Scheduled

• Koffigan Agbati CEO of TMSU International, Togo
• Driss Tazi Advisor at COMHAFAT
• Fedra Francocci Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR), Institute for the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment, Italia
• Mohamed Najih Director of the National Institute of Fisheries Research, Morocco
• Bouchta El Moumni President, Researcher and Lecturer, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco
• Marine Herrmann Oeanographer, Research Director, Scientific Advisor for Coasts and Ocean IRD, France
• Gil Mahé Research Director at IRD, specialist in the major rivers of Africa, and co-coordinator of the OMELI observatory in Tunisia
• Suchana Apple Chavanich Professor of Marine Sciences, Chulalongkorn University – Thailand
• Marina Levy Research Director, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
• Valérie Verdier Chairwoman and CEO, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)
• Hamid Halim President of the Maroc Bleu Foundation
• Pr Kahime Kholoud President of the International Center for Research and Capacity Building (CI2RC); Higher School of Technology Essaouira and Coordinator of the "Essaouira Ocean Blue City" project
• Naima Hamoumi Coordinator of the Moroccan Network for Marine Sciences and Engineering, and retired university professor specializing in marine geosciences
• Laré Penn Senior Lecturer, University of Lomé
• Alassane Sarr * Director of the University Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal
• Tamaryn Morris * Director of Artisanal Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture, Mauritania
• Lilian Diarra * Project Manager - Ocean Prediction Enhancement in Regions of Africa (OPERA) · Mercator Ocean International

Coordinated by: Amel Hamza-Chaffai Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences – Beit al Hikma & Chair of the IOC-UNESCO Africa Task Force. & Marine Herrmann Oeanographer, Research Director, Scientific Advisor for Coasts and Ocean IRD, France

• Claire Jolly Head of Ocean Economy and Space Economy (IPSO Unit), Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD, France
• Faustine Sinzogan Focal Point for the Abidjan Convention and Marine Ecosystem Protection Division, Benin
• Martin Ndende Professor, Legal Advisor and International Expert on Maritime Affairs, Cameroon
• Timothée Ourbak – Responsable du Pôle Ressources Naturelles, AFD
• Willy Mbusisi Heukoua Environmental Specialist and Deputy Director of Studies and Environmental Protection, Urban Community of Douala, Cameroon
• Joseph Magloire Olinga Deputy Director, Department of Environment, Health and Living Environment, Urban Community of Douala, Cameroon
• Hamadi Baba Hamadi FNP President, Mauritania
• Éric Lafontaine Director, Guyane Développement Innovation – France/Guyana
• Aly Aoubeck Director of Artisanal Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture, Mauritania
• Raphael Danglade Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate and Development, Africa-Europe Foundation
• Jean-Renaud Bikoe Foreign Affairs Advisor, serving at the United Nations Directorate, Ministry of External Relations, Cameroon
• Hassan Agouzoul Director SDG Action Strategy Center
• Akouri Fadl Coordination and Communication Officer
• Benabbou Abdelouahed Consultant Expert to COMAIP
• Naitlho Al Mahdi Representative of SJOVIK MOROCCO, Member of COMAIP
• Moukhlis Farah Executive Assistant of COMAIP
• Demetrio Bocuma Mene * Programme Analyst UNDP
• Ibrahim Ali Mohamed * President of the Network of Young Entrepreneurs and Blue Economy Expert, Comores
• Nicole du Plessis * Marine Projects Science Officer, Ocean20, South Africa
• David Vivas Eugui * Chief a.i. Ocean & Circular Economy Unit, Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
• Ludovic Arnaud * Junior Professional Programme Officer at UNCTAD
• Sekula Robson * CEO, SEG Group, Liberia
• Henry-Serge KEMGANG * Veterinary Economist, Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA) / Yaoundé, Cameroon

Coordinated by: Claire Jolly & Martin Ndende

• Azza Jiddou Ministry of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure, Mauritania
• Edoh Komla President, Regional Maritime Council, Togo
• Alexis Aquereburu Mayor, Communes of the Lakes (Aného), Togo
• Marieme Bekaye Independent Expert in Environment and Sustainable Development and member of the Royal Moroccan Academy, Mauritania
• Robin Degron Director, Plan Bleu
• Alessandra Sensi Head, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
• Samuel Megwa Strategic Director, YARIS, EU Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network (EU-GoGIN)
• Willy Mbusisi Heukoua Environmental Specialist and Deputy Director of Studies and Environmental Protection, Urban Community of Douala, Cameroon
• Joseph Magloire Olinga Deputy Director, Department of Environment, Health and Living Environment, Urban Community of Douala, Cameroon
• Carole Martinez International Policy Expert, Specialist in Marine and Island Biodiversity; Manager of the Blue & Green Fund, MedPAN
• Walaa Gad El Karim Mahmoud Othman Director of the central unit of the decent life initiative
• Omar Mohamed – Mayor of Moroni, Comores
• Mamadou Sidibé * Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, Senegal
• Jean-François Curtis * Deputy Mayor of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
• Jean Baptiste Harelimana * President, African Academy of International Law practice
• André-Julien Koutou * Director of the House of Entrepreneurship and Youth Integration, Projects, Mayor of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
• David Willima * Africa Regional Coordinator Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Coordinated by: Robin Degron Director, Plan Bleu Samuel Megwa Strategic Director, YARIS, EU Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network (EU-GoGIN)

• Ayivi Ernest Tindo Founder and President of the Pan-African Youth Organization for the Blue Economy, Benin
• Cécile Mawe Moumbre Founder, Youth in Action for Sustainable Development, Cameroon
• Laurent Ahongbonon President and scientific director, Nature Plurielle, Bénin
• Jade Velonjara Advocacy Officer, Natiora Defenders, Madagascar
• Caroline Mawandji Masala National President, Wimafrica DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Kaoutar Merbouh Secretary General, WIMA Morocco
• Louise Soppi Ndock Expert in Social and Solidarity Economy
• Eliott Barichasse Ndock Secretary-General, NGO *Wandzani Wazi Mbwedza* “Friends of the Octopus,” Comoros
• Aristide TAKOUKAM KAMLA * President Founder, AMMCO
• Maximin Djondo * Executive Director, Benin Environment and Education Society (BEES NGO)
• Mohamed KOÏTA * Climate Lead, RIM Youth Climate Movement – Mauritania
• Florentine Guihard-Koidio * Chair of the Strategic Monitoring Committee, Network of Women Maritime and Port Professionals of West and Central Africa, Côte d’Ivoire
• Lionel Ondoa * CEO and Founder, YLO Médias Group, Mboko Magazine
• Sylvie Laure SIBE * Continental President of WIMAFRICA
• Mariette Degan * Programme Officer, National Association of Women Processors and Fishmongers of Benin
• Jean-Paul Wong Mpondo * National Coordinator, Cameroonian Network for the Development of Island Communities and Indigenous Peoples (RECADELI)
• Dorine Nininahazwe * – Greenpeace Africa
• Mouchtadi Badi Bamdou * Marine and coastal environment officer, MOHELI NATIONAL PARK, Comores

Coordinated by: Rym Benzina President of La Saison Bleue & Asmaa Benslimane First Vice-President and Secretary General of WIMAFRICA