Sebastian Unger
Head, Ocean Governance Research Group, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
Sebastian Unger is head of the Ocean Governance Research Group at IASS (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies) Potsdam, Germany, with over fifteen years of experience in international ocean policy. His research focuses on key challenges for ocean sustainability and opportunities for transformative change. Before joining IASS, Unger served at the OSPAR Commission and the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). He provides expert advice to different governments and international organizations. He is Senior Fellow at TMG Think Tank for Sustainability and co-founder of the Marine Regions Forum.
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Antje Boetius
Director, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
Daniel Dunn
Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Karen Evans
Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Tasmania
Diego Sancho Gallegos
Surf Conservation Data Coordinator, Save The Waves Coalition (STW), Costa Rica
Kristina M. Gjerde
Senior High Seas Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Global Marine and Polar Programme, USA
Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Director, The German Development Institute (DIE)/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany
Simone Pennafirme
Manager, Marine Life Center, Secretariat for Environment of the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro
J. Murray Roberts
Professor, University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences & Head, Changing Oceans Research Group & Coordinator, European Horizon 2020 iAtlantic Project, Scotland
Vladimir Ryabinin
Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, France
Jens Schiffers
Scientific Officer, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Jörn Schmidt
Chair, Science Committee, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Denmark
Mirja Schoderer
Reseacher, The German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany
Sebastian Unger
Head, Ocean Governance Research Group, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany
