Registration

Welcome

Jean-Loup LESAFFRE, President of Nausicaá
Cyrille BARNÉRIAS, Head of the European and International Affairs Team, French Biodiversity Agency
Frédéric CUVILLIER, Mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer, President of the Communauté d’agglomération du Boulonnais, former French Minister of Transportation and Maritime Affairs

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Introduction to the programme

Philippe Vallette, General Manager of Nausicaá and Vice-president of World Ocean Network
 

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About the BBNJ process

Rena LEE - Ambassador, Singapore, IGC President
Jimmy PAHUN - Member of Parliament, France
Serge SÉGURA -  Ambassador for the Oceans, France

Group picture - lunch

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Roundtable 1

What is the private sector’s interest in protecting the high seas?
Convenor: Emmanuel-Marie PETON -French Maritime Cluster
Speakers: Sabine ROUX DE BÉZIEUX - Fondation de la Mer
Didier DILLARD - Orange Marine
Bruno JOUBERT - Compagnie Ponant
Jean-Marc SORNIN - Abyssa

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This roundtable is a chance for private sector representatives to explain how and why they work with the high seas. They will explore the future perspectives of their activities. Many need an ocean in good health and will give examples of ways they aim to develop their activities while limiting their impact on the biological diversity. Sectors covered will include shipping, tourism, fishing, marine genetic resources (MGR) and mining.
 

Coffee

 

Roundtable 2

Will the forthcoming BBNJ treaty hamper or facilitate economic activity on the high seas?
Convenor: Elie JARMACHE - Technical and legal commission of the International Seabed Authority
Speakers: Ramon VAN BARNEVELD - European Commission, DG Mare, European Union
Laurène NIAMBA - Armateurs de France 
Alice COLAROSSI - International Cable Protection Committee
Laurent NICOLLE - Cap Bourbon 
Paul HOLTHUS - World Ocean Council 

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Some economic sectors (submarine cable activities, fishing, etc.) can be preoccupied by the evolution of the negotiations and need to know more about the future legal framework of their activities. This roundtable will examine the real consequences of the rules put in place by the BBNJ treaty on economic activity on the high seas, including shipping, cables, mining, MGR, insurance, and so on. How will these sectors take stock of and adapt to new rules regarding environmental impact assessment, use of marine genetic resources, protection of vulnerable areas or capacity building?
 

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Coffee

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Roundtable 3

How can the private sector and other stakeholders cooperate on the high seas?
Convenor: Manuel CIRA - Nausicaá
Speakers: Cyrille BARNÉRIAS - French Biodiversity Agency
Léa MARTY - Ifremer 
Murray ROBERTS - University of Edinburgh 
Romain TROUBLÉ - Tara Ocean Fondation 
Jean-Charles LAUTH - Marine nationale
Eudes RIBLIER - Institut Français de la Mer

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Roundtable 3 will look at how companies working on the high seas benefit from numerous essential services, provided by other stakeholders, ranging from scientific data to navy protection. We will also explore different initiatives that can be taken by the private sector to support these other stakeholders.

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Cocktail and Dinner

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