Plenary sessions
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
16:45-18:30 Plenary session I: SUSTAINABILITY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
CHAIR: Don Felipe Pétriz Calvo, Secretary of State for Research, Spain
Janez Potočnik, Member of the European Commission in charge of Environment
Juan Carlos Martín Fragueiro, Secretary General for the Sea, Spain
Isabella Lövin, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair the EP Intergroup Seas and Coastal Zones
Arvid Hallén, Director General, the Research Council of Norway
Dr Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive, Irish Marine Institute
Professor Peter Herzig, Director of the Leibniz Institute of Marines Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR)
Rapporteurs from workshops of the day on science, innovation and environment
Thursday, 20 May 2010
9:00-10:00 Plenary session II
Paz Fernández Felgueroso, Mayor of Gijón
Welcome Video Message by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission
Diego Lopez Garrido, State Secretary for European Affairs, Spain, on behalf of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Maria Damanaki, Member of the European Commission responsible for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Spain
Vicente Álvarez Areces, President of the Government of the Principality of Asturias
Official inauguration by H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias
10.30-11.00 PRESS CONFERENCE
11.00-12.45 Plenary session III: INNOVATION FOR GROWTH AND JOBS: MINISTERIAL PANEL
CHAIR and CONCLUSIONS: Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Spain
Marcos da Cunha e Lorena Perestrello de Vasconcellos, Secretary of State for National Defence and Maritime Affairs, Portugal
Anna Wypych-Namiotko, Unsersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructures, Poland
George P.Vlachos, Secretary General of Maritime Policy of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping
Jean-François Tallec, Secretary General of the Sea, France
Corinne Lepage, Member of the European Parliament, Chairwoman of the Intergroup 'Seas and Coastal Zones'
15:00–16:30 Plenary session IV: INNOVATION AT THE CENTRE OF THE INTEGRATED MARITIME POLICY
CHAIR: Niko Wijnolst, Chairman of the European Network of Maritime Clusters
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions, President of the Autonomous Community of Murcia
Corrado Antonini, Honorary Chair of the Community of European Shipyards' Association (CESA)
Claudio Martini, President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)
Dr Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive of the Irish Marine Institute
Åsa Andersson, Programme Director, Swedish Nature and Baltic Sea Programme, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
17:00–18:30 Plenary session V: RESTRUCTURING COASTAL CITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
CHAIR: Fokion Fotiadis, Director General, Directorate Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Commission
Paz Fernandez Felgueroso, Mayor, Gijón City Council, Spain
Joao Pedro Matos Fernandez, Chairman of the Portuguese Association of Ports, Head of the Port of Douro e Leixoes, Portugal
Dominique Cap, Vice-President of Brest Métropole Océane Urban Council, France
Joël Batteux, Président de la Communauté d’Agglomeration de lka Région nazairienne et de l’Estuaire- Maire de la ville de St. Nazaire
Anneli Hulthén, Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden
Wieslaw Bielawski, Vice-Mayor of Gdansk, Poland