BIT's Annual World Congress of Ocean (WCO) 2014

BIT's 3rd Annual World Congress of Ocean-2014 (WCO-2014), the world’s leading conference in ocean economy, ocean science, engineering, technology and management. Under our theme ‘Blue Economy, Smart Development’ a particularly rich technical program will leave you struggling to decide which concurrent session to attend.

This ocean conference will seek the views and creative ideas of the international community in addressing ocean and coastal resource management issues in China. The sessions will present the most recent advances in the fields of Ocean. Presentations and plenary sessions will cover a broad spectrum of ocean and coastal issues that are of interest to a multi-disciplinary and international audience, with particular interest in policy development. These presentations will identify or offer solutions to problems, utilize case studies, identify knowledge gaps or collaboration opportunities, and discuss broader applications and implications of material presented.

So far, some renowned experts confirmed to attend WCO-2014, including:

Mr. Gunter Pauli, Founder, Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives, Belgium
Mr. Paul Holthus, President, World Ocean Council, USA
Mr. Randall Luthi, President, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), America’s Offshore Energy Industry, USA
Mr. Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Denmark
Dr. Hongjun Shan, Dean of Law School, Dalian Maritime University, China
Mr. Jie Yao, President, Dalian Ocean University, China
Dr. David J. Attard, Director, IMO IMLI International Maritime Law Institute, USA
Mr. Lennart Cederberg, Global Product Manager, SMHI - the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden
Mr. Baozhen Wei, President, China Algae Industry Association, China
Dr. Michael A. Cappeto, President, the State University of New York Maritime College, USA