Conference Highlights

● Joint Held with the Famous Event of Xiamen World Ocean Week
● 500+ Attendees Coming from All over the World to Exchange Ideas, Build New Networks, and Foster Friendships
● 150+ Presentations & 40+ Scientific Posters Covering Hot Topics and Cutting-edge Technology
● Roundtable and Panel Discussion, Matchmaking, Investment, Career Development Opportunities
● Social Activities and Networking, Field Trip and Build Partnerships in China, Find Huge Opportunities and Markets for Your Business over the World
● Tech Tour to Local Ocean Industrial Parks and Famous Science Spots & Historical Sites in China

Theme1 Voice of Decision Makers and Masters	Theme 2 Ocean Economy and Finance	Theme 3 Ocean Engineering	Theme 4 Ocean Energy
Theme 5 Ocean Science & Technology	Theme 6 Ocean Nature Resources and Environmental Protection	Theme 7 Smart Port, Green Shipping, Salvage & Rescue	Theme 8 Aquaculture and Fishery
Theme 9 Marine Biotechnology	Theme 10 Exhibition and Poster	Theme 11 Project Matchmaking	Theme12 Wonderful Social Activities

The Annual International Congress of Ocean (WCO), initiated from 2012, had been successfully organized in Dalian (2012 & 2014), Hangzhou (2013), Qingdao (2015, 2016), Shenzhen (2017), and Weihai (2018), attracted more than 2,000 participants from 60 countries. WCO series congresses contribute to offering professionals in the field of ocean a multidisciplinary informative cooperative platform, and it has been the most definite and grand Ocean event in Asia. With the strong participation from diversified areas, we are proud to say WCO has turned into an important international convention in ocean related fields. We are confident in organizing WCO-2019, which would be better and more successful than previous conferences.

	Mr. Paul Holthus, Founding President & CEO, World Ocean Council, USA		Mr. Kejun Li, Chairman, China Association of Communication Enterprise Management		Dr. Andreas Nordseth, Director General, Danish Maritime Authority, Denmark		Mr. James Huang, Vice President, DNV GL, Norway
	Dr. Hans Juergen Kreuzer, Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada		Dr. Ir. Rokhmin Dahuri, President Indonesian Aquaculture Society, Indonesia		Mr. Gerhard Aulbert, Global Head Ship Recycling, DNV GL, Norway		Dr. Kurt Kaltenegger, Group Vice President, ABB Technology Ventures, Switzerland
	Dr. Kong Cho Ha, Chairman, Port Klang Authority, Malaysia		Mr. Roger Johnston, Chief Executive, Officer, Pilbara Ports Authority, Australia		Prof. Yasuo ARAI, President, IAIN (International Association of Institutes of Navigation), Japan		Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng, Director, BUU Innopolis, Burapha University, Thailand
	Dr. Elias Boletis, Director, Propulsion Technology Wartsila Corporation, The Netherlands		Mr. Matthew Tan, Co-Chair, APEC PPFS, Singapore		Mr. Heinz Schelwat, President, Sea & Sun Technology GmbH, Germany		Mr. Zhihui Sun, Former Director, the State Oceanic Administration, China
	Dr. Christian Luckstadt, Technical Director, ADDCON, Germany		Dr. Eyþór Björnsson, Director General, Directorate of Fisheries, Iceland		Dr. Philip M FitzPatrick, President, The Renaissance Performance Group Inc., USA		Dr. Alexey Kostin, President, Center of Arbitration and Mediation at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Russia

Xiamen is a coastal city in Fujian Province in China. It has been an important port for centuries and became one of China's earliest Special Economic Zones in the 1980s. The name Xiamen means "door to the house", referring to the city's centuries-old role as a gateway to China.
It is not Taipei or Hong Kong, but compared to most other cities in the region, Xiamen is definitely a very vibrant, affluent and modern place. It got an international award in a contest for most livable cities in 2002; The city is known for its mild climate, Hokkien culture and Gulangyu Island, as well as its relatively low pollution. In 2006, Xiamen was ranked as China's 2nd-"most suitable city for living", as well as China's "most romantic leisure city" in 2011.
The most important tourist area is Gulangyu Island, a small island which contains some beautiful colonial buildings and is car free.

Information Research Center of International Talent, SAFEA	China Association of Oceanic Engineering	China Fisheries Association
China Institute of Navigation	China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry

China Maritime Arbitration Commission	Dalian Ocean University	Dalian Maritime University
Jiangsu University Of Science And Technology	Danish Maritime Authority (DMA)

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