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November 26, 2018
Amphitheatre, Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)

07:30 – 08:30 Arrival of delegates

• Delegates (07:30)
• Heads of State and Government (08:00)

08:30 – 09:20 Reception – Heads of State and Government

• Hosted by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya

09:30 – 09:35 Signature video

• Introducing the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference

09:35 – 09:40 Official welcome

• KENYA - Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Government of Kenya

• CANADA - Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the

Canadian Coast Guard, Government of Canada

09:40 – 09:44 • Mr. Keriako Tobiko, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forestry,
Government of Kenya

−− Statement on balancing conservation and production to harness the

potential of the blue economy

09:44 – 09:46 2nd Video

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 09:47 – 10:00 The blue economy context
• Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, President of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-
International)

−− What is the blue economy and why is it important: the productive pillar,
accelerated economic growth, jobs and poverty alleviation

• Mr. Justin Mundy, Senior Fellow and Special Envoy for Conflict & Natural
Resources, and Sustainable Ocean Initiatives, World Resources Institute

−− The sustainability pillar, climate change, controlling pollution, waste

management and sustaining marine life

10:00 – 10:03 • Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Government of Kenya

−− Introduces the leader’s segment and the challenges and promise of the blue
economy; introduces H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta

10:04 – 10:10 Host country statement of commitment to the blue

economy – Kenya
• KENYA - H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya

10:10 – 10:57 Country commitments to the blue economy – Section A

• SEYCHELLES - H.E. Danny Faure, President of Seychelles

• CONGO - H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo

• SOMALIA - H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed, President of

Somalia

• TANZANIA - H.E. Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar

• UGANDA - H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda

• MOZAMBIQUE - H.E. Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique

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 10:58 – 11:47 Country & Organization commitments to the
blue economy – Section B
• TOGO - H.E. Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo

• NAMIBIA - Rt. Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of

Namibia

• UNGA – Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the United Nations

General Assembly (UNGA)

• AU - H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union

Commission (AUC)

• CANADA - Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the

Canadian Coast Guard

• JAPAN - H.E. Masahisa Sato, State Minister for Foreign Affairs

• NORWAY - H.E. Nikolai Astrup, Minister of International Development

11:48 – 12:51 Country & Organization commitments to the blue

economy – Section C
• QATAR - Minister of Qatar

• COMMONWEALTH - Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK - Minister for the

Commonwealth of Nations

• EU – Mr. Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and

Fisheries, European Union (EU)

• CHINA – H.E. Xu Jinghu, Special Representative of the Chinese Government

on African Affairs

• PORTUGAL - Hon. Ana Paul Vitorino, Minister for Sea

• IRELAND - Hon. Patrick Breen, T.D, Minister for Trade, Employment, Business,
EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection

• OMAN - Hon. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi, Minister of Transport,

Oman

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 • SOUTH AFRICA - Hon. Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Transport

• SUDAN - H.E. Eldirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, Minister for Foreign Affairs

• NIGERIA - H.E. Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwe, Minister of State for Petroleum

• FRANCE - Hon. Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Transport

• UN – Amb. Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the

Oceans, United Nations

• UNON - Ms. Hanna S. Tetteh, Director-General of the United Nations

Office at Nairobi (UNON)

• ROMANIA - H.E. Gratiela Gavrilescu, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for
Environment

• SWEDEN - Hon. Isabella Lövin, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign

Affairs & Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate

• EGYPT - Hon (Eng.) Sherif Ismail Mohamed Ismail, Special Envoy of the
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

12:52 Official photo for Heads of State, Government and

Delegations
• At Exit A, KICC

12:55 – 14:00 Lunch

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 14:00 – 14:59 Country commitments to the blue economy – Section D
• NAURU - Hon. Bernard Grundler, Chief Secretary

• RWANDA - Hon. James Musoni, Ministry for Infrastructure, Policy and

Development, Rwanda

• INDIA - Hon. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping
and Water Resources & Rivers Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

• ALGERIA - Hon. Abdelkader Benmessaoud, Minister for Tourism and

Handicraft Industry

• SIERRA LEONE - Hon. Dr. Alie Kabba, Minister for Foreign Affairs

• GAMBIA - H.E. Amadou Sanneh, Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional

Integration and Employment

• SAHARAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - Hon. Adda Brahim, Minister

of Economic Development

• SENEGAL - Hon. Prof. Mame Thierno Dieng, Minister of Environment &

Sustainable Development

• ANGOLA - Hon. Victoria Francisco De Barros Neto, Minister of Fisheries and

Sea

• ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Hon. Dean Jonas, Minister of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs

• BAHAMAS - Hon. Romauld Ferreira, Minister of the Environment and Housing

• BARBADOS - Hon. Kirk D.M. Humphrey, Minister for Maritime Affairs and the
Blue Economy

• MALTA – Hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade Promotion

• MAURITIUS - Hon. Premdut Koonjoo, Minister for Ocean Economy

• TIMOR LESTE - Hon. Joquim Jose Gusmao dos Reis Martins, Minister of
Agriculture and Fisheries

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 15:00 – 16:31 Country & Organization commitments to the
blue economy – Section E
• MOROCCO - Hon. Aziz Akhanouch, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

• DOMINICA - Hon. Francise Baron, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

• MADAGASCAR - Hon. Napetoke Marcel Asoanaivo, Minister of Economy and

Planning

• DJIBOUTI - Hon. Abdoulkader Oudoum Abdallah, Minister of the

Environment

• NIGER - Hon. Issoufou Katambe, Minister of Hydraulics

• COOKS ISLAND – Hon. Robert Tapaitau, Minister of Environment

• PHILIPPINES - Hon. Roy Cimatu, Secretary, Department of Environment and

Natural Resources

• GABON - Hon. Clemence Loupdy Matiga, Minister of Fishing and the Sea,
Gabon

• ZAMBIA - Hon. Jean Kaburundipata, Minister of Lands and Natural

Resources, Zambia

• CENTAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Hon. S.E Thierry Kamach, Minister of

Environment and Sustainable Development, Central African Republic

• TONGA - Hon. Semisi Fakahau, Minister of Agriculture, Food, Forests and

Fisheries, Kingdom of Tonga

• BURUNDI - Hon. Dr. Déo Guide Rurema, Minister for Environment , Agriculture
and Livestock, Burundi

• CAMEROON - Minister from Cameroon

• GEORGIA - Hon. Levan Davatashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection

and Agriculture, Georgia

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 • LESOTHO - Hon. Tloheng Aumane, Minister of Development Planning,
Lesotho

• ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - Hon. Robert Luke Brown, Minister of
Health, Wellness and the Environment, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• UNCTAD - Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, United Nations Conference

on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

• UNECA - Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic

Commission for Africa (UNECA)

• UNEP - Mr. Erik Solheim, Executive Director of United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP)

• UNESCO - Ms. Audry Azoulay, Director General, United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• UN Habitat - Ms. Maimunah Mohd, Executive Director, United Nations Human

Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)

• IMO - Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization

(IMO)

• ISA - Mr. Michael Lodge, Secretary General, International Seabed Authority

(ISA)

16:32 – 18:00 Country & Organization commitments to the blue

economy – Section F
• GREECE - Hon. Mr. Efstathios Giannakidis, Alternate Minister, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

• KOREA - Hon. Choi Joon-wook, Deputy Minister for Marine Policy, Ministry of
Oceans and Fisheries

• COSTA RICA - Ms. Aydee Rodriguez, Vice Minister of Water and Seas

• CABO VERDE - Mr. Paulo Veiga, Secretary of State for Maritime Economy

• JAMAICA – Senator, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Minister of State, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade & Chairman, National Council on Ocean
and Coastal Zone Management

• MALAWI – TBC, Minister/Principal Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources,

Energy and Mining

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 • eSWATINI - Hon. Bongani Masaku, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture,
eSwatini

• LIBERIA - Hon. Benedict Kolubah, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Finance and

Development Planning, Liberia

• SERBIA - Hon. Vladimir Dzamic, State Secretary at the Ministry of

Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia

• YEMEN - Hon. Ali Saeed Baggsh, Deputy Minister of Political Affairs, Yemen

• SAINT KITTS & NEVIS - Hon. Alistair Edwards, Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Environment, Saint Kitts and Nevis

• BANGLADESH - Hon. Md Lutfor Rahman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh

• GUINEA - Hon. Seydou Bari Sidibe, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment,

Guinea

• MARSHALL ISLANDS - Hon. Iva Reimers-Roberto, Secretary, Ministry of

Natural Resource and Commerce, Marshall Islands

• VENEZUELA - Hon. Yuri Pimentel Moura, Vice minister, Ministry of Ministry of

Foreign Affairs for Africa, Venezuela

• UNDP - Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator & Director

Bureau for Africa

• WORLD BANK - Dr Karin Kemper, World Bank Senior Director for the
Environment and Natural Resources

• FAO – TBC, representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United

Nations (FAO)

• AFREXIMBANK - Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman of the

Board of Directors, Afreximbank

• OCEAN FOUNDATION - Mr. Mark J. Spalding, President

• WWF - Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, President, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

• ASA - Ms. Funmi Folorunso, Secretary General, African Shipowners

Association (ASA)

• AMSA - Mr. Mick Kinley, CEO, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

• AAMA - Dr Dakuku Peterside, Association of African Maritime Administration

(AAMA)

• TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Hon. Penelope Beckles, Permanent Representative

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 18:00 End of Program
• The Leaders Commitment Segment will continue on Wednesday, November 28
from 09:30 – 10:45.

*The Leaders Commitment Segment program is updated continuously as more

confirmations are received.

Sustainable Blue Economy Conference Secretariat

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
14th Floor, Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), P.O Box 30551-00100
NAIROBI, Kenya

Tel:+254-203318888 ext 219

Fax+254-20-2240066
Website: www.blueeconomyconference.go.ke
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