Ocean management: opportunities, challenges and experiences Clarion Hotel The Hub, Oslo

Program Ocean management: opportunities, challenges and experiences

Program Moderator: Tale Kvalvaag (Norad)

Opening session 09.00-09.25 Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein Setting the scene, opportunities and challenges facing SIDS Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Palau’s Ambassador to the United Nation

Session 1 The role of knowledge and science in ocean Session chair Peter Haugan, (Programme Director at the Insti- and coastal zone management tute of Marine Research, Norway) 09.25 - 10.45 1. The decade of Ocean science, milestones, knowledge gaps Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental and solutions Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO 2. Impacts of climate change on fisheries and adaptation op- Dr. Vera Agostini, Deputy Director of the Fisheries and tions Aquaculture Department at the , Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 3. ICES transatlantic science cooperation in the Our Ocean Dr. Wojciech Wawrzynski , Head of Science Support Department action areas at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) 4. Securing Healthy Oceans, Challenges and Opportunities John Tanzer, Global Oceans Practice Leader at the World Wildlife Fund

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5. Panel discussion The Hon. Simon Stiell, Minister of climate resilience, the Session chair: Peter Haugan environment, forestry, fisheries, disaster management & information (Grenada)

TBC The Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Of Natural Resources And Environment (Samoa)

The Hon. Everly Paul Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and International Trade (Antigua and Barbuda)

Hanne-Grete Nilsen, senior adviser at the Norwegian Environment Agency (Norway) 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break

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Session 2 Lessons learned and best practice on regional Session chair Vidar Helgesen (Norway’s Special Envoy for the and integrated ocean management. Ocean) A government perspective. 11.15 - 12.40 1. Ocean management: experiences and challenges - In Norway Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Special Envoy for the Ocean - In the Pacific Colin Tukuitonga, Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC) - In Belize Omar Figueroa, Minister of State within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration in Belize 2. Collaboration with regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) - In Norway Ove Hokstad, Deputy Director in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries - In the Caribbean Milton Haughton, Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

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3. Regional environmental collaboration on Oceans - In the Caribbean David Robin, Programme Coordinator, Oceans Governance and Fisheries at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) - In the Pacific Kosi Latu , Director General at the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) 4. Panel discussion TBC The Hon. Reagan Winson Aliklik, Minister for RONPHOS and Session chair: Vidar Helgesen the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation (Nauru)

TBC The Hon. Sarah Flood Beaubrun, Minister of External Af- fairs, (Saint Lucia)

TBC The Hon. Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environ- ment (Maldives)

Per Schive, Deputy Director General in the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) 12.40 - 13.45 Lunch Short address by State secretary Jens Frølich Holthe

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Session 3 Integrated ocean and coastal zone management Session chair Peter Thomson, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special - the key to promoting sustainable ocean indus- Envoy for the Ocean tries. A business perspective. 14.00 - 15.40 1. Pacific Island’s business needs and opportunities Ms. Cristelle Pratt, Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) 2. Enabling environment for SIDS, challenges and Charlotte De Fontaubert, Program Manager for PROBLUE at the opportunities in a business perspective World Bank 3. How ocean management in the United States is Sandra Whitehouse, Senior Policy Advisor at the Ocean contributing to sustainable use and conservation Conservancy of the ocean, in order to promote sustainable ocean industries 4. Fisheries and aquaculture in SIDS’ Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Research Program Leader, Value Chains and Nutrition at WorldFish 5. Maritime tourism industry

- Norwegian experiences with managing cruise ships Rune Thomas Ege, Vice President of Global Communications at and Hurtigruten’s green quest Hurtigruten 6. Deep seabed mining: challenges and perspective Michael W. Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority

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7. Transitioning small island nations to renewable energy Maura Pally, Executive vice president of the Clinton Foundation 8. Panel discussion The Hon. Kirk Duncan Humphrey, Minister for Maritime Affairs Session chair: Peter Thomson and the Blue Economy (Barbados)

TBC Cristelle Pratt, Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (Pacific region)

TBC Semi Tuleca Koroilavesau, Minister for Fisheries in

Paulo Jorge Lima Veiga, State secretary in the Ministry of Maritime Economy (Cabo Verde)

Kjell Kristian Egge, International Law Adviser in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)

Closing session 15.45 - 16.00 Director General of the Norwegian Agency for Jon Lomøy Development Cooperation (Norad) Tale Kvalvaag

Director of the Tale Kvalvaag, a sociologist from the Norway to the Palestinian Authority and as University of Oslo, is the director of the Junior Professional Officer for the Joint United Knowledge Bank at Knowledge Bank at the Norwegian Agency for Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, in the Norwegian Agency Development Cooperation (Norad). She was Geneva and Central America. Her evaluation for Development previously the director of Norad’s Evaluation experience includes the Office of the Department and Department for Climate, Municipal Auditor of Oslo, as well as Swedish Cooperation (Norad) Energy, Environment and Research. Her International Cooperation Development development experience includes working as Agency (Sida) and Norad evaluation Counsellor at the Representative Office of departments.

