Workshop "Marine Litter: Plastic Soup and More"

Created on

5 October 2010

Practical information

Brussels, 8 November 2010, Berlaymont, room 'Robert Schuman' Draft Agenda

09.00-10.00	Registration
10.00- 10.15	Opening: Commissioner Janez Potočnik, Member of the European Commission, responsible for environment (confirmed)
10.15-12.30	1. Pressure of Marine Litter and Monitoring
10.15-10.30	Francois Galgani (Scientific Coordinator), IFREMER (confirmed)
10.30-10.45	Ernesto Penas Lado (Director), European Commission DG MARE (requested)
10.45-11.00	Soledad Blanco (Director), European Commission DG ENV (confirmed)
11.00-11.15	Captain Charles Moore (Founder), Algalita Marine Research Foundation (confirmed)
11.15-11.30	Intermezzo: Albert de Hoop (President, KIMO) (tbc)
11.30-12.30	Discussion Session moderator: George Hanke (Scientist, Joint Research Centre)
12.30-13.30	Lunch Break
13.30-15.15	2. Education and Awareness
13.30-13.45	David Osborn (Coordinator Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities), UNEP (confirmed)
13.45-14.00	Alexandre Dangis (Managing Director), European Plastics Converters (confirmed)
14.00-14.15	Monica Verbeek (Executive Director), Seas at Risk (tbc)
14.15-14.30	Maud Fontenoy (Maud Fontenoy Foundation) (tbc)
14.30-15.15	Discussion Session moderator Carlos Berrozpe Garcia (Head of Sector), European Commission DG ENV
15.15-15.30	Coffee Break
15.30-17.30	3. Strategies and Policy solutions
15.30-15.45	Jean-Pierre De Grève (Deputy Executive Director), Plastics Europe (confirmed)
15.45-16.00	MEP Keith Taylor (Green Party) (confirmed)
16.00-16.15	Inge Lardinois (Head Unit Global Affairs), Ministry of Environment, Netherlands (tbc)
16.15-16.30	MEP Antonyia Parvanova (ALDE) (confirmed)
16.30-16.45	Sarah E. Morison (Marine Debris Division Deputy Chief), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA (confirmed)
16.45-17.30	Discussion Session moderator: Claude Rouam (Head of Unit), European Commission DG ENV
17.30-17.40	Conclusions: Gustaaf Borchardt (Director), European Commission DG ENV (confirmed)
17.40-18.00	Press Conference (tbc)