finance and innovation for the blue economy
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INVESTING IN OCEAN FUTURES: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy
Paris / 20 - 22 November 2019
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OCEANINVESTMENTANDINNOVATION:Plenaries,Parallels,Workshops,Roundtables
InstitutionalInvestorsandtheBlueEconomy:OceanOpportunitiesforPensionFundsandSovereignWealthFunds
Framingquestions• Whichoceanindustrysectorsoremergingoceanissuesaremostrelevanttoinstitutionalinvestors?• AreinstitutionalinvestorsengaginginBlueEconomyopportunities?• Whatcanbedonetoaccelerateandscaleupinstitutionalinvestorinterestintheoceaneconomy?
CorporateInvestmentinOceanSustainableDevelopmentSolutionsFramingquestions• Aremajoroceanindustryoperatorsinvestingdirectlyininnovationforsustainabledevelopment?• Ifso,whatapproachesarebeingusedtoidentifyandcuratethepriorityissuesandthecandidatesfor
investment?• Howbesttoreplicateandscaleupsuccessfulcorporateinvestmentinsustainabledevelopment
solutions?
ImpactInvestment,BlendedFinanceandtheBlueEconomyFramingquestions• Whatistheroleof“ImpactInvesting”inaddressingthecomplex,longterm,globalchallengesofocean
sustainabledevelopment?• Is“BlendedFinance”necessarytoensurethatinvestmentintheBlueEconomycanachievethe
temporalandspatialscaleneededtotackletheseissues?• Howcanimpactinvestorsbestengageandpartnerwiththeothercomponentsoftheinvestment
communitytodevelopblendedfinancearrangementsforoceansustainabledevelopment?
PhilanthropicInvestmentandtheBlueEconomyFramingquestions• Istherearoleforphilanthropicfoundationstoaddressoceanissuesandimpactsbyinvestingin
privatesectorsolutions?• Whathasbeentheexperiencetodatewithphilanthropicfoundationsengagingdirectlywiththe
privatesectoronoceansustainabledevelopment,biodiversityconservation,supportingsustainablefisheries,reducingillegalfishing,etc.?
• HowcantheOceanBusinessCommunityandphilanthropicfoundationsprioritizeandoptimizetheroleofphilanthropyinsupporting“CorporateOceanResponsibility”?
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FamilyOfficesandFinancingforOceanHealthandSustainabilityFramingquestions• AreFamilyOfficesfamiliarwiththeBlueEconomyandtheroleoftheOceanBusinessCommunityin
addressingtheimpactstooceanecosystems,biodiversity,etc.andsupportingsustainabledevelopment?
• HowcantheOceanBusinessCommunityandFamilyOfficesprioritizeandoptimizetheroleofthelatterinadvancingcompanyeffortsin“CorporateOceanResponsibility”?
• ArethereopportunitiesforcoordinationandsynergiesamongFamilyOfficesinordertoachievegreaterscaleinfinancingeffortstoaddressoceanhealthandsustainability?
SustainableBlueEconomyFinancePrinciplesFramingquestions• Whatarethe“SustainableBlueEconomyFinancePrinciples”?• Whoisinvolvedindevelopingandsupportingthe“SustainableBlueEconomyFinancePrinciples”?• Howcantheuptakeandimplementationoftheseprinciplesbytheoceanbusinessandinvestment
communitybeacceleratedandexpanded?
OffshoreEnergy:OilandGasIndustryRoleinAdvancingOffshoreRenewablesFramingquestions• Howistheoffshoreoilandgasindustrybecomingtheoffshoreenergyindustryandsupportingthe
developmentofoffshorerenewableenergy?• Howcantheoffshoreenergyindustrybestacceleratethetransitiontooffshorerenewableenergy,
e.g.throughinvestment,technologytransfer,expertise,etc.?• Whatarethescenariosforamoreintegratedportfolioofocean-basedenergysourcesinthefuture?
BlueEconomyBlockchain:LinkingAroundtheWorldandAcrosstheSectorsforOceanSustainableDevelopment
Framingquestions• Whichoceanbusinesssectorshavebeenthefocusofeffortstoapplyblockchain?• Whatistheprogressindevelopingblockchaininthesesectorsandwhathavebeenthechallenges?• Arethereopportunitiestodevelopsynergiesamongtheoceansectorswhichareworkingto
implementblockchain?
