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WOF 2013

Program
Opening Session
Date 09.12
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Keynote Speaker]

Global Transformation and Its Impact on the Norh-East Asian Rim

John Naisbitt, Doris Naisbitt

Naisbitt China Institute Vice President

Program
Special Speech
Date 09.12
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Seoung-Yong Hong

Organizing Committee of World Ocean Forum Chairperson

[Speaker]

Achievements and Future Vision for JAMSTEC

Hitoshi Hotta

Japan Marine Science and Technology Center(JAMSTEC) Executive Director

[Speaker]

Science as a Foundation for Sustainable Ocean Resources, Resilient Ocean Economies and Effective Ocean Policy

Craig N. McLean

Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Deputy Assistant Administrator

[Speaker]

Policy Directions of Oceans and Fisheries in the Era of Creative Economy

Hae-Nam Moon

Marine Policy Office, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Deputy Minister

Program
Session1 Northeast Asian Blue Economy: Potential, Opportunities, and Challenges
Date 09.12
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Jun-su Jeon

Seogang University Vice President

[Speaker]

Development of an Independent Oil Storage Hub in North Asia

Ard van Hoof

Vopak Terminals Korea General Manager

[Speaker]

Status Quo and Task of Northern Sea Route

Tae-Gweon JEONG

Division of Navigation Science, Korea Maritime University Director, Research Center for Arctic Sea Route

[Speaker]

Northeast Asia in the Era of Ocean Economy

Jung-Duk Lim

Institute for City and Economy Visiting Fellow

[Speaker]

What shell we do to create amicable relationship among Northeast Asia countries

IKUO MITSUHASHI

The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA), Japan Visiting Resercher

[Moderator]

Tom Leander

Lloyd's List, Asia Editor-in-Chief

[Panelist]

Sung-won Hong

Institute of Arctic Logistics, Youngsan University Director

[Panelist]

Choon-Sun Kim

Incheon Port Authority President

Program
Session2 Sustainable and Environmentally-Sound Fisheries in Northeast Asian Seas
Date 09.12
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

David Fluharty

University of Washington Associate Professor

[Speaker]

Global Trend in sustainable Environmentally Sound Fisheries

David Fluharty

School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington Associate Professor

[Speaker]

Responsible Tuna Fishing : A Journey of Continuous Improvement

Michael Crispino

Communications&Outreach, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Vice President

[Speaker]

Cooperation Plan for Marine Product Distribution in Northeast Asia

MOON-BAE JOO

Fisheries Outlook Center, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Head

[Speaker]

Potential Yield and Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in the Yellow Sea Ecosystem

Chang-Ik Zhang

Pukyong National University Professor

[Moderator]

PAWAN PATIL

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WORLD BANK Senior Economist

[Panelist]

T.J Bahng

Fisheries Policy Division, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries(MOF) Director General

[Panelist]

SIN-JAE YOO

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology Principal Research Scientist

Program
Session3 R&D Frontier of Offshore Plants
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

KYU-NAM CHO

Hong Ik University Professor

[Speaker]

Arctic technology research by DNV

Axel Stang Lund

DNV Korea Ltd Regional Offshore Manager

[Speaker]

Perspective of Global Offshore Plant Industry and Technology Development Strategy

Xuan Chi (Damien) Nguyen

Offshore Engineering, Samsung Engineering (SECL) Vice President

[Speaker]

R&D Strategy for new Industry in China

Decheng Wan

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Professor

[Speaker]

Lifecycle Engineering of Offshore Plants based on Product Lifecycle Management, from Commissioning to Decommissioning

Hisaaki Maeda

Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, Nihon University Professor

[Speaker]

Role of R&D in Offshore Oil Gas Industries

HOSEONG DANIEL LEE

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Vice President

[Moderator]

[Panelist]

[Panelist]

[Panelist]

Program
Session4 Current Environmental Issues in the Ocean and Coast
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Young-Tae Chang

Graduate School of Logistics, Inha Universiy Professor

[Speaker]

Coastal Environmental Protection with Effective Response to Shipboard Spills

Jong-Hwui Yun

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Professor

[Speaker]

Status Quo and Future Directions of Marine Environment Policy in Korea

Hyung-Ki Nam

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Director General for Marine Environment Policy Bureau

[Speaker]

Assessing Noxious Gases of Vessel Operation in a Potential Emission Control Area

Young-Tae Chang

Graduate School of Logistics, Inha Universiy Professor

[Speaker]

Impacts of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami on Coastal Environment

Masahiko Isobe

Kochi University of Technology Vice President

[Speaker]

Eternal Sea Cannot Wash Away Human Folly

Charles James Moore

Algarita Marine Research Institute Founder and Research Director

[Moderator]

Sang-Jin Lee

Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU), NOWPAP of UNEP Scientific Affairs Officer

[Panelist]

Beom-Shik Park

Chief Operating Officer, Korea P&I Club C.O.O.

