Hosting Organizations
Information Research Center of International Talent, China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China
China Association of Oceanic Engineering
China Fisheries Association
China Institute of Navigation
China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry

Operating Organization
BIT Group Global Ltd.
Foreign Experts Databank of SAFEA-Dalian Branch

Supporting Organization
China Maritime Arbitration Commission
Dalian Ocean University

Executive Chair
Dr. Xiaodan Mei, President of BIT Group Global Ltd.

Advisory Board Members

Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng, Founder President, Samudhabhipat (Marine Power) Foundation; Director, BUU Innopolis, Burapha University, Thailand
Mr. Paul Holthus, Founding President & CEO, World Ocean Council, USA
Dr. Tai-Wen Hsu, Vice-President, Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan, China
Mr. Matthew Tan, Co-Chair for Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Fisheries Sector, APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security, Singapore
Mr. Aaron Irving, Executive Chair–National Aquaculture Council; Executive Officer–Pearl Producers Association, Australia
Mr. Eric Holliday, CEO, FISH Safety Foundation, New Zealand
Mr. Bruce Hancock, Director of Aquaculture, Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mr. Eyþor Björnsson, Director General, Directorate of Fisheries, Iceland
Dr. Lloyd Haninga Haambiya, District Fisheries and Livestock Co-ordinator, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, UK
Ms. Susan Marks, Sustainability and Certification Advisor, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, USA
Dr. Charles C Zhou, CEO, Cascade Clean Energy, Inc., USA
Mr. Yiqiang Xiang, Prof. & Director (RCSFT, CCEA,ZJU), College of Civil Engineering and Architecture(CCEA),Zhejiang University, Research Center for Submerged Floating Tunnel, CCEA, ZJU, China
Dr. Ove T. Gudmestad, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway
Prof. Laurence McCook, Head of Oceans Conservation, World-Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Andreas Nordseth, Director General, Danish Maritime Authority, Denmark
Mr. Doug Gibson, Executive Director & Principal Scientist, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, USA
Dr. Dong-Wook Song, Professor, Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Dr. Dorrik Stow, Professor, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Mr. Pekka Sundman, Director, City development Group, City of Turku, Finland
Dr. Edward S. Fry, Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University, USA
Mr. Adam Schink, Manager Strategy and Innovation, National Oceanography Centre, UK
Dr. Jinyu Sheng, Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada
Mr. Kejun Li, Chairman, China Association of Communication Enterprise Management
Mr. Leonard Sonnenschein, President, World Aquarium and Conservation for the Oceans Foundation, USA
Dr. Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, Distinguished Professor, South Dakota State University, USA
Dr. Zhang Lei, Deputy Director, National Base of International S&T Collaboration on Water Environmental Monitoring and Simulation in TGR Region, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, China
Dr. Daniel M. Cartledge, Senior Fellow, SeedTree, USA