In celebration of World Oceans Day 2017 “Our Oceans, Our Future” Villa Caletas Hotel, , , 8 to 9 June 2017 The speakers Luis Guillermo Solís, President of the Republic of Edgar Gutiérrez, Minister of Energy & Manuel González Sanz, Minister of Foreign Costa Rica Environment, Government of Costa Rica Relations, Government of Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera Edgar Gutierrez Espeleta is Manuel González Sanz is the is the 47th President of the the Minister of Environment Minister of Foreign Relations Republic of Costa Rica. He and Energy of Costa Rica. He who was formerly a has held management is a professor at the professor of corporate law positions in philanthropic , co- and securities at the and multilateral founder of the project Universidad de Costa Rica. organizations in Costa Rica “State of the Nation” of the He has served as National Rectors Council of Ambassador of Costa Rica to and internationally. He has Costa Rica and founder of the UN and its specialized been a member of the the Observatory for Development at the University organizations in Geneva in 2003, Coordinator of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council for of Costa Rica. He has over 30 publications in Caribbean and Latin America Group in 2004, Vice- the United Nations System and of the Editorial national and international journals and a book President of the Human Rights Commission Board of several magazines. He has written 10 about statistical methods. Minister Espeleta lead between 2004 and 2006 and Minister of Foreign books as an author, co-author and editor. He has the first two reports of the United Nations Trade. He serves as adviser to corporations and edited more than 60 academic articles in Environment Programme about the status of the financial institutions on project finance, corporate specialized magazines published in Central environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, finance, reorganizations, acquisitions, foreign America, South America, Europe and the United the first environmental report in Central America, investment and trade. He was formerly Board States. and the deck of environmental data for Latin Member of the International Bank of Costa Rica. America and the Caribbean, among others.

Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Permanent Representative Ramon J.P. Paje, Senior Advisor to the Climate Vladislav Smrž, Ministry of the Environment, to UNEA, Colombia Change Commission, Philippines Czech Republic Elizabeth is the Ambassador of Ramon J. P. Paje, Vice Vladislav Smrž is the Colombia to Kenya and the President of the United Deputy Minister in the Permanent Representative to Nation Environmental Environmental Policy and UN Environment and UN Assembly, was the International Relations Habitat. She is leading the Friends of Oceans in Nairobi. Minister (Secretary) of Section of the Ministry of She was born in Providencia, Environment and Natural Environment. He Colombia. Previous to the Resources of the Republic graduated from the Socio- current assignment, she led the of the Philippines from Economic Faculty of the development of the first land use plan of the island at 2010 to 2016. He University of JE Purkyně in the Cooperation for Sustainable Development of the implemented, among others, an extensive Ústí nad Labem. He previously worked in the Archipelago Department of San Andres, Providencia national greening program and a total logging chemical and automotive industries, where he and Santa Catalina (CORALINA). From 2012 to 2015, ban in all natural forests in the country. He is was responsible for human resources, security she served as the Director of the Marine, Coastal and Aquatic Affairs of the Ministry of Environment and currently the Senior Advisor of the Philippine and asset management. Before joining the Sustainable Development and has extensive Climate Change Commission. Ministry of Environment he worked as personnel experience in marine and coastal environmental director at Lovochemie. management, small island and coastal zone environmental management and protected area planning.

The speakers Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Environment Pelayo Salinas, Instituto Darwin Galápagos Richard Mason, Volvo Ocean Race, S.L.U

Ibrahim is the Deputy Pelayo is based in the Richard is the chief Executive Director of UN Galapagos islands where he Operating Officer of Volvo Environment and Assistant conducts applied research Ocean Race. Richard has a Secretary-General of the to inform sustainable long history with the race, United Nations. He plays a artisanal fisheries taking part in the last five critical role in providing management; document editions - four times as a leadership and shaping the the biodiversity of sailor and in the last strategic vision and unexplored seamounts edition, as the Shore direction of the ecosystems; and to Manager of the all-female organization. Ibrahim provides direct oversight understand the ecology of highly migratory Team SCA. He heads up the team that works to the development of the programme of work shark species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. His with all the host ports to provide the stopovers and plays a critical role in the implementation of research and conservation efforts around and operational logistics for the race. Richard UN Environment’s mandate and management of Darwin and Wolf Islands in the north of the trained as an environmental scientist so it is not the organization, as well as advancing the on- Galapagos were pivotal to inspire the Ecuadorian surprising that his hobbies all centre around the going internal performance and reform agenda. government to create in 2016 a 40,000km2 no- sea: windsurfing and surfing. take marine sanctuary to protect the largest global shark biomass recorded to date and unique deep-water seamount ecosystems.

