#OceanDay2022 | Invitation (pdf)

You are cordially invited to the following virtual session:

A Remarkable Journey to Highlight Plastic Pollution in The Ocean
Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean
With
Erden Eruç & Distinguished Speakers

Observance of  The Ocean Day (8 June) and in support of SDG 14: Life Below Water

THE OCEAN DAY 2022 (8 JUNE) | A/RES/63/111

ON TUESDAY, 7 JUNE, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Virtual Event| Language: English | Via Zoom Platform

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Description-Concept & A Few Key Points

The Light Millennium, Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization (LMGlobal.Org -status#501-c-3, 2001, New York), in collaboration with, the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC.NGO), jointly is proud to present the above Ocean Day (8 June, A/RES/63/111) virtual panel on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
The panel will highlight “A Remarkable Journey” by Erden Eruç, Ocean Ambassador, Ocean Recovery Alliance on the ever-increasing and threatening Plastic Pollution in our Ocean and ecosystem at large.
The session aims to contribute toward the 2022 Ocean Day’s theme, “Revitalization: Collective  Action for the Ocean.” Along with Erden Eruç’s remarkable journey, the session will present a panel of voices from the field, academic/researchers, diplomats, and non-governmental organizations.

PROGRAM ~ OPENING SESSION (As it is presented.)

Welcoming Remark & Moderator:
Ms. BİRCAN ÜNVER, Founder-President and Head NGO Rep. of
he Light Millennium Global Charitable Human Advancement Organization to the
United Nations Department of Global Communications (LMGlobal.Org)

Introduction of GNEC:
Mr. PATRICK SCIARRATTA, President, Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC.NGO)

Opening Remarks:
Ms. HAWA TAYLOR-KAMARA DIALLO, Chief, United Nations Department of Global Communications Civil Society Unit (UNDGC_CSU)

Keynote Speaker:
Mr. ERDEN ERUÇ, Ocean Ambassador for Ocean Recovery Alliance;
The first Solo Circumnavigation by Human Power

Brief Remarks:
H.E. Mr. RODRIGO A. CARAZO, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York, former Vice-President of UNICEF’s Executive Board, and the 2022 President of UNICEF’s Executive Board

Panelists & Presenters:

Mr. DOUG WOODRING, Founder and Managing Director, Ocean Recovery Alliance

Mr. WILLIAM TRUBRIDGE, FreeDiver World Champion

Mr. SAHEED YINUSA, Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability Fellow (GPODS) and Global Policy Insight (GPI) Ocean and Water Studies Specialist

Ms. CECILLIA W. YU, Ambassador for PEPA L’Humanitaire NGO (with special consultative Status with UNECOSOC & Artist

Closing Remarks:
Mr. HENK ROGERS, Founder, Blue Planet Alliance

Closing Performance:
Mr. Azer DAMIROV (Live: Violin)

INTERACTIVE SESSION
The key organizer requests from all the speakers to make one pledge during the session along with encourages to all registered participants to email <EVENT(@)LIGHTMILLENNIUM.ORG>, or post their PLEDGES with their full name and city/country in the chat-box during the session. The best ones will be selected and presented during the Interactive Session on June 7, 2022.

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS:

HAWA TAYLOR-KAMARA DIALLO, Opening Remark
Hawa Diallo, Chief of the Civil Society Unit at the Civil Society and Advocacy Section, UN Department of Global Communications, has extensive United Nations experience in public information outreach and fostering civil society partnerships, emphasizing youth and women’s organizations. Ms. Diallo began her United Nations career in 1987 in the Department of Public Information and has served in two United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Cambodia and Somalia, respectively. She has also worked for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi as an Associate Human Settlements Officer and a Partners and Youth Officer.

H.E. Mr. RODRIGO A. CARAZO, Brief Remarks
H.E. Mr. Carazo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York; and currently President of UNICEF’s Executive Board. Professional development in the public sector includes: first Ombudsman of the Republic of Costa Rica (1993-1997); Member of the Legislative Assembly (2002-2006). Professional development in the private sector includes: being a liberal
professional since 1971 in the fields of Economy, Law and International Relations. He has also served as a consultant for International Organizations (Government, Intergovernmental, Non-Governmental) as well as for private entities. He has 48 years of experience as a businessman in commercial, industrial, tourist, agricultural and service sectors. Academic background includes: serving as a university
professor in Costa Rica and the United States; Member of the Board of the public Distance University in Costa Rica; he holds a Law Degree from the University of Costa Rica and a similar degree in Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Costa Rica, a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Geneva- Switzerland and has completed further studies in History and International Law. He speaks Spanish, English and French. Ambassador Carazo is 74 years
old, married, father of 4 daughters and grandfather of 11 grandchildren.

