Dates: February 22-24, 2017 | Register here
Prices: starting from USD 1 680,-
Location: Bali, Indonesia
World Ocean Summit 2017
The fourth World Ocean Summit will bring a critical eye to the vital issue of how to finance a sustainable ocean economy. The aim is ambitious: to mobilize a new discussion on how capital and the private sector can drive scalable, sustainable investment in the ocean.
Blue economy
The transition from a conventional economy in the ocean to a “blue” or sustainable economy could be a tremendous economic and investment opportunity if done right. The risks and challenges are considerable. A new and intensive phase of economic activity in the ocean is getting underway, but science warns that the seas are facing unprecedented pressures from humans, and that time to save them is quickly running out.
So, the idea of the blue economy may be at risk before it has been properly established. For all the “blue-speak” of aligning economic activity with the ocean’s health, the gap between the two can be wide, and the prospect of a sustainable ocean economy could be receding rather than advancing.
Nonetheless, there is no shortage of forward-thinking businesses, industry groups, scientists, governments and ocean advocates putting their minds to the question of how to bring the blue economy into being.
Bringing these emerging blue industries to scale is an urgent task, and requires vision, good governance, changes to regulation and behavior and, of course, large amounts of capital.
In the public sector, the transition will involve sizeable recurring expenditures on institutional and regulatory reform, and on monitoring and enforcement capability. Private-sector investors will need to develop a greater awareness of the opportunities and risks involved in the new, blue economy.
The fourth World Ocean Summit brings a critical eye to the important issue of how the blue economy is to be financed:
- How large is the opportunity?
- What are the risks?
- What is the sustainable investment in the ocean?
- What kind of investment frameworks might be necessary?
- What capital is available, and how can it be scaled up?
Why attend?
World Ocean Summit convenes more than 360 global leaders from government, industry, multilateral organizations, the scientific community and civil society for a constructive and solution-focused dialogue.
Featured topics
- Sinking capital? An investment framework for the ocean
China and the ocean economy - Realizing the ocean’s investment potential
- The global ocean agenda— what comes next?
- Investment principles for the ocean
- Scaling the response to pollution and plastics
Questions the World Ocean Summit will answer:
- How do large corporates and financial institutions evaluate the sustainability of their investments in the ocean?
- What mechanisms are currently available?
- What is the scale of opportunity in the ocean economy?
- What will the global demand for seafood be in 20-30 years?
- What is the economic case for controlling and cleaning up pollution in the ocean?
- What is the scale of opportunity in the ocean economy?
- Where will new investments happen?
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