WCO-2023

Introduction to WCO-2023

The 10^th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2023 (WCO-2023) will be held in Sapporo, Japan during January 09-11, 2023. WCO series congress 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-2023, which would be better and more successful than previous conferences. The 3-day conference is an effective series of activities including Plenary Forum, Parallel Sessions, Welcome Banquet, Exhibitions, Posters and Tours etc.

Highlights

● 150+ Oral Presentations Covering the Hot Topics and Cutting-Edge Technology in the Field of Ocean
● 500+ Professional Attendees Coming from All over the World for Unrivalled Networking
● Abundant Activities including Scientific Meetings, Panel Discussion, Project Matchmaking, Investment and Career Development, Tours etc.
● Opportunity to Present Your Work and Forge New Collaborations
● Opportunities to Visit Famous Scenic Spots & Historical Sites in Japan

Programmed Chapters at a Glance

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Forum
Track 1: Maritime Law
Track 2: Ocean Economy and Finance
Track 3: Coastal and Ocean Engineering
Track 4: Ocean Energy Development and Utilization
Track 5: Emerging Ocean Science and Technology
Track 6: Marine Management and Environment Protection
Track 7: Smart Port, Green Shipping & Shipbuilding
Track 8: Marine Biotechnology
Track 9: Aquaculture and Fisheries

Renowned Speakers of WCO-2023

Dr. Hossam A. Gabbar, Professor, RAMSP Fellow, Director of Smart Energy Systems Lab, Ontario Tech University, Canada	Dr. Adam Weintrit, Professor, Rector of Gdynia Maritime University, Poland	Dr. Academicen Seeram Ramakrishna, Chair, Circular Economy Taskforce, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Mr. Johan Petter Tutturen Vice President, Special Projects – Gas, DNV AS, Norway	Dr. Rokhmin Dahuri, President of Indonesia Aquaculture Society, Indonesia	Mr. Mai Elmar, Executive Director, Cruise Port Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng, Director, BUU Innopolis, Burapha University, Thailand	Dr. Marek GRZYBOWSKI, President of the Polish Nautical Society, Vice President of the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster, Poland	Dr. Osama Fawzy Elbayoumi, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Arab Academy for Science, Technology& Maritime Transport, College of Maritime Transport and Technology, Egypt
Dr. Sergey A. OGAI, Rector, Chief Executive Officer, Maritime State University, Russia	Mr. Philipp Hermes, Executive Director, Tethys Naval, Belgium	Dr. Ali Suman, Professor, Research Center for Fishery- National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN)-Indonesian Government, Indonesia
Mr. Arie Rosenblum, CEO, EcoOcean, Israel	Dr. Andrea Razeto, President, ICOMIA (the International Council of Marine Industry Associations), Italy	Dr. Eric Holliday, CEO, FISH Safety Foundation, New Zealand
Dr. Hans Herrmann, President and CEO, The Mare Nostrum Global Initiative, Canada	Mr. P. Foerd Ames, Inventor & Owner, OWECO Ocean Wave Energy Company, USA	Mr. William Yip, Senior Sales Director, Total Soft Bank Ltd., Korea
Dr. Eric Rolf Hansen, President, Economic Transformations Group (ETG), USA	Mr. James Fanshawe, Chairman, UK MASRWG, UK	Mr. Govintharasah Ramanathan, Director, Gurbani & Co, Sapporo, Japan
Dr. Yiwei Wang, Professor, Director of Center for European Union Studies, Renmin University of China, China	Dr. Craig Forrest, Director, Marine and Shipping Law Unit, The Uiversity of Queensland, Australia	Ms. Barbara Amerio, President, Permare Group, Italy
Dr. Keld Qvistgaard, Senior Ice Advisor, Greenland Ice Service Danish Meteorological Institute, Denmark	Mr. Russell J. Strong, International Dispute Resolution Lawyer; Head f Marine and International Trade and Senior Solicitor, Zaiwalla & Co, UK	Dr. Rocky Boschman, Managing Director, Grieg Seafoods BC Ltd., Norway
Dr. Daria Gushchina, Professor, Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia	Mr. David Carrascosa, Chief Technology Officer, Saitec Offshore Tecnologies, Spain	Dr. Ignace Van Meenen, Executive Board Member for Capital Origination & Real Estate, MPC Capital AG, Germany
Dr. Mariko Kawano, Professor of Inernational Law, Waseda University, Japan	Dr. Lauri Railas, Attorney, Railas Attorneys Ltd., The Average Adjuster in Finland Adjunct Professor of Civil Law, University of Helsinki, Finland	Mr. Kazuyuki Ouchi, CEO, Ouchi Ocean Consultant, Inc., Japan
Mr. David Malkoff, Senior Partner and Head of Office, MALDAN financial & economic consultants Ltd., Israel	Dr. Holger Schuett, Managing Director, Akquinet Port Consulting GmbH,Germany	Mr. Alistair H Johnston, Director, Campbell Johnston Clark, UK
Dr. Virginie Tassin Campanella, Vice President of the Scientific Council of INDEMER (Monaco), France	Dr. Rob Ayasse, Vice President Earth Observation Sales, Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, Norway	Ms. Pia Dahl Højgaard, Director-General, Danish Geodata Agency, Denmark
Dr. Milica Stojanovic, Professor, Northeastern University, USA	Dr. Myint Win Bo, President & CEO, Bo & Associates Inc.; Adjunct Professor, University & Toronto Metroplolitan University, Canada	Dr. Mario De Stefano, Professor, University of Campania, Italy
Dr. Po-Hsiung Lin, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan,China	Dr. Peter Tsantrizos, CEO & President, Terragon Technologies Inc., Canada	Dr. Satoshi Nagai, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan
Dr.Frederick James Francis, Hon Professor, Master Mariner, Chief Editor, Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology, Singapore	Mr. Justas Poviliūnas, Director of the Fisheries Service, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania	Mr. Kh. Mahbubul Haque, Director General, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Exhibition and Poster