[Panelist]

Chang-Hoon Shin

International Law and Conflict Resolution Center Director

[Panelist]

Eduardo Heinrich-Sanchez

Blue Peace Alliance, World O.C.E.A.N., NPO Okinawa O.C.E.A.N. Chairman / Chief Navigator

Program
Session5 Global Strategies in Shipping and Shipbuilding Finance Market
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Sung-Gwi Kim

Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) President

[Speaker]

Maritime Financing under the New Era of Basel

Arnold Wu

Shipping & Offshore Finance Asia, BNP Paribas General Manager

[Speaker]

Strategy for Dry Bulk shipping Market: Capesize Comeback

Jeffrey Landsberg

Commodore Research President

[Speaker]

Korea Ship Finance – Its Challenges and Globalization

Yong-Sok Hyun

Korea Development Bank Team Head

[Speaker]

Economic Rationality of Ship Finance and International Competitive Edge

Tae-Woo Lee

Department of Business Administration, Soochow University Professor

[Speaker]

Las Palmas Port Authority President

Luis Ibarra Betancort

The Biggest European Port in Africa

[Moderator]

Tom Leander

Lloyd's List, Asia Editor-in-Chief

[Panelist]

Cheng Hai Fan

Shandong Ocean Investment CO.,LTD President

[Panelist]

Kih-wan Lee

College of International Studies, Korea Maritime University Dean

Program
Special Session1 Creative Economy through the New Ocean Industries
Date 09.12
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Chin-soo Lim

Vice president’s office, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Vice President

[Speaker]

Global Trends in Deep Seabed Resources Mining – Commercialization

Ki-seong Hyeong

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Principal Research Scientist

[Speaker]

An Outlook for the New Maritime Industry

YEOL CHOI

Khan Co. Ltd. Executive Director

[Speaker]

Development Status and Prospects of Ubiquitous Maritime Logistics Technology

Yong-Kon Lim

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) Lead Researcher

[Speaker]

New Paradigm of Aquaculture Application – Biofloc Technology

Kyu-Tae Lee

NeoEnBiz Co. CEO

[Moderator]

Woo-Ho KIM

Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Director General

[Panelist]

Moon-Young Jung

Semyung University Professor

[Panelist]

Hyung-Joon Cha

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Professor

[Panelist]

ON-SOO SHIN

Business and in charge of Top management, Khan Co. Ltd. CEO

[Panelist]

Sung-Shik Shin

Chonnam National University Professor

Program
Special Session3 The Present and the Future of Marine Science
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Sang-Kyung Byun

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Chairman

[Speaker]

Development Strategy for the Ocean Science in Korea under the Park-Keunhye Administration National Philosophy

Young-Jae Ro

Korean Society of Oceanography President of the Korean Society of Oceanography

[Speaker]

Conservation of Marine Ecosystem: Present and the Future

Youn-Ho Lee

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Vice-Chair of IOC/WESTPAC

[Speaker]

Ocean and Climate Variability under the Global Change

Toshio Yamagata

Application Lab, JAMSTEC Director

[Speaker]

Marine Science for a Future Ocean

David Pugh

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Former Chairman, consultant

[Speaker]

Guidelines for a Local and Regional Oceanic Policies

JAVIER ARMANDO VALLADARES

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Former Chairman

[Speaker]

A Good Understanding of the Legal Continental Shelf and the Scientific Continental Shelf

Yong-Ahn Park

Commission on the Limit of the Continental Shelf/UN, Member/ Vice-Chairman

[Speaker]

Socio-economic Benefits of Healthy Ocean: Our Ocean Science Future

Craig N. McLean

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator

Program
Special Session4 Korea-China Roundtable for Maritime City
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

[Moderator]

Pyeong-Seob Yang

China Team, KIEP(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy) China Team Leader

[Speaker]

Utilize Marine Resources to Achieve Scientific Development

Jianxin Fang

Development Research Center of Ningbo City Hall Deputy Director

[Speaker]

East Asian Marine Hub in the New Era of Maritime Economy

Yun-su Hur

Metropolitan Policy Research Division, Busan Development Instiute Researcher

[Speaker]

Risk Management toward Sustainable Cities

Jung-ho Nam

Marine Policy Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute Director

[Roundtable]

Zhenghong Zhang

Administration of Ocean and Fisheries of Guangdong Province Section Chief

[Roundtable]

Lu Ling

Shanghai Municipal Ocean Bureau Director

[Roundtable]

Lei Chen

South China Sea Marine Engineering and Environment Institute Vice general engineer

[Roundtable]

Zhu Xianwei

Tidal Land Management Division, Shanghai Municipal Ocean Bureau Section Chief

[Roundtable]

Guixin Nong

Development Research Center of Ningbo City Hall Section Chief

[Roundtable]

Bum-Chul Lee

Maritime Affairs Policy Division, Busan Metropolitan City Director

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