Session 'Going beyond the national level: Cooperation priorities of European countries in marine & maritime research'

• From Vision to Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
  Kathrine Angell-Hansen, CSA Oceans Coordinator - Director JPI Oceans secretariat
• JPI Oceans Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda & Implementation Plan
  Caron Montgomery, Chair of JPI Oceans' Management Board - DEFRA, UK

Session 'Implementing the European Research Area in marine & maritime research'

Pilot actions

• Multi-use of infrastructures for monitoring in the North Sea
  Jasper Dalhuisen, The Netherlands
• Ecological aspects of micro-plastics in the marine environment
  Joachim Harms, Germany
• Ecological aspects of deep-sea mining
  Joachim Harms, Germany
• Intercalibration for the EU Water Framework Directive
  David Cox, Belgium 

• Implementing JPI Oceans: joint actions & new tools
  Jacky Wood, Deputy-Director JPI Oceans secretariat

Closing session

• Concluding remarks

     Manuel Barange, Vice Chair Strategic Advisory Board JPI Oceans - Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Science at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), UK