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GLOBAL MPA CONFERENCE<br />
SAN FRANCISCO<br />
NOVEMBER 25–29<br />
Our Agenda:<br />
Sunday Nov 25: Registration and Reception<br />
3:00 pm—6:00 pm : Hotel Lobby<br />
REGISTRATION<br />
Check in at the Hotel Kabuki. Guests can collect welcome kit, check-in with hotel, and get settled.<br />
6:00 pm—8:00 pm : O Izakaya Lounge<br />
WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION<br />
Mingle with other attendees over cocktails and catered hors d’ourves.<br />
Monday Nov 26: Welcome & MPA Enforcement<br />
9:00 am—9:20 am : Sakura Room<br />
Welcome & Conference Overview<br />
Speaker: Peter Knights, Executive Director – <strong>WildAid</strong><br />
KEYNOTE: YOUR MPA-WILL IT SUCCEED<br />
Graeme Kelleher is a civil engineer by trade and was the first Chairman and CEO of The Great Barrier<br />
Reef Marine Park Authority, as well as the first Marine Vice Chairman of IUCN's World Commission on<br />
Protected Areas. As a professor, an author, an Australian Officer of the Order, and project manager for<br />
various MPAs in many countries, Graeme is a pioneer in the field and still serves as an advisor to many of<br />
these organizations.<br />
Speaker: Graeme Kelleher<br />
9:20 am—10:00 am : Sakura Room<br />
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE MPA LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM<br />
Introduction by Marcel Bigue, Marine Program Director-<strong>WildAid</strong><br />
Panel disussion on MPA management and the most common obstacles.<br />
Panelists<br />
Cap. Bob Farrell, CA Dept. Fish & Game<br />
Rich Arnold, Senior Vice President, Harkcon<br />
Joseph Johns, Chief, Environmental Crimes Section, US. DOJ<br />
Brian Day, Social Marking Director-Global Programs, Rare<br />
Rick McPherson, Conservation Programs Director, CORAL<br />
10:00 am—10:20 am : LOBBY<br />
Break<br />
Expertise<br />
Surveillance & Interdiction<br />
Systematic Training<br />
Prosecution & Sanction<br />
Education and Outreach<br />
Sustainable Finance<br />
MPA Governance, Role of Science, and Fisheries Enforcement<br />
10:20 am—10:50 am : Sakura Room<br />
Governing MPAs: Promoting Effectivness and RESILIENCE<br />
An analysis of 20 case studies from around the world, focusing on state, people and market based<br />
approaches in MPA governance.<br />
Speaker: Dr. Peter JS Jones, Senior Lecturer-Department of Geography, UCL<br />
10:50 am—11:20 am : Sakura Room<br />
The Vital Link between Enforcement, Management & Science<br />
Exploring the relationship between effective enforcement/compliance, MPA governance, and the underlying<br />
science.<br />
Speaker: Rodney Anderson, Senior Associate-North Sea Marine Cluster & former Director of Marine<br />
and Fisheries, UK<br />
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