Back to program Dag-Inge Ulstein

Norwegian Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein is 38 years old, and married with four children. He was a member of International of the Bergen City Council with responsibility Development for finance, innovation and real estate from 2015 to 2019. Before that, he had responsibility for social services, housing and local area development on the City Council from 2013 to 2014. He has also worked as general manager and counsellor at the Haraldsplass discussion therapy centre in Bergen from 2012 to 2014. Mr Ulstein is deeply committed to the work to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), international solidarity and justice.

Back to program Peter M Haugan

Peter M Haugan Programme Director at research engineer in the petroleum industry Programme Director at Institute of Marine Research, Norway, with in the early 1980ies, active contributions to the Institute of Marine responsibility for international development seagoing and polar oceanography from the and collaboration and also professor of late 1980ies, research on climate, carbon Research, Norway oceanography at the Geophysical Institute, cycle and storage of CO2 from he 1990ies, University of Bergen, Norway. He has more head of institutions, international coordination than 30 years of experience in marine of marine research infrastructures and scientific research and international ocean science-policy interface from 2000. He science coordination. Highlights from the has broad academic interests and has also period 2015-2019 when he served as Chair initiated and led research and education of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic efforts in renewable energy including offshore Commission (IOC of UNESCO) include the wind and maritime low carbon solutions. first ever Global Ocean Science Report His portfolio at IMR covers fisheries and (2017) and the preparation of the Decade of aquaculture, seafood quality and ecosystem Ocean Science for Sustainable Development based management. He presently serves as (2021-2030). Haugan takes a keen interest co-chair of the Expert Group serving the High in the science-policy-society interface. Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy His professional merits include 5 years as consisting of 14 heads of state. Back to program Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin

Executive Secretary of Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin (Engineer, 1978; climate science. He is a key contributor to Ph.D., 1982; and Doctor of Sciences, 1995) design of several key international initiatives, the Intergovernmental has been the Executive Secretary of the such as the Global Ocean Observing System, Oceanographic Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Joint Technical Commission of the World Commission (IOC) (IOC) of UNESCO and Assistant Director- Meteorological Organization (WMO) and IOC General of UNESCO since 2015. Dr Ryabinin for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, of UNESCO is an oceanographer, marine engineer, International Polar Year 2007/200, and the climatologist, and emeritus meteorologist UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable of the Russian Federation. His research has Development (2021-2030). led to a number of achievements in the medium-range weather prediction, marine services, offshore engineering, ocean and

Back to program Dr. Vera Agostini

Deputy Director of Dr. Vera Agostini is the Deputy Director of across a range of multi-disciplinary efforts the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department around the globe. Her experience ranges the Fisheries and at the United Nations, Food and Agriculture from comprehensive ecosystem research Aquaculture Department Organization (FAO), with a primary focus on to broad policy and planning. Although her at the United Nations, providing oversight, strategic leadership and work began in temperate systems, she has technical support to FAO’s Marine and Inland spent a considerable part of her career in Food and Agriculture Fisheries Resource management team, tropical geographies. Areas of focus include Organization (FAO) Fisheries statistics and information team, and ecosystem based climate adaptation and the Fishing Operations and technology team. disaster risk management, ecosystem From 2007-2017 Vera was with The Nature approaches to fisheries, ecosystem services Conservancy, initially as Senior Scientist with in pelagic environments, social resilience the Global Oceans Team, and more recently and small scale fisheries, biodiversity as Director of Conservation and Director of mainstreaming in the fisheries sector, marine Climate Adaptation. Dr. Agostini is a fisheries spatial planning and protected area network scientist by training, who has held positions design. across three sectors (non-governmental, government, and academia/educational)

Back to program providing technical and strategic leadership Wojciech Wawrzynski

Head of Science Wojciech Wawrzynski, PhD in political economics; science diplomat; Head Support Department at of Science Support Department at the the International Council International Council for the Exploration of the for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen. Chair of the LME- LEARN Working Group on Ocean Governance Sea (ICES) Mechanisms. Serving also as lead support to the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Trilateral Aquaculture Working Group.

