Forum Program
By invitation only
*Draft only, program subject to change.
Location: Lord Nelson Hotel, Regency Ballroom
September 24, 2019
Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Philip SAUNDERS, Director, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University
09:15-10:45 Panel I: Regional Maritime Security Overview
Moderator
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Speakers:
YANG Li, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Managing the South China Sea disputes
Chie KOJIMA, Musashino University
Overview of maritime security challenges in northeast Asia
Anup SINGH, Eastern Naval Command, India
Maritime security perspective in the Indian Ocean
Adam P MacDonald, Centre for Security and Sustainable Development, Dalhousie University
Arctic transformation: From region of opportunity to region of necessity?
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Panel II: Best Practice of Regional Ocean Governance Models: Opportunities to enhance or replicate?
Moderator:
Mike BUTLER, IOI Canada
Speakers:
Tafsir Matin Johansson, Associate Research Officer, Global Ocean Institute
Introducing multilateral and regional approaches to ocean governance: In light of UN 2030 agenda
Suzanne LALONDE, University of Montreal
Inclusiveness as a vector of ocean governance effectiveness
Gregory ROSE, Wollongong University
Australia's experience in ocean governance: lessons learned
HONG Nong, Institute for China-America Studies / China Institute, University of Alberta
Ocean governance in the South China Sea: A review on law, policy and management
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel III: Maritime Dispute Settlement Practice: Reviewing UNCLOS Article 287
Moderator:
Aldo CHIRCOP, Dalhousie University
Air pollution from ships: should emission standards in the Arctic and South China Sea be scaled-up?
Speakers:
Phillip SAUNDERS, Dalhousie University
Overall legal framework for maritime dispute settlement
Leonardo BERNARD, Australian National Center for Ocean Resources & Security, Wollongong University
ICJ as the procedure of choice for maritime dispute settlement
Seokwoo LEE, Ihna University
The store that is losing its customers: The dearth of cases referred to ITLOS and its implication on the maritime order of northeast Asia
DING Duo, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Arbitration under Annex VII of the UNCLOS - the value and the challenges
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-17:15 Panel IV: Maritime Law Enforcement: Examining Regional and State Practice
Moderator:
Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
Speakers:
Marc ZLOMEK, U.S. Coast Guard
United States experience
Robert HUBERT, University of Calgary
Canadian experience
Jane CHAN Git Yin, RSIS, Singapore Nanyang Technological University
Ensuring safety and security in southeast Asian waters
HU Bo, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University
The development and challenges of coast guards in East Asia
September 25
09:00-11:00 Panel V: Marine Environmental Issues: Shipping Standards, Marine Scientific Research, Cooperation
Moderators:
Wendy WATSON-WRIGHT, Ocean Frontier Institute
Aldo CHIRCOP, Dalhousie University
Air pollution from ships: Should emission standards in the Arctic and South China Sea be scaled-up?
BAI Jiayu, China Ocean University
The regulatory strategy of HFO for Arctic Shipping
Peter ELLIS, Executive Director, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping
Marine spatial planning
ZHANG Xinyue, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Marine pollution from ships and marine environmental protection
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:15 Discussion on Cooperating on Ocean Capacity Building
Moderator:
Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
Speakers:
WU Shicun
President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
China-ASEAN academy on ocean law and governance
Micheal BUTLER, Director, IOI Canada
IOI Ocean Governance
Gregory ROSE, ANCORS, Wollongong University
ANCORS' experience
Matthew GERACI & Yilun ZHANG, Institute for China-America Studies
"Maritime Trackers" as a learning tool for maritime security studies
12:15 Concluding Remarks
Gordon HOULDEN, Director, China Institute, University of Alberta
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Aldo CHIRCOP, Professor of Law; Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Maritime Law and Policy, University of Dalhousie
12:30 Working Lunch