High Level Conference
THE BLUEMED INITATIVE
FOR BLUE GROWTH AND JOBS
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Venice, October 16, 2015 - “Aquae Venice 2015” Pavillion

09:30 Registration

10:30 Welcome address

Cesare De Michelis, President of Expo Venice

10:40 Setting the scene: the BLUEMED Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Fabio Fava, University of Bologna & Italian Representative in Horizon 2020 Societal
Challenge 2 Programme Committee

11:00 Showcasing the potential of the BLUEMED initiative to stimulate investments, economic growth and jobs

Chair: Sigi Gruber, European Commission DG Research and Innovation and Luca Marangoni, European Commission DG MARE

• Fishery in the Mediterranean sea

Javier Garat, European Fisheries Technology Platform & Spanish Fisheries
Confederation employers’ association (Spain)

• Marine Spatial Planning and off shore aquaculture

João Fonseca Ribeiro, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Sea, (Portugal)

• Cooperation in EU research & innovation projects

Vangelis Papathanassiou, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)

• Tourism and culture heritage

Leslie Vella, Malta Tourism Authority (Malta)

• Development of Marine Protected Areas with Artificial Reefs in Cyprus

Marina Argyrou, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of
Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (Cyprus)

• The shorter the coastline the bigger the challenges of BLUEMED

Vlado Malačič, Marine Biology Station in Piran (Slovenia)

• Perspectives of the BLUEMED initiative in a new EU Member State

Ivica Vilibic, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia)

13:00 Networking lunch and welcome address by local Authorities

14:15 Family picture

14:30 Round table: The potential of the BLUEMED initiative to stimulate investments, economic growth and jobs

Chair: Pierpaolo Campostrini, CORILA, Italian Expert in Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2
Programme Committee & Member of Board JPI Oceans and Emmanuelle Klein, French
Representative in Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Programme Committee

• Courtney Hough, General Secretary of ETP Aquaculture
• Vincenzo Petrone, President of Fincantieri
• Kathrine Angell-Hansen, Director of JPI Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans
• Sofia Loukmidou, Fisheries and Maritime Operational Program, Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy & Chair of Pillar 1 (Blue Growth) of EUSAIR
• Roberto Montanari, Chair of Bologna Charter
• Christohe Avellan, Pôle Mer Méditerranée

14:30 Informal Ministerial meeting (closed parallel session)

16:00 Closing plenary session

• Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, Universities and Research
• Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

16:30 Visit to “Aquae Venice 2015” the Universal Exhibition dedicated to Water

17:00 Transfer to Venice

For further info, please check the attached documents:

BLUEMED Programme

BLUEMED Speakers' guide

What is BLUEMED