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Global Oceans Practice John Tanzer is WWF’s Global Oceans Practice John Tanzer originally trained in the disciplines Leader. He has been with WWF for the last of geography and economics, completing an Leader at the World 7+ years and has raised the profile of WWF’s honours degree at James Cook University Wildlife Fund marine work around the world. John also in 1980. Since that time, he has worked headed up WWF’s successful global ocean in a number of areas of natural resource campaign, ‘Sustain our Seas’. His career management and policy particularly in the has been defined by developing partnerships marine and coastal realms. He holds a and includes over a decade as the Executive master’s degree in environmental law from the Director of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian National University. Authority.

Back to program Simon Stiell

Minister of climate My professional background is varied and This “Super Ministry”, the first in the extensive, covering both the private and public Caribbean, is mandated to: resilience, the sectors with experience gained regionally and • develop and lead Grenada’s strategic environment, forestry, internationally. My experience extends from approach to climate change including its fisheries, disaster senior international corporate executive and transition to renewable energy entrepreneur, to government minister and • mobilise resources - accessing all management & politician. I therefore offer a unique skillset available international climate financing information (Grenada) combining technical, commercial, and political and capacity building support to assist expertise, with a living, working and cultural in implementing Grenada’s ambitious knowledge of both developed and developing climate action programme nations. • provide greater stewardship of Grenada’s I am a senior minister in the Government natural resources of Grenada and currently hold the portfolio of Minister for Climate Resilience, the I am a champion of the climate action Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster agenda for all small island developing states, Management and Information. advocating for greater ambition, urgency and scale of action. This is a role I am passionate

Back to program about. Simon Stiell

Minister of climate I previously served as the Minister positions in a number of industry leading for Education and Human Resource companies, from Silicon Valley based resilience, the Development, the Minister of State technology start-ups, to major corporations environment, forestry, with responsibility for Human Resource including Nokia Networks and G.E.C. fisheries, disaster Development and the Environment, and I originally trained as an engineer, studying as a Junior Minister within the Ministry of Electronics and Communications Engineering management & Agriculture, Lands, Forestry, Fisheries and the at London Metropolitan University, and hold information (Grenada) Environment. a Master of Business Administration from the University of Westminster in the United I am also a member of Grenada’s (non- Kingdom. elected) Upper House of Parliament, the Senate, where I currently serve as the Leader of Government Business.

Prior to my return to Grenada from the United Kingdom in 2003, I had a successful career spanning some fourteen years within the

Back to program technology sector, holding senior executive Hon. Everly Paul Chet

Greene Hon. Everly Paul Chet Greene (E.P. Chet of the University of Havana, Cuba and the Greene), born in the village of Liberta, Antigua University of Poitiers in France. He holds a to Joseph and Averil Greene just shortly Master’s Degree in Sports Administration Minister of Foreign after the assassination of one of America’s along with diplomas and certificates from Affairs, Immigration most famous Presidents (John F. Kennedy), other institutions of learning. and International Trade is affectionately called “Chet Greene” by his countrymen. Hon. E.P. Chet Greene (MP) is the father of (Antigua and Barbuda) five and the husband of the Vice Counsel of Minister Greene, a man of many parts is a the Antigua and Barbuda Consulate in Toronto senior cabinet member in the Gaston Browne Canada, Mrs. Gwendolyn Greene. led Antigua and Barbuda administration who Among his accomplishments are: once served as a senator on the opposition • Director of Services for the Blind bench in the Upper House of Parliament • Vice President – Caribbean Council for and subsequently in the Lower House as the Blind the Minister of Economic Development, • Life Insurance Sales Manager – Colonial Investment, Trade, Industry, Commerce, Sport, Life Insurance Culture and National Festivals. • Assistant Manager – Bryson’s Shipping

Back to program His academic exploits saw him as a student Agency, Antigua Hon. Everly Paul Chet

Greene • Sales Manager – Caribseas Shipping His love for Sports and Culture is second Agency, Antigua only to his passion for the advancement of Caribbean civilization and regional integration. Minister of Foreign In Sports, he has contributed to the His community mindedness can be said Affairs, Immigration development at many levels: to be the single most important trait that and International Trade • President - National Olympic Committee has propelled and maintained him in the – Antigua & Barbuda prominent position he occupies in the hearts (Antigua and Barbuda) • General Secretary – Antigua Barbuda and minds of his fellow citizens both home Football Association and abroad. • Vice President - Caribbean Football Union • Match Commissioner - FIFA

Hon. E. P. Chet Greene who currently serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade and is also the Chairman of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.

