List of Presenters

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

Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi

Director - General of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

10.10-10.25

Oral Presentation

Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government

OR-BC02

Preliminary findings of local perceptions on seagrass ecological changes, ecosystem services, and blue carbon concepts: Case study of Libong Island, Thailand

Mr. Dzaki Satrio Widanto

10.25-10.40

Coffee Break (Morning)

10.40-11.20

Keynote Speaker

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

Assoc. Prof. Mohammad Rozaimi Jamaludin

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

11.20-12.00

Keynote Speaker

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

Dr. Liu Zhengyi

Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, China

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-13.45

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB01

Do seaweed aquaculture farms serve as places of carbon sequestration?

Prof. Gregory Nishihara

13.45-14.00

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB02

Seaweed carbon stored in the sediments of Korean ocean was assessed using eDNA and biochemical analyses

Prof. Ho-Sung Yoon

14.00-14.15

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB03

Is sonar-based surveying useful for measuring the blue carbon stock of Sargassum?

Dr.Kenichi Hayashizaki

14.15-14.30

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB04

Quantifying sedimentary carbon stocks in macroalgal habitats associated with mangrove and coral reef ecosystem in southern Thailand

Mr. Lutfee Hayeewachi

14.30-14.45

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB05

Seagrass blue carbon and the governance gap: implications for emerging seaweed blue carbon policy

Dr.Milica Stankovic

14.45-15.00

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB06

Mangrove–Seagrass Ecological Linkages Regulate Spatial Variation of Sediment Organic Carbon in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mr. Muhammad Akbar AS

15.00-15.15

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB07

Geospatial AI for Seagrass Carbon Mapping and Environmental Drivers in Tropical Small Islands

Dr. Agus Aris

15.15-15.30

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

15.30-15.45

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB08

Effects of Elevated Temperature on Blue Carbon Dynamics in Tropical Seagrass: A Mesocosm Study

Mr. Muhammad Halim

15.45-16.00

Oral Presentation

Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon

OR-SB09

Exploring the Contribution of Benthic Sargassum to Coastal Carbon Pools: A Preliminary Study from a Small Island of Ko Tha Rai, Thailand

Ms. Amirah Iskandar

16.00-16.15

Oral Presentation

Blue Climate Action in the East Asian Seas: From Collaboration to Action

Ms. Ana Maria Kumarasamy

UNEP-COBSEA Associate Programme Officer

16.15-16.30

Poster Presentation

P-CB01

Pattern of decline in Sargassum fusiforme at its southern distributional limit in mainland Japan

Mr.Chiyuki Zemba

16.30-16.45

Poster Presentation

P-CB02

The Physical Structure of Macroalgal Communities Determines the Biodiversity of Coastal Fish Communities

Mr.Tomoyuki Aota

16.45-17.00

Poster Presentation

P-CB03

Verification of the fish-aggregation effect of artificial seaweed beds using environmental DNA

Prof. Dr.Satoshi ISHIKAWA

17.00-17.15

Poster Presentation

P-SA01

Seasonal Influence on the Extraction, Color Profiles, and Antioxidant Activity of Crude Phycobiliproteins from the Red Seaweed Gracilaria fisheri in Songkhla Lagoon

Asst. Prof. Dr.Boonyakorn Boonsri

17.15-17.30

Poster Presentation

P-SB01

Overlooked Seaweed Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Carbon Storage Potential of Underwater Pinnacles in the Gulf of Thailand

Assoc. Prof. Dr.Thamasak Yeemin

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

09.40-09.55

Oral Presentation

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

OR-SA01

Ecotypic differentiation of growth and maturation of gametophytes in Saccharina japonica from northern Japan

Dr.Cecilia Biancacci

09.55-10.10

Oral Presentation

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

OR-SA02

Integrating UAV Multispectral Imaging for Climate-Responsive Monitoring and Production Estimation of Seaweed Cultivation

Prof. Dr.Nurjannah Nurdin

10.10-10.50

Keynote Speaker

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

Dr. Aaron Eger

Kelp Forest Alliance

10.50-11.05

Coffee Break (Morning)

11.05-11.20

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB01

Assessment of organic carbon stocks in seagrass meadows of Pulau Gazumbo, Penang, Malaysia

Ms.Sunissa San Chat

11.20-11.35

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB02

Microplastics and Organic Carbon Accumulation in Tropical Seagrass Sediments in Penang, Malaysia

Ms.NUR AINA ALISA ADNAN

11.35-11.50

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB03

Chloroplast-encoded tufA gene and nuclear ITS rDNA sequences reveal the in situ cryptic filamentous form of Caulerpa manorensis from Samae San nearby Islands, Thailand

