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WOF 2020

Program
Keynote Session One more step into the New Normal-era Ocean
Date 10.27(Tue.) 16:00~17:35 (GMT+09:00)
Place Please participate in WOF 2020 online through the wof.kr/eng.

[Roundtable Talk]

To Be Determined

Craig Foster

Producer of Netflix Original Film "My Octopus Teacher" / Co-founder of Sea Change Project

Craig Foster is an Academy Award and BAFTA winning filmmaker, naturalist and ocean explorer. His films have collectively won over 100 international awards. He is the co-founder of the NPO the Sea Change Project, dedicated to the long term conservation and regeneration of the Great African Seaforest. His film “My Octopus Teacher” has led to making the African Seaforest a global icon. Craig also has consulted for 5 years for the centre for early sapiens behaviour and created an award winning exhibition on their findings.

[Roundtable Talk]

To Be Determined

Tyler Rasch

TV Personality

As an independent public figure and celebrity in Korea, Tyler Rasch has a strong media presence across the board in Korea. He has been a regular on hit TV series and talk shows on multiple Korean networks including tvN, JTBC, and KBS. He has received awards and recognition for my positive contributions to Korea through media. Tyler Rasch raises awareness on the climate crisis and the importance of ecological conservation by giving lectures and keynote speeches, engaging social and mainstream media, and bringing WWF's mission to the public in any way possible.

Program
Main Session 1 [Fisheries] Domestic & International Trends and Prospects of Sustainable Eco-Friendly Aquaculture Industry
Date 10.28(Mon.) 10:00~12:05 (GMT+09:00)
Place Please participate in WOF 2020 online through the wof.kr/eng.

[Keynote Speaker]

Global Trends, Sustainability, and the City

Mauro F. Guillén

Director, Cambridge Judge Business School

Mauro F. Guillén has just recently been appointed the next Director and Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School. He combines his training as a sociologist at Yale and as a business economist in his native Spain to methodically identify and quantify the most promising opportunities at the intersection of demographic, economic, and technological developments. His research, teaching, and speaking incorporates both numerical assessments of trends and illuminating examples from business, politics, and everyday life. He shows in accessible terms that one can accurately forecast trends by systematically following the babies and following the money into the future.

[Keynote Speaker]

Securing a Sustainable “Blue Future” for Asia and the Pacific Blue economy, industry, role of tech and innovation in ocean futures

Um Woo-chong

Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Woochong Um is appointed Managing Director General, Office of the President (OPR) effective 22 February 2021. Since April 2020, he has been working at the institutional focal point for COVID19 response for ADB. He will also lead the ADB's strategic agenda and key initiatives including implementation of S2030 and will manage Department of Communication (DOC) and provide support to the President in his oversight of the Office of Professional Conduct (OPC), and Office of the Ombudsperson (OOMP).

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