The Grand Opening Plenaries will feature a series of keynote addresses from island and industry leaders who will discuss in a wider context how their islands are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals to meet the needs of future generations.
Henry Puna
Secretary-general, Pacific Islands Forum
His Excellency David Kabua
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps Jr
President of the Republic of Palau
Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change, Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity), Government of New Zealand
Hon. Lord Zac Goldsmith
Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Editor, Pacific Environment Weekly
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