Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
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Wave
Sponsor
Wajih Elhadj Youssef,
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Exypno Tech
Victor Brun
Head of Science, Ocean and Climate Platform
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Regional Coastal and Ocean Governance Manager, IUCN ESARO
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Regional Coastal and Ocean Governance Manager, IUCN ESARO
UNDP
Session Sponsor
Thomas Sberna
Regional Head: Coastal and Ocean Resilience, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Thando Mazomba
Venture Development Lead, OceanHub Africa
Steve McKean
OECM Project Manager, BirdLife South Africa
Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Session Sponsor
Simone Smit
Director of Africa, The Earthshot Prize
Shayle Ravera
Chief Operations Officer, Action Change
Sesethu Jelwana
Community Engagement Associate, OceanHub Africa
Saurabh Kumar
Venture Partner and Investor Relations
Sarobidy Rakotonarivo
Madagascar
Santatra Razafindratsimba
Business Engagement Senior Officer & South West Indian Ocean Program Blue Finance Lead, WWF
Samuel Maina Wangui
Founder Director, Havillah Smart Enviros
Salma Baghdadi
Innovation Lead at WAVE
Sailor
Session Sponsor
Rose Sikulu
Co-Founder, Fibertext Green Paper Limited
Robin Ndung’u
Founder, Kisumeo Organic
Raphael Asiba
Founder, SolaKilimo Solutions
Prof Francesca Porri
Senior Scientist, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, National Research Foundation
Philile Mbatha
Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town | Deputy Director, One Ocean Hub
Patrik Huber
Co-Founder, Mawimbi Ocean Innovations / Africa Fair Seaweed Finance Facility
Partners in Transformation
Session Sponsor
Olive Mumbo
Country Lead, Ocean Centres Kenya
OceanHub Africa
Session Host
Ocean Climate Innovation Hub
Session Sponsor
Norad
Session Sponsor
Nokwazi Bulose
Environmentalist
Ms Charlina Vitcheva
Director-General: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), European Commission
Mr Musa Mbhele
City Manager, eThekwini Municipality
Maurine Vandervode
Chargée de mission Innovation, French Embassy in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi
Mark Gerrard
Africa Director, Conservation Strategy Fund
Mariam Swaleh
Ocean-Climate Innovation Fellow & Ocean-Climate Innovation Hub Kenya Project Lead
Margie Brand
Founder & CEO, Vikāra Institute
Magdalyne Were
Regional Coordinator for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion & Head of the Blue Economy, Mission inclusion
Linda Etta
Senior Blue Economy Advisor, African Union
Lawrence Kosgei
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twende Green Ecocycle
Kais Aouaieb
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, CHITELIX
Jossias Alberto Duvane
Lecturer and Researcher: Department of Biological Sciences, Eduardo Mondlane University
James Ambani
Owner, Ambani Fish Leather Ltd
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Session Sponsor
Hon Mayor Cllr Cyril Xaba
His Worship the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality
Hon Cllr Thembo Ntuli
Chairperson: Economic Development Committee, eThekwini Municipality