The Volvo Ocean Race Ocean Summit is a celebration of the inspired people and organisations that have thought globally and acted locally and forged workable solutions to the global crisis of ocean plastics.
The summit will take place from 7 – 8 December 2017 at the Nedbank Auditorium, Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront.
OCEAN SUMMIT PROGRAMME
| ACTIVITY | SPEAKER / LEAD |
|---|---|
| MC Welcome | MC: Richard Hardiman |
| Welcome from Volvo Ocean Race | |
| Welcome from CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race | Richard Brisius – President Volvo Ocean Race |
| Welcome from Volvo Ocean Race Sustainability | Anne-Cecile, Sustainability Programme Leader |
| Welcome form Volvo Car Group | Céline Greuzard, Communication Director Volvo Ocean Race at Volvo Group |
| Opening Remarks | |
| Worldsport Welcome Address | Bruce Parker-Forsyth, CEO World Sport |
| Nedbank Representative | Brigitte Burnett, Head of Sustainability, Nedbank Group |
| Waterfront Representative | David Green – Welcome |
| TBC | Captain Ravi Naicker (SAMSA) |
| Setting the scene | |
| Inspirations setting the scene | Emily Penn, Skipper and Ocean Advocate |
| The Harmful Effects of Plastic on Human Health | Dr Ivone Mirpuri, Medical Adviser, Mirpuri Foundation |
| A skippers perspective | Charlie Enright, Skipper Vestas 11th Hour Racing – 1 DEC |
| Data Driven Action – The Science Programme | Niklas Kilberg and Toste Tanhua |
| TBC | Lilly Barclay |
| TBC | Thomas Moore (Sky Ocean Rescue) |
| Take the Pledge | Dee Caffari, Skipper Turn The Tide On Plastic – 1 DEC |
| COFFEE & NETWORKING | |
| From a global Issue to Local Solutions | |
| Inspiration for a local persperctive | Chris Bertish Surfer, Sailor & Adventurer, Ocean Advocate (Monday 4 Dec – only) |
| TBC | John Duncan, Senior Manager Marine Programme, WWF-SA |
| TBC | Leslie Carlisle, &Beyond – Oceans Without Borders |
| Business Solutions | |
| TBC | André Veneman, AkzoNobel’s Corporate Director of Sustainability |
| TBC | Richard Hardiman, Ranmarine |
| TBC | Brian Bauer, Integrated Sustainability Specialist Algramo |
| TBC | Bengt Rittri, founder of BlueWater |
| Wrap up of session | MC. Richard Hardiman |
| LUNCH | |
| MC Welcomes guest back | Richard Hardiman |
| TBC | Prof Peter Ryan |
| Introduction Video – Boyan Slat/ Mood Video | Boyan Slat |
| One on One interview | Boyan Slat and Richard Hardiman |
| Panel discussion: | John Duncan, Senior Manager Marine Programme, WWF-SA, Brian Bauer, Boyan Slat, Prof Peter Ryan, André Veneman, Lily Barkley |
| MC Wrap up | Richard Hardiman |
| ACTIVITY | SPEAKER / LEAD |
|---|---|
| Welcome and Recap | MC: Richard Hardiman |
| Inspiration | Riaan Manser |
| Local overview of the Issue | Tony Ribbink |
| Plastics SA | Anton Hanekom – Executive Director Plastics SA |
| TBC | Thomas Moore (Sky Ocean Rescue) |
| Refuse | |
| Inspiring solution | Lilly Barclay and Sian Sutherland |
| Refuse: TBC | Catherine Morris, Green Home |
| Refuse: TBC | Hayley Mclellan, 2 Oceans Aquarium |
| Reduce | |
| Reduce: TBC | Gregory Player, Clean C |
| Reduce: TBC | Richard Hardiman, Ranmarine |
| COFFEE BREAK | |
| Reuse | |
| Reuse: TBC | Chandru Wadhwani, Extrupet |
| Reuse: TBC | Ian Dommisse – Ecobrick |
| Reuse: TBC | Henk Ovick – Dutch Consulate |
| Reuse: TBC | Sakhile – Flipiflopi |
| Reuse: TBC | Chris Whyte, Use-It |
| Reuse: TBC | Andrew Venter, Wildlands |
| Reuse: TBC | Adnan Awad: International Ocean Institute – Africa Region |
| Closing remarks | |
| Wrap by MC | Richard Hardiman |