Confirmed Keynotes:
Tomas Heidar, President, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
David Freestone, Professor of International Law, Georgetown University, Co-rapporteur ILA Committee International Law and Sea Level Rise
19:00 Social Activity and Dinner for Speakers - Detailed information to follow
8:00 -> Registration
8:45 -> Welcome. Tore Henriksen, Dean of the Faculty of Law
8:50->Introduction, Vito De Lucia, Director, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea
9:00 -> Keynote: Tomas Heidar, “The Law of the Sea Convention as a Living Instrument: The ITLOS Climate Change Advisory Opinion"
9:50: coffee break
10:00 Panel 1: The COSIS Advisory Opinion
Moderator:
Rapporteur: Sofie Quist
11.00 -> coffee beak
11:15 -> Panel 2: Deep seabed Mining
Moderator:
Rapporteur:
12:15: -> coffee beak
12:30 -> Panel 3: Autonomous Vessels
Moderator: Youri van Logchem
Rapporteur:
13:30 -> Lunch
14:30 -> Keynote: David Freestone, “International Law Dimension of Sea Level Rise”
15:20 -> Coffee Break
15:30 -> Panel 3: Maritime Security
Moderator: Jessica Schechinger
Rapporteur:
16:30 -> Coffee Break
16:45 -> Panel 4: Climate Change
Moderator: Eva van der Marel
Rapporteur: Mana Tugend
17:45 -> End of the Day
19:30: Conference Dinner
9:00 -> Keynote: TBD,
9:50 -> coffee break
10:00 -> Panel 1 Regional Perspectives
Moderator: Alexander Lott
Rapporteur:
11:00 -> coffee break
11:15-> Panel 2 BBNJ
Moderator: Endalew Enyew
Rapporteur: Claudia D’Andrea
12:15-> Coffee break
12:30 -> Panel 3: Spitzbergen Session
Moderator: Lena Schøning
Rapporteur:
13.30 -> Lunch
14:30 -> Panel 5: Young Voices on Ocean Futures
Moderator:
Rapporteur:
15.45 -> Coffee Break
16.00 -> High-level Panel on Future Trajectories on the Law of the Sea
Moderator: Richard Barnes
Panelists: Joanna Mossop, Henrik Ringbom (TBC), David Freestone, + TBD
Rapporteur:
17:30 end of conference
NB Program as of 12 September 2024. Some changes may be introduced.