Program & Agendas
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MOS26 — Apec Haus, Port Moresby
08:00
09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Main Foyer, Apec Haus
09:00
10:00
Official Opening Ceremony
Main Plenary Hall
10:00
10:45
Keynote: The State of Melanesian Oceans
Main Plenary Hall
10:45
11:15
Morning Tea Break
Main Foyer
11:15
12:00
Keynote: Blue Pacific — Regional Ocean Governance Frameworks
Main Plenary Hall
12:00
13:30
Lunch Break & Networking
Dining Hall
13:30
15:00
Panel: Climate Change & Rising Sea Levels — Frontline Perspectives
Main Plenary Hall
15:00
15:30
Afternoon Tea Break
Main Foyer
17:00
19:00
Welcome Reception & Cultural Evening
Apec Haus Gardens
08:30
09:00
Morning Briefing & Day 2 Overview
Main Plenary Hall
09:00
10:30
Workshop: Establishing & Managing Marine Protected Areas
Conference Room A
09:00
10:30
Workshop: Ocean Technology & Innovation for Pacific Island Nations
Conference Room B
10:30
11:00
Morning Tea Break
Main Foyer
11:00
11:45
Presentation: Ocean Pollution & Waste Management — Regional Strategies
Main Plenary Hall
11:45
12:30
Presentation: Sustainable Fisheries — Balancing Livelihoods & Conservation
Main Plenary Hall
12:30
13:30
Lunch Break
Dining Hall
13:30
15:00
Panel: Community-Based Coastal Protection — Traditional Knowledge & Modern Science
Main Plenary Hall
15:00
15:30
Afternoon Tea Break
Main Foyer
15:30
17:00
Workshop: Blue Economy Investment — Attracting Finance for Ocean Enterprises
Conference Room A
09:00
09:45
Morning Plenary: Regional Ocean Policy — Progress & Gaps
Main Plenary Hall
09:45
11:00
Panel: Strengthening Melanesian Ocean Governance
Main Plenary Hall
11:00
11:30
Morning Tea Break
Main Foyer
11:30
12:15
Presentation: Blue Economy Growth — Unlocking Sustainable Ocean Industries
Main Plenary Hall
12:15
13:30
Lunch Break & Side Meetings
Dining Hall
13:30
15:00
Workshop: Developing National Ocean Policies
Conference Room A
15:00
15:30
Afternoon Tea Break
Main Foyer
15:30
17:00
Panel: Financing Ocean Conservation — Climate Funds & Green Bonds
Main Plenary Hall
18:30
21:00
MOS26 Gala Dinner
Apec Haus Ballroom
09:00
09:30
Plenary: Reflections & Key Outcomes
Main Plenary Hall
09:30
10:30
Presentation: MOS26 Declaration — Draft Review & Discussion
Main Plenary Hall
10:30
11:00
Morning Tea Break
Main Foyer
11:00
12:15
Workshop: Building National Ocean Action Plans
Conference Room A
12:15
13:15
Lunch Break
Dining Hall
13:15
14:30
Panel: Next Steps — Partnerships, Pledges & the Road to MOS27
Main Plenary Hall
14:30
15:00
Afternoon Tea Break
Main Foyer
15:00
15:45
Signing of the MOS26 Declaration
Main Plenary Hall
15:45
17:00
Closing Ceremony & Farewell
Main Plenary Hall