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PLENARYSESSIONS
GlobalBlueEconomyInnovationNetwork:Accelerators,IncubatorsandChallengeCompetitionsforOceanSustainableDevelopment
Framingquestions• Whomakesupthegrowingoceaninnovation“ecosystem”,i.e.theaccelerators,incubators,challenge
competitions,etc.workingtoaddressthechallengesofoceansustainabledevelopment?• HowcanthisrapidlydevelopingBlueEconomyinnovation“ecosystem”bestconnectandcollaborate
tooptimizeaddressingoceansustainabledevelopmentchallenges?• HowcantheOceanBusinessCommunitybestengagewiththeinnovation“ecosystem”todevelop,
deliverandimplementsolutionsinsupportof“CorporateOceanResponsibility”?
OceanExecutiveForum:TheSignatureSOSMulti-SectorPanelofCEOsFramingquestions• WhatistheoceanindustryCEOperspectiveonoceaneconomicactivityto2030,especiallyinrelation
tooceaneconomyinvestmentandinnovationopportunities?• WhatopportunitiesandrisksdooceanindustryCEOsthinkthatthesescenarioscreateforeach
sector,fortheoceaneconomyandoceanbusinesscommunityoverall,andfortheoceanitself?• HowdooceanindustryleadersviewtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)inrelationto
projectedoceaneconomicactivityandfuturerisksandopportunities?
WomeninOceanIndustries:LeadershipandSustainableDevelopmentFramingquestions• Howwelliswomen’sleadershipintheOceanBusinessCommunityadvancing,andwhatmustbe
donetoimprovethis?• HowdoesthisrelatespecificallytooceansustainabledevelopmentandtheBlueEconomy?• WhatarethechallengesandopportunitiesforbetteradvancingleadershipbywomenintheOcean
BusinessCommunity,especiallyregardingsustainabledevelopment?
TheDigitalOcean,BigOceanDataandtheOceanCloudFramingquestions• Whatarethestatus,trendsandforecastsforthedevelopmentoftheDigitalOcean,BigOceanData
andtheuseofCloudComputingforoceansustainabledevelopment?• Whatarethebenefits(economic,sustainability,operationaloceanography,maritimesecurity,etc.)
fromaDigitalOceanthatproducesBigOceanDataandharnessesCloudComputinginsupportofAgenda2030,andwhatarethechallengestoachievingthesebenefits?
• WhataretheopportunitiesforbetterindustryleadershipandcollaborationinadvancingtheDigitalOcean,BigOceanDataandCloudComputingfortheBlueEconomy?
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TheNavyandMaritimeIndustries:ExploringSynergiesinOceanSustainableDevelopment,ScienceandStewardship
Framingquestions• WhatissuesinoceansustainabledevelopmentdoestheNavysharewiththecommercialocean
industries?• WhataretheopportunitiesfordevelopingsynergiesbetweentheNavyandoceanindustriesin
tacklingtheseissues?• HowcantheNavyandOceanBusinessCommunitybestdevelopandimplementcollaborative
activitiesonspecificareasofmutualinterest?
BlueEconomyBusinessProjections:Ocean2030(coveringoceantransportation,energy,food,tourismandminerals)
Framingquestions• Whatisthefutureofindustryactivityinkeyoceaneconomicsectors,andwhatinvestmentand
innovationopportunitieswillthisgenerate?• Whatarethekeytrends,geographies,assumptions,opportunitiesandconstraintsforeachsector
throughto2030,thetimeframeoftheU.N.SDGs?• Whatopportunitiesandrisksdothesescenarioscreateforeachsector,fortheoceaneconomyand
oceanbusinesscommunityoverall,andfortheoceanitself?
InvestinginPeople:YoungOceanProfessionals,SustainableDevelopmentandJobsintheBlueEconomy
Framingquestions• WherearethejobandcareeropportunitiesforYoungOceanProfessionalsintheBlueEconomy?• Intheinvestmentcommunity,intraditionaloceanindustries,instartups?• Arecompanieslookingforpeoplewithaninterestandexperienceinsustainabledevelopment?Ifyes,
whataretheylookingfor?
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PARALLELSESSIONS/WORKSHOPS
SDG14.c Ensurethefullimplementationofinternationallaw,asreflectedintheUnitedNationsConventiononthe
LawoftheSeaforStatespartiesthereto,including,whereapplicable,existingregionalandinternationalregimesfortheconservationandsustainableuseofoceansandtheirresourcesbytheirparties
U.N.LawoftheSea:NewLegallyBindingInstrumentonBiodiversityinAreasBeyondNationalJurisdiction(BBNJ)andOceanIndustries
Framingquestions• HowwillthelegallybindingBBNJagreementaffectoceanindustrieswhenitisadoptedin2020?• Whataretheriskstooceanindustriesfornotparticipatinginthenegotiationsorprovidinginputto
thetreatytextastheBBNJagreementisdevelopedbycountries?• Howcanandshouldoceanindustriesengagewitheachotherandwithotheroceanstakeholders,
includinggovernments,astheBBNJagreementmovestoitsfinalnegotiationinearly2020?