ERDEN ERUÇ, Keynote

Gig Harbor resident, Erden Eruç (pronounced ‘Air-den Air-rooch’) completed the first solo circumnavigation by human power in 5 years and 11 days. What started as a simple idea in 1997, become a quiet obsession. A tragic accident which claimed the life of Göran Kropp while rock climbing together in September of 2002, finally put him in motion. Life was too short.
Erden is the leading ocean rower in the world today. He is the recipient of the 2013 Citation of Merit from the prestigious Explorers Club, one of the 2013 Adventurers of the Year – “nine individuals changing the face of global adventure” by Outside Magazine, and one of the 50 Most Adventurous Men by Men’s Journal. 15 Guinness World Records are currently registered to his name, more being reviewed. He is already listed in the 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017 & 2018 Guinness books of World Records, including:
• First to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by human power
• First to row the three oceans: Atlantic, Pacific and Indian
• First to row across an ocean from southern hemisphere to northern
• Highest career total days for a solo ocean rower by 1,084 days (and counting)
• Most experienced ocean rower with an overall career total of 1,168 days (and counting)
• Solo career total distance rowed on The Ocean by nearly 26,700 nautical miles (and counting)
• Longest distance rowed across the Atlantic Ocean
• Personal record for longest time alone at sea nonstop: 312 days
• Personal career total distance rowed on The Ocean including two person rows – (over 29,700 nautical miles) For more information: https://www.erdeneruc.com/erden

DOUG WOODRING, Panelist
Mr. Woodring is one of Asia’s leading experts on the topic of plastic pollution in the environment, and in 2018, he was awarded the coveted global Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy from Prince Albert II of Monaco for his work. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Ocean Recovery Alliance, a non-profit organization focused on bringing innovative solutions, technology, collaborations and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean. He is also the Lead Expert of Rebound Limited, a new exchange platform for the global trade of plastic feedstock for recycling, based in the UAE.
Two of its international programs were launched at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2010, and it is one of the few NGOs to have worked with both the World Bank and United Nations Environment (UNEP) on the Topic. He is a UN Climate Hero for his efforts, and has written three reports with UNEP. He is a United Nations Environment (UNEP) Climate Hero for his efforts, and was recently inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Mr. Woodring has been on the advisory board of the XPrize, The Economist’s World Ocean Summit, and is currently part of UNEP’s S. E. Asia advisory team, SEA Circular.
Born in Northern California, Mr. Woodring has a dual master’s degree from The Wharton School (MBA) and Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) where he studied Environmental Economics. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2020 for his contributions to the sport and environment, via organizing some of the largest open water swimming events in Asia.
Mr. Woodring has been a speaker at numerous environmental conferences.

WILLIAM TRUBRIDGE, BSc, MNZM, AA Instructor, AIDA Instructor Trainer
William learnt to swim at the age of 2, and could freedive to 15m at 8 years old, but didn’t begin serious training for the sport until 2003. Initially he studied in Italy under Umberto Pelizzari and other members of the Italian Apnea Academy, helping to found Apnea Academy International with English translations of the texts.
In 2005 William was the first freediver to dive at Dean’s Blue Hole, now recognised as the world’s premier freediving venue, and site of the annual Vertical Blue event. There, in April 2007, he broke his first world record in the discipline of CNF (Constant Weight No Fins), diving to 81m.

Since then he has broken this record multiple times, and in 2010 he became the first human to descend to 100m (330 feet) during Project Hector, an event aimed at bringing awareness to the plight of New Zealand’s critically endangered Hector’s and Maui’s Dolphins.
In July 2016 he furthered this record to 102m (334 feet) as part of the Steinlager Born to Defy project, broadcast live to NZ television.
William has also broken the world record multiple times in the Free Immersion discipline, most recently with 124m (406 feet) at Vertical Blue, in May 2016.
In 2019 he became the first person to complete an ‘underwater crossing’ of a major channel, swimming only underwater over the course of 934 breath holds to cross the Cook Strait between New Zealand’s North and South Islands in 9 hours 15 minutes.

SAHEED YINUSA, Panelist
Mr. Saheed is a climate enthusiast and certified Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Consultant from Nigeria with many years of experience in WASH services delivery for both development-urban and rural- and humanitarian-emergency and rehabilitation- contexts. He has worked with organizations in developing countries, including Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, and others, in various managerial and consultancy positions. He carried out numerous WASH projects in Palorinya, Uganda, as a WASH consultant for Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – Uganda Country Programme. The last time he worked for Medecins sans Frontieres-Holland was as Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Manager. Universum Business Technology Consults (UBT Consults Limited) employed him as a WASH Consultant. He works on Ocean literacy (Ocean Surging in Ondo State, Nigeria) as a guest consultant, water management, and governance programs in the global south. He is a Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability Fellow (GPODS) and Global Policy Insight (GPI) Ocean and Water Studies Specialist.

CECILLIA W Yu 余詠詩, Presenter.
Ms. Yu is an Australian artist (Hong Kong descent). She is Ambassador for PEPA L’Humanitaire NGO (with special consultative Status with UNECOSOC since 2017). Cecilia’s art toured Japan since 2010, seen at the UNFCCC COP15/COP21/COP26, Cairo Opera House and other prestigious cultural venues/festivals (Edinburgh International Arts Festival). She regularly attends cultural events (Monaco Art Fair, Dubai EXPO2021, etc). Cecilia consults approx. 30 different sustainable development projects worldwide and sits on the Boards and Advisory Boards of a few UNDP and UNICEF awarded charities/social enterprises. Cecilia promotes Grass-root global empowerment, transparency, and Inclusivity! In 2020 Cecilia started an Applied Doctoral Research in Sustainability and Culture, where she won a Bursary award, enabling her work on a book about Management and UN SDGs strategic implementations. 

HENK ROGERS – Closing Remark
Henk Rogers is one of the world’s leading advocates and activists for reducing, and eventually eliminating, humankind’s dependence on fossil fuel. He is the founder, visionary and chairman of the board at Blue Planet Foundation, whose tireless efforts helped pave the way for Hawaii to enact a policy that calls for electric utilities throughout the state to rely on 100% renewable energy by 2045.

Henk is also the founder and chief executive officer of Blue Planet Energy, one of the leading providers of energy storage systems (i.e., batteries) that power homes, businesses and utility grids. The company’s innovative technology is advancing the safety, reliability and energy output of battery systems.

Henk is also the founder and president of Blue Planet Research, a private research laboratory that has designed and built off-grid renewable energy infrastructures, Blue Ion energy storage systems, HI-SEAS Mars/Moon habitats and hydrogen production systems.

He is now focusing beyond Hawaii to help others enact mandates for 100% renewable energy in their regions. He has spoken at three Inter-Parliamentary Union assemblies, where he collaborated with the 178 member countries to draft an emergency climate change resolution. 

His newest initiative, Blue Planet Alliance, takes a “mandate first” approach to initiate global climate change action. The Alliance aims to create measurable and scalable results among individuals, organizations, cities, states, countries and eventually, the world. 

Prior to focusing on environmental protection, Henk was a pioneer in Japan’s fledgling computer game industry and developed the Black Onyx, the first role-playing game in Japan. He is perhaps best known to mainstream video game enthusiasts as the founder and chief executive officer of Blue Planet Software, which manages the worldwide rights to Tetris, one of the most popular video games in history.  

Performance: AZER DAMIROV, Violinist
Award-winning artist Dr. Azer Damirov has performed numerous recitals in the United States, as well as solo appearances with symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles both in the USA and abroad in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall (NYC), Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater (CA), Kimmel Center (Philadelphia PA), Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles CA), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), International Mugham Center of Azerbaijan (Baku), and Headquarters of the United Nations (NYC). He is a winner of numerous international competitions including the 14th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Fermo, Italy and many others.
The eagerness and commitment to perfecting his craft both technically and artistically as a violinist, brought him to the United States of America where he earned Doctorate degree in violin performance at Temple University (Philadelphia). His travel and performance experiences across Europe, Azerbaijan, and The United States of America have offered him first-hand exposure to and meaningful opportunities to explore and learn a variety of genres and cultures from Azerbaijani Mugham to western classical music and everything in between while learning from diverse people, cultures, and places.

About: THE LIGHT MILLENNIUM, CHARITABLE GLOBAL HUMAN ADVANCEMENT ORGANIZATION (LMGLOBAL.Org, 2001, New York | Status#501-c-3)
LMGlobal.Org has sustained a good standing as an associated NGO with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (formerly, UN-DPI since 2005). The LM publishes online issues, organizes public events, produces-and-presents television programs on the local channels (LMTV), and develops/presents various concepts on multi-platforms. It was introduced on the Web in 1999, and officially founded based in New York in 2001 by Bircan Ünver. The LM mainly focused on public awareness via multimedia platforms, has encouraged active participation from all walks of life, and promotes the following matters within its capacity as a ‘rights based’ organization, based on its initial 2001 Certificate of Incorporation: Human Advancement, Democracy-Equality-Justice, Fostering World Peace, Freedom of Expression, Encouraging Intellectual Productivity, Girls-Women Rights, Cultural Diversity, Advancing Culture of Peace, and Global Connectivity… 
The LM is a non-religious, non-political, not-for-profit (501- c-3), non-governmental (NGO), and independent secular organization. The Organization received the “approval” of the “Amended–and–Broadened” Certificate of Incorporation, and gained a new capacity towards becoming a ‘service‘ and ‘rights-based’ organization. Through it, the main portion of the organization’s name remains the same, the second portion has been amended to: “Global Charitable Human Advancement Organization” To that extent, its short form usage also changed from “LM” to “LMGlobal.Org”. 
The LMGlobal.Org is proud to celebrate its 21st Anniversary in New York City on June 17, 2022.
All are invited.

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In collaboration with: Global NGO Executive Committee | GNEC.NGO
Contributing Organization: Global Policy Insight | GPI & Ataturk Society of America

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