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WOF 2014

Program
Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony/Keynote Speech
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Keynote Speaker]

LNG and Shale Gas : New Opportunity in the region

Kathleen Eisbrenner

NextDecade LLC Chief Executive Officer

[Keynote Speaker]

The Complicated business of saving the Oceans

Mark Kurlansky

Journalist

Program
Session 1 Challenge of Energy Traffic in East Asia
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Challenge of Energy Traffic in East Asia

Kang-ki Lee

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Professor

[Speaker]

Impact Analysis of Shale Gas on Shipbuilding & Offshore Industry

Jong-Seo Yang

Overseas Economic Research Institute in Korea Eximbank Research Fellow, Ph.D

[Speaker]

Security of Energy Traffic in East Asian Sea

Alessio Patalano

Department of War Studies, King’s College London Lecturer

[Speaker]

Future Ocean Industry: Potential and Forecast

Torgeir Edvardsen

OECD Senior Economist

[Speaker]

Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030

Spyros Hirdaris

Lloyd's Register Asia Lead Specialist

Program
Session 2 Effective Cooperative Measures of East Asia in the EEZ
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Sung-Gyi Kim

KOREA MARITIME INSTITUTE President

[Speaker]

Protecting the Marine Environment in Northeast Asia: Issues and Approaches

Kentaro Nishimoto

School of Law, Tohoku University Professor

[Speaker]

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes in East Asia

Min-Jung Chung

National Assembly Research Service of Korea Legislative Researcher

[Speaker]

Maritime Delimitation Issues in the Northeast Asia: China’s Policy and Practice

Xinjun Zhang

School of Law, Tsinghua University Associate Professor

[Speaker]

Military Activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone

Raul Pete Pedrozo

U.S. Naval War College Professor

Program
Session 3 Adaption to Sea Level Rise
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

[Speaker]

Coastal Disaster Prevention against the Global Change of Sea States

In-Sik Jeon

Konkuk university Professor

[Speaker]

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Structures

Jae-Hak Lee

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Principal Research Scientist

[Speaker]

Tao Wang

GCF(Green Climate Fund) Director, Adaptation and Mitigation

Program
Session 4 Future Fisheries for Global Ocean Economy
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Aquaculture in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and their nature, potential and future perspectives as a socio-economic strategic enclave

Daniel Montero

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Professor

[Speaker]

Market and consumption of walleye pollock and approach to fishery management in Korea

Su-Kyung Kang

National Fisheries Research & Development Institute Research Associate

[Speaker]

Regime shifts in the fish assemblages around Japan over the last century and their early warning signals for ecosystem-based fisheries management

Dr. Yongjun Tian

Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency Senior Researcher

[Speaker]

Effects of climate change on fishery in the Northwestern Pacific and suggestion for its sustainability

Su-Am Kim

Pukyong National University Professor

[Speaker]

Mariculture for People and Food: Present Status and Future Prospects

Alessandro Lovatelli

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Aquaculture Officer

Program
Session 6 Global Ocean Industries and Agenda of Green Technology
Date 09.18(Thu.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Deog-Hee Doh

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Professor

[Moderator]

Kang-Ki Lee

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Professor

[Speaker]

The prerequisite of closed video recording for underwater programs

Leonard Pool

SIDUS Solutions, Inc. Managing Director

[Speaker]

Deepwater Flowline & Steel Cetenary Riser Design Concepts

Han-Seok Choi

POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Professor

[Speaker]

LNG as fuel - Get ready for the future - today?

Hwa-Lyong Lee

DNV-GL Korea Key Account Manager

[Speaker]

New Energy Trend and Green Ship Propulsion

Ole Groene

MAN Diesel & Turbo Senior Vice President

[Speaker]

Green Technology on Shipbuilding for ECO-Ship (Environmental and Energy efficient)

Odin Kwon

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.,Ltd. Vice President

[Speaker]

Ki-Won Kang

R.S. Plato Korea Ltd President

[Speaker]

Green shipping– challenges and opportunities from a Danish perspective

Kaare Groes Christiansen

Odense Maritime Technology CEO

[Speaker]

Gas Fueled LNG Carriers : Challenges and opportunities, effect on efficiency and emissions

Stavros Hatzigrigoris

Maran Gas Maritime INC. Managing Director

[Speaker]

KOGAS Strategy and Current Activities Including Offshore Plant Technologies

Sang-Gyu Lee

KOGAS Research & Tech. Inst Chief Researcher Engineer

[Speaker]

