Second Annual Ocean Security Forum
- Opportunities to address human rights violations in the seafood supply chain through U.S. policy, emerging technologies, and corporate accountability.
- Implications of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative port investments on ocean sustainability and on the security and sovereignty of developing coastal states.
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Check-in and Coffee Networking
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- Phil Stephenson, Founder, The Philip Stephenson Foundation
- Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Keynote Address: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA)
9:40 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Panel Discussion: Ports and Fishing Along China’s Maritime Silk Road
- Dr. Dyhia Belhabib, Principal Investigator, Fisheries, Ecotrust Canada
- Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS
- Philip Chou, Senior Advisor, Oceana
- Ernesto Fernandez Monge, Officer, Reducing Harmful Fisheries Subsidies, Pew Charitable Trusts
- Moderator: Tabitha Mallory, Affiliate Professor, University of Washington, and CEO, China Ocean Institute
10:35a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Panel Discussion: Improving Human Rights in the Seafood Supply Chain
- Roberta Elias, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, World Wildlife Fund
- Bradley Soule, Chief Fisheries Analyst, OceanMind
- Jenny Barker, Chief of Party, Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability, FishWise
- Amol Mehra, Managing Director, The Freedom Fund
- Moderator: Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS
11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Moderated Q&A
- Vice Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard
- Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS
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