Miguel Bosé, Singer and environmentalist Monica Araya, Costa Rica Limpia Frederic Nepveu, Villa Caletas Hotel

For the past 30 years Monica is Founder and Fredric is the General Miguel Bose has been a Director of Costa Rica Manager of the Villa Caletas major force in Latin Music, Limpia, a citizen initiative to Zephyr Palace in crossing all genres but promote fossil-free country Puntarenas, Costa Rica. always maintaining an with a focus on renewables electronic beat. He grew and clean mobility. She has up with Picasso and Ernest worked on sustainability Hemingway, who were issues for over 20 years, has family friends. In 2007 to a PhD from Yale University celebrate his 30 year career he made the album and was a lead climate negotiator. She talks to "Papito" in collaboration with major musical the local and international media and is stars all over the world: Shakira, Laura Pausini, associated to several global initiatives. Her TED Michael Stip (REM), Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, talk about fossil free Costa Rica has been viewed Paulina Rubio, to name a few. over 1 million times. In 2016, she was part of the world’s largest all-female expedition to Antarctica.

Alan Steenstrup, UnderSea Hunter Group Bryan Richter, The Nature Conservancy Lorna Inniss, UN Environment

Alan has worked as the Bryan is the Director of Lorna is the Coordinator of International Sales Manager Global Freshwater the Caribbean for the Undersea Hunter Strategies for The Nature Environment Programme. Group for 16 years. He Conservancy where he A Barbadian national, She organizes and supports promotes sustainable has a background in special customers and water use and Environmental Planning projects such as management with and Management and conservation groups, governments, Marine Sciences. She has scientific research corporations, and local over 20 years of expeditions, film making projects, private communities. He has been a global leader in experience in the management of coastal charters, and news organizations. Alan holds a river science and conservation for more than 25 ecosystems in the Caribbean and was Director of Bachelor’s degree in Biological Basis of Behavior. years. His new book, Chasing Water: A Guide for the Coastal Zone Management Unit of the In 1993, he worked as a naturalist guide at Selva Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability was Government of Barbados. Lorna has also been Verde Lodge in Costa Rica. He joined the published by Island Press in 2014. the joint coordinator of the World Ocean Undersea Hunter Group in 1995 where he Assessment during the past four years. remains, contentedly, to this day.

