Ocean 20

Find information here about the Ocean 20 launch on 14 November 2022 in Bali, Indonesia, ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit, and other related events.

Ocean 20 Opening Session

08:30-09:00 Panel Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre 2, Pecatu Hall 1

The Ocean 20 launch day will open with remarks from renowned ocean champions, setting the stage for the ambitious journey of the O20.

Speakers:
- Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment of Indonesia
- Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean and Co-Chair, Friends of Ocean Action
- Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
- Douglas McCauley, Director, Benioff Ocean Initiative; Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (and member, Friends of Ocean Action)

Financing Ocean Solutions and Stewardship

09:00-09:45 Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre 2, Pecatu Hall 1

In this session, speakers will highlight practical business and financial solutions that benefit the ocean and people, and which are driving a sustainable blue economy.

Speakers:
- Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Chairman, IDIC, Indonesia
- M. Sanjayan, Chief Executive Officer, Conservation International, USA (and member, Friends of Ocean Action)
- Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, United Kingdom

Moderator:
- Lutfey Siddiqi, Visiting Professor-in-Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Blue Carbon for People and Planet

10:00-10:45 Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre 2, Pecatu Hall 1

This session will highlight Indonesia's leadership in accelerating the restoration of critical blue carbon ecosystems and will highlight the roles of business, philanthropy and investors to accelerate and realize the opportunity which blue carbon represents.

Speakers:
- Andrew Forrest, Chairman and Founder, Fortescue Metals Group, Australia (and member, Friends of Ocean Action)
- Nani Hendiarti, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Forestry and Environmental Management, Indonesia
- Natalia Rialucky Marsudi, CEO & Founder, Fairatmos, Indonesia
- Thomas Haller, Head, Public Sector Solutions, South-East Asia and East Asia, Swiss Re, Singapore

Moderator:
- Marc Schmidt, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), USA

Blue Food for Inclusive Growth

11:00-11:45 Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre 2, Pecatu Hall 1

This session will explore what transformations and technological innovations in business and government need to occur in the coming decade to ensure that all actors in the supply chains –from small scale fisheries and aquaculture to big business and consumers all benefit.

Speakers:
- Rajamanohar Konerirajapuram Somasundaram, Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Aquaculture Research Institute, India
- Joseph Pangalila, Chief Executive Officer, Tripatra Multi Energi, Indonesia
- Sandhya Sriram, CEO, Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Moderator:
- Jim Leape, William and Eva Price Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, USA (and member, Friends of Ocean Action)

Accelerating an End to Plastic Waste

12:00-13:00 Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre 2, Pecatu Hall 1

During this session, as part of the Tri Hita Karana Forum and the World Economic Forum collaboration at Ocean 20, government, private sector and financial institution leaders will share their experiences, learnings and the path forward for business, policy and financing models that are replicable in Indonesia and beyond.

Speakers:
- Srikrishna Balachandran, Director of Sustainability, Recykal, India
- Jacob Duer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Singapore
- Sri Indrastuti Hadiputranto, Chair, Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), Indonesia
- Rebecca Marmot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever, United Kingdom

Moderator:
- Leticia Reis de Carvalho, Head of UNEP's Marine and Fresh Water Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya

Ocean 20 Official Launch – by invitation only

16:45-17:15

This high-level invitation-only event will mark the official launch of Ocean 20. Highlighting ambitious initiatives that Indonesia and other governments are committing to, the launch event will set the stage for the Ocean 20 to become one of the official G20 Dialogues to drive concerted action in building a sustainable ocean economy.

Special address:
Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia

Remarks:
- Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia
- Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean and Co-Chair, Friends of Ocean Action

Speakers:
- Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates, USA
- Jodi Mahardi, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Maritime Sovereignty and Energy, Indonesia
- Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
- Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

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