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43rd Annual Conference Center for Oceans Law & Policy

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction:Intractable Challenges & Potential Solutions

Programme and Panel Details

Venue: World Maritime University, Sasakawa AuditoriumMalmö, Sweden

14 – 16 May 2019

Co-sponsored and coordinated by: the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia; World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute;

and The Nippon Foundation

Associate Sponsors:

Institute for China-America Studies; Centre for International Law, Singapore;

U.S. Naval War College;and the Korea Maritime Institute.

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PROGRAMME

43rd Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law & Policy

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction:Intractable Challenges & Potential Solutions

Venue: World Maritime University, Sasakawa AuditoriumMalmö, Sweden

14 – 16 May 2019

TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019

Opening and WelcomeWorld Bistro, World Maritime University (WMU)

16:30 - 18:00 Welcome Ice-breaker Conference Reception

Introduction of local host and other sponsors (by private invitation only)

WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019

Day 1: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine BBNJWorld Maritime University, Sasakawa Auditorium

08:00 – 08:45 Registration

08:45 – 09:00 Conference Opening

Welcoming remarks: ● Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry President, World Maritime University (WMU)● Professor John Norton Moore Director, Center for Oceans Law & Policy, University of

VirginiaIntroduced by Professor Ronán Long Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University

09:00 – 09:30 Keynote Address

● H.E Rena Lee President of the Intergovernmental Conference on BBNJ, the Government of Singapore confirmed

Introduced by Professor John Norton Moore Director, Center for Oceans Law & Policy, University of Virginia

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09:30 – 10:45 Panel 1: Context - Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)Moderator/commentator: H.E Dr. Marie Jacobsson Ambassador and Principal Legal Adviser on International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden confirmed

● “BBNJ Treaty Negotiations 2019” Captain J. Ashley Roach, JAGC, US Navy (Ret.), Visiting Senior Principal Research Fellow, Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore confirmed

● Mr. Michael Lodge Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority confirmed

● (TBD) Incoming Director, the Marine Environment Division), International Maritime Organization

● Professor Manuel Barange Director, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division, Food and Agricultural Organization confirmed

Q&A: 30 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Zhen Sun Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University

10:45 – 11:15

Refreshment break

11:15 – 12:30

Panel 2: Marine Genetic Resources, Access & Benefit SharingModerator/commentator: Professor Robert Beckman Head, Ocean Law and Policy Programme, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore confirmed

● Ambassador Janine Coye-Felson (Belize) Special Advisor, Legal Matters, General Assembly of the United Nations confirmed

● “Mare Geneticum – Building Blocks Towards a Pragmatic Solution for ABS in ABNJ” Professor Marcel Jaspars Professor, The School of Natural and Computing Sciences, University of Aberdeen confirmed

● (TBD)

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Aleke Stöfen-O’Brien Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University

12:30 – 14:00

Luncheon with Keynote Address - Malmö BörshusH.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno Indonesian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany confirmed

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14:00 – 15:30

Panel 3: Area-based Management Tools (ABMTs) including MPAs

Moderator/commentator: Mr. Toru Hotta Director, Law of the Sea Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan

● Jung-Ho Nam, Korea Maritime Institute confirmed

● Professor Nilüfer Oral Istanbul Bilgi University confirmed

● Professor Shi Yubing, Xiamen University  confirmed

● Lisa Eurén Höglund Deputy Director Department for International Law, Human Rights and Treaty, Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government Offices of Sweden confirmed

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University

15:30 – 16:00

Refreshment break

16:00 – 17:30

Panel 4: Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), scientific data and databases, sensor technology

Moderator/commentator: Dr. Kentaro Nishimoto Associate Professor, the School of Law, Tohoku University confirmed

● “Seabed 2030” Professor Larry Mayer Director, the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM-JHC), University of New Hampshire, USA confirmed

● “Mitigating Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Potential Benefits of the International Legally Binding Instrument” Professor Robin Warner, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, Australia confirmed

● “EIA and the Antarctic Treaty System and London Protocol: Lessons for EIA in ABNJ?” Professor Karen N. Scott, College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury confirmed

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Kristine Dalaker Kraabel Research fellow, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø

17:30 – 17:45

Concluding day 1: Keynote address H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean

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THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019

Day 2: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine BBNJWorld Maritime University, Sasakawa Auditorium

09:00 – 10:30 Panel 5: Capacity Building and Transfer of Technology (CBTT)

Moderator/commentator: Professor Dr. Rüdiger Wolfrum Former President, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea confirmed

● (TBD) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO

● Professor Alf Håkon Hoel Professor, College of Fisheries Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway confirmed

● Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain President and Chair, International Board of Directors, Global Ocean Forum

● Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed Principal researcher (environmental economics), Shaping Sustainable Markets, International Institute for Environment and Development

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Mariamalia Rodriguez-Chaves High Seas Alliance and Alumni of United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellow

10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment break

11:00 – 12:30 Panel 6: Cross-cutting Issues (incl. high seas financing, dispute settlement, institutional

arrangements)Moderator/commentator: President Jin-Hyun Paik International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

● “Marine Ecological Restoration of BBNJ” Professor Ronán Long Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University

● “Liability Issues” Professor Nele Matz-Lück Professor of Law and co-Director of the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law, University of Kiel confirmed

● Professor Ted L. McDorman Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria confirmed

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Dr. Laura Carballo Piñeiro   Professor, Nippon Foundation Chair of Maritime Labour Law and Policy, World Maritime University

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch - Malmö Börshus

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14:00 – 16:00

Panel 7: Arctic Issues: Environment, Security, Shipping

Moderator/commentator: Ambassador David Balton Senior Fellow, Polar Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center

● Arctic Council speaker (TBD)

● Dr. Nong Hong Executive Director & Senior Fellow, Institute for China America Studies confirmed

● Professor David Dubay Stockton Center for International Law, US Naval War College confirmed

Q&A: 15 minutes

Rapporteur: Ms. Jessica Battle  Senior Global Ocean Governance and Policy Expert, World Wildlife Fund

16:00 – 16:30

Closing Remarks

● H.E Ambassador (ret.) Hans Corell Former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations confirmed

Introduced by: Professor John Norton Moore Director, Center for Oceans Law & Policy, University of Virginia

Gala Dinner and ReceptionMalmö High Court

19:00 - 22:00

Gala Dinner - High Court Malmö (by private invitation only)

● Keynote Address: Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry President, World Maritime University

FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019

Excursion: Cultural TourMalmö - Copenhagen - Helsingör - Helsingborg - Malmö (TBD)

08:00 – 08:30 Registration and Check in

Assembly point: TBC

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08:30 – 15:00

Tour agenda to be confirmed(Will include a drop-off option at Copenhagen airport at end of tour)

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