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WORLDOCEANCOUNCILPARTNERSWITHAFRICABLUEECONOMYFORUM(25-26JUNE,TUNIS)TOADVANCEOCEANSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT WOC-theGlobalBlueEconomyBusinessOrganization-isnamedStrategicOceanPartnerfortheAfricaBlueEconomyForum(ABEF2019)2May2019ThesecondAfricaBlueEconomyForum(ABEF2019)(25-26June,Tunis)willagaingatherbusinessleaders,investors,innovators,governmentandcivilsocietyfromacrosstheglobetoadvancethesustainableBlueEconomyinAfricadevelopmentagenda.AstheABEFStrategicOceanPartner,theWorldOceanCouncilisworkingwiththeABEFtoensurewideparticipationfromthediverseglobalWOCnetworkofoceanbusinessandinvestmentcommunity.TheABEFwillfocusonopportunitiesandinnovationsincoreandemergingsectorsoftheBlueEconomyandhowtheycanhelpaccelerateAfrica’stransformation,including:Fishing,Aquaculture,Ports,Trade,OceanEnergy,Governance,Security,Women’sEmpowerment,YouthEducation,Public-PrivatePartnershipsandOceanFinancing.TheABEF2019willespeciallyfocusoninvestmentopportunitiesandemergingindustrieswithinAfrica’soceaneconomy,buildingstrategicpartnershipsbetweenthepublicandprivatesectorsandpromotingsustainablebestpractices.Fordetailsontheprogramandtoregister,visithttps://abef2019.com.WOCMembersareeligibleforadiscountontheABEFregistrationfee,detailsofwhichcanbefoundintheWOCMembersPages.Forenquiries,pleasecontactinfo@oceancouncil.org.

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SustainableOceanSummit(SOS)2019:20-22Nov,Paris

“InvestinginOceanFutures:FinanceandInnovationfortheBlueEconomy”

MarkyourcalendarsforthisuniquegatheringoftheglobalOceanBusinessCommunity.

RecentandUpcomingWOCOutreachandEngagement3May,BRUSSELS3rdMarineKnowledgeExpertGroupMeeting(Participant)13-15May,COPENHAGENUNDecadeofOceanScience–GlobalPlanningMeeting(Speaker)15-16May,MALMO43rdCenterforOceansLawandPolicyConference(Participant)16-18May,ZHOUSHANOceanTech2019(Speaker,SessionChair)20-21May,LONDONBiofoulingManagement&PreventionSeminar(ConferenceChair,Day1)21May,LONDONArcticOil&GasConference(Speaker,ConferenceChair)

WorldOceanCouncil(WOC)–TheGlobalBlueEconomyBusinessOrganizationTheWOCistheinternational,cross-sectoralallianceforprivatesectorleadership,collaborationandactiononoceansustainability,stewardshipandscience.Companiesfromarangeofindustriesworldwidearedistinguishingthemselvesasleadersin“CorporateOceanResponsibility”,including:shipping,oilandgas,tourism,fisheries,aquaculture,mining,renewableenergy,oceantechnologyandinvestment.WOCMembersarelistedhere,apartoftheWOCNetworkof35,000+oceanindustrystakeholdersaroundtheworld.TheWOCisaregisterednot-for-profitorganizationintheUS,UKandFrance.

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