Second Annual Ocean Security Forum

The Stephenson Ocean Security Project invites you to the second annual CSIS Ocean Security Forum on January 7, 2020. The annual forum highlights how marine resources disputes, exacerbated by climate change and ecosystem collapse, drive instability in key regions of the globe. This year’s event will feature keynotes from U.S. Coast Guard leadership and key members of Congress and will highlight opportunities to improve security and human rights in the global fishing industry. Speakers will explore two themes:

Opportunities to address human rights violations in the seafood supply chain through U.S. policy, emerging technologies, and corporate accountability.

Implications of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative port investments on ocean sustainability and on the security and sovereignty of developing coastal states.

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Phil Stephenson, Founder, The Philip Stephenson Foundation

Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS

Dr. Dyhia Belhabib, Principal Investigator, Fisheries, Ecotrust Canada

Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS

Philip Chou, Senior Advisor, Oceana

Ernesto Fernandez Monge, Officer, Reducing Harmful Fisheries Subsidies, Pew Charitable Trusts

Moderator: Tabitha Mallory, Affiliate Professor, University of Washington, and CEO, China Ocean Institute

Roberta Elias, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, World Wildlife Fund

Bradley Soule, Chief Fisheries Analyst, OceanMind

Jenny Barker, Chief of Party, Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability, FishWise

Amol Mehra, Managing Director, The Freedom Fund

Moderator: Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS

Vice Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard

Dr. Whit Saumweber, Director, Stephenson Ocean Security Project, CSIS

This event is made possible with the generous support of the Philip Stephenson Foundation.