WS A-5. Maximising synergies amongst EU "blue" initiatives

Moderator:

• Matteo Bocci, Deputy Project Leader, Sea Basin Strategies Assistance Mechanism

Speakers:

• Margherita Zorgno, Italian Ministry of Universities and Research, Sustainable Blue Economy Secretariat

• Olga Mashkina, EU4Ocean Coalition

• Ana Peralta, Energy Transition Partnership

Description:

This workshop will explore how the EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism can further enhance an effective cooperation with some strategic initiatives promoted by the EU in the ‘cross-cutting’ areas of research and innovation, ocean literacy and green energy transition. The workshops will allow to share the main activities and results achieved so far in those areas and then will look ahead to identify a number of concrete actions for further cooperation– also by building upon the results of the High-Level Panel 1 held during the morning. The outcomes of this workshop will allow to establish concrete roadmaps for cooperation amongst the initiatives in the year ahead.