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OMAN“OCEANECONOMYANDFUTURETECHNOLOGY"CONFERENCE/EXHIBITIONWILLADVANCEINVESTMENTINOMAN’SOCEANDEVELOPMENTPOTENTIALOmanisInvestinginitsOceanEconomy,InvitingOceanIndustriesandInvestorstoOman,andEngagingtheWorldOceanCounciltoAssistinOceanSustainableDevelopment18January2019Theinternational“OceanEconomyandFutureTechnology”Conferencewilltakeplaceon11-13February2019inMuscat,Oman.ThisgroundbreakingeventforOmanwillprovideoceanbusinesses,investorsanddecision-makerswiththeinformationneededtofosterinvestmentandinnovationforharnessingtheOceanEconomy.Omanisseekingoceanindustryandinvestmentpartnerstoworkwithitscommitmentofsubstantialin-countryinvestmentcapitaltoadvanceoceansustainabledevelopmentofthecountry’soceaneconomicpotential,andhasengagedtheWorldOceanCouncilinitseffort.Oman’sinvestmentcommunityisorganizingtocommitsignificantfundstodevelopingthecountry’soceaneconomy,includingfromtheStateGeneralReserveFund(SGRF),OmanInvestmentFund(OIF),InnovationDevelopmentOman(IDO),OmanTechnologyFund(OTF),OmanNationalInvestmentsDevelopmentCompanyS.A.O.C(Tanmia)andothers.Oman’sOceanEconomydevelopmentwilltargetFisheries,Aquaculture,Logistics/Shipping,OffshoreOilandGas,OffshoreRenewableEnergy,andMarineMining.EachofthesesectorswillbethefocusofspecialsessionsattheOEFTConference.Theconferencewillincludeworkshopstodevelopthestrategicprioritiesforeachsectorandconsiderspecificprojectsinthesethemes,andtherelatedbusinessdevelopment,partnersandinvestmentneedstomoveforward.OceanindustriesandotherstakeholdersinterestedinbeingapartofthegrowthandsustainabledevelopmentofOman’sOceanEconomyareinvitedtoparticipateintheconferenceandtobecomeexhibitorsattheOEFT.MoreinformationonOEFTExhibitoropportunitiesisavailableathttp://ifstd.om/.TheOceanEconomyandFutureTechnologyConferenceisdesignedtoattractcompaniesto

establishoceanrelated-industryeffortsinOmanviaJointVenturesaswellasofferinternationalcompaniestomarketandpitchtheirproduct/sinspecializedPitchingSessions.TheconferencealsoprovidesaBtoBMatchingoptionwithlocalandinternationalrepresentativesattendingtheconference.Asacoastalnationwithanextensivemaritimehistory,coastlineandEEZ,OmanseekstodevelopitsOceanEconomyaspartoffurtheringeconomicdiversification.TheOEFTConferenceispartofOman’simplementationoftheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG)14,whichseekstoconserveandsustainablyusetheoceans,seasandmarineresourcesforsustainabledevelopment.Omanprovidesapositive,stableinvestmentenvironment,incentivesandFreeZones,foreignownership,astrategiclocationandmoderninfrastructure.TheseandotherreasonswhyOmanisattractiveforbusinessopportunitiesandinvestmentintheOceanEconomyaredescribedhere.TheWorldOceanCouncilishonoredtoworkwithOmantoorganizetheOEFTandthefollowupOceanEconomyefforts,insupportofbusinessdevelopment,investmentandinnovationtoadvanceoceansustainabledevelopment.

RecentandUpcomingWOCOutreachandEngagement20-24January,TROMSØ,NORWAYArcticFrontiers(PlenarySpeaker)23-25January,SOUTHAMPTON,UKEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)"AtlanticfromSpace"Workshop(OpeningKeynoteSpeaker)5February,BALTIMORERoundtable-OceanClimateGeoengineering:AnAssessmentofPotentialRisks,BenefitsandGovernance(Co-Organizer)11-13February,MUSCAT,OMANOceanEconomyandFutureTechnologyConference(OrganizingPartner,Moderator,Speaker)

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TheWOCistheonlyinternational,cross-sectoralallianceforprivatesectorleadershipandcollaborationinoceansustainability,stewardshipandscience.Companiesfromarangeofindustriesworldwidearedistinguishingthemselvesasleadersin“CorporateOceanResponsibility”,including:shipping,oilandgas,tourism,fisheries,aquaculture,mining,renewableenergy,oceantechnologyandinvestment.WOCMembersarelistedhere,apartoftheWOCNetworkof35,000+oceanindustrystakeholdersaroundtheworld.TheWOCisaregisterednot-for-profitorganizationintheUSandtheUK/Europe.

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