Conference programme - The European Foundation Centre

FRIDAY 27 MAY (CONT’D)Sala IIITOceans: What philanthropy needs to knowWhat does overfishing in West Africa have to do with mass migrations into Europe? Want to know how muchyou as a tax payer in Europe are contributing to destructive fisheries subsidies? How can you know if the fishyou buy is coming from a sustainable source? Is it true that ocean waters are becoming acidic as a result ofcarbon emissions and what could be the scale of this disaster for food security worldwide? Come and join Dr.Daniel Pauly, one of the world’s most knowledgeable ocean experts. This highly interactive session will alsofeature Brian O’Riordan, an authority on artisanal fisheries in Europe and the developing world. Come andshare your own ideas and learn about current initiatives about how philanthropy can address the issues ofsustainability, seafood security, equity and social justice.Moderator: Katherine Short, WWF InternationalSpeakers: Brian O’Riordan, International Collective in Support of FishworkersDaniel Pauly, University of British Columbia10:30 - 11:15 Networking break11:15 - 12:45Sala I & IISPECIAL PLENARYOcean Governance in EuropeA new frontier: Challenges and opportunities for European foundationsIn the first decade of the 21 st century the European Union took landmark steps towards an integrated,comprehensive and multi-dimensional maritime policy, well beyond the “fisheries” narrow paradigm that usedto govern the debate on maritime affairs. Today the EU is poised to consider its maritime policy within theframework of a complex model of ocean governance where every feature is in a systemic and dynamic balancewith all the other elements. That’s why the role of different stakeholders is of vital importance for attainingthe goals of a new marine and maritime strategic thinking, from geopolitics, economics, nature conservationto transport policy, tourism, clean energy production and every other dimension comprising the seas into asustainable vision for Europe’s future. Invited speakers will identify the key elements at stake both in the EUintegrated maritime policy and in the challenges and opportunities it offers for a new era of philanthropy.Moderator: Viriato Soromenho-Marques, Fundação Calouste GulbenkianKeynote speaker: HRH Princess Laurentien of the NetherlandsSpeakers:Why are Europe’s Global Challenges calling her to look back into its Maritime Dimension?Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Consultant to the Portuguese President on Maritime AffairsThe European Integrated Maritime Policy in 2011: trends and opportunitiesRoderick Sant, Policy Officer, A1-Maritime Policy, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Directorate-General, EuropeanCommission12:45 - 14:15 Lunch14:15 - 15:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONSSala VICBridging science and policy, connecting science and the citizensScience and research have a central role to play in informing policies and advancing positive change in oursocieties. However, the science and research community is not always effective in translating evidence intoclear and timely policy recommendations and communicating these to policy makers, the media and thepublic. Foundations, as independent organisations and funders of research, are well poised to help bridgescience and policy, and connect science and the citizens, particularly around complex or controversial societalissues and challenges "on the horizon". Join us for a stimulating exchange on why and how foundations canhelp advance the role of science in society; what some of the critical areas and gaps are; and where theinnovations are.Moderator: Ingrid Wünning Tschol, Robert Bosch StiftungSpeakers: Wilhelm Krull, VolkswagenStiftungGerrit Rauws, King Baudouin FoundationEFC 22 ND AGA AND CONFERENCE