Program
Thursday, January 30
Registration and badge collection
08:30h
Opening ceremony
09:00h
Plenary conference - Canarias Hall
09:30h – The Blue Economy: A Portfolio of Opportunities’
Gunter Pauli
Paralel sessions - Canarias Hall
ENERGY, WATER, AND MOBILITY
10:30h – The transition to a net-zero emissions model’
Moderator: Gonzalo Piernavieja, Director of R&D&I at the ITC (Canary Islands Technological Institute).
Raúl García Brink
Counselor for Environment, Climate Change, and Circular Economy of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria
Savvas Vlachos
Specialist in islands’ sustainability Cyprus Energy Agency / VP FEDARENE
Julieta Schallenberg
Deputy Minister of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands
Paralel sessions - Bandama Hall
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BLUE ECONOMY
10:30h – Challenges for the Decarbonization of the Blue Sector.
Moderator: Alejandro Romero, PLOCAN’s Renewable Resources Project Coordinator
Session sponsored by ASTICAN
Sulev Alajöe
Managing director, consultant Estonian Islands Energy Agenc
Emiel Schut
Chief Commercial Officer Wavepiston
Daniel del Castillo
Director Corporativo de Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente de Navantia Seanergies.
Paralel sessions - Tamadaba Hall
BIODIVERSITY
10:30h – ‘Protecting island biodiversity: good practices’
Moderator: Juli Caujapé-Castells, Director of the Viera y Clavijo Botanical Garden – R&D&i Unit associated to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Island Council)
Gaia Agnello
Specialist in conservation and citizen science. Executive director of Sicily Environment Fund.
Carlos García-Verdugo
Lecturer in the Department of Botany at the University of Granada
Paralel sessions - Roque Bentayga Hall
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
10:30h – Climate Change Adaptation Projects on Islands.
Moderator: Ezequiel Navío, Expert in Climate Change Strategies and spokesperson for the Association for the Development of Integrated Climate Actions (ADACIS)
Noelia Cruz
Researcher at Universidad de la Laguna
Evelyn Rohner
PhD in Architecture and lecturer at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Vanesa Raya
Investigadora en el Departamento de Producción Vegetal del ICIA. Proyecto VERCOCHAR.
Coffee break
11:45h-12:15h
Plenary conference - Canarias Hall
12:15h – ‘Full sustainability: how to achieve it’
Anjila Hjalsted
Lunch
13:30h
Paralel sessions - Canarias Hall
ENERGY, WATER, AND MOBILITY
16:00h – The role of storage in the decarbonization of island electric grids.
Moderator: Beatriz del Río, Lecturer at the ULPGC. Renewable energy systems research group.
Session sponsored by SATOCAN
Alexis Lozano
Director Insular de Energía y Clima. Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
Raúl Macías
Responsable de Energía en Grupo SATOCAN.
Juan Bola
Director of Real-Time Operation at Red Eléctrica
Paralel sessions - Roque Bentayga Hall
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BLUE ECONOMY
16:00h – Workshop: ‘Global challenges for islands in the Blue Economy’
James Ellsmoor
EO and Founder of Island Innovation
Grace Henry
Project Manager at Island Innovation
Paralel sessions - Tamadaba Hall
BIODIVERSITY
16:00h – ‘Visitor management and control in protected areas’
Moderator: Reinero Brandon, Environmental and Climate Change specialist at the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Island Council)
Marta Moreno
Técnico del Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
Pedro Millán
Island Director for the Natural Environment of the Cabildo de Tenerife (Tenerife Island Council)
Isabel Betancort
Director of Experience and Audit at the Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism of the Cabildo de Lanzarote (Lanzarote Island Council).
Paralel sessions - Bandama Hall
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
16:00h – ‘Extreme weather, AMOC, El Niño and climate tipping points’
Moderator: Verónica Pavés, Science Journalist for El Día and La Provincia newspapers
M. Dolores Pérez
PhD in Physical Oceanography of the Institute of Oceanography and Global Change. ULPGC.
David Suárez
Senior State Meteorologist. Territorial Delegate of AEMET in the Canary Islands.
