2026

Tentative Schedule

Time

Sessions

Note

08.00-09.00

Registration

09.00-09.30

Opening Ceremony

Report

Prof Dr. Anchana Prathep

Dean, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla

09.30-10.10

Keynote Speaker

Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government

Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government
Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi

Director - General of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

10.10-10.40

Oral Presentation

Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government

10.40-11.00

Coffee Break (Morning)

11.00-11.40

Keynote Speaker

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

Assoc. Prof. Mohammad Rozaimi Jamaludin

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

11.40-12.10

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

12.10-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.45

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

14.45-15.00

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

15.00-17.00

Workshop I

Social and economic aspects on blue carbon: how to obtain supports from people in Asia?

Prof. Dr. Nobuyuki Yagi

University of Tokyo

17.30-20.00

Dinner

Time

Sessions

Note

08.30-09.00

Registration

09.00-09.40

Keynote Speaker

Session 3: Seaweed Aquaculture (biomass, blue carbon, sustainable use…)

Prof. Catriona L. Hurd

University of Tasmania, Australia

09.40-10.40

Oral Presentation

Session 3: Seaweed Aquaculture (biomass, blue carbon, sustainable use…)

10.40-11.00

Coffee Break (Morning)

11.00-12.00

Keynote Speaker

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

Dr. Aaron Eger

Kelp Forest Alliance

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.45

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

14.45-15.00

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

15.00-17.00

Workshop II

Kelp Forest Challenge: Regional knowledge and strategies for protecting and restoring 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040.

Dr. Aaron Eger

Kelp Forest Alliance

17.30-20.00

Dinner

Time

Sessions

Note

09.00-09.40

Keynote Speaker

Session 5: Finances

Lisa Schindler Murray

the Director of Blue Carbon, Natural Climate Solutions at Rare

09.40-10.40

Oral Presentation

Session 5: Finances

10.40-11.00

Coffee Break (Morning)

11.00-12.00

Poster Presentation

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-16.30

Workshop III

Blue Finance for Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems Forum | Financing Opportunities in the Asia–Pacific

Siriporn Sriaram (Vivi)

GROUPE AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÈVELOPPEMENT

15.30-15.45

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

17.30-20.00

Banquet Dinner / Closing Ceremony

Time

Sessions

Note

06.30

Participants depart from PSU campus.

06.30-08.30

On the way to Thale Noi

08.30-10.30

Thale Noi Scenic Boat Tour

Highlight

The Pink Water Lily+ Aquatic plant
Water Buffalo
Water Bird
Local Fishery Activities

10.30-11.00

Shopping local products from Thale Noi

11.00-11.30

Go to restuarant

11.30-13.00

Lunch

13.00-14.30

Leave from Thale Noi to Wat Sathing Phra or Wat Phra Ko

14.30-15.00

Wat Sathing Phra or Wat Phra Ko

15.00-16.00

Shopping Local Product @ Ko Yor

16.00-16.30

Wat Laem Pho - Reclining Buddha @ Ko Yor

16.30-17.30

Back to PSU

Time

Sessions

Note

08.30-17.00

Workshop IIII

Underwater Drone - Libong (1 nights 2 days)

Prof. Jeong Ha Kim, Dr. Kwon Mo Yang, Mr. Junsu Kim, Dr. Daniela Macias

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

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