THE LEADERS

COMMITMENT

SEGMENT

PROGRAMME VENUE: TSAVO HALL A, KICC,

TIME Activity

7:30 am Arrival of Delegates

8:00 am Arrival of Heads of State and Government

Meet and greet reception for Heads of States and Heads of Delegation hosted by H.E. Uhuru 8:30 am- 9:20 am Kenyatta

9:30 am Signature video introducing the conference

9:35 am CS(Amb) and Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson welcome delegations to SBEC

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forestry (MoE&F)-, Mr. Keriako 9:40 am Tobiko, delivers a statement on getting the balance between conservation and production in harnessing the potential of the Blue Economy

9:44 am 2nd video Introduced (2 minutes)

Tag team presents on the Global Situation of the Blue Economy

1. Pavan Sukhdev - President of World Wide Fund (WWF-International): What is the Blue 9:47 am Economy and Why it is Important; the productive pillar; accelerated Economic Growth, Jobs and Poverty Alleviation. 2. Justin Mundy: the Sustainability pillar, climate change , controlling pollution, waste management and sustaining marine life

10:00 am CS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Kenya) Amb. Monica Juma is invited

CS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Kenya) Amb. Monica Juma introduces the leaders 10:01 am segment and speaks on the challenges and promise of the Blue Economy and introduces H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta

H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his statement of commitment to the Sustainable 10:04 am Blue Economy

10:09 am Minister of Environment, Seychelles is introduced

10:10 am Minister of Environment, Seychelles introduces H.E. President Danny Faure

President of Seychelles, H.E. Danny Faure delivers Seychelles’ statement of commitment 10:11 am to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Fiji is 10:16 am introduced

Hon. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation 10:17 am introduces H.E. President Jioji Konrote

H.E. President Jioji Konrote delivers Fiji’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable 10:18 am Blue Economy 10:23 am Mr Jean-Claude Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs- Republic of Congo is introduced

Mr Jean-Claude Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs- Republic of Congo introduces H.E 10:24 am Denis Sassou Nguesso

H.E Denis Sassou Nguesso delivers Republic of Congo’s statement of commitment to the 10:25 am Sustainable Blue Economy

Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, The 10:30 am Federal Republic of Somalia is introduced

Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, The 10:31 am Federal Republic of Somalia introduces H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo delivers Somalia statement of 10:32 am commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

10:37 am Minister from Tanzania is introduced

10:38 am Minister from Tanzania introduces H.E. Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein

H.E. Dr Ali Mohamed Shein delivers Tanzania’s statement of commitment to the 10:39 am Sustainable Blue Economy

10:44 am Hon. Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, introduced

Hon. Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uganda introduces H.E. President Yoweri 10:45 am Kaguta Museveni

H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni delivers Uganda’s statement of commitment to 10:46 am the Sustainable Blue Economy

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Minister of Samoa is introduced 10:51 am

Minister of Samoa introduces Hon. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi 10:52 am

Hon. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi delivers Samoa’s statement of 10:53 am commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is introduced and 10:58 am introduces Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila delivers Namibia’s statement 11:00 am of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:05 am Minister for Rwanda is introduced

11:06 am Minister for Rwanda introduces Hon. Dr. Edourd Ngirete Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Edourd Ngirete delivers Rwanda’s statement of commitment to 11.07 am the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:12 am Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President United Nations General Assembly is introduced

Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President United Nations General Assembly delivers UNGA’s 11:13 am statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:16 am African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson is introduced

H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, AUC Chairperson delivers the AU’s statement of commitment 11:17 am to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Minister of Fisheries Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson is 11:20 am introduced

Minister of Fisheries Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson 11:21 am delivers Canada’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:24 am H.E Mr Nikolai Astrup, Minister of International Development of Norway is introduced

H.E Mr Nikolai Astrup delivers Norway’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 11:25 am Economy

11:28 am Minister from Qatar is introduced

Minister from Qatar delivers Qatar’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 11:29 am Economy

11:32 am Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK - Minister for the Commonwealth is introduced

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK - Minister for the Commonwealth delivers UK’s statement 11:33 am of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Karmenu Vella - European Union Commissioner for Environment Maritime Affairs And 11:36 pm Fisheries is introduced

Karmenu Vella - European Union Commissioner for Environment Maritime Affairs And 11:37 am Fisheries delivers European Union’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:40 am MMe (Amb) Xu Jinghu, Special Representative of the Chinese Government is introduced

MMe (Amb) Xu Jinghu, Special Representative of the Chinese Government delivers 11:41 am China’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:44 am Hon. Ana Paul Vitorino Minister for Sea from the Government of Portugal is introduced

Hon. Ana Paul Vitorino Minister for Sea, Portugal delivers Portugal’s statement of 11:45 am commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Patrick Breen, T.D, Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single 11:48 am Market and Data Protection is introduced

Hon. Patrick Breen, T.D, Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single 11:49 am Market and Data Protection delivers Ireland’s statement to the Sustainable Blue Economy 11:52 am Hon. Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Transport, South Africa is introduced

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Hon. Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Transport, South Africa delivers South Africa’s 11:53 am statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

11:56 am H.E Mr. Eldirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sudan is introduced

H.E Mr. Eldirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, Minister for Foreign Affairs delivers Sudan’s statement 11:57 am of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

12:00 pm H.E Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwe, Minister of State for Petroleum, Nigeria is introduced

H.E Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwe delivers Nigeria’s statement of commitment to the 12:01 pm Sustainable Blue Economy

12:04 pm Hon. Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Transport from France is introduced

Hon. Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Transport delivers France’s statement of commitment to 12:05 pm the Sustainable Blue Economy

12:08 pm Amb. Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Oceans is introduced

Amb. Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Oceans delivers a 12:09 pm statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 12:12 pm (UNECA) is introduced

Ms. Vera Songwe delivers UNECA’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 12:13 pm Economy

H.E. Mrs. Gratiela Gavrilescu, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Environment of 12:16 pm Romania is introduced

H.E. Mrs. Gratiela Gavrilescu, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Environment delivers 12:17 pm Romania’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Ms Isabella Lövin, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Minister for 12:20 pm International Development Cooperation and Climate of Sweden is introduced

Hon. Ms Isabella Lövin, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Minister for 12:21 pm International Development Cooperation and Climate delivers a statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

12:24 pm Hon. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources and River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, India is introduced

12:25 pm Hon. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources and River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation delivers India’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy Hon. Abdelkader Benmessaoud, Minister for Tourism and Handicraft Industry of Algeria is 12:28 pm introduced

Hon. Abdelkader Benmessaoud, Minister for Tourism and Handicraft Industry of Algeria 12:29 pm delivers Algeria’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

12:32 pm Hon. Eli Cohen, Minister for Economy and Trade of the State of Israel is introduced

Hon. Eli Cohen’s delivers Israel’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 12:33 pm Economy

12:36 pm Hon. Dr. Alie Kabba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leon, is introduced

Hon. Dr. Alie Kabba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leon, is introduced delivers 12:37 pm statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

H.E Mr. James F. P Gomez - Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources of the Republic of 12:40 pm Gambia is introduced

TIME Activity

H.E Mr. James F.P Gomez delivers Gambia’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable 12:41 pm Blue Economy

Hon. Mr. Adda Brahim, Minister of Economic Development of Saharawi Arab Democratic 12:44 pm Republic is introduced

Hon. Mr. Adda Brahim, Minister of Economic Development delivers Saharawi Arab 12:45 pm Democratic Republic’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

12:48 pm Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development Senegal is introduced

Minister from the government of Senegal delivers Senegal’s statement of commitment to the 12:49 pm Sustainable Blue Economy

Lunch Break is announced; 12:50 – 12:55 pm Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation invited for a photo session at Exit A, KICC 12:50- 2:00 pm Lunch Break

12:55 pm Photo session for Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation

2:00 pm State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is introduced

H.E Mr. Masahisa Sato delivers Japan’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 2:01 pm Economy

Hon. Mrs. Victoria Francisco De Barros Neto, Minister of Fisheries and Sea of Angola is 2:04 pm introduced

Hon. Mrs. Victoria Francisco De Barros Neto, Minister of Fisheries and Sea delivers 2:05 pm Angola’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy Hon. Dean Jonas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs from Antigua and 2:08 pm Barbuda is introduced

Hon. Dean Jonas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs from Antigua and 2:09 pm Barbuda delivers Antigua and Barbuda’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Romauld Ferreira Minister of the Environment and Housing Bahamas Rep is 2:12 pm introduced

Hon. Romauld Ferreira Minister of the Environment and Housing Bahamas delivers 2:13 pm Bahamas’ statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Kirk D.M. Humphrey, Minister for Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy from 2:16 pm Barbados is introduced

Hon. Kirk D.M. Humphrey, Minister for Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy delivers 2:17 pm Barbados’ statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Mr. Geofgios Katrougkalos, Alternate Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece is 2:20 pm introduced

Hon. Mr. Geofgios Katrougkalos, Alternate Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivers 2:21 pm Greece’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:24 pm Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi – Secretary General, UNCTAD is introduced

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi delivers UNCTAD’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 2:25 pm Economy

2:28 pm Mr. Erik Solheim , the Executive Director of UNEP is introduced

Mr. Erik Solheim, the Executive Director of UNEP delivers UNEP’s statement of 2:29 pm commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:32 pm Ms. Maimunah Mohd, Executive Director-UN Habitat is introduced

Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif -Director UN Habitat delivers UN Habitat’s statement of 2:33 pm commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:36 pm Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary General, IMO is introduced

Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary General delivers IMO’s statement of commitment to the 2:37 pm Sustainable Blue Economy

2:40 pm Mr. Michael Lodge, Secretary General-International Seabed Authority is introduced

Mr. Michael Lodge delivers International Seabed Authority’s statement of commitment to the 2:41 pm Sustainable Blue Economy

Hon. Choi Joon-wook, Deputy Minister for Marine Policy, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries 2:44 pm from Korea is introduced

TIME Activity Hon. Choi Joon-wook, Deputy Minister for Marine Policy, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries 2:45 pm delivers Korea’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:48 pm Ms. Aydee Rodriguez, Vice Minister of Water and Seas for Costa Rica is introduced

Ms. Aydee Rodriguez, Vice Minister of Water and Seas delivers Costa Rica’s statement of 2:49 pm commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:52 pm Mr. Paulo Veiga, Secretary of State for Maritime Economy for Cabo Verde is introduced

Mr. Paulo Veiga, Secretary of State for Maritime Economy delivers Cabo Verde’s statement 2:53 pm of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

2:56 pm FAO representative is introduced

FAO representative delivers FAO’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 2:57 pm Economy

Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah - President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 3:00 pm Afreximbank is introduced

Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah delivers Afreximbank’s statement of commitment to the 3:01 pm Sustainable Blue Economy

3:04 pm Mr. Mark J. Spalding, President of Ocean Foundation is introduced

3:05 pm Mr. Mark J. Spalding delivers Ocean foundation’s statement of commitment

3:08 pm President of the World Wildlife Fund, Mr. Pavan Sukhdev is introduced

Mr. Pavan Sukhdev delivers WWF’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 3:09 pm Economy

3:12 pm Ms. Funmi Folorunso – Secretary General of African Shipowners Association is introduced

Ms. Funmi Folorunso delivers African Shipowners Association’s statement of commitment 3:13 pm to the Sustainable Blue Economy

3:16 pm Mr. Mick Kinley – Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is introduced

3:17 pm Mr. Mick Kinley delivers statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue Economy

3:20 pm Ms. Audry Azoulay – Director General – UNESCO is introduced

Ms. Audry Azoulay delivers UNESCO’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 3:21 pm Economy

3:24 pm African Wildlife Foundation representative introduced

AWF representative delivers AWF’s statement of commitment to the Sustainable Blue 3:25 pm Economy

6:00 pm End of day’s commitment segment is announced and continuation of the segment on 28th November, 2018 from 9:30 – 10:45 am *The Leaders Commitment Segment Programme is updated continuously as more confirmations are received.