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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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