Dr.Suttikarn Sutti

11.50-13.30

Lunch

13.30-13.45

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB04

Regional Patterns of Microplastic Contamination in Mangrove and Seagrass Ecosystems of Southeast Asia

Dr.Natasha Arina

13.45-14.00

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB05

A Regional Nature-based Solutions Suitability Index for Southeast Asian Ramsar Wetlands

Dr.Rick Leong

14.00-14.15

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-CB06

Underwater Drones for Coastal Ecological Monitoring: Current Applications and Future Directions

Dr. Kwon Mo Yang

14.15-15.15

Workshop I

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

Prof. Dr. Nobuyuki Yagi

University of Tokyo

15.15-15.30

Oral Presentation

Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity

OR-BC01

Characteristics of Japan's Blue Carbon System

Prof. Dr. Nobuyuki Yagi

15.30-15.45

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

15.45-17.00

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

Time

Sessions

Note

09.30-10.30

The Blue Carbon Breakthrough: Securing Ecosystems, Economies, and Communities Across the Asia-Pacific

Panel Discussion
Ignace Beguin Billecocq,
Executive Director of the Mangrove Breakthrough

Callum Mackenzie
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Yunus Thailand, expert contributor to the Seaweed Breakthrough

Dr. Milica Stankovic
Dugong and Seagrass Research Station, Prince of Songkla University and member of Pool of Experts at Seagrass Breakthrough

Prof. Dr. Anchana Prathep
Dean of Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University

10.40-11.00

Coffee Break (Morning)

11.00-12.00

Blue Finance

Presentation session:
Siriporn Sriaram and Dr. Oskar Lecuyer, French Development Agency (AFD)
Overview of AFD investment in Blue Carbon and Blue Environmental Sustainability Gap (Blue ESGAP) framework

Romain Schumm, International Technical Expert - Ocean governance, Environment and Development Policy Section, Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Regional Cooperation for Blue Carbon Finance & Partnership Platform for Blue Carbon

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.00-13.45

Keynote Speaker

Session 5: Unlock sustainable "Blue Finance" beyond traditional carbon markets

Lisa Schindler Murray

Director of Blue Carbon and Natural Climate Solutions, RARE

13.45-15.00

Regional Projects: Blue Carbon Finance Profiling in ASEAN

Dr. Milica Stankovic
Dugong and Seagrass Research Station, Prince of Songkla University

Diane Figueroa, Director of Innovative Finance, Asia Pacific Region
Pilot projects in Indonesia and the Philippine

15.00-15.15

Coffee Break (Afternoon)

15.15-16.15

Financing for Impact

Panel Discussion:
Kathlyn Tan, Principal at Rumah Group, outcome funder for Rare’s Small-Scale Fisheries Impact Bond
Callum Mackenzie, Yunus Thailand, Seagrass Social Project
Lisa Schindler Murray, Director of Blue Carbon and Natural Climate Solutions, RARE

16.30-17.30

Workshop III

Blended Finance Approach for blue carbon ecosystems in the Asia - Pacific

17.30-20.00

Closing Ceremony

Time

Sessions

Note

05.30-07.30

On the way to Thale Noi

07.30-09.30

Thale Noi Scenic Boat Tour

Highlight

The Pink Water Lily+ Aquatic plant

Water Buffalo

Water Bird

Local Fishery Activities

09.30-10.00

Shopping local products from Thale Noi

10.00-11.00

Botanical garden

11.00-13.00

Lunch

13.00-14.00

Leave from Thale Noi

14.00-14.30

Wat Sathing Phra

15.30-16.30

NO 9 of Singora Fortress

16.50-17.20

Wat Laem Pho - Reclining Buddha @ Ko Yor

17.30-20.30

Dinner at Po Thale

20.30-21.30

Back to PSU

Time

Sessions

Note

Workshop

Underwater Drone - Libong (2 nights 3 days)

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

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Jul 10, 2026

07.00 Depart from PSU campus

07.00-10.30

Arrive at Libong

11.00-12.00

Lunch at Libong Camp

12.30-13.00

Go to Dugong Tower

13.00-13.30

Set up and introduction

13.30-15.00

Underwater Drone demonstration

15.00-17.00

Aerial Drone for dugong survey

17.00-18.00

Local market

18.30 Dinner at Libong Camp

Jul 11, 2026

07.00 Breakfast at Libong Camp

08.30-11.30

Data analysis & Presentation (Chinese)

11.30-12.30

Lunch at Libong Camp

12.30 Explore seagrass ecosystem

16.30 Dinner at Libong Camp

Jul 12, 2026

07.00 Breakfast at Libong Camp

08.30-11.30

Explore Seagrass ecosystem