The speakers Ureña Vargas, Panama Canal Authority Kerstin Stranimaier, AkzoNobel Edouard Michel, Institute of Ecology and Environment of France Since 2013 Angel is the Kerstin has been working Edouard works for the Environmental Assessment with AkzoNobel for the last CNRS ‘Institute of Ecology Manager at ACP. Responsible five years. In her role as and Environment’ (INEE) of the development and Director, Planet Possible division, managing its implementation of environmental policies in the Program she is responsible international connections Panama Canal Authority for the global with a particular focus on (ACP), including the planning implementation of the northern countries. As of environmental programs AkzoNobel’s sustainability something of a scientific for the control of the strategy. Planet Possible diplomat, Edouard leads operations, ensuring that all technical and legal actively drives CO2 emission reduction in its own development of institutional and scientific environmental requirements are met. He has operations as well as along the value chain. partnerships between the CNRS and foreign developed and coordinated activities of the Green AkzoNobel has been the first company which has institutions, while keeping abreast of Route of the Panama Canal, including technical cooperation with the Development Bank of Latin introduced an accredited carbon credit scheme international policies and conferences. He also America (CAF), the International German Cooperation for the shipping industry. contributed to a French national working group Agency (GIZ), in addition to representing the Panama on tropical forest policy to prepare for the 2012 Canal Authority in the National Delegation to the Rio+20 Conference. Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), participating in the discussion of issues related mainly to Marpol, Annex VI. Haydée Rodríguez, MarViva Foundation Marco Vinicio Araya, Coco’s Island National Park Maria Eugenia Arreola, Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature Haydée has Masters Marco is a member of the Maria has more than 15 Degrees on Environmental executive committee of the years of experience Law (University of Costa Foundation of the Friends of designing and Rica) and Environmental Coco Island. He has Master coordinating Science and Public Policy in Business Administration environmental programs. (Columbia University, New with an emphasis on As part of the Mexican York). Since 2002, she was Business Management and Fund for the Conservation specialized on the Bacheror in Forestry of Nature (FMCN) team environmental law, with specialization in Forest she has spent seven years international law, and human rights. In Costa Production. Previously, he has served as the building the Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Rica she has led policy advocacy processes in Manager of the National System of Conservation Program. Maria also collaborates with the Kanan favor of strengthened integral management of Areas for the Protected Wildlife Areas (SINAC) of Kay Alliance a multi-sector initiative working water resources and sustainable management of the Ministry of Environment and Energy towards establishing an effective network of fish marine ecosystems. Experience in Latin America (MINEA). He has served as an advisor to the refuges to protect 20% of the territorial waters includes climate change, mining, marine Natural Resource Division, the Coordinator of of the State of Quintana Roo in Mexico, to allow stewardship, and fresh water management, in the Costa Rican Financial Strategy, and the the recovery of artisanal fisheries and the association to human rights. Coordinator of the Business Management Action conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef. strategy of SINAE.

Zdenka Piskulich, Costa Rica por Siempre Peter Murray, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Ivannia Alayes, CoopeSoliDar Mechanism Zdenka is the Executive Peter works with the Ivannaia is a social director of Associacion Caribbean Regional Fisheries psychologist, with 20 years Costa Rica por Siempre. Mechanism, were he is of experience in the field She has a law degree from responsible for the planning of development, the University of Costa and implementation of the specializing in gender Rica and a master’s in fisheries conservation, issues and participation. international development management and She is a professor at the development programme. from American University University of Costa Rica Prior to this, he was a senior in Washington, DC. and University for Peace programme officer at the Organization of Eastern and currently belongs to the interdisciplinary Caribbean States Commission with responsibility for "all things marine", as well as being the de facto group of consultants who formed the lead for climate change and sustainable energy. Cooperativa de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social CoopeSoliDar R.L.

The speakers Jorge Jiménez, MarViva Foundation James Ketchum, Migramar Isis Alvarez, Global Forest Coalition

