Plenary Session I: Sustainability, Science and Innovation

This plenary session will bring together the results of the Euromares conference on the assessment of the marine environment and the sessions related to science and innovation, as well as policy responses to challenges identified.

P R O G R A M M E

Wednesday 19, 16:45-18:30

Room: Teatro Auditorio (Laboral)

CHAIR: Don Felipe Pétriz Calvo, Secretary of State for Research, Spain

Janez Potočnik, Member of the European Commission responsible for Environment

Juan Carlos Martín Fragueiro, Secretary General for the Sea, Spain

Isabella Lövin, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair the EP Intergroup Seas and Coastal Zones

Arvid Hallén, Director General, the Research Council of Norway

Dr Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive, Irish Marine Institute

Professor Peter Herzig, Director of the Leibniz Institute of Marines Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR)

Rapporteurs from workshops of the day on science, innovation and environment