Draft Agenda
The event is moderated by Regine Roncucci, EU Affairs Officer, Secretariat of the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.”
14:15 – 14:25: Opening remarks by:
- MEP Maria Spyraki
- Niall McDonough, Chair, JPI Oceans
14:25 – 14:55: Presentations by:
- Aaron Beck, Coordinator JPI Oceans HOTMIC project – Horizontal and vertical oceanic distribution, transport, and impact of microplastics – GEOMAR
- Georg Hanke, Joint Research Center, Implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and upcoming position paper on microplastics
14:55 – 15:35: Panel discussion with the participation of:
- Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Unit on ‘Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption’ (B1), DG ENV, European Commission
- Camilla Carteny, Microplastics Technical Manager, Plastics Europe
- Frédérique Mongodin, Senior Marine Litter Policy Officer, Seas At Risk
- Janyl Moldalieva, Policy Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Stéphane Isoard, Head of Group – Oceans and sustainable blue economy, EEA
- Aaron Beck, Coordinator JPI Oceans HOTMIC project – Horizontal and vertical oceanic distribution, transport, and impact of microplastics – GEOMAR
15:35 – 15:55: Q&A session with the audience
15:55 – 16:00: Closing remarks by MEP Catherine Chabaud
Registration
For registering to the event, please visit https://ebcd.org/events/hybrid-event-small-particles-big-concerns-marine-microplastics-revisited/.