Jorge is the Executive James is a marine biologist Isis and a senior gender Director of MarViva. and PhD candidate in advisor and campaigner Before joining MarViva, he Ecology at the University of of the Global Forest worked as the specialist in California, Davis. He has Coalition (GFC). She is a the marsh lands and desert studied sharks and rays for Colombian biologist with management at the the past ten years, work experience in the Tropical Agricultural particularly the ecology of field of biodiversity Research and Higher whale sharks in the Gulf of conservation having been Education Centre (CATIE). California and more involved in field research At the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto recently the movement patterns and habitat use as well as policy and advocacy work with a Rico, he served as the instructor for the tropical of different species of sharks in the Galapagos strong focus on the gender aspects of forest management, and for the postgraduate Islands. His research interest is in movements conservation. She is a former organizing partner courses of the Organization of Tropical Studies and migratory patterns of sharks in association for the Women’s Major Group in Sustainable (OET), to which he serves as a member of the to biological and physical conditions and habitat Development, and is currently co-facilitator of assembly and the board of directions. use and environmental preferences of pelagic the Women’s Major Group to UN Environment. sharks. George Jaksch, Mesoamerican Biodiversity Gilles Marit, Univeg, Costa Rica Patrick Debels, Caribbean Large Marine Partnership Ecosystem Project George is President of the Gilles is the managing Patrick Debels, United Mesoamerican Biodiversity director of UNIVEG in Nations Office for Project Partnership. He is Senior Costa Rica. The UNIVEG Services (UNOPS), is the Director of Corporate Group is a worldwide Regional Coordinator of Responsibility and Public supplier of fresh produce, the 5-year UNDP/GEF Affairs at Chiquita active in the fields of Fruit CLME+ Project. The International. A member of and Vegetables, Flowers CLME+ Project is a Chiquita’s corporate and Plants, Convenience regional initiative that responsibility steering products, Transport and helps countries and committee, George has actively and with Logistics. stakeholders from the Wider Caribbean region conviction supported the evolution of the implementing a 10-year Strategic Action concept. As a lead auditor, he has conducted the Programme for the Sustainable Management of SA8000 audits in Chiquita’s Honduran, shared Living Marine Resources. Mr. Debels has Guatemalan and Costa Rican divisions, together previously worked as researcher and project with independent observers from human rights coordinator at Universities in Belgium and NGO’s and trade unions. several countries in Latin America, and as consultant for UNDP, UN ECLAC, the World Bank and the International Water Management Institute IWMI. Justin Roosevelt Sealy, Lucia Solid Lester Doodnath, Institute of Marine Affairs in Marco Quesada, Conservation International Waste Management Authority Trinidad & Tobago Justin is the General Lester is a Project Marco is the Senior Manager of Solid Implementation Officer at Manager of Conservation Waste Management the Institute of Marine International. He Authority. Formerly he was Affairs whose work specializes in marine the Strategic Planning includes formulation of conservation, marine Manager attached to the environmental impact policy, and fisheries policy Water and Sewage assessments, advising on and management. Marco Company (WASCO) Inc. regulation and legislation, has been involved in the Justin is the holder of a contributing to supervision creation of Costa Rica’s Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from and execution of environmental projects and largest marine protected area through the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, resource mobilization. He has extensive local Costa Rica program, as well as designing and Canada, and an MBA with Distinction in working relationships with governmental and implementing policies for Costa Rica’s National Engineering Management from Coventry non-governmental environmental bodies and Maritime Enforcement Strategy. University in the United Kingdom. He is also a has had wide experience in various fields registered professional engineer and the underpinned by his strong advocacy for immediate past President of the Association of environmental education and the transfer of Professional Engineers of Saint Lucia. sustainable values to youth.

The facilitators Fernando Mora, Vice-Minister of Environment, Leo Heileman, UN Environment Lisa Emelia Svensson, UN Environment Government of Costa Rica Fernando is the Vice Leo is UN Environment´s Lisa is the Coordinator of Minister of the Ministry of Regional Director for Latin the Marine and Coastal Environment and Energy. America and the Caribbean Ecosystem Branch of UN He represents the Minister based in Panama. Prior to Environment. Prior to this at the Boards of Directors this appointment he was appointment, she served as of the Rural Development the UN Resident the Swedish Ambassador Institute, the National Coordinator, UNDP and for Oceans, Seas and Fresh Commission for Risk UNFPA Resident Water, providing advice Prevention and Emergency Representative in the and expert guidance to the Care, the Presidential Social Council, and the Union of the Comoros from March 2015. He was Minister for the Environment on actions needed Governing Board of the Pacific Marine Park, to UNDP Resident Representative Interim in Angola to move forward on Sweden’s international which he serves as the president. He is also a and from 2009-2014, UN Resident Coordinator ocean and water agenda. She was also representative of the Governing Council to the and UNDP Resident Representative in Equatorial Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility, Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Fisheries Guinea. Earlier in his career Leo worked for where she was involved with the private sector and Aquaculture Institute. many years with UN Environment in many on how to incorporate environmental and social programme management positions across the values in business models for enhancing globe following his employment with the competitiveness and economic growth. Institute of Marine Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago.

Ilena Zanella, Mision Tiburon

Ilena is a marine biologist and Magister Scientiae in Wildlife Conservation and Management. She has worked in research, education and conservation of sharks with national organizations and with the National University of Costa Rica. She is very interested on sharks nursery areas, in fact in her thesis of master degree, she characterized the fisheries ecology of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica, describing its distribution and alimentation in nursery area.