Stakeholder Engagement in Innovative Marine Solutions: Marine Conservation Management, Financing and Beyond

09:15 – 09:20 - Introduction & sli.do interaction (SUBMARINER) 

09:20 – 09:30 - Key note: North Sea Agreement and regional programme – approach and next steps (Eef Silver, Secretary of The North Sea Council, Netherlands) 

Focus: Stakeholder Engagement 

09:30 – 09:40 - Belgian part of the North Sea: Canary in the coalmine? (Inne Whithouck, VLIZ and Annelies Declercq and Mieke Eggermont, UGent)

09:40 – 09:48 - Industry stakeholders involvement in marine conservation and sustainable use (Simon Petit, Jan De Nul (JDN))

Focus: Blue financing and business opportunities 

09:48-09:55 - MPA innovative financing schemes, BLUE4ALL project (Franziska Drews-von Rucketschell (SUBMARINER))

09:55 – 10:02 - Nature inclusive operations of Blue Economy Sectors -MSP4BIO (Ivana Stojanovic, SUBMARINER)

10:02 – 10:10 - Oyster reef restoration as smart investment opportunity (George Birch, Oyster Heaven)

10:10 – 10:40 - Interactive session in breakout groups focusing on innovative finance & stakeholder engagement (All, Moderation by SUBMARINER, North Sea Foundation, VLIZ, UGent, Oyster Heaven and JDN) 

10:40 – 10:50 - Reporting to the plenary (All)

10:50-11:00 - Discussion of Action Points for the North Sea and the way forward under the Mission Framework – sli.do (All)