Back to program Hanne-Grete Nilsen

Hanne-Grete Nilsen is a senior adviser in the Atlantic). She was also involved in preparing Norwegian Environment Agency. She has a the management plans for Norwegian sea master’s degree in biology from the University areas. Senior adviser at the of Oslo. Norwegian Environment She has also worked in the OSPAR secretariat Agency (Norway) For 20 years, while employed in the Ministry and in DG Environment of the European of Climate and Environment, her main field Commission. of work was integrated and ecosystem-based management of the marine environment, with Now in the Norwegian Environment Agency, a focus on international cooperation. she coordinates the Agency’s work related to the marine management plans. She also This included marine issues under the chairs the Management forum for Norwegian. Convention on Biological Diversity, coordinating the Ministry’s work related to the Norwegian Oil for Development programme and being head of the Norwegian delegation to OSPAR (the Convention for protection of

Back to program the marine environment of the North-East Vidar Helgesen

Norway’s Special Envoy Vidar Helgesen (born 21 November 1968) currently serves as Norway’s Special Envoy for for the Ocean the Ocean. Prior to this Helgesen was Minister of Climate and the Environment (2015- 2018), Minister of EEA and EU Affairs (2013- 2015) and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Erna Solberg (2013-2015). Helgesen was Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance from 2005 to 2013 and State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2005. He graduated from the University of Oslo with a Master of Law.

Back to program Dr Colin Tukuitonga

Director-General of Dr Colin Tukuitonga is a medical graduate Surveillance of Chronic Noncommunicable and Public Health Physician with extensive Diseases Coordinator for the World the Pacific Community experience in health policy, research, Health Organization. He also served as a (SPC) management and leadership in NZ and Commissioner in the WHO Ending Childhood internationally. He is currently the Director- Obesity (ECHO) Commission. General of the Pacific Community (SPC), a scientific and technical organisation In his current role at SPC, he has provided supporting development in the Pacific Islands. strong leadership and support for data and Prior to this role, he was the Chief Executive evidence-based decision making in the Pacific of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs for Islands. He is a strong advocate for technical the NZ Government and Associate Professor assistance and capacity building in the Small for International and Pacific Health at the Islands Developing States. . Dr Tukuitonga was the

Back to program Omar Antonio Figueroa

Minister of State Omar Antonio Figueroa was born in Master’s of Science Degree in Wildlife Ecology 1969 in San Ignacio Town, Belize, Central and Conservation. within the Ministry of America. In December of 1996, he obtained The centerpiece of his MS research focused Agriculture, Fisheries, his bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from on using a Global Positioning System to the Environment, the University of North Florida in Biology. study habitat associations and movement Immediately thereafter, Omar returned home patterns of the regionally imperiled Jabiru Sustainable and for the next five years coordinated an Stork in Mesoamerica. This study represents Development and avian research and conservation project. the first and only attempt to use GPS During this five-year period his volunteer tracking technology to study Jabiru Storks in Immigration in Belize initiatives included one year on the board of Mesoamerica. In 2005, he was awarded a the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Dexter fellowship to pursue a PhD in Wildlife Conservation, three years as the national Ecology and Conservation. The centerpiece representative for the regional Partners in of his PhD research focused on using GPS Flight Initiative and four years as the national to study habitat use and movement patterns coordinator for national wetland surveys. of one of the most iconic species in Latin In August of 2003, Omar was awarded a America, the jaguar. In 2009, Omar was Fulbright/Organization of American States nominated by the Prime Minister of Belize to

Back to program Ecology Initiative Fellowship to pursue a serve as a Senator. His senate term ended Omar Antonio Figueroa

Minister of State in March of 2012. In 2010, Omar was the Department of Wildlife Ecology and awarded the globally competitive research and Conservation at the University of Florida, within the Ministry of conservation award ‘Rabinowitz-Kaplan Prize Gainesville, Florida. In January 2015 Omar Agriculture, Fisheries, for the Next Generation in Wild Cat 2 was elected as a member of Parliament. In the Environment, November 2015 he was appointed to serve Conservation’. Omar has also received as the Minister of State with responsibility for Sustainable numerous research and conservation the Environment, Protected Areas, Climate Development and grants to conduct his doctoral research. In Change and Sustainable Development. Omar March 2012, Omar received his PhD from is married and has three kids. Immigration in Belize

