The World Ocean Council: Bringing Business to the Table for a Sustainable Ocean

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is an international, multi-industry business leadership alliance on ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship. The WOC brings together companies that depend on the ocean to catalyze global leadership and collaboration in addressing cross-cutting issues in support of responsible business, reduced risk, continued access, and sustainable development. Mr. Paul Holthus, founder and CEO will discuss the mission and vision of the World Ocean Council, a not-for-profit, non-government BUSINESS organization with a growing global network of 34,000+ ocean industry stakeholders.

Free, open to the public. Part of the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Speaker Series, presented by the Center for the Blue Economy.

Lecture Location: The McGowan Building is located at 411 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, 93940, on the campus of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Attendees will enter through the glass doors from Pacific street, and room 102 is located inside to the right. The McGowan Building is indicated as #20 on the campus map. Access the campus map.

Parking is available in any Middlebury Institute campus lot after 5pm or on the street (time limits on surrounding streets end at 6pm).

Questions: Contact Rachel Christopherson at the Center for the Blue Economy at cbe@miis.edu or 831-647-6615 x1.