Satellite event: Mirpuri Foundation Conservation Forum

The Mirpuri Foundation Conservation Forum will take place during the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, and it will consist of a series of roundtable discussions featuring worldwide experts.

The Mirpuri Foundation Conservation Forum aims to bring together leaders and innovators in the field of conservation to discuss pressing issues and explore collaborative solutions.

The forum will consist of three sessions:

Session #1: Bridging the Science and Policy Nexus for Conservation

Session #2: Climate-forward Partnerships and Conservation Initiatives

Session #3: Protecting and Restoring Nature: The Role of the Public and Private Sector

Agenda:

Date: July 5, 10am-1.30pm

10.30am

WELCOME REMARKS:

• Ana Agostinho, Mirpuri Foundation (Advisor)
• Paul Niel, The Explorers Club (Founder & Chair, Portugal Chapter)
• Carla Salsinha, President of The Regional Tourism Authority of the Lisbon Region

10.40am

Session #1

Bridging the Science and Policy Nexus for Conservation

• G20 Global Coral Reef R&D Accelerator Forum (CORDAP), Carlos Duarte (Executive Director)
• Portuguese Navy, Hydrographic Institute, Commander Telmo Dias (Head of the Technical-Scientific Data Management Centre)
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Grethel Aguilar (Director General)
• Fórum Oceano, Gonçalo Santos (Internationalization Coordinator)

Q&A

11.15am

STORYTELLING SESSION – 10 min

• Ricardo Nascimento – “Orcas, Science, Ourselves: How storytelling changes everything”

11.25am

Session #2

Climate-forward Partnerships and Conservation initiatives

• Akzonobel, Ralph Slikkerveer (Research and Development Director)
• National Geographic Explorer/ The Cricket Farming Co, Gonçalo J. Costa (Founder)
• MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, João Canning-Clode (Vice-President of MARE and Founder of MARE-Madeira)
• Pangea Trust, Anna Isserman (Development Board Member)

Q&A

12pm

COFFEE BREAK (10MIN)

12.10pm

Session #3

Protecting and restoring Nature: The role of the public and private sector

• Sports for Nature – International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Meredith McCurdy (Programme Leader)
• GNR/ National Republican Guard, Captain Pedro Videira (Head of Nature and Environment Protection Service Section, in Boarder and Coastal Control Unit)
• Porsche Ibérica, Nuno Costa (Marketing and PR Director)
• Oria Advisors Real Estate, Joana Branquinho (Founder and CEO)

Q&A

12.45pm

FINAL REMARKS

• Mirpuri Foundation, Paulo Mirpuri (Founder and CEO)