- common fisheries policy | sustainable fisheries | fisheries policy
- Friday 16 October 2015, 00:00 (CEST)
Practical information
- When
- Friday 16 October 2015, 00:00 (CEST)
- Languages
- English
Description
High Level Conference
THE BLUEMED INITATIVE
FOR BLUE GROWTH AND JOBS
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Venice, October 16, 2015 - “Aquae Venice 2015” Pavillion
09:30 Registration
10:30 Welcome address
Cesare De Michelis, President of Expo Venice
10:40 Setting the scene: the BLUEMED Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
Fabio Fava, University of Bologna & Italian Representative in Horizon 2020 Societal
Challenge 2 Programme Committee
11:00 Showcasing the potential of the BLUEMED initiative to stimulate investments, economic growth and jobs
Chair: Sigi Gruber, European Commission DG Research and Innovation and Luca Marangoni, European Commission DG MARE
- Fishery in the Mediterranean sea
Javier Garat, European Fisheries Technology Platform & Spanish Fisheries
Confederation employers’ association (Spain)
- Marine Spatial Planning and off shore aquaculture
João Fonseca Ribeiro, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Sea, (Portugal)
- Cooperation in EU research & innovation projects
Vangelis Papathanassiou, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)
- Tourism and culture heritage
Leslie Vella, Malta Tourism Authority (Malta)
- Development of Marine Protected Areas with Artificial Reefs in Cyprus
Marina Argyrou, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of
Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (Cyprus)
- The shorter the coastline the bigger the challenges of BLUEMED
Vlado Malačič, Marine Biology Station in Piran (Slovenia)
- Perspectives of the BLUEMED initiative in a new EU Member State
Ivica Vilibic, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia)
13:00 Networking lunch and welcome address by local Authorities
14:15 Family picture
14:30 Round table: The potential of the BLUEMED initiative to stimulate investments, economic growth and jobs
Chair: Pierpaolo Campostrini, CORILA, Italian Expert in Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2
Programme Committee & Member of Board JPI Oceans and Emmanuelle Klein, French
Representative in Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Programme Committee
- Courtney Hough, General Secretary of ETP Aquaculture
- Vincenzo Petrone, President of Fincantieri
- Kathrine Angell-Hansen, Director of JPI Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans
- Sofia Loukmidou, Fisheries and Maritime Operational Program, Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy & Chair of Pillar 1 (Blue Growth) of EUSAIR
- Roberto Montanari, Chair of Bologna Charter
- Christohe Avellan, Pôle Mer Méditerranée
14:30 Informal Ministerial meeting (closed parallel session)
16:00 Closing plenary session
- Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, Universities and Research
- Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
16:30 Visit to “Aquae Venice 2015” the Universal Exhibition dedicated to Water
17:00 Transfer to Venice
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