The upcoming Monaco Blue Initiative will bring together important decision-makers and experts from the worlds of science, politics and business who share a common objective: to implement tangible and effective actions for the preservation and protection of the world’s oceans.

The Monaco Blue Initiative, which will be held at the Grimaldi Forum on 24th March, will be setting the stage for the Blue Economy and Finance Forum later this spring, as well as the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, with a series of engaging and open talks on pressing issues linked to the health and future of the oceans.

Organised by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, the event will unite an array of players in ocean conservation and governance, from government representatives and international organisations to NGOs, the private sector, the scientific community and the media.

On the agenda

The goal of the event is to address the biggest challenges facing the world’s oceans in a forward-looking, responsible way. Participants will explore strategies that could ease the transition from a maritime economy to a regenerative blue economy, discuss how political decision-making can be better informed by scientific research and examine ways to accelerate the mobilisation of financial resources to promote the sustainable use and conservation of the ocean and its resources.

It has been confirmed that Prince Albert II of Monaco will inaugurate the event with a keynote speech before the day’s activities get underway.

Among the highlights on the programme will be an update on the Our Ocean Conference 2025 in Busan, presented by Kim Sungbum, Deputy Minister for Marine Policy at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in the Republic of Korea.

François Houllier, President and CEO of Ifremer and Co-Chair of the One Ocean Science Congress, will also offer insights into the upcoming One Ocean Science Congress 2025, while Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, Special Envoy of the French President for the United Nations Ocean Conference, will provide details on the latest developments regarding the third UN Ocean Conference.

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