The World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) is the annual gathering of the global Ocean Business Community dedicated to advancing private sector action on responsible use of the seas.
With the theme of “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”, the SOS 2019 will be the foremost international business conference dedicated to investment and innovation for ocean sustainable development. This year’s Summit will build on the success of past SOS held in Hong Kong (2018), Halifax (2017), Rotterdam (2016), Singapore (2015), Washington D.C. (2013) and Belfast (2010), as well as the solid growth of the World Ocean Council overall.
Since 2010, the SOS has been bringing together leaders from the diverse Ocean Business Community – shipping, fisheries, oil and gas, aquaculture, offshore renewables, tourism, seabed mining, marine technology, law, insurance, finance, etc. – as well as ocean stakeholders from the government, inter-governmental, science and environment communities – to focus on industry-driven action on “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”.
Past Events
- 6th World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit, Hong Kong, China, 14-16 November 2018
- 5th World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit, Halifax, Canada, 29 November - 1 December 2017
- 4th World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 30 November - 2 December 2016