BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of

 

Mariculture and Fisheries

ThemeTreasure Seafood, Innovation and Sustainability

Time: September 20-23, 2012

Venue: World EXPO Center, Dalian, China

 

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Forum


Opening Ceremony

Time: 08:40-09:10, September 20, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Wharf of Dalian Ocean Fishery Group of Corporations


Sea Ranching Forum & Keynote Forum
Time: 09:30-12:20, September 20, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Meeting Room, 7th Floor, Bohai Sea Green Pearl Cruise Ship

Moderator

Dr. Jingjing Xu, Deputy Director, Centre for Maritime Logistics, Economics and Finance, University of Plymouth, UK

09:30-09:50

Title: The Maritime Industry: Creating Values by Addressing Global Needs
Mr. Sturla Henriksen, Director General, Norwegian Shipowners' Association, Norway

09:50-10:10

Title: The Cruiseship Market: Offer and Demand in an Uncertain Environment
Dr. Corrado Antonini, Chairman, Fincantieri, Italy

10:10-10:30

Title: Economics and Eco-Ships: How Fuel Prices and New Technologies are Driving Innovation in the Maritime Sector
Dr. Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President, ClassNK, Japan

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

10:45-11:05

Title: The Importance of Connectivity and Accessibility as A Critical Success Factor and A Catalyst for the Economic Growth of Special Economic Zones
Mr. Oussama El Omari, Advisor, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone, United Arab Emirates

11:05-11:25

Title: TBD
Dr. Jiahui Song, Security Director, China's Transportation Department of Transportation, China

11:25-11:45

Title: An Analysis of the Evaluation from the Marine Industry in China Regarding the Rotterdam Rules
Dr. Yuzhuo Si, Former President of Dalian Maritime University; A Member of Committee Maritime International

11:45-12:00

Title: Exploration and Practice of Sustainable Development Marine Ranch
Dr. Liang Jun, Assistant of President, Zhangzidao Group CO., Ltd, China

12:00-12:20

Title: Innovation in Closed Containment System Technology, the Aqua-Sphere®
Dr. Xavier T. Cherch, CEO, Aqua Biologics, Inc., USA


Welcome Banquet

Time: 11:50-13:30, September 20, 2012 (Thursday)  Place: Restaurant, Top Floor, Bohai Sea Green Pearl Cruise Ship


Sea Ranching Forum & Keynote Forum (WCMB & AICMA)

Time: 13:30-15:35, September 20, 2012 (Thursday)  Place: Meeting Room, 7th Floor, Bohai Sea Green Pearl Cruise Ship

 

Moderator

Dr. Hongyue Dang, Professor, China University of Petroleum (East China), China

13:30-13:40

Chair’s Introduction

13:40-14:00

Title: Interactions and Interdependencies in Realising the Potential of the World’s Marine Bioresources for Sustainable Development
Dr. Joe Baker, Adjunct Professor, James Cook University & Visiting Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia

14:00-14:20

Title: The Future of the World's Oceans in the Discovery of Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals and Cosmeceuticals
Dr. William Fenical, Distinguished Professor of Oceanography and Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of California at San Diego, USA

14:20-14:40

Title: Marine Compounds in Immune Therapy; The Pathway to Commercialization
Dr. Frank Oakes, CEO/President/Chairman, Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc., USA

14:40-14:55

Coffee Break

14:55-15:15

Title: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): an Environmentally, Economically and Societally Responsible Aquanomic Practice for Integrated Sequential Biorefinery Production and Provision of Services to the Ecosystem
Dr. Thierry Chopin, Professor and Scientific Director, the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network, University of New Brunswick Saint John, Canada

15:15-15:35

Title: Culture and Release Technology of Main Cephalopods in China Coastal Waters
Dr. Wu Changwen, President, Zhejiang Ocean University, China


 

Keynote Forum

Time: 09:30-12:00, September 20, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Dalian, China

09:30-10:00
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Title: The Maritime Industry: Creating Values by Addressing Global Needs
Mr. Sturla Henriksen, Director General, Norwegian Shipowners' Association, Norway

10:00-10:30
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Title: The Cruiseship Market: Offer and Demand in an Uncertain Environment
Dr. Corrado Antonini, Chairman, Fincantieri, Italy

10:30-11:00
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Title: Economics and Eco-Ships: How Fuel Prices and New Technologies are Driving Innovation in the Maritime Sector
Dr. Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President, ClassNK, Japan

11:00-11:30
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Title: TBD
Dr. Jiahui Song, Security Director, China's Transportation Department of Transportation, China

11:30-12:00
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Title: An Analysis of the Evaluation from the Marine Industry in China Regarding the Rotterdam Rules
Dr. Yuzhuo Si, Former President of Dalian Maritime University; A Member of Committee Maritime International, China

Program Layout
Track 1: Global Trend of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Track 2: Marine Fisheries/Aquaculture Science and Innovative Technologies
Track 3: Seafood Species Aquaculture Sustainability
Track 4: Marine Ecosystems and Aquatic Environment Management
Track 5: Animal Health and Disease Control


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