27 October 2020, 10:00-12:30 - What Future for the Blue Economy? (Webinar)

What Future for the Blue Economy?

A European Commission Webinar

27 October 2020, 10:00-12:30

The European Commission is in the process of shaping a new comprehensive approach to the blue economy.

In a webinar held on 27 October 2020 representatives of regions, clusters and NGOs as well as scientists and finance experts presented their outlook on challenges to tackle and opportunities to grab and exchanged their ideas on a sustainable blue economy.

Video of the webinar

https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-blue-economy-launch-of-the-stakeholder-consultation.

Presentations

DG MARE presentation

T. Thiele presentation

M Verbeek presentation

S. Heymans presentation

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AGENDA

• Introduction by the European Commission
• Panel discussion

• Mr Arjen Uytendaal, President of the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC)
• Ms Eleni Marianou - Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (tbc)
• Ms Monika Verbeek, Executive director, Sea at Risk
• Mr Torsten Thiele, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam
• Professor Sheila JJ Heymans, Executive Director of the European Marine Board

• Open debate with audience

Pannel discussion moderated by Christos Economou, acting director, DG MARE.

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Should you have any question, please contact: MARE-A3-SBE@ec.europa.eu.