Pedro Dorta
Director of the Chair of Disaster Risk Reduction at the University of La Laguna.
Paralel sessions - Canarias Hall
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BLUE ECONOMY
17:30h – ‘Challenges for Waste Management in the Era of the Circular Economy.’
Moderator: Elisa Monzón, Island Director for Environment at the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Island Council)
Session sponsored by PREZERO
Ángel Pablo Montañés
Director General for Ecological Transition and the Fight against Climate Change of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Íñigo Núñez
Director Ejecutivo en Ewaste. Presidente de la Fundación Canarias Recicla.
Jaume Cabré
Head of Engineering and Innovation, PreZero Iberia SA.
Paralel sessions - Tamadaba Hall
BIODIVERSITY
17:30h – ‘Innovation and Environment’
Moderator: Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Telecommunication Engineer of the Environment Service of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Island Council)
Dídac Díaz
Forest Fire Prevention and Extinction Technician. Department of the Environment. Council of Gran Canaria.
Jordan González
Agricultural Engineer and Agroecologist.
Santiago Hernández
Environmental Specialist at GESPLAN. Specialist in carbon footprint in territorial planning.
Paralel sessions - Bandama Hall
Climate Change Adaptation
17:30h – ‘Carbon markets: an opportunity for mitigation and adaptation’
Moderator: Aridane González, Lecturer at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Expert in Marine Chemistry and Climate Change
Session sponsored by AYAGAURES Medioambiente
Inmaculada Tola
Head of Andalusian Office of Climate Change.
Mirian Arellano
Head of Operations and Local Relations at MacroCarbon
Ignacio Hernández
Full Professor of Ecology. Expert in environmental assessment in marine ecosystems
Paralel sessions - Roque Bentayga Hall
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BLUE ECONOMY
17:30h – Workshop: ‘Sailing into the Future’
Maritime Sisters
Friday, January 31
Plenary conference - Canarias Hall
09:30h – ‘The change that our planet needs’
LIZ BONNIN
Paralel sessions - Tamadaba Hall
ENERGY, WATER, AND MOBILITY
10:30h – ‘Water efficiency and reuse as part of adaptation policies’
Moderator: Carmelo Santana, Manager of the Gran Canaria Island Water Board
María del Pino Palacios
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Gilberto Martel
Technician of the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, S.A.
Antonio Díaz
Manager of Ayagaures Medio Ambiente
Paralel sessions - Canarias Hall
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BLUE ECONOMY
10:30h – ‘Present and (near) future of desalination brine valorisation’
Moderator: Ángel Rivero, Water department at the ITC (Canary Islands Technological Institute).
Víctor Monsalvo
Head of Aqualia’s Ecoefficiency Area.
Gudfinnur Sveinsson
CEO of Brineworks
Simon Grasman
Chief Technology Officer REDstack BV.
Paralel sessions - Roque Bentayga Hall
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
10:30h – ‘Navigating Climate Challenges: Island Perspectives on Sustainable Adaptation’
Moderator: Cristina Fernández, Science Communicator member of the UNESCO Chair in Marine and Coastal Sustainability. Oceanographic
Mercedes Díaz
Project Technician in the Water Department and specialist in Adaptation to Climate Change at the Canary Islands Technological Institute (ITC).
Fernando Tuya
Research Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Ezequiel Navio
Expert in Climate Change Strategies and spokesperson for the Association for the Development of Integrated Climate Actions (ADACIS)
Paralel sessions - Bandama Hall
10:30h – European projects: What are we researching?
Moderator: Sebastián López, Vice-rector of Research, Transfer and Entrepreneurship of the ULPGC.
Ricardo Haroun
Director of Ecoaqua (ULPGC) and responsible for several European projects.
Noelia Cruz
Researcher of the ULL, from the Natalie project.
Javier Durán
Environmental Technician in the CIEGC’s Community Transformation Office
Coffee break
11:45h-12:00h
Plenary conference - Canarias Hall
12:15h – ‘Islands in an Increasingly Warmer World’
Mark Lynas
Closing
13:30h