
5.15 pm – TBD

CLOSING SESSION
5.45 PM – Conclusions. Ángel Matamoro, CoDirector GSSG Forum.

INSTITUTIONAL CLOSURE
6.00 pm – Institutional closure