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SUSTAINABLEOCEANSUMMIT(SOS)2017THEMEANDPROGRAMTOPICS

Thisisadraft,subjecttochange.

SustainableOceanSummit(SOS)2017:Theme

“TheOceanSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG14):BusinessLeadershipandBusinessOpportunities”Since2010,theWOCSustainableOceanSummit(SOS)hasbeentheuniquegatheringoftheworld’soceanindustries focused on sustainable development, science and stewardship of the global ocean. Theinternational ocean business community will gather again this year to advance leadership andcollaborationindevelopingindustry-drivensolutionstooceansustainabilitychallenges.TheSOS2017will:

• FocusonoceanbusinesscommunityleadershipinachievingtheU.N.“Ocean”SustainableDevelopmentGoal-SDG14.

• Developbusinessgrowthandinvestmentopportunitiesinoceansustainabledevelopment.• Ensurecontinuityandfollowthroughwiththethemes,discussions,andoutputsfromprevious

SOSevents.• BuildontheresultsandmomentumoftheU.N.Ocean/SDG14Conference(June2017),the

“OurOcean”conference(October2017)andotheroceaneventsof2017bybringingthesetotheuniqueconveningoftheglobaloceanbusinesscommunitythattheSOSprovides

TheSOS2017themerecognizes:

• ThegrowthoftheOceanEconomyanditscontributiontofood,energy,transport,communicationsandotherneedsofsocietyaspartoftheU.N.SDGprocess/Agenda2030.

• TheroleoftheOceanBusinessCommunityoverthenext15years,andbeyond,inensuringoceansustainabledevelopment.

SustainableOceanSummit2017:ProgramTopics

The programand topics for SOS 2017 are being developedwith input from the business community.Speakers,sessionorganizersandsponsorshipopportunitieswillbeannouncedinthenearfuture.ThedraftSOS2017conferenceprogramincludesthefollowingproposedsessions:Plenarysessions

• OpeningPlenary:LeadershipandSuccessStoriesinOceanSustainableDevelopment• OceanExecutiveForum:TheSignatureSOSPanelofCEOsfromAcrosstheSectors• Ocean2030:OceanIndustryProjectionsandtheFutureoftheOceanEconomy

(coveringoceantransportation,energy,food,tourism,andminerals)• OceanInvestmentPlatform:FinancingOceanSustainableDevelopment• SDGs:BusinessDevelopmentandOpportunitiesLinkedtoSDG14• TheDigitalOcean:BigOceanDataforSustainableDevelopmentandAgenda2030

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ParallelSessionsParallel sessionswillbebuiltaroundthetargetsof theSDG14andtheotherSDGsthatarestronglyrelatedtooceansustainabledevelopmentissuesandopportunities.MARINEPOLLUTION“SDG14.1By2025,preventandsignificantlyreducemarinepollution”

• CircularEconomy,MarineDebris,Plastics:TheNeedforPortReceptionFacilities• BiofoulingandInvasiveSpecies:AddressingtheThreatthroughIndustryCollaboration• OceanNoise:TacklingaGlobalProblemthroughScience-BasedMulti-stakeholderCollaborationCONSERVATIONANDECOSYSTEMBASEDMANAGEMENT“SDG14.2By2020,sustainablymanageandprotectmarineandcoastalecosystems““SDG14.5By2020,conserveatleast10percentofcoastalandmarineareas”

• ArcticSustainableDevelopment:MaritimeVesselsTrafficProjectionsandScenarios• HighSeasArea-BasedManagementandProtectedAreas:EngagingIndustryasanEssentialPartner• AddressingConflicts/DevelopingSynergies:OilandGasandFisheries• AddressingConflicts/DevelopingSynergies:WindEnergyandFisheries• ShipStrikesandMarineMammals:PracticalSolutionsforOceanIndustriesCLIMATECHANGEANDOCEANACIDIFICATION“SDG14.3Minimizeandaddresstheimpactsofoceanacidification,includingthroughenhancedscientificcooperationatalllevels”

