OOW Summit

 
Shared Voices from Small Island Nations
June 9th & 10th 2019
City Hall, Cork, Ireland
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ABOUT

Our Ocean Wealth Summit, in association with  , takes place on 10 June at Cork’s City Hall. Our Ocean Wealth Summit is Ireland’s flagship event for the marine sector. From engineering to shipping, from aquaculture to energy, from technology to biosciences, this Summit brings together Irish and International organisations working to create innovative, sustainable solutions with global impact that drive our blue economy.

As an island nation, this year we are acknowledging the role of islands in Our Ocean Wealth, and the theme for the 2019 Summit is Shared Voices from Small Island Nations. The Summit will hear from global leaders including environmental activist and former US Secretary of State John Kerry and a host of world leaders of island nations as well as researchers, entrepreneurs and academics to engage, network and shape discussions about the maritime economy, and the related opportunities and challenges.

 

SPEAKERS

John Kerry
Former U.S Secretary of State
John Kerry served as the United States’ 68th Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. As America’s top diplomat, he guided the Department’s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, combating radical extremism, and the threat of climate change. His tenure was marked by the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement. From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. He served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America, This Moment on Earth, as well as his recently published memoir, Every Day Is Extra, his first memoir. He currently serves as the Distinguished Fellow for Global Affairs at Yale University and the Visiting Distinguished Statesman for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Simon Coveney
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade
Michael Creed
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Former EU Commissioner for Research, Science & Innovation
Peter Heffernan
CEO Marine Institute
Satyendra Prasad
Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN
Jim Gannon
CEO, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson
Permanent Representative of Barbados to the UN

View the OOW Summit Programme for a list of all currently confirmed speakers and the sessions they are involved.

Location

Our Ocean Wealth Summit, sponsored by PwC, takes place on 10 June at Cork’s City Hall.

Special accommodation rates are available to delegates. To book your accommodation click here.

  

Irish Marine
Industry Showcase

Smart Maritime and Offshore Wind

June 11th, Millennium Hall, Cork City Hall

In addition to the Summit delegates will also have the opportunity to attend a Marine Industry Showcase hosted by Enterprise Ireland which continues until Tuesday 11th June.  25 companies, along with national stakeholders, from three specific sub-sectors of marine will be present:

  • Offshore Renewables, in particular Offshore Wind.
  • Smart Ports and Harbours/Smart Shipping.
  • Maritime Security and Surveillance
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