Inaugurated in November 2020, The Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (SGMCOG) aims to offer a unique platform for thought-provoking dialogues among the thinkers of various backgrounds from all over the world and promote academic research and exchange on maritime cooperation and ocean governance.
The SGMCOG 2022 will continue to focus on the topics concern the global ocean governance from the perspective of multilateralism and explore maritime cooperation in and beyond the South China Sea region. It will be conducted in hybrid format with both virtual and physical attendance. There will be a meeting venue in Sanya, Hainan, China for participants and observers in China.
AGENDA IN EDT (GMT-4)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speeches: 9:00pm-10:30pm
Session 1 – Multilateralism and Global Ocean Governance: 10:50pm-12:50am
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Session 2 – Cooperation between South China Sea Littoral States and Mutual Trust Building in Maritime Security: 3:00am-5:00am
Session 3 – Climate Change and Maritime Cooperation: 3:00am-5:00am
Session 4 – The 20th Anniversary of DOC and Regional Order in the South China Sea: 9:30pm-11:30pm
Session 5 – Ocean Governance and Practices in Polar Regions: 9:30pm-11:30pm
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Session 6 – The 40th Anniversary of UNCLOS and Maritime Cooperation in Enclosed or Semi-enclosed Seas: 1:00am-3:00am
Session 7 – Blue Partnership and Sustainable Marine Development: 1:00am-3:00am
Closing Ceremony: 3:00am-3:30am
NOTES:
Two zoom meetings have been created to meet the need of two parallel sessions taking place at the same time.
Please notify that all times in the agendas are in Beijing time (GMT+8).
English-Chinese & Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