Back to program Semi Tuleca Koroilavesau

Minister for Fisheries in The Hon. Koroilavesau served 18years in the Advisory Board in 2000 and a member of the Fiji Navy RETIRED AS A NAVAL Commander. Australian Institute of Navigation. In August Fiji He has spent 25 years with Captain Cook 2001 he was appointed a Consultant at New Cruises in the Tourism Industry. He is a Zealand’s Maritime School, Manukau Tech. Member of Parliament. He was initially the He was appointed Managing Director Captain Government Chief Whip for one year before Cook Cruises, Fiji Islands in November 2005 joining Cabinet. He held the portfolio of and Executive Chairman of Captain Cook Minister for Employment, Productivity and Cruises in 2013. Industrial Relations prior to becoming Minister for Fisheries in September 2016 till November Hon Koroilavesau has been a champion 20th 2018. Re-appointed as Minister of for change and has dedicated his time to Fisheries from November 22nd 2018 till to- in achieving a more holistic approach in date. Fisheries Management. Dedicated to ensuring sustainable fisheries, through his experience He was President of the Naval Association and in government and the private sector, Hon Commander of the Naval Reserve since 1999. Koroilavesau has proven to be a proactive He was the Vice Chairman of the Maritime leader within the fisheries sector.

Back to program Ove Hokstad

Deputy Director in the Ove Hokstad is the Deputy Director of the In the period 1996 – 2007 Ove Hokstad Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture at worked as Senior Adviser for the Norwegian Norwegian Ministry of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Ministry of Environment, and was for a period Trade, Industry and in Norway. Since 2007 the focus has been on the National Focal Point to the Convention Fisheries sustainable fisheries management and marine on Biodiversity (CBD). Hokstad worked from biodiversity in regional and global ocean 1992 – 1996 at the Directorate for Nature negotiations. Management and a short period at the Institute for Nature Research. He graduated Ove Hokstad has for more than a decade from the University of Trondheim with a participated in the United Nations Master in Biology. consultations on the draft Sustainable Fisheries resolutions.

Back to program Milton Haughton

Executive Director of Milton Haughton is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism the Caribbean Regional (CRFM) headquartered in Belize City, Fisheries Mechanism Belize. The CRFM is a specialized CARICOM (CRFM) institution responsible for sustainable development, management and conservation of fisheries and aquaculture in the Caribbean. He is trained in fisheries, marine sciences and law and is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, University of Buckingham, London Metropolitan University and the University of Law, London. He has over 38 years work experience in fisheries and marine resource governance and management the Caribbean.

Back to program Commander David Robin

Programme Coordinator, Commander David Robin (Ret.), assumed for the Government of Saint Vincent and the post of Programme Coordinator, the Grenadines with responsibility for Oceans Governance Oceans Governance and Fisheries of the coordination of sustainable ocean governance and Fisheries at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and regulation maritime affairs from (2005 Organisation of Eastern (OECS) in October 2016. In this capacity he - 2016). He was the Commanding Officer is responsible for management of the OECS of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean States programme to contribute to sustainable Coastguard Service with responsibility for (OECS) Oceans Governance and Fisheries at regional maritime law enforcement and search and and international levels. rescue from 1994 to 2005 and OECS Fisheries Surveillance Coordinator, responsible Commander Robin has experience at in for the Fisheries Monitoring, Control and maritime safety, security and environmental Surveillance from 1989 - 1993. protection national, regional and international Commander Robin holds a M.Sc. in Maritime levels as well as fisheries monitoring control Affairs (Safety and Environmental Protection), and surveillance at the regional level. He from the World Maritime University, Malmö, served as Director Maritime Administration Sweden; is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War

Back to program Commander David Robin

Programme Coordinator, College, Staff College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, and of the Britannia Royal Naval College, Oceans Governance Dartmouth, Devon. and Fisheries at the Organisation of Eastern Commander Robin served on regional bodies including as Chair of the Caribbean Caribbean States Community (CARICOM) Maritime (OECS) Transportation Committee (2014 - 2016), Chair and member of the OECS Ocean Governance Team (2012 – 2016). He also spearheaded and contributed to development of regional policy documents in the area maritime trade, maritime boundary delimitations and regional fisheries regulations.

Back to program Mr. Kosi Latu

Director General at Mr. Kosi Latu, Director General of Before joining SPREP Mr. Latu was the the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Manager of the UNOPS Financial Compliance the Pacific Regional Environment Programme leads the premier Programme at the Pacific Islands Forum Environment Programme intergovernmental agency for the Pacific Secretariat. Mr. Latu also worked for the (SPREP) environment established by SPREP Treaty in Commonwealth Secretariat for 11 years 1993. SPREP has 26 members and is an in the roles of Special Legal Adviser and accredited entity to the Adaptation Fund and Head of the Legal and Economic Division; Green Climate Fund with key priority areas in and Deputy Director for the Legal and climate change resilience; island and ocean Constitutional Affairs Division. A graduate of ecosystems; environmental monitoring and Canterbury University, Mr. Latu’s expertise is in governance; and waste management and international environmental law, law of the sea pollution control. Mr. Latu previously served as and financial compliance. Deputy Director General.

Back to program Per W. Schive

Deputy Director General Per W. Schive is Deputy Director General in the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and in the Norwegian Environment. He is responsible for the Ministry of Climate and coordination of the Integrated Management Environment (Norway) Plans for the Norwegian sea areas. He is also working with environmental regulation of ocean industries, designation of MPAs and international cooperation on protection of the marine environment. He is a part of the Norwegian team for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and has been a member of the Programme Committee for the Our Ocean Conference 2019.

Back to program Jens Frølich Holte

State Secretary in the Jens Frølich Holte has a Master’s degree executive branch, having been State Secretary in economics and business administration to the Minister for EEA and EU Affairs, acting Norwegian Ministry of from the Norwegian School of Economics and State Secretary to the Minister of Transport Foreign Affairs Business Administration (NHH) and a Master’s and Communications, and political adviser in degree in economic history from the London the Ministry of Climate and Environment. He School of Economics (LSE). has covered a diverse range of topics, ranging He was born in the scenic West Coast city from the Paris Agreement negotiations and of Bergen in 1985 and became politically Norway’s International Climate and Forest active in the Young Conservatives at the age Initiative to rail administration reform. of seventeen. While studying at NHH, he was head of media relations for the biannual He has been in his current position as State student festival and played the piano for the Secretary in the Ministry of foreign affairs school’s male choir. since January 2019. Prior to this he was State Secretary for International Development in the Frølich Holte has broad experience from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since January 2018.

Back to program Peter Thomson

U.N. Secretary-General’s Peter Thomson is a Fijian diplomat who comprised of 133 developing countries. He served as President of the General Assembly was elected as President of the International Special Envoy for the of the United Nations from September Seabed Authority’s Assembly in 2011 and as Ocean 2016 until September 2017. He was Fiji’s President of its Council in 2015. In October Permanent Representative to the United 2017, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Nations between 2010 and 2016. For the Guterres appointed Ambassador Thomson as year 2014, he was elected President of the first UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, the Executive Board of the United Nations in which role he is driving the implementation Development Programme (UNDP), the United of SDG14, the UN Sustainable Development Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Agenda’s goal to conserve and sustainably United Nations Office of Project Services use the resources of the Ocean. (UNOPS). He led the Fiji team of diplomats that in 2013 chaired the and China – the UN’s largest negotiating group

Back to program Cristelle Pratt

Deputy Secretary Ms Cristelle Pratt is the Deputy Secretary Geoscience Commission (now a division of the General of the Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Community SPC); as well as serving General of the Secretariat (PIFS) in , Fiji and has served in the Government of Fiji up until 2010. Ms Pacific Islands Forum in this position since 2014. The PIFS is an Pratt is a leading regional expert in the area of Secretariat (PIFS) inter-Governmental organisation in the Pacific resilience and ocean governance having been region comprising 18 Member States. Ms a regional policy maker and practitioner for Pratt has extensive experience in climate over 2 decades. Key regional documents that change and disaster risk resilience, having she has spearheaded, in consultation with being an adviser to the Members, include, the Framework for a Pacific on its disaster risk resilience policy initiatives Oceanscape and the Framework for Resilient in the Pacific region. Ms Pratt was the Development in the Pacific. Ms Pratt was Director General of the South Pacific Applied educated in and Canada.

Back to program Dr Charlotte de Fontaubert

Program Manager for Dr Charlotte de Fontaubert is the Program Manager for PROBLUE, the new Umbrella PROBLUE at the Trust Fund administered by the World Bank in World Bank support of the Blue Economy, particularly in SIDS and coastal Least Developed Countries. She co-authored the recent UN Report on the Blue Economy that was co-published by the World Bank and UN-DESA and launched at the UN Oceans Conference held at New York UN Headquarters in 2017. She also co-wrote the latest version of the Bank’s seminal report on global fishing: Sunken Billions Revisited. She has a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D., in Marine Studies from the University of Delaware.

Back to program Dr. Sandra Whitehouse

Senior Policy Advisor at Dr. Sandra Whitehouse is a consultant who serves as the Senior Policy Advisor to Ocean is uses her marine science expertise to advise Conservancy and as a Nonresident Senior the Ocean Conservancy clients on ocean policies focused on how to Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She is on the advance ocean health and sustainably develop board of The National Center for Science coastal and offshore projects. Her clients Education. Dr. Whitehouse holds a B.S. from have included governments, companies Yale University in biology and a Ph.D. from and nonprofit organizations. Currently she the University of Rhode Island in biological oceanography.

Back to program Shakuntala Haraksingh

Thilsted Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is Research cognition in children. She collaborates with Program Leader, Value Chains and Nutrition many government agencies, international and Research Program at WorldFish, stationed in Penang, Malaysia. national development partners, researchers, Leader, Value Chains WorldFish is a CGIAR research center, working private sector companies and communities towards reducing poverty and hunger through to find ways to include fish in investments, and Nutrition at capture fisheries and aquaculture. Her work policies, programs and interventions for healthy WorldFish focusses on nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food diets as well as a healthy planet. She plays a systems, in particular the potential of increased pivotal role in promoting the agenda of fish for production and consumption of nutrient-rich nourishing nations as well as the importance of small fish in combating and preventing vitamin the fisheries sector in contributing to achieving and mineral deficiencies in low- and middle- the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in income countries. She works with developing many international, regional and national fora. and testing fish-based products for women and She has recently been selected to join the children in the first 1,000 days of life. These Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of products can improve dietary diversity and Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) supply multiple, highly bioavailable nutrients of the United Nations Committee on World which are essential for women’s nutrition and Food Security.

Back to program health, and optimal growth, development and Michael W. Lodge

Secretary-General of the Michael W. Lodge is a British national. He (2012-2013), an received his LLB from the University of Associate Fellow of Chatham House, London International Seabed East Anglia, and has an MSc in marine policy (2007) and a member of the World Authority from the London School of Economics Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on and Political Science. He is a barrister of Oceans (2011-2016). Gray’s Inn, London. Prior to his election as Secretary-General of the International Seabed With 28 years of experience as a public Authority in July 2016, he had served as international lawyer, Michael Lodge has a Deputy to the Secretary-General and Legal strong background in the field of law of the Counsel. Other professional sea as well as ten years’ judicial experiences include serving as Legal Counsel experience in the UK and South Pacific. He to the ISA (1996-2003); Counsellor to the spent many years living and working in Round Table on Sustainable Development, the South Pacific and was one of the lead OECD (2004-2007); Legal Counsel to the negotiators for the South Pacific Island South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (1991- States of the 1995 UN Fish Stocks 1995). He has also held appointments as a Agreement. He has also worked as a Visiting Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford consultant

Back to program Michael W. Lodge

Secretary-General of the on fisheries, environmental and international establishment as the largest regional fisheries law in Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, management organization in the International Seabed the South Pacific and Africa. world, also serving as the interim executive Authority director of the Commission. He was With extensive knowledge of the United instrumental in advising the Pew Charitable Nations and other international organisations, Trusts on their support for the Global Michael Lodge has facilitated high-level Ocean Commission and also acted as an multilateral and bilateral negotiations at adviser to the Commission on international international and regional level. His significant law of the sea and ocean policy. achievements include his pivotal role in the ISA from its inception in 1996 and in helping Mr Lodge has published and lectured to create and implement the first international extensively on the international law of the sea, regulatory regime for seabed mining. He also with over 25 published books and articles on contributed to the future security of global fish law of the sea, oceans policy and stocks by leading the process to related issues. create the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission from concept to its

Back to program Maura Pally

Executive vice Maura Pally is the executive vice president Maura joined the Clinton Foundation from of the Clinton Foundation; she is also Bloomberg Philanthropies where, as a president of the currently serving as the acting chief executive member of the leadership team, she provided Clinton Foundation officer of the Clinton Climate Initiative. In strategic direction for programmatic activities this role, Maura oversees the strategic and and oversight of operational management. operational efforts of the Foundation’s seven Previously, she served as acting assistant initiatives, including the Clinton Climate and deputy assistant secretary of state Initiative, and fosters relationships with for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). individuals, foundations, and corporations to As acting assistant secretary, Maura led a support the life-changing work of the Clinton bureau of 450 employees and a $635 million Foundation. Prior to her current role, Maura annual budget to fulfill ECA’s mandate of was responsible for the Foundation’s women facilitating public diplomacy through exchange and youth programs including managing the programs, including the flagship Fulbright creation, development, and implementation of Scholarship Program. Maura oversaw the No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project; Too Department’s exchange activities and budget Small to Fail; and Job One, an effort to help strategy ensuring programs furthered the close the skills gap nationally. She also served Administration’s foreign policy objectives, and

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Executive vice and TechWomen to empower the next generation of women leaders in technology. president of the Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Clinton Foundation State, Maura held several positions in the government and the private sector including special assistant in the Office of White House Counsel under President Clinton, manager of politics and public policy at Oxygen Media, and deputy legal counsel for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. She earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Southern California.

