Ocean Finance and the Blue Economy

Success at the upcoming UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by Costa Rica and France in Nice (June 2025), will require the mobilization of the financial sector and all economic actors to achieve the vision of a thriving blue economy, and the implementation of global commitments in synergy with a new global financing pact. This high-level event will be an opportunity to pursue conversations on these topics as well as deep dive into the decarbonisation of maritime transport, an urgent topic to tackle.

• Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, Ambassador for the Poles and the Ocean, Special Envoy of the President for the UN Ocean Conference, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France);
• Ilana Seid, Ambassador of Palau to the UN;
• Bernard Fautrier, Plenipotentiary Minister and Special Advisor to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco for the Environment;
• Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF);
• Cécile Prévieu, Group Executive Vice President ENGIE SA;
• Gilles Vermot Desroches, Director of Sustainable Development, Schneider Electric;
• Christine Cabau, Executive Vice President Assets & Operations, CMA CGM Group;
• Pascal Lamy, Chairman, Ocean Finance and Blue Economy Forum (UNOC Special Event 2025)
• Franz Tattenbach, Minister for Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
• Ashok Adicéam, Head of Global Affairs UN Ocean Conference 2025
• Alfredo Giron, Head of Ocean Action Agenda and Friends of Ocean Action, WEF