Earthx2025 BRAVE NEW OCEAN

April 24-25 , 2025 | Hilton Anatole

The Brave New Ocean conference is a dynamic event developed in partnership with the Ocean Exchange. The Ocean Exchange is an organization that promotes the adoption of solutions that promote a more sustainable blue economy.

This conference fosters collaboration, knowledge exchange, and bold innovation in the rapidly evolving blue economy. Brave New Ocean spotlights sustainable and profitable solutions for greater ocean sustainability. The event features a high-stakes pitch competition to showcase groundbreaking ideas and catalyze transformative action in ocean sustainability.

Ocean Exchange Pitch Competition: Five innovative start-ups will present their market-based models for promoting ocean health, resilience, and restoration. A panel of expert judges will choose one organization to receive an ocean impact grant award.

“Ecosystem Services and Economies” with

Shelby Thomas, CEO and Director of Research, Ocean Rescue Alliance.
Vicki Ferrini, Head of Seabed 2030 Regional Center for Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Columbia University.
Joel R. Johnson, President and CEO, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.

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This conference offers world-class speakers and cutting-edge, innovative Science & Technology for investors and philanthropists to sustain the global ocean and return a profit. It aims to facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovative thinking around the New Global Blue Economy while ensuring a focus on sustainability and profitability.

“Conference Framing Discussion: Todays Opportunities to Power The Global Blue Economy, to a Sustainable and Superior Future.” with

Vladimir Ryabinin, Former Executive Secretary of IOC and Assistant Director General of UNESCO, Oceanographer, Climatologist, and Meteorlogist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Tim Gallaudet, Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Former NOAA Administrator, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC.
Ketan Patel, Founder and Chairman, Force for Good.
Sally Ranney, President and Co-founder, Global Choices.
Julie Pullen, Propeller Ventures, Ocean Visions.

“Expert Panel: Innovations in Ocean Technology – Including Emergence of AI” ,” with

Roxy Mathew Koll, Climate Scientist, India Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
Ray Schmitt, Co-Founder and President, Salient Predictions
Cooper Van Vranken, Founder and CEO, Fishing Vessel Observing Network.

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Earthx2025 BRAVE NEW OCEAN

April 24-25 , 2025 | Hilton Anatole

BRAVE NEW OCEAN: DAY 1: ADVANCING OCEAN ENTERPRISE FOR INNOVATION AND COMMERCE(APRIL 24)

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BRAVE NEW OCEAN: DAY 2: GLOBAL OCEAN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION DELIVERING A HEALTHY OCEAN AND A HEALTHY RETURN ON INVESTMENT (APRIL 25)

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