The Delphi Economic Forum and the Institute for Sustainable Development of EPLO – the European Public Law Organization are organizing a thought leadership event, to convene leaders,
policy-makers and the Blue Economy industry for deliberations over the pressing issues related to the maritime and coastal zone as a par excellence opportunity for sustainable development.With the Blue Economy accounting for approximately 5.4 million jobs and generating a gross added value of almost €750 billion a year in the European Union, seas and oceans and coastal areas are drivers for the European economy and have great potential for innovation and further growth.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit hard sectors such as coastal and marine tourism, fisheries and aquaculture; however, the Blue Economy with all its fully-fledged and emerging sectors can contribute decisively to a green recovery, in line with the EU Green Deal, the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Topics
Policy Orientations
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Shipping and Ports
Marine Renewable Energy: An Ocean of Opportunities
Maritime and Coastal Tourism
Confirmed Speakers
H.E. Ricardo Serrao Santos, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Portuguese Republi
Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean
Spyros Kouvelis, Director, EPLO/ISD
Lara Barazi-Yeroulanos, President, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)/ CEO, Kefalonia Fisheries
Abdellah Srour, Executive Secretary, UN FAO , GFCM
Philippos Papageorgiou, National Fisheries Dev. Program, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia
Nico Suys, Senior Consultant, Port of Antwerp International
Christian Lim, Founding Partner Blue Ocean Partners
Robert Coustas, CEO, Deepsea
Panagiotis Papastamatiou, CEO, ELETAEN
Panagiotis Habesis, Banking Operations & Public Sector Cooperation Executive, Hellenic Bank Association
Dr. Angeliki Kosmopoulou, Executive Director of the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation
