Paul Holthus has been invited to the Panel Presenter of the U.N. High-level Panel Discussion on Sustainable Oceans and the Blue Economy in New York (U.N. Headquarters) consisting on:
- Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg
- President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet
- Vice President of Indonesia, Yusuf Kalla
- Foreign Minister of the Maldives, Mohamed Asim
- Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France, Ségolène Royal
- Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, USA, Catherine Novelli
- Chair of the African Union, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma