Monday, 10-12, Room 301: Welcome Ceremony and Opening Plenary
Time | Title | Speakers |
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10:00-10:05 | Opening Announcement | Moderator Sori Moon |
10:05-10:25 | Welcome Message 1 Welcome Message 2 Welcome Message 3 | Cho Seung-hwan, ROK MOF Minister Park Heong-Joon, ROK Busan City Mayor Han Gijun, ROK KOEM CEO |
10:25-10:35 | NOAA Welcome Remarks | Video message by Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator |
10:35-10:45 | IMO Congratulatory Remarks | Video message by Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
10:45-10:55 | Celebrity Message 1 Celebrity Message 2 | Message from K-POP group, Stray Kids (video message) Message from Korean actress, Jin Hee Park (in person) |
10:55-11:10 | Keynote Address | Kristal Ambrose, Bahamas Plastic Movement |
11:10-11:20 | Commemorative Photo/Stage changing | |
11:20-12:25 | Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris | Moderator: Tessa Goverse, UNEP 1) Ms Maria Angela O. Ponce, Head of Delegation, Maritime and Oceans Affairs Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines 2) Ms. Nanette Laure, Director General of the Waste Enforcement and Permit Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment of the Seychelles 3) Christopher Corbin, Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention, Caribbean Environment Programme 4) Raelene Martine, Head of Sustainability, International Chamber of Commerce (online) |
12:25-12:30 | Plenary Closing | Moderator Sori Moon |
Wednesday, 11-12, Room 301: 7IMDC Marine debris science and research panel
This plenary session focused on the science and research of marine debris and feature a diverse panel of experts from different global regions. The panel discussed recent critical research findings and advancements in marine debris science and understanding, as well as shared opinions on priorities for future research.
Panel Moderator: Ms. Nancy Wallace, Director of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program
Panelists:
1) Dr. Won Joon Shim, of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
2) Ms. Daniela Honorato-Zimmer, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
3) Dr. Bethanie Carney-Almroth, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
4) Dr. Eric Okuku, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
The panel was soliciting audience questions that 7IMDC attendees voted on to be addressed during the session.
Friday, 10-12, Room 301: Closing Plenary
Time | Title | Speakers |
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10:00~10:05 | Opening announcement | Moderator Sori Moon |
10:05~10:20 | Keynote address | Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
10:20~11:40 | Industrial Dialogue | 1) Martyn Tickner, Chief Advisor of Alliance to End Plastic Waste 2) Rosa Pritchard, ClientEarth 3) Melisa Lim, Programme Management Officer, Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions 4) Stewart Harris, Senior Director for Global Plastics Policy, American Chemical Society 5) Ms. Dharshani Lahandapura, Chairperson, Marine Environment Protection Authority |
11:40~11:50 | 7IMDC summary | Tessa Goverse, UNEP |
11:50~12:00 | Closing Remarks | Song, Sang-Keun, ROK MOF Vice Minister |