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International Hybrid Seminar – Managing the Blue Economy – 30 & 31 May 2022

Introduction

Numerous initiatives have recently been launched to explore new avenues of reflection on the subject of the blue economy.

The objective is to define development models adapted to the constraints of today’s world, in the continuity of the exchanges and commitments made during the « One Ocean Summit » last February, the « Our Ocean Conference » in Palau in April and, a few days ago, the « Blue Climate Summit » in Papeete.

Therefore, the PECC (Pacific Economic Cooperation Council) is honored to organize on May 30-31, 2022, at the University of French Polynesia, an international hybrid seminar entitled « Managing the Blue Economy ».

LE PROGRAMME

Monday 30 May 2022, morning session (in English, no translation, except for the opening remarks) (at the University of French Polynesia, President’s Fare Pote’e and online)

8:00am

Polynesian welcome (and online registration)

9:00am

Group Photo and Media Interviews

9.30am

9.30am Session 1: International Ocean governance: where are we going? (in English)

Introduced by Marc Reverdin, Secretary General of FPTPEC, Director in Brunswick Group, former Secretary General of the Paris Peace Forum

9.35am online

Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, French Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues, “L'agenda international de l'Océan après le Sommet One Ocean de Brest”, (“The Ocean international agenda after the Brest One Ocean Summit”) (recorded message)

9.45am online

Vladimir Ryabinin, Ph.D., Executive Secretary at Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, “The OCEAN Decade: The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want” (online)

10.00am online

Charles E. Morrison, Ph.D., Adjunct Fellow and former President of the East-West Center, former PECC Co-Chair, Chair of the North Pacific Arctic Conference Steering Committee, “Technologies, Governance, and the Arctic Blue Economy” (online)

10.15am online

Peter Cozens, former Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, “NZ perspectives on ocean’s management” (online)

10.30am online

Richard Bailey, President and CEO of Pacific Beachcomber, S.C., Cofounder of the Blue Climate Initiative, “Conclusions from the Blue Climate Summit” (online)

10:45am

Pause and Coffee break

11:00am

The European perspective (in English)

Pascal Lamy, Chair FPTPEC, “Introduction of Mission Starfish”

Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, “European commitment in the Asia-Pacific region” (recorded message)

Geneviève Pons, Director General and Vice President of Europe - Jacques Delors, “European Mission Starfish 2030”

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch (at the restaurant Hotu Catering, 200 m. from seminar location)

Monday 30 May 2022, afternoon session (in English, no translation) (at the University of French Polynesia, President’s Fare Pote’e and online)

3:00pm

Pause and Coffee Break

3:30pm

Session 3: Ocean Resources and Sustainable Use, moderated by Vincent Dropsy, Ph.D.

Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Minister of Culture, Environment and Marine Resources for French Polynesia, "Ressources marines et durabilité des océans en Polynésie française"

Rena Lee, Ambassador for Oceans and Law of the Sea Issues and Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, President of the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, "BBNJ – what’s next?" (recorded message)

4:45pm

End of works

5:00pm-6:00pm

Welcome reception (diner cocktail on the same location) and sunset over Moorea

Tuesday 31 May 2022, morning sessions (mostly in French, with translation in English available) (at the University of French Polynesia, Amphitheater A2 and online)

8:00am-9:15am

Session 4: Ocean Resources, Protection and Sustainable Production, moderated by Alain Moyrand, Ph.D.

Senator Teva Rohfritsch, Rapporteur of a French Senate mission on exploration and protection, and exploitation of the seabed: “L’exploration, la protection et l’exploitation des fonds marins" ("Exploration, protection and exploitation of the seabed", online)

Jean-Marc Daniel, Ph.D., Head of the MERS Carnot Institute --- Head of Physical Resources and Deep-Sea Ecosystems Department at IFREMER, ("Deep sea exploration", online)

9:15am-9:30am

Coffee break

9:30am-10:15am

Session 6: Innovations and Visions for the Blue Economy, moderated by Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni, Ph.D.

Lionel Loubersac, Founding Member and Vice-Chair of the New Caledonia Maritime Cluster, Managing Partner for the Pacific of ABYSSA, "Stratégies en appui à un meilleur développement durable maritime océanien : d'un "Livre bleu" sur les enjeux du maritime à la proposition d'axes stratégiques clés pour un archipel du Pacifique Sud : la Nouvelle-Calédonie" ("Strategies to support better Oceanian maritime sustainable development: from a "Blue Book" on maritime issues to the proposal of key strategic axes for an archipelago of the South Pacific: New Caledonia”)

Tuanua Degage, President of the Maritime Cluster in French Polynesia, "Construire l’économie bleue polynésienne de demain" ("Building the Polynesian blue economy of tomorrow")

Jean Hourcourigaray, cofounder of AIRARO, producer of Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), “Les SWAC et les ETM”, ("SWAC & OTEC")

Keynote Speaker

Gaston Tong Sang, President of the Assembly of French Polynesia, Mayor of Bora Bora, "Bora Bora, le laboratoire du futur" ("Bora Bora, the laboratory of the future")

3:00pm-3:15pm

Coffee break

3:15pm-4:30pm

Session 8: The Blue Economy Revolution, moderated by Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni, Ph.D.

Tamatoa Bambridge, Ph.D., and/or Tiphanie François, Ph.D., research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), in the Centre for Island Research and Environmental Observatory (CRIOBE, Laboratoire d’Excellence « CORAIL»), anthropological expert of the “Rahui” practice of resource management, president of the scientific committee of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere reserve of Fakarava in the Tuamotu Archipelago, "Le rāhui : une réponse aux enjeux contemporains de gestion et préservation des écosystèmes coralliens ?", ("The rāhui: a response to contemporary issues of coral ecosystem management and preservation?")

Sylvain Petit, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, Polytechnic University Hauts de France (UPHF), Marie Delaplace, Ph.D., Professor, Gustave Eiffel University, co-founder of the Observatory for Research on Mega-events (ORME), and Michael Auger, Ph.D. student in economics at the University of French Polynesia (UPF), "Les épreuves des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 à Tahiti : une lecture en termes de biens communs et de conflits associés à l’économie bleue" (“The events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Tahiti: a reading in terms of common goods and conflicts associated with the blue economy”)

Lionel Loubersac, Founding Member and Vice-Chair of the New Caledonia Maritime Cluster, Managing Partner for the Pacific of ABYSSA, with Myriam Aubry Maloungila, Academic Delegate for Scientific and Technical Culture - Education for Sustainable Development at the Vice-Rectorate of New Caledonia, and Véronique Mollot, President of the Cluster Committee 3E (Education for Equality at School) of New Caledonia, "Le lancement d’un parcours éducatif sur la mer et l’Océan ainsi que des classes mer en soutien à la mise en place d’une stratégie de croissance bleue en Nouvelle-Calédonie" (“The launch of an educational course on the sea and the ocean as well as sea classes in support of the implementation of a blue growth strategy in New Caledonia”)

Joshua Cooper, Executive Director, Oceania Human Rights and Lecturer, University of Hawai'i, "Abundance and Aloha: Ahupua'a Model to Balance & Build Blue Continent Revolution - Kaiāulu Hoʻokipa Impact Studio Inaugural Cohort, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association (NaHHA) and travel2change (T2C)" (online)

Robert Oliver, World-renowned chef, Leader of the Pacific Island Food Revolution (a health education initiative tailored to audiences in the Pacific Islands that includes a reality TV format, multimedia, and creation of a social movement), “Pacific Island Food Culture” (recorded message)

4:30pm-4:45pm

Coffee break

4:45pm-5:00pm

Conclusion of the seminar