Multi-UsePlatforms:OceanUseSynergiesforDecommissionedPlatformsandaNewEraofOffshoreStructures
Framingquestions• Whataretheoptionsandopportunitiesfordevelopingandinvestinginmulti-sectoraluseofoffshore
platforms?• Whathasbeentheexperience,andwhatarethepossibilities,forusingdecommissionedoilandgas
platformsforadditionalorotherpurposes?• Whataretheprospectsandchallengesfordesigninganddeployingnew-buildmulti-useplatforms
offshore?
OCEANGOVERNANCEANDPLANNING
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SDG14.2 By 2020, sustainablymanage and protectmarine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse
impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order toachievehealthyandproductiveoceans
SDG14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientificcooperationatalllevels
SDG14.a Increasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacityandtransfermarinetechnology
PortResiliencytoSeaLevelRiseandExtremeEvents:PrivateSectorCollaborationtoAdvanceInfrastructureAdaptation,especiallyforSmallIslandsandDevelopingCountries
Framingquestions• Howcantheoceanbusinessandinvestmentcommunitybestensurethatportsandessentialcoastal
infrastructurearebeingadaptedtoensureresiliencyduringextremeevents,especiallyinsmallislandsanddevelopingcountries?
• HowcantheOceanBusinessCommunitybestcollaboratewithotherkeystakeholders,e.g.multilateral/bilateraldevelopmentassistance,nationalgovernments,scienceinstitutions,etc.?
• Whatisthebestwaytodevelopandimplementaglobal,multi-stakeholderleadershipalliancetoensureportsandcoastalinfrastructureworldwideareready,resilientandabletominimizetheimpactsofextremeeventsoncommunities,businessesandeconomies?
OceanNETs:ResponsibleNegativeEmissionTechnologies(NETs)forCO2SequestrationatSeaFramingquestions• WhataretherequirementsoftheInternationalClimateAgreement(Paris2015)fornegative
emissiontechnologies(NETs)toremoveatmosphericCO2tomeetplanetarysafelimitsforglobaltemperatures?
• Whatisthestateofinformationonthepotentialocean-basedNETs,whatscienceisavailableonthemandwhataretherisksandbenefitsofOceanNETs?
• Whatisneededtoadvancecareful,science-basedconsiderationofOceanNETsasapotentiallyviable,importantmeanstoaddressincreasingatmosphericCO2,andwhataretheinvestmentopportunitiesassociatedwiththis?
ArcticSustainableDevelopmentandtheNorthernSeaRouteFramingquestions• Whatkinds,levels,locationsandpatternsofvesseltrafficfromallsectorsisprojectedfortheArctic
NorthernSeaRoute(NSR)through2030,andwhatscenarioswillaffectthis?• HowimportantwilltheNSRbetoArcticeconomicdevelopment?• Whataretheenvironmental,businessandinvestmentriskandopportunitiesassociatedwith
maritimeinfrastructuredevelopmentandincreasedvesseltrafficalongtheNSR?
OCEANANDCLIMATE
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SDG14.a Increasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacityandtransfermarinetechnology
U.N.DecadeofOceanScienceandSMARTOcean-SMARTIndustries:AdvancingOceanandClimateDataCollectionfromShipsandPlatforms
Framingquestions• Whatisthemosteffectivewaytocoordinatebetweenoceanscientistsandoceanindustryoperators
inordertoengageindustryindatacollectionandsharinginsupportoftheU.N.DecadeofOceanScience?
• Whataretheinvestmentopportunitieslinkedtogreaterindustryinvolvementindatacollectionandsharing,andhowcanthesebedeveloped?
• Whataretheprioritylocations,topicsandtechnologytoengagemoreshipsandplatformsofopportunityincollectingdata?
Seabed2030:AcceleratingOceanIndustryLeadershiponGlobalSeafloorMappingFramingquestions• WhatisSeabed2030andhowisitimportanttotheOceanBusinessCommunityandsustainable
development?• Howcanoceanindustryoperatorsshareexistingbathymetricdatatosupportimprovingseabed
knowledgeandmapping?• Whatarethetechnologies,proceduresandpracticesforcollectingnewbathymetricdatathatcan
contributetoSeabed2030?
