Conference Organizers
• Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
• Global Environment Facility
• Government of France: Secrétariat Général de la Mer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Ecology
and Sustainable Development and Oceans, French Marine Protected Areas Agency, French National
Assembly
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
• United Nations Development Programme
• United Nations Environment Programme
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
• European Commission, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
• Government of the United States of America, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Government of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• Government of Republic of Korea
• Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
• Government of the Netherlands, Department of Nature
• Government of Vietnam, Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands
• Lighthouse Foundation, Germany
• World Ocean Network
• NAUSICAA, Centre National de la Mer, France
• Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), France
• Commission Peripherique des Regions Maritimes, Europe
• The Nature Conservancy
• Luso-American Development Foundation, Portugal
• Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Tanzania
• World Bank
• World Ocean Observatory
• Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA
• Centro EPOMEX, Centro de Ecologia, Pesquerias,y Oceanografia del Golfo de Mexico, Campeche,
Mexico
• Asian Development Bank
• Partnerships in Environmental Management in the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
The International Program Committee
The International Program Committee oversaw the entire process associated with the Global Oceans Conference, decided on and refined the main messages emanating from the conference, oversaw the preparation of the conference program. It has been made up of high-level leaders from major organizing entities.
Co-Chairs
Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Ambassador Laurent Stefanini, Ambassador for the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
Conference Coordinators
Dr. Miriam C. Balgos, Program Coordinator, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands; and Research Associate, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy,University of Delaware
Mr. Frederick Herpers, Secrétariat Général de la Mer, France
Mr. Julian Barbiere, Programme Specialist, Integrated Coastal Area Management, Ocean Science Section Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO\
Members
Dr. Alfred Duda, Senior Advisor, International Waters, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, Environment and Energy Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Dr. Andrew Hudson, Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Director Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. James Warren Evans, Director, Environment Department, The World Bank Group;
Dr. Marea Hatziolos, Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, Environment Department, The World Bank Group
Mr. Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
Ambassador Neroni Slade, Secretary-General, Pacific Islands Forum
Dr. Letitia Obeng, Chair, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Dr. Rolph Payet, Special Advisor to the President, Seychelles
Mr. Olivier Laroussinie, Director, French Marine Protected Areas Agency; Mr. Christophe Lefebvre, Delegation Matters, French Marine Protected Areas Agency
Mr. Paul Nemitz, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), European Commission
Ms. Eleni Marianou, Secretary General, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), Europe
Ambassador Luís Fonseca, Executive Secretary, Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
Dr. Clement Lewsey, Director, International Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States; Mr. Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Coastal and Ocean Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States; Dr. Rebecca Lent, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States
Ms. Renee Sauve, A/Director, International Coordination and Policy Analysis Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Dr. Gellwynn Jusuf, Deputy Minister/Chairman Agency for Marine Affairs And Fisheries Research, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia; Dr. Tonny Wagey, Senior Scientist, Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, Deputy Administrator, Vietnam Administration for Seas and Islands
Dr. Jung-Keuk Kang, President, Korea Ocean and Research Development Institute (KORDI), Republic of Korea
Dr. Seoung-Yong Hong, Senior Advisor, Organizing Committee for the EXPO, Republic of Korea
Prof. Lucien Chabason, Delegate Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), France
Mr. Philippe Vallette, General Director, NAUSICAA and World Ocean Network, France
Mr. Peter Neill, Director, Ocean Classroom Foundation, World Ocean Observatory
Ms. Lynne Hale, Director, Global Marine Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, University of Rhode Island (URI) Narragansett Bay Campus, United States
Mr. Jens Ambsdorf, Foundation Board Member, Project Management Lighthouse Foundation, Germany
Mr. Charles Buchanan, Director, Luso-American Development Foundation, Portugal
Mr. Bill Eichbaum, Vice-President, Marine and Arctic PolicyWorld Wildlife Fund, United States (WWF-US)
Mr. Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam, Head, Marine Environment Research Centre, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ali Mohammad, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State for Special Programmes, Kenya
Dr. Julius Francis, Executive Secretary, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Tanzania
Dr. Magnus Ngoile, Policy and Governance Coordinator, Agulhas Somali Currents Large Marine Ecosystems Project
Dr. Evelia Rivera Arriaga, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Aprovechamiento, Sustentable Gobierno del Estado de Campeche, Mexico
Mr. Hiroshi Terashima, Executive Director, Institute for Ocean Policy, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan
Mr. Jean-Francois Pulvenis de Séligny, Director, Fishery Policy and Planning Division Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Mr. Bernard Giraud, Director, Sustainable Development, Danone Group, France
Mr. Miguel Palomares, Director, Marine Environment Division,International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Ms. Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Principal Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS)
Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Chair, East Asian Seas Partnership Council
Lic. Javier Valladares, Chair, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), Argentina
Ms. Ana Paula Prates, Coordinator of the Coastal and Marine Zone Division Ministry for the Environment (MMA), Brazil
Mr. David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, United States
Dr. Vladimir Golitsyn, Judge, International Tribunal on Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and Moscow State University of International Relations, Russia
Professor David Johnson, Executive Director, Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) Commission
Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM )
Ms. Nicole Glineur, Program Manager, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Prof. Raphael Lotilla, Director, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
Mr. David S. McCauley, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change Program Coordination Unit, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Dr. Jihyun Lee, Environmental Affairs Officer, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
Mr. Haiqing Li, Deputy Director, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), China
Dr. Ivica Trumbic, Mediterranean GEF Large Marine Ecosystem Project
Mr. Robert Calcagno, Head, Oceanographic Museum, Monaco
Dr. David Freestone, Lobingier Visiting Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence, The George Washington University Law School, United States
Dr. Darius Campbell, Head of Marine Strategy and Evidence Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom
Mr. Martijn Peijs, Senior Policy Advisor, Marine Biodiversity (International), Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Department of Nature, The Netherlands
Professor Huasheng Hong, Dean, Xiamen University, China
Mr. Dire Tladi, Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations
Mr. Eden Charles, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations
Ms. Fernanda Millicay, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations
The National Organizing Committee
The National Organizing Committee oversaw French-based activities and acted as the Conference Host. They also worked with the Global Forum to ensure the most effective Global Conference, and the safety, productivity, and comfort of conference participants. The National Organizing Committee worked to organize receptions, preferably at outside locations in the city at cultural attractions or other venues, and include cultural aspects.
The following entities have been involved with the National Organizing Committee: French Government agencies, UNESCO (various divisions), other French-based entities (e.g., NAUSICAA, World Ocean Network, IDDRI, CPMR, others). The National Committee engaged French-based actors, focus on French-led panels, arrangements, logistics, handling of senior officials, security.
Ambassador Laurent Stefanini, Ambassador for the Environment, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France; Ms. Anne-Sophie Cerisola, Representative, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France
Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC), UNESCO; Mr. Julian Barbiere, Programme Specialist, Integrated Coastal Area Management, Ocean Science Section, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO; Ms. Virginie Bonnet, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Secretariat, UNESCO; Dr. Carmen Morales, Consultant, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO; Dr. Iouri Oliounine, former Executive Director, International Ocean Institute, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO; Ms. Christina Reed, Science Writer, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO
Dr. Raphaël Bille, Biodiversity Programme Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), France
Mr. Philippe Vallette, General Director, NAUSICAA and World Ocean Network, France
Ms. Stéphanie Belna, Representative, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, France; Ms. Agnès Vince, Deputy Director, Sea and Coasts, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, France; Mr. Xavier Lafon, Representative, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, France
Mr. Bernard Frontero, Representative, French National Commission for UNESCO
Mr. Frederick Herpers, Secrétariat Général de la Mer, France
Mr. Ludovic Schulz, Representative, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, France
Ms. Marie-Pierre Campo, département d’outre-mer (DOM), France
The Political Leaders Committee
The Political Leaders Committee oversaw the work of and preparations for the discussions of the National Political Leaders and the Ocean Parliamentarians, including any preparatory meetings.
The Media and Outreach Committee
The Media and Outreach Committee, with the leadership of the World Ocean Network, brought together the media capabilities of the organizing entities and plan and executed a program of media and public outreach to achieve maximum impact, including through the use of Internet-based tools.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
Sue Williams (s.williams@unesco.org)
Christy Reed (c.reed@unesco.org)
Julian Barbiere (j.barbiere@unesco.org)
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands:
Lauren McCollough (laurenmcmo@gmail.com)
Miriam Balgos (mbalgos@udel.edu)
Joseph Appiott (jappiott@udel.edu)
Gwenaelle Hamon (ghamon@udel.edu)
Kateryna Wowk (kmw@udel.edu)
French government:
--Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, France:
Stephanie Belna (stephanie.belna@developpement-durable.gouv.fr)
--Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France:
Anne-Sophie Cerisola (anne-sophie.cerisola@diplomatie.gouv.fr)
Bertrand Fort (bertrand.fort@diplomatie.gouv.fr;+33 1 43 17 81 24)
Fabienne Mansencal (fabienne.mansencal@diplomatie.gouv.fr)
--French Marine Protected Areas Agency:
Agnes Poiret (agnes-poiret@aires-marines.fr)
Fabienne Queau (fabienne.queau@aires-marines.fr)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
Charles Dickson (charles.dickson@undp.org)
Andrew Hudson (andrew.hudson@undp.org)
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat:
Maureen Lorenzetti (mlorenzetti@thegef.org; (202) 473-8131)
Nicole Glineur (nglineur@thegef.org)
European Commission:
Daniela Chitu (Daniela.CHITU@ec.europa.eu)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
Ralph Cantral (Ralph.cantral@noaa.gov)
WWF:
Eunice Park (Eunice.park@wwfus.org)
World Ocean Network/NAUSICAA:
Philippe Vallette (generalmanager@exchange.nausicaa.fr)
Ingrid Picquart (communication@nausicaa.fr)
World Ocean Observatory:
Peter Neill (pneill@thew2o.net) (YouTube interviews)