The status and development plans of LNG fueled vessels

Choon-Sun Kim

Incheon Port Authority CEO

[Speaker]

Changing paradigms with eco-ship

Sok-Je Lee

JP Morgan Korea Executive Director Korea Shipbuilding & NE Asian E&C

Program
Special Session 1 Ocean, The Key Place to Make Investment - Organized by Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Jin-Su Lim

Korea Maritime Institute Vice President

[Speaker]

Outlook for Tidal Current Energy Development in Korea

Kwang-Soo Lee

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology Principal Research Scientist

[Speaker]

The New Ocean Industry – Deep Ocean Water

Deok-Soo Moon

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology Principal Researcher

[Speaker]

Measures to Encourage OSV Market

Kwang-Seo Park

Korea Maritime Institute Associate Research Fellow

[Speaker]

Hae-Nam Moon

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Marine policy office Deputy Minister

Program
Session 5 Future Prospects of East Asia Network of Ocean Science and Technology
Date 09.18(Thu.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Youn-Ho Lee

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Principal Research Scientist

[Speaker]

Advancing marine science cooperation for sustainability in the Western Pacific and adjacent regions

Wenxi Zhu

IOC Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Thailand Head

[Speaker]

Cooperation Strategy for Ocean Institutes of the East Asia

Tong-Sup Lee

The Korean Society of Oceanography President / Pusan National University Professor

[Speaker]

Future Prospects of East Asia Network of Ocean Science and Technology

Nor Aieni Haji Mokhtar

National Oceanography Directorate (NOD) Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia Director

[Speaker]

Status of Indonesian Marine Science and Technology with Respect to International Cooperation

Zainal Arifin

Research Centre for Oceanography, LIPI (INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES), Indonesia Director

[Speaker]

An overview on marine science and technology in Vietnam and perspectives for international cooperations

Vo Si Tuan

Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Professor

Program
Special Session 2 Future of Marine Design - Organized by Busan Design Center
Date 09.17(Wed.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Han-Seok Lee

Korea Maritime & Ocean University Professor

[Speaker]

Jeong-Hyeong Joo

Pukyong National University Professor

[Speaker]

Tae-Ho Kang

Design Center Busan Design Strategic Business Team Leader

[Speaker]

Yeo-Jin Yi

SD Solution Co.Ltd, Custom Service & Overseas Business Executive Director

[Speaker]

Hong-Woo Shin

Creative PERS, Inc. President

[Speaker]

Bum-Kyu Kang

Dongseo University, Design College Professor

Program
Special Session 3 Global Outlook through Ocean Culture in East Asia
Date 09.18(Thu.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Hang-Shoon Choi

Seoul National University Professor

[Speaker]

The Mission of Zheng He’s Navigation: The World Shares Peace & Blessing

Wang Miao

Beijing ZhengHe and Marine Culture Research Association Managing Director

[Speaker]

The secret of Asia's Cruise Hub

Sang-Jin Shim

Kyonggi University Professor

[Speaker]

The New Silkroad of Eastasia; The East Sea ocean road between Russia,China,Japan,Mogol,and south & north Korea

Kang-Hyun Joo

Jeju University / Professor Asia-Pacific Ocean & Culture Center

[Speaker]

Hoon Kim

The Author of

Program
Special Session 4 Necessity of Cooperative Intercity Network in the Northeast Asian Seas for Environment Change - Organized by Busan Metropolitan City
Date 09.18(Thu.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan

[Moderator]

Do-Soo Jang

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) head of the International Cooperation Department

[Speaker]

Joint Cooperation Plans for Marine Bioresource Exploration and Sustained Use

Yuri Kartavtsev

A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of Russia Academy of Science (IMB) Lab Head, RUS-BOL Chairman

[Speaker]

Tanaka Toshimitsu

Osaka City Government, Japan Osaka Port Authority Manager

[Speaker]

Sha Qianghua

Shanghai Center for Marine Environmental Monitoring, China Researcher

[Speaker]

Xu Jiancheng

Shanghai Municipality, China Deputy Director

[Speaker]

Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Plan among Marine Cities in Northeast Asia_Joint Special Marine Economic Zone and 4+4 Ocean Community

Yun-Su Hur

Busan Development Institute Research Fellow

Program
Closing Session Closing Session
Date 09.18(Thu.)
Place Paradise Hotel in Busan
Program
Session4 Current Environmental Issues in the Ocean and Coast
Date 09.13
Place Lotte Hotel, Seoul

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