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Program Overview

10th Our Ocean Conference
Our Ocean, Our Action
The 10th OOC will be held from April 28 to 30 at BEXCO in Busan,
Republic of Korea, featuring seven areas of action.
The main program includes an opening/closing ceremony and
seven plenary sessions, while more than 80 side events will be held simultaneously.
Green indicator Aqua indicator BEXCO in Convention Hall & Exhibition Center 1
Yellow Green indicator BLue indicator BEXCOin Auditorium
Purple indicator Invitation Only Program

Exhibition and networking programs will take place during the event hours,
while bilateral meetings will be managed through a meeting reservation platform.

Conference Timetable with Venue Indicators=
April.28 (Mon) 12:00 – 12:30 Registration
12:30 – 13:30
14:30 – 15:30 Side Event 8개 (1-8)
(14:30 – 16:00)
15:30 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:30 Side Event 8개 (9-16)
(16:20 – 17:50)
17:30 – 18:30
18:30 – 19:30 Welcome Reception
(19:00 – 20:30)
19:30 –
April.29 (Tue) 9:30 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony
(9:30 – 10:45)
10:30 – 11:30 MPAs Session
(11:00 – 12:30)
Side Event 8개 (17-24)
(11:00 – 12:30)
11:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30 Shipping and Shipbuilding Summit
(12:30 – 14:30)
Luncheon
(12:30 – 14:30)
Side Event 8개 (25-32)
(12:50 – 14:20)
13:30 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:30 Blue Economy Session
(14:40 – 16:10)
Side Event 8개 (33-40)
(14:40 – 16:10)
15:30 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:30 Climate Change Session
(16:30 – 18:00)
Side Event 8개 (41-48)
(16:30 – 18:00)
17:30 – 18:30
18:30 – Dinner
(18:80 -)
April.30 (Wed) 9:00 – 10:00 Sustainable Fisheries Session
(9:30 – 10:30)
Side Event 8개 (49-56)
(9:00 – 10:30)
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00 Marine Pollution Session
(10:50 – 12:20)
Side Event 8개 (57-64)
(10:50 – 12:20)
12:00 – 13:00 Digital Ocean Summit
(12:30 – 14:30)
Luncheon
(12:30 – 14:30)
Side Event 8개 (65-72)
(12:40 – 14:10)
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00 Maritime Security Session
(14:30 – 15:40)
Side Event 8개 (73-80)
(14:00 – 16:00)
15:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:00 Digital Oceans Session
(16:30 – 18:00)
17:00 – 18:00
18:00 – 18:30 Closing Ceremony
(17:30 – 18:30)
18:30 – Closing Reception
(18:80 -)
  • Moderator
    Johnny Briggs

    Director, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy

  • Speakers
    Evan T. Bloom

    Marine Protected Area Advisor, Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

  • Speakers
    Astrid Schomaker

    ASG and Executive Secretary,Convention on Biological Diversity

  • Speakers
    Rashid Ussif Sumaila

    Professor, University of British Columbia

  • Speakers
    Arnoldo André Tinoco

    Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Republic of Costa Rica

  • Speakers
    Solomon Pili

    Kaho’ohalahala Native Hawaiian Elder

  • Moderator
    Tony Long

    CEO, Global Fishing Watch

  • Speakers
    Jung-re Riley Kim

    Chair, South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO)

  • Speakers
    Beth Lowell

    Vice President, United States, OCEANA

  • Speakers
    Emelia Arthur

    Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Republic of Ghana

  • Speakers
    Charlina Vitcheva

    Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

  • Speakers
    Yemi Oloruntuyi

    Head, Social Policy, Marine Stewardship Council

  • Moderator
    Mahesh Pradhan

    Coordinator, UNEP COBSEA

  • Speakers
    Nick Mallos

    Vice President of Conservation, Ocean Plastic Ocean Conservancy

  • Speakers
    Jacob Duer

    President & CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste

  • Speakers
    Zoë Prinsloo

    Founder & CEO, Save a Fishie NPC

  • Speakers
    Keeyong Chung

    Ambassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

  • Speakers
    Richard Thompson

    Director of Marine Institute, University of Plymouth

  • Moderator
    Hyoeun Jenny Kim

    Chief Executive Officer, Global Industry Hub

  • Speakers
    John Kerry

    68th U.S. Secretary of State

  • Speakers
    Toru Kubo

    Senior Director, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Dept, ADB

  • Speakers
    Julio Cordano

    Ambassador and Head of Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

  • Speakers
    Yoonsik Hwang

    Head of Energy Solution R&D Center (SVP),Hanwha Ocean

  • Speakers
    Dale Webber

    Special Envoy for Climate Change, Environment, Ocean and Blue Economy,Jamaica

  • Moderator
    James Kraska

    Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Maritime Law, Stockton Center for International Law, U.S. Naval War College

  • Speakers
    Ho Sub Jung

    Visiting Professor, International Relations/ Social Science Dept, Ulsan University

  • Speakers
    Stuart Kaye

    Director, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong

  • Speakers
    Vladimir Jares

    Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations

  • Speakers
    Seul Gu

    Marine Pilot, Port of Busan

  • Moderator
    Charles Goddard

    Editorial Director, Economist Impact

  • Speakers
    Sang-Hyup Kim

    Director General, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

  • Speakers
    Barkha Mossae

    Regional Regenerative Blue Economy Manager, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Office

  • Speakers
    Dionysia-Theodora
    Avgerinopoulou

    Greek Prime Minister’s Envoy for the Ocean, The Hellenic Republic

  • Speakers
    Thor Sigfusson

    Founder and Chairman, Iceland Ocean Cluster

  • Speakers
    Jonas R. Leones

    Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs, Republic of the Philippines

  • Moderator
    Jong Deog Kim

    President, Korea Fisheries Resources Agency

  • Speakers
    Dohyeong Lim

    CEO, Avikus (HD Hyundai)

  • Speakers
    Sa’aga Talu Teafa

    Minister of Natural Resources Development, Tuvalu

  • Speakers
    Melissa Wright

    Ocean Initiative Lead, Environment Team, Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Speakers
    Fangli Qiao

    Deputy Director General, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China

  • Speakers
    Lidia Bulcão

    Vice Minister of Maritime Affairs, Portuguese Republic