• CO2SequestrationatSea:ConsideringtheCaseforResponsibleNegativeEmissions• PortResiliencytoSeaLevelRiseandExtremeEvents:OceanIndustryCollaborationtoAdvance

AdaptationforSmallIslandsandDevelopingCountries• BlueCarbon:ImplementingIndustryCO2OffsetsinCoastalandMarineEcosystemsFOODSECURITY:SUSTAINABLEFISHINGANDAQUACULTURE“SDG 14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting, and end overfishing, illegal, unreported andunregulated(IUU)fishing““SDG 14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidieswhich contribute to overcapacity andoverfishing,andeliminatesubsidiesthatcontributetoIUUfishing”“SDG14.bProvideaccessofsmall-scaleartisanalfisherstomarineresourcesandmarkets”

• PirateFishing:HarnessingTechnologyandInvestmentforCatchDocumentationandTraceability• Aquaculture:AdvancingSustainableAquacultureinaMulti-UseOceanECONOMICBENEFITSTOSMALLISLANDDEVELOPINGSTATES(SIDS)ANDLEASTDEVELOPEDCOUNTRIES(LDCS)“SDG14.7By2030, increase theeconomicbenefits toSmall IslandDevelopingStates (SIDS)andLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)fromthesustainableuseofmarineresources,includingthroughsustainablemanagementoffisheries,aquacultureandtourism”

• OffshoreRenewableEnergy:ScalingUpDecarbonizedEnergyOptionsforSIDSandLDCs

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OCEANKNOWLEDGE,RESEARCHANDTECHNOLOGY“SDG14.aIncreasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacitiesandtransfermarinetechnology“

• SmartOcean-SmartIndustries:AdvancingOceanIndustryDataCollection,includingonOceanAcidification

OCEANGOVERNANCEINCLUDINGUNCLOS“SDG14.cEnsurethefullimplementationofinternationallaw,asreflectedinUNCLOSforstatespartiestoit, including, where applicable, existing regional and international regimes for the conservation andsustainableuseofoceansandtheirresourcesbytheirparties”

• UNLawoftheSea:NewLegallyBindingInstrumentonBiodiversityinAreasBeyondNationalJurisdiction(BBNJ)andOceanIndustries

• DarkVessels:MonitoringandReportingIllicitVesselsSDGCross-cuttingworkshops• YoungOceanProfessionals:AchievingAgenda2030throughFutureIndustryLeaders• Sustainable/GreenShippingInitiatives:CoordinationandCollaborationforSynergies• MaritimeClusters:EngagingaGlobalNetworkofClustersinSupportofOceanSustainable

Development• Blue-Action:UnderstandingArcticImpactonWeatherandClimateService• ClimateandOcean:AdvancingIndustryAwarenessandActionInvitationonlyevent• CEOceanClub:ANetworkingReceptionfortheC-SuiteParticipantsatSOS2017ProgramDevelopment

New topicsmaybeaddedbasedonexpressionsof interest. Interestedparties are invited toproposesessionthemesthattheywouldliketosponsorandorganize.Pleasecontactinfo@oceancouncil.orgtoproposeasessionatSOS2017.

TheevolvingSOS2017programwillreflectthelevelofinterestintheseandpotentiallyothertopics.

SustainableOceanSummit2017:WorkshopsInterestedpartiesareinvitedtoproposeworkshopsthattheywouldliketosponsorandorganizeinthedaysprecedingorfollowingtheSOS2017.Pleasecontactinfo@oceancouncil.orgtoproposeaWorkshoptobeheldinassociationwithSOS2017.

Registration

SOS2017registrationswillopeninJune.Conferencespaceislimitedsoregisterearlytosecureaplaceatthe only ocean sustainable development event developed by and for the global ocean businesscommunity.