Back to program The Hon. Kirk Duncan The Honourable Kirk D.M Humphrey is a The professional experience of Mr. Humphrey Humphrey member of the Lower House in the Barbados has been vast and has spanned both the parliament for the peri-urban constituency of public and private sector. He has worked in St. Michael South and is a Cabinet Minister a number of senior posts in the Government Minister for Maritime with responsibility for the nascent Ministry of of Barbados including Manager of the Child Affairs and the Blue Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy. Care Board and directorships at the Bureau of Social Policy, Research and Planning and the Economy (Barbados) Minister Humphrey holds an honours degree Department of Constituency Empowerment from the University of the West Indies and respectively. During the period 2014-2018, has attended both the London School of Mr. Humphrey was a Senior Development Economics, where he gained a Master’s Officer with the Canadian Department of Degree in Social Policy and Planning for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Developing Countries; and Harvard University’s (DFATD) Barbados office. John F. Kennedy School of Government where he received a Master’s in Public Administration with concentrations in Public Policy and Leadership as well as Leadership and Human Rights.

Back to program Paulo Jorge Lima Veiga Paulo Jorge Lima Veiga, Secretary of State has worked productvely in the sports, and for the Maritime Economy, has assumed social areas, either as a manager and vice- the functions of Secretary of State in the president. Government of the Republic of Cape Verde on State secretary in the January 5, 2018. He was the President of Praia Sporting Ministry of Maritime Club, Chairman of the Board of Directors With a background in Business Management of “Sociedade Leonina Desportiva, S.A.”, Economy (Cabo Verde) and Marketing from the Arizona University Manager of the School “Academia Sporting (USA), he has accumulated over the last Praia”, and as an Executive Director of the twenty years extensive experiences in the Carlos Albertino Veiga Foundation. management and administration of relevant companies in Cape Verde’s Economy, such Since 2008 he has been actively involved as real estate, civil construction, food sectors in political life as a Member of the National and in social communication. Political Commission and Member of the He held positions as a member of the Political Committee of South Santiago of MpD Technical and Customs Council and was (democratic party), in wich he was elected Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce Member of the Nation in the party list in Industry and Services of Sotavento Area (CV). 2016. Before his entrance into the Government, he Back to program Paulo Jorge Lima Veiga As a Deputy of the Nation, Paulo Veiga was vice-president of the Leadership of the MpD Parliamentary Group, Member of the Specialized Budget and Finance Committee, State secretary in the and Member of the Board of Directors for the Ministry of Maritime National Assembly of Cape Verde representing MPD. Economy (Cabo Verde) Born on January 30, 1975 in Santiago, Cabo Verde, he is married and has two children.

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International Law Kjell Kristian Egge is International Law Adviser in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Adviser in the Norwegian Affairs. Egge has been Norwegian Career Ministry of Foreign Diplomat since 1995 and held different Affairs positions in the Legal Department of the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 2003. He has worked extensively on Law of the Sea and Arctic Issues, including heading Norwegian delegations to various United Nations and Arctic processes. Egge is the Head of delegation to the ongoing UN negotiations on a new Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).

Back to program Jon Lomøy Jon Lomøy, Director General of the Norwegian initiated a major reorganisation of the Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) department to decentralise programmes and Director General of since November 2015. Mr. Lomøy came to enhance work on general policy issues. the Norwegian Agency Norad after 5 years as Director of the OECD Mr. Lomøy served as Ambassador of Norway Development Cooperation Directorate. to Zambia from 1996 to 2000 and returned for Development At OECD, Mr. Lomøy led the work on peer to Norad from 2001 to 2004 as Director of Cooperation (Norad) reviews, development finance statistics the Southern Africa Department. In 2004, and general development policy work, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as including on modernizing ODA. With the Tax Deputy Director General of the Department Directorate, he initiated a major program on for Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle Tax and Development and with the Education East, where he was responsible for the Directorate a PISA program for developing overall management of Norway’s bilateral countries. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Lomøy assistance programme. As Ambassador of held senior positions at the Norwegian Norway to Tanzania from 2007 to 2010, Mr. Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) Lomøy managed one of Norway’s largest headquarters. As Head of the Eastern Africa bilateral aid programmes, with a particular Division, and Deputy Director and focus on translating global policy initiatives – Director of the Africa Department, he was such as climate change, UN reform and the responsible for the management of bilateral Partnership for Reduced Maternal and Child Back to program development cooperation with Africa and Mortality – to country-level activities.