| 09:00-09:30 | Leaders' Remarks |
| 09:30-11:00 | Keynote Speeches |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Exploring Deep-sea Habitats for Achieving Ocean Sustainable Development Jiabiao Li, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Researcher at the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 09:45-10:00 |
China-Africa Collaboration Through Ocean Decade and Capacity Building Kouadio Affian, Chair of UNESCO/IOC-Africa |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Carbon Fixation & Export in Ocean Desserts (Carbon-FE) Minhan Dai, Professor at Xiamen University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Scientific Ocean Drilling: A Model of International Collaboration Gilbert Camoin, President of the European Consortium for Ocean Drilling Research |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Global Trench Exploration and Dive Programme (GLOBAL TREnD) - Dive into the Deepest Places of the World’s Oceans Xiaotong Peng, Deputy Director-General of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Geological Evolution of the Southern Ocean German Leitchenkov, Deputy Director-General of All-Russia Scientific Research Institute for Geology and Mineral Resources of the Ocean |
| 11:10-12:00 | Young Scientists' Roundtable Discussion |
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Topic: Discussing the Future of Oceans, Co-creating a Blue Planet Issue 1: How Ocean Science Improves Marine Cognitive Level Issue 2: How Global Cooperation Advances a Shared Future for the Ocean Issue 3: How Ocean Governance Leverages Youth Scientific Strength Chair: Zhimin Jian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at Tongji University Guests: 1. Xuguang Chen, Professor at Ocean University of China 2. Mengran Du, Researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. Tohru Sugahara, Professor at the Kyoto Institute of Technology 4. Zhibo Lu, Professor at Tongji University 5. Matteo Convertino, Associate Professor at ShenZhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University 6. Tanuspong Pokavanich, Associate Professor at Kasetsart University 7. Yuntao Wang, Researcher at the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources |