JAKARTA (23/1) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) has formally expressed its full support for the implementation of the Ocean Impact Summit (OIS), scheduled to take place on 8–9 June 2026 in Bali.
The support was officially formalized through the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) between Indonesia’s Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, and two Managing Directors of the World Economic Forum, Sebastian Buckup and Maroun Kairouz. The signing took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday evening, 22 January (local time).
The LoI signing ceremony, held at the WEF Congress Center, was directly witnessed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) serves as one of the co-organizers of OIS 2026.
“This agreement aims to strengthen action, partnerships, and sustainable investment, while aligning the roles of diverse stakeholders in advancing the blue economy agenda and reinforcing Indonesia’s leadership at the global level,” Minister Trenggono stated in an official release in Jakarta on Friday (23/1).
Based on the LoI, the cooperation between MMAF and WEF covers four key areas. First, positioning the ocean as a strategic priority for the economy, environment, and geopolitics, while highlighting its role as a fundamental infrastructure for global growth, climate stability, food security, and social welfare.
Second, fostering system-level dialogue and collaboration through the OIS 2026 architecture. Third, catalyzing action, partnerships, and investment, including supporting the identification, discussion, and announcement of collaborative initiatives, platforms, and investment pathways that extend beyond OIS 2026 itself.
Fourth, strengthening alignment and coherence among stakeholders, including governments, financial institutions, industry, international organizations, innovators, philanthropic institutions, and civil society, to support Indonesia’s blue economy priorities.
As previously reported, President Prabowo actively promoted OIS 2026 to participants at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, inviting global economic leaders and policymakers to attend the summit later this year. OIS 2026 is a high-level, outcome-oriented, multi-stakeholder platform designed to advance a resilient and inclusive blue economy.
Source: Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia