Draft Programme

10:00 | Welcoming remarks

• Veselin Mitov, EESC member

10:05 | Setting the scene

• Felix Leinemann, Head of Unit of Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning, DG MARE, European Commission

10:20  | Session 1: Healthy oceans

• Antonia LEROY, WWF - Healthy oceans and the Blue Manifesto
• Hanan VANDENBERGHE, European Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN Europe) – The Global Biodiversity Framework and the youth perspective
• Alexandra PHILIPPE, European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) – Ocean's ecosystems

Q&A

11:10 | Session 2: Productive oceans

• Tim HEDDEMA, Europeche – Fisheries and aquaculture
• Rémi GRUET, Ocean Energy Europe– Offshore energy production
• Fanny LOSSI, European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) – Maritime transport
• Christophe TYTGAT, Sea Europe - Shipyards’ & Maritime Equipment

Q&A

12:05 | Session 3: Costal communities and oceans governance

• Thorsten KIEFER, JPI oceans – Oceans governance
• Pierre LEONIDAS, European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC)- Participatory democracy 
• Livia SPERA, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF)  – Just transition in costal areas

Q&A

12:55 | Closing remarks

• Javier GARAT PÉREZ, Rapporteur of the ongoing EESC opinion