// Shaping a Circular Blue Economy in the Mediterranean
Mon 27 Jun
- Tue 28 Jun 2022
All times are based on
Africa/Cairo
09:30
- 10:00
Registration
11:00
- 11:30
OPENING SESSION - Welcome Speeches - Keynote
Speakers
:

Prof. Tarek Othman
Head of Marine Environment Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, (NIOF), Egypt
11:30
- 13:00
Regional cooperation for a Circular Blue Economy in the Mediterranean
Moderator
:

Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Change Institute
Speakers
:

Nayrah Shaltout
Assoc. Prof., Marine Environment, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egyptian National Representative and Coordinator for BLUEMED Initiative

Pol Rovira
Project Manager, Blue Economy component, SwitchMed programme, MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for SCP (former SCP/RAC)

Adriana Salazar Olivan
Blue Economy Expert Water, Environment and Blue Economy Division, Union for the Mediterranean

Eleni Hatziyanni
Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
12:00
- 12:30
Coffee break
12:30
- 14:00
Boosting public-private partnerships for a Circular Blue Economy
Speakers
:

Dr. Charaf M’Rabet
Tunisian Association for the Development of Artisanal Fishing (ATDEPA), ENI-CBC FISH MED NET project

Prof. Abeer Moneer
Professor in Marine Environment at the National Institute of Oceanography and fisheries

Aomar Bourhim
Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Mοrocco, National Coordinator of WestMED initiative, Focal point for the MSP global IOC UNESCO
14:00
- 15:00
Networking lunch
15:00
- 16:00
Challenges and opportunities of the Fisheries sector in Egypt
Speakers
:

Marwa Lotfy
Head of fish & fishery products inspection department at National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) – EGYPT.

Dr. Abd El-Rahman Khattaby
Senior Researcher at CLAR Marketing and technical support manager at Aller aqua
16:00
- 17:15
How can circular practices benefit the economy?
Speakers
:

Essam Nada
Program Manager - ENI-CBC Plastic Busters CAP, Al-Rames Society for Local Community Development of Barrany (NGO)

Emmanuel Maniscalco
Senior EU Programmes Officer, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe, Interreg MED Blue Growth Community project

Ierotheos Zacharias
Professor in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras.
17:15
- 18:00
Closure & Networking coffee break
Speakers
:

Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Change Institute
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