EUCollaborativeVisionforaSustainableOcean:InvestinginOceanDataandDeliverablesFramingquestions• Underdevelopment
OCEANKNOWLEDGE,RESEARCHANDTECHNOLOGY
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SDG14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including marine debris and
nutrientpollutionSDG14.2 By 2020, sustainablymanage and protectmarine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse
impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order toachievehealthyandproductiveoceans
SDG14.a Increasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacityandtransfermarinetechnology
PortReceptionFacilities:DeliveringMarineDebrisDisposalNeedsataGlobal,Multi-SectoralScale
Framingquestions• Whatisneededtomobilizeaglobalefforttoensurethatadequate,economicallyviableportwaste
receptionfacilitiesareavailableworldwide,especiallyindevelopingcountryports?• Whatdoportusers(shipping,cruisetourism,oilandgas,fisheries,renewableenergy,etc.)needto
dotoimplementindustryresponsibilitiesandcontributetoreducingplasticsandothermarinedebris?
• Whatmodels,examplesandbestpracticesexistforportwastereception,andwhatinnovativeapproachescanbetaken?
TheCircularEconomyatSea:Tacklingthe20%byAddressingPlasticsfromSea-borneSourcesthroughReduction,Recycle,Reuse
Framingquestions• Howcanthemaritimeindustriesaccelerateeffortstoreducetheestimated20%ofmarinedebrisand
plasticsthatisestimatedtocomefromsea-bornesources?• Whataretheinnovationsandtechnologiesthatwillmakethispossible?• Whataretheinvestmentopportunitiesforaddressingship-bornepollution?
Biofouling,InvasiveSpeciesandtheGEF-UNDP-IMOGloFoulingPartnershipsProject:Guidance,StandardsandRegulators
Framingquestions• WhatistheGEF-UNDP-IMOGloFoulingPartnershipsProject?• Howistheissueofinvasiveaquaticspeciesbeingaddressedthroughguidance,standardsand
regulatorsthatareaffectingarangeofoceanindustryactivities?• Whataretheinnovationneedsandinvestmentopportunitiesinrelationtoaddressingtheglobal,
multi-industrychallengeofbiofoulingandtheintroductionofinvasivespecies?
MARINEPOLLUTION/IMPACTS
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SDG14.4 By2020,effectivelyregulateharvestingandendoverfishing,illegal,unreportedandunregulatedfishing
anddestructivefishingpracticesandimplementscience-basedmanagementplans SDG14.6 By2020,prohibit certain formsof fisheries subsidieswhich contribute toovercapacityandoverfishing,
eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain fromintroducingnewsuchsubsidies
BiofoulingandNon-ShippingSectorVectors:AddressingFishingBoats,RecreationCraft,Marinas
Framingquestions• Whatisknownaboutthespreadofinvasiveaquaticspeciesvianon-shippingsectorvectors,
especiallyfishingboats,recreationcraft,marinas?• Dotheemergingguidance,standardsandregulatoractionadequatelyconsiderandaddressthese
pathwaysand,ifnot,whatactionisneeded?• Whataretheinnovationneedsandinvestmentopportunitiesfortacklingbiofoulingandthe
introductionofinvasivespeciesfromnon-shippingsectors?
MarineSound:AdvancingScience-BasedSolutionstoaGlobal,Multi-IndustryIssueFramingquestions• Whatisthestatusofourunderstandingofmarinesoundanditsimpactsonmarinespeciesand
ecosystems?• Whatrisksandopportunitiesdoesthemarinesoundissuecreateforoceanindustries?• Whatarethesolutionstothemarinesoundissueforoceanindustriesandtheinnovationand
investmentopportunitiesthatthesecreate?
MovingCommercialFisheriestoSustainability:InnovationandInvestmentFramingquestions• Whatarethepriorityinnovationsthatleadershipfishingcompanieswouldliketosee?• HowcanthelinkagesbetweenthefishingsectorwiththeBlueEconomyinnovationcommunitybe
improvedandaccelerated?• Whatinvestmentopportunitieswouldtheseinnovationscreate?
