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The Ocean Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14): Business Leadership and Business Opportunities

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 29/11/2017 - 01/12/2017
8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Location
Halifax, Canada

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For further information, please contact:
The World Ocean Council (WOC)
Tel.: +1 808 277 9008
Email: contact@oceancouncil
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The 5th Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will be held from 29 November – 1 December, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada!

Mark your calendar for the only annual, international, multi-sectoral, business event dedicated to Ocean Sustainable Development.

The SOS 2017 theme is “The Ocean Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14): Business Leadership and Business Opportunities”.

The SOS is a unique gathering of the world’s ocean industries focused on the sustainable development, science and stewardship of the global ocean.

The SOS 2017 will focus on:
• Ocean business community leadership in achieving the U.N. “Ocean” Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.
• Business growth and investment opportunities of ocean sustainable development.

The SOS will:
• Advance the development of SDG targets and indicators being developed with and for the Ocean Business Community via the WOC.
• Address the other SDGs and how they relate to the ocean and also create the need for business leadership and opportunities for business growth and development.
• Build on the results and momentum of the U.N. Ocean/SDG 14 Conference (June 2017) and other ocean events of 2017 by bringing these to the unique SOS ocean industry conference.

The SOS 2017 theme recognizes:
• The growth of the Ocean Economy and its contribution to the food, energy, transport, communications and other needs of society as part of the UN SDG process.
• The role of the Ocean Business Community over the next 15 years, and beyond, in ensuring the health, productivity and Sustainable Development of the Ocean.

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