WCO-2023 provides an ideal platform to showcase your novel technologies and products. It is developed to offer comfort to delegates while maximizing exhibitor exposure, the coffee breaks and poster sessions will all take place in the exhibition area promoting frequent repeated opportunities for delegates to visit the exhibits.

Why Reserve a Booth at WCO-2023
● To Meet Face-to-Face with the International Movers and Shakers
● To Meet with Key Decision Marker
● To Explore Business Opportunities
● To Spotlight Advanced Technologies and Their Scientific and Commercial Applications
● To Take Advantage of the Conference's Captive Audience and Networking Opportunities within the Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Date:
Set-up date: January 08, 2023
Show dates: January 09-11, 2023
Place: Sapporo, Japan

Sponsorship

WCO-2023 is one of the most effective international marketing platforms in the field of ocean, which offers a wide range of sponsoring categories for branding and highlighting your company in order to achieve the best publicity.
Expand Your Business - A Cost Effective Sponsorship
● Get Cost and Time Effective Marketing Exposure and Boost Your Brand Recognition
● Set Up Stronger Alliances, New Partnerships
● Showcase Products and Services to a Targeted Prospects of Decision-makers
● Opportunity to Speak and Announce Recent Company Development
● Network from 200+ Professionals Offering Opportunities, before, during and after the Conference

Introduction to Sapporo

Sapporo, as the fifth largest city of Japan, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is situated in the southwestern part of Hokkaido, and lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River. The population of Sapporo is about 2 million people, and the city covers a total area of 1,121 square kilometers (433 square miles). Sapporo is characterized by four distinct seasons, including a cool summer and cold, snowy winter. It became world famous in 1972 when the Olympic Winter Games were held there, and that was the first Winter Olympics held in Asia. Sapporo plays a role as a major cultural destination and is home to some of Japan’s best-known culinary dishes, theatrical and musical events, as well as points of interest and attractions such as museums and lovely parks that are well worth including on foreign visitor's itinerary in Japan.

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