FOODSECURITY:SUSTAINABLEFISHINGANDAQUACULTURE
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SDG14.a Increasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacityandtransfermarinetechnology
SDG14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including marine debris and
nutrientpollutionSDG14.2 By 2020, sustainablymanage and protectmarine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse
impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order toachievehealthyandproductiveoceans
SDG14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientificcooperationatalllevels
SDG14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national andinternationallawandbasedonthebestavailablescientificinformation
SDG14.7 By2030,increasetheeconomicbenefitstosmallislanddevelopingStatesandleastdevelopedcountriesfrom the sustainable use ofmarine resources, including through sustainablemanagement of fisheries,aquacultureandtourism
SDG14.a Increasescientificknowledge,developresearchcapacityandtransfermarinetechnologySDG14.c Ensurethefullimplementationofinternationallaw,asreflectedintheUnitedNationsConventiononthe
LawoftheSeaforStatespartiesthereto,including,whereapplicable,existingregionalandinternationalregimesfortheconservationandsustainableuseofoceansandtheirresourcesbytheirparties
ShipStrikesandMarineMammals:PracticalSolutionsforOceanIndustriesFramingquestions• Whatisthescale,extentandtrendsregardingvesselcollisionswithmarinemammals?• Howcanshippingandotheroceanindustriesbestcollaboratewithotherstakeholderstoaddressthe
issue?• Whatinnovationandinvestmentisneededtoaccelerationthepracticesandtechnologiesneededto
addresstheproblemofshipstrikes?
MaritimeClusterforSustainableDevelopment:ProspectsandProgressforSustainableDevelopment
Framingquestions• HowcanMaritimeClustersbestcontributetosustainabledevelopmentandtheSDGs?• WhataretheopportunitiesforcollaborationamongMaritimeClustersinsupportofsustainable
development-atnational,regionalandglobalscales?• HowcantheinvestmentcommunitybestinteractwithMaritimeClusterstoadvancetheBlue
Economy?
BIODIVERSITY
CROSS-CUTTINGSESSIONS
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SocialLicenseandtheBlueEconomy:WhatOceanIndustriesNeedtoKnowFramingquestions• WhatarethesectorspecificandcrosssectoralfactorsrelevanttosociallicenseintheBlueEconomy?• Whatarethebestpracticesandlessonslearnedbydifferentoceanindustrysectorsinaddressing
sociallicense?• Howcancompaniesputintoeffectthemostusefulapproachestoaddressing,monitoringand
maintainingasociallicensefortheBlueEconomy?
BlueEconomyLeadershipAlliancefortheMediterraneanFramingquestions• Whataretheneedsandopportunitiesforcreatingacross-sectoralleadershipallianceforsustainable
developmentoftheMediterranean?• WhatarethepriorityissuesforBlueEconomybusinessleadership,collaborationandactioninthe
Mediterranean?• Whatarethestepstocreatingamaritimebusinessallianceforthehealthandsustainable
developmentoftheMediterranean?
AfricaandtheBlueEconomy:RegionalBusinessLeadershipAlliancesforOceanSustainableDevelopment
Framingquestions• Whataretheneedsandopportunitiesforcreatingacross-sectoralleadershipallianceforsustainable
developmentofAfricanmaritimeregions,e.g.RegionalSeasPrograms,LargeMarineEcosystems?• WhatarethepriorityissuesforBlueEconomybusinessleadership,collaborationandactionaround
Africa?• Whatarethestepstocreatingamaritimebusinessallianceforthehealthandsustainable
developmentofAfricanSeas?
Ocean/MaritimeInsurance:Risk,SustainableDevelopmentandtheRoleofInsuranceFramingquestions• Whatistheroleofocean/maritimeinsuranceinrelationtotherisks,concernsandconstraints
associatedwithexpandingoceaneconomicactivity?• Whatarethepriorityoceandevelopmentandsustainabilityissuesforengagingtheinsurance
community?• Whatexperience,lessonslearnedandongoingeffortscantheinsurancecommunitybringtohelp
addressoceansustainabledevelopment,e.g.frommaritimeaccidentsorclimaterisk?
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TheRoleoftheOcean/MaritimeLegalCommunityintheBlueEconomyandAdvancingOceanSustainableDevelopment
Framingquestions• Whatistheroleoftheocean/maritimelegalcommunityinaddressingtherisks,opportunitiesand
challengesofthegrowingandincreasinglydiverseoceaneconomy?• Whatexperience,lessonslearnedandongoingeffortscantheocean/maritimelegalcommunitybring
tohelpadvanceoceansustainabledevelopment,andisthereaneedforgreatercollaborationamongsttheocean/maritimelegalcommunityonsustainabledevelopment?
• Whatarethepriorityoceandevelopmentandsustainabilityissuesforengagingtheocean/maritimelegalcommunity-fromtheperspectiveof:a)thelegalcommunity,b)theoceanbusinesscommunityandc)otheroceanstakeholders(e.g.government,NGOs)?