{"id":105,"date":"2019-03-01T13:17:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:52:12","slug":"speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/conferences\/conference-2019\/speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following plenary speakers and panelists provided valuable insights and views at the Marine Regions Forum 2019:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-334 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo-e1568796736995-150x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo-e1568796736995-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo-e1568796736995-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo-e1568796736995-170x150.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingers-official-photo-e1568796736995.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inger Andersen<\/strong>, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-336 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202-300x248.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202-150x124.png 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202-181x150.png 181w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A_B-e1568796973202.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antje Boetius<\/strong>, Director, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar und Marine Research<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-384 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/conference-pic.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waldemar Coutts, <\/strong>Ambassador of Chile to Norway and Iceland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-337 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/MAria-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/MAria-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/MAria-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/MAria-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/MAria.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Damanaki<\/strong>, Global Managing Director Oceans, The Nature Conservancy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3040-tn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-435 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3040-tn-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3040-tn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3040-tn-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regina Dube<\/strong>, <span class=\"st\">Head of the Department Water Management, Resource Protection and Adaptation to Climate Change<\/span>, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/pic33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-385 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/pic33-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/pic33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/pic33-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hon. Bernhard Martin Esau, <\/strong>Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3340-tn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-438 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3340-tn-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3340-tn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/EO0A3340-tn-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristina Gjerde<\/strong>, Senior High Seas Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Global Marine and Polar Programme<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jens-Fr\u00f8lich-Holte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-345 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jens-Fr\u00f8lich-Holte-e1568800224476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jens-Fr\u00f8lich-Holte-e1568800224476.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jens-Fr\u00f8lich-Holte-e1568800224476-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jens-Fr\u00f8lich-Holte-e1568800224476-162x150.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jens Fr\u00f8lich Holte<\/strong>, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingrid-Gabriela-Hoven.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-344 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingrid-Gabriela-Hoven.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingrid-Gabriela-Hoven.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingrid-Gabriela-Hoven-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ingrid-Gabriela-Hoven-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven<\/strong>, Director-General, Global Issues, Federal Ministry for Development and Economic Cooperation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/DJ-150x201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-371 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/DJ-150x201-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/DJ-150x201-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/DJ-150x201-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Johnson, <\/strong>Coordinator, Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI), Seascape Consultants<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229-150x130.png 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229-173x150.png 173w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Charlotte-Karibuhoye-e1568799716229.png 803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlotte Karibuhoye<\/strong>, Director, West Africa, MAVA Foundation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A\u0301rni-Mathiesen-e1568799739773.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-342 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A\u0301rni-Mathiesen-e1568799739773.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A\u0301rni-Mathiesen-e1568799739773.jpeg 183w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A\u0301rni-Mathiesen-e1568799739773-150x156.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/A\u0301rni-Mathiesen-e1568799739773-144x150.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1rni Mathiesen<\/strong>, Assistant Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Alexander-M\u00fcller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-389 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Alexander-M\u00fcller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Alexander-M\u00fcller.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Alexander-M\u00fcller-132x150.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander M\u00fcller<\/strong>,\u00a0Managing Director,\u00a0TMG \u2013 Think Tank for Sustainability<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-341 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/David-Obura.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/David-Obura.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/David-Obura-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/David-Obura-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Obura<\/strong>, Director, Coastal Oceans Research and Development &#8211; IndianOcean (CORDIO) East Africa, Kenya<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Andreas-Papaconstantinou-e1568799783518.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-340 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Andreas-Papaconstantinou-e1568799783518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Andreas-Papaconstantinou-e1568799783518.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Andreas-Papaconstantinou-e1568799783518-150x158.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Andreas-Papaconstantinou-e1568799783518-143x150.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andreas Papaconstantinou<\/strong>, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Head of Unit Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea, Arctic Policy, European Commission<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-353 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-1024x947.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Hans-Otto-Po\u0308rtner-e1568799566244-162x150.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hans-Otto\u00a0P\u00f6rtner<\/strong>, Co-Chair of Working Group II of the IPCC, Alfred Wegener Institute &#8211; Helmholtz Centre for Polar und Marine Research<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Angelique-Pouponneau-e1568802116159.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-361 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Angelique-Pouponneau-e1568802116159-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Angelique-Pouponneau-e1568802116159-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Angelique-Pouponneau-e1568802116159-45x45.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angelique Pouponneau,<\/strong> Chief Executive Officer, Seychelles&#8217; Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-359 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Svenja-Schulze-e1568801037262-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Svenja-Schulze-e1568801037262-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Svenja-Schulze-e1568801037262-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Svenja-Schulze-e1568801037262-168x150.png 168w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Svenja-Schulze-e1568801037262.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Svenja Schulze<\/strong>, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Peter-Thomson-e1568799625263.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-350 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Peter-Thomson-e1568799625263.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Peter-Thomson-e1568799625263.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Peter-Thomson-e1568799625263-150x140.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Peter-Thomson-e1568799625263-160x150.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Thomson<\/strong>, UN Secretary-General&#8217;s Special Envoy for the Ocean (Video Message)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Klaus-To\u0308pfer.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-349 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Klaus-To\u0308pfer.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Klaus-To\u0308pfer.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Klaus-To\u0308pfer-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Klaus-To\u0308pfer-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klaus T\u00f6pfer<\/strong>, Founding Director, TMG \u2013 Think Tank for Sustainability<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Se\u0301bastien-Treyer.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Se\u0301bastien-Treyer.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Se\u0301bastien-Treyer.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Se\u0301bastien-Treyer-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Se\u0301bastien-Treyer-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>S\u00e9bastien Treyer,<\/strong> Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-347 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Karmenu-Vella-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karmenu Vella<\/strong>, Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 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