Andriantsilavo Jean Michel Rabary
Head of Marine Management and Planning Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Madagascar
Clemence McNulty
Partner: Sustainability & Climate Change at Ernst and Young
Marguerite Hofmeyr
Director of Operations at Sentinel Ocean Alliance
Hugues De Kerdrel
Co-founder and CEO at Over The Swell
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Chair at MIHARI & Founder and CEO at Beolobe
Mika Odido
Coordinator in Africa at UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission
Effuah Kwaw
Finance and Fundraising Lead at OceanHub Africa
Benedicta Durcan
Executive: Ease of Doing Business at Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone
Anne Myers
Country Manager & Principal Surveyor at ABL Group South Africa
Hosted by GIZ – Our Blue Future
Co-chair: Yvonne Waweru (GIZ)
Bernice Mclean
Acting Head of Industrialisation at AU-NEPAD
Joshua Palfreman
Waste Management Specialist at the World Bank Group
H.E Madam Chileshe M. Kapwepwe
Secretary General at COMESA
Hosted by Ernst and Young
Chair: TBC
Hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Society
Co-chair: Fahd Al-Guthmy (WCS)
Hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in South Africa
Chair: Rob Williams (DNV)
Heath Nash
Independent Creator
Jasper Eales
Creative Director and Co-Founder at Sealand
David Shoshola
Abalobi
Hahn Goliath
Abalobi
Jackie May
Founder and Director at Twyg
Cyril Naicker
Country Coordinator at Fashion Revolution South Africa
Luke Mostert
Venture Capital, Head of Investments at Future Africa, Co-founder at Young African Catalysts
Barkha Mossaë
Blue Economy Technical Advisor at African Union Commission
Thomas Sberna
Regional Head - Coastal and Ocean Resilience at IUCN
Danni Washington
TV Host, Science Communicator, Ocean Advocate
Amos Barkai
CEO and Co-founder at OLSPS
Jaco Stemmet
Director Africa at Fugro
Tracy-Lee Smith
Deputy Director of the UK-South Africa Tech Hub at British High Commission
Henry Mathys
Snr Man. Social Impact & Food Ecosystem Head at V&A Waterfront
Andrew Smith
Commercial Partnership & Strategic Projects Manager at V&A Waterfrontnager
Petro Myburgh
Senior Manager: Custodial Services at V&A Waterfronnt
Nancy Karigithu
Principal Secretary, State Department for Shipping and Maritime at Government of Kenya
Olaf Seidel
Head of Project South at GIZ Make-IT in Africa
Fahd Al-Guthmy
Programme Director at Miamba Yethu: Sustainable Reef Finance, Wildlife Conservation Society
Mark Schrope
Director at Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
Julia Kho
Knowledge Manager at Triple Jump BV
Ronald Tardiff
Acting Lead of Ocean Innovation at World Economic Forum
Raoul Jacquand
VP Eurowest Education, Cities & Public Services, Africa Business Development at Dassault Systèmes
Herland Cerveaux
Chief Operations Officer at OceanHub Africa
Jacqueline Uku
President of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
Yanga Gceya
Partnerships Manager at Captain Fanplastic
Alderman James Vos
Mayoral Member for Economic Growth and Tourism at City of Cape Town
Ruby Swigelaar
Head of Agribusiness Unit at Wesgro
Juliet Hermes
Manager at South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node
Matthieu Rytz
Film Director and Producer of Deep Ocean
Fabrice Messal
User Experience and Capacity Development Manager at Mercator Ocean International
Richard Brissius
Race Chairman at The Ocean Race
Hosted by 1000 Ocean Startups
Chair: Ronald Tardiff (World Economic Forum)
Hosted by Abalobi
Chairs: Serge Raemakers (Abalobi) and Craig Smith (WWF)
Hosted By the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Chair: Thomas Sberna (IUCN)
Hosted by The Nature Conservancy
Chairs: Adnan Awad (TNC) & Lizeth Botes (Sound Interaxions)
Léo Kerhir
Head of Sales & International Development at Wyve
Peter Manyara
Regional Project Officer, Marine Plastics & Coastal Communities at IUCN
Mathilde Vivot
Attachée for Innovation at French Embassy in South Africa
Sebastien Rosel
3DExperience Lab - Design Director & Fablab Management at Dassault Systèmes
Camilla Swart
Fintech Partnerships and Innovation at Investec
Eric Schoumsky
Impact Based Finance, Natural Capital Solutions at Societe Generale
Kendra Mac Donald
Chief Executive Officer at Canada's Ocean Super Cluster
Andrew Gwadiva
Vice President Growth at Greentec Capital Partners
Charlotte de Boisguilbert
3DExperience Lab Specialist at Dassault Systèmes
Mark Spalding
President at Ocean Foundation
Jesus Querol
Co-Founder and COO at Blue Ocean Leading Drivers
Owen Day
Executive Director at Centre for Livelihoods, Ecosystems, Energy, Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean
Louise Heaps
Head of Sustainable Blue Economy at WWF International
Lindani Samkange
Managing Director at Shungu Capital
Siv Ahlberg
Programme Manager and Acting Manager at Nordic Development Fund
Vivian Malatji
Environmental Officer at Ocecanan Group
Marco Morgan
Programme Specialist at V&A Waterfront
Loretta Waterboer
Director at LW Recycling and Trade
Lindani Spes Mchunu
Business Development Manager at Royal Cape Yacht Club
Mari Pennanen
Chief Business Development Officer African Ports and Corridors Holdings
Brian Gicheru Kinyua
Freelance Journalist
Sophie Mahlogonolo Masipa
CEO at Kgommuu International & East and Southern Africa Associate at World Oceans Council
Raj Mohabeer
Officer in Charge at Indian Ocean Commission
Zandile Ndhlovu
Founder & Director at The Black Mermaid Foundation, PADI Freediving Instructor
Thomas Mani
Lead River Field Scientist at The Ocean Cleanup
Kate Rivett-Carnac
Independent Consultant, Researcher, Advisor
Tanya Brodie Rudolph
Marine and Environmental Lawyer, CEO at Enviromer
Ann Lamont
Executive Chairperson at Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation
Laurent Alberti
Consul General of France in Cape Town
Geraldine Gandveau
Startup Mentor & Marketing and Communication Manager, 3DEXPERIENCELab at Dassault Systèmes
Jean-Paul Adam
Director, Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Division at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Adnan Awad
Africa Oceans Strategy Director, The Nature Conservancy
Emanuele Di Lorenzo
Chairman at Ocean Visions & Director, Program in Ocean Science & Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Alexis Grosskopf
CEO at OceanHub Africa
Neusa Marcelino
Cluster Managing Director at CMA CGM South Africa
Dr Hajaniaina A. Ratsimbazafy
Director of Conservation at Blue Ventures Madagascar
Riad Meddeb
Senior Principal Advisor for SIDS at UNDP
Floor Overbeeke
Country Director Kenya & Blue Economy lead WIO at TechnoServe
Alison Clausen
Programme Specialist, Ocean Decade Team, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section at IOC-UNESCO
Oliver Bonstein
Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (Manager), SA Plastics Pact (Senior Analyst) at GreenCape Sector Development Agency
Dan Grech
Founder & CEO at Global OTEC
Caroline Slootweg
Co-founder at Kelp Blue
Nicole Maske
Managing Partner at EOS Capital
Nick Loubser
Director of Operations at Viking Aquaculture
Timothy Walker
Maritime Project Leader & Senior Researcher at Institute for Security Studies
Geoff Coombs
Co-founder & Advisor at NshoNam
Nassim Oulmane
Chief, Green and Blue Economy Section at UNECA
Francis Okalo
Program Manager-Coastal and Oceans Resilience (COR) at IUCN Kenya
Gry Ulverud
Acting CEO at C4IR Ocean
Steven Adler
CEO at Ocean Data Alliance
Zachariah George
Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures
Federico Mazza
Programme Manager, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
Adrien Vincent
Programme Director, Seaweed for Europe
Andrew Stephens
Programme Director, Sustainable Shipping Initiative
David Obura
Director at CORDIO East Africa, Earth Commission
Robin Hoogwerf
Director at 34South Consulting Engineers
Emma Clarke
PhD student at Cambridge University & Senior Research Analyst at Good Data Initiative
Katie Green
PhD student at Cambridge University & Senior Research Analyst at Good Data Initiative
Janine Osborne
CEO Designate at Sustainable Seas Trust
Johannes Bochdalofsky
Founder & Project Lead at SeaH4 Pty Ltd.
Angelique Pouponneau
CEO at SeyCCAT
Brenda Walters
Public Relations at Marine Dynamics Shark and Whale Tours / Dyer Island Conservation Trust
Andrew Gordon
Fisheries Outreach Manager, Southern Africa at Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Michael Marriott
Senior Program Manager, Africa, Middle East and South Asia at Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Bankole Oloruntoba
CEO at Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre & & Honorary Consul to Finland (in Nigeria)
Chris Whyte
Director and Chapter Lead for South Africa at African Circular Economy Network (ACEN)
Susan De Witt
SDG Impact Associate at UNDP
Henri Zietsman
Startup Business Development Manager at AWS
Weronika Spiewak
Technical Consultant at 3DS Experience Lab
Lynton Burger
Impact Investor
Lance Greyling
Director of Enterprise and Investment at City of Cape Town
Megan Morikawa
Director of Global Sustainability Office at Grupo Iberostar
Jethan D’Hotman
Marine Technician at SAEON
Nikita Kekana
Non-executive Director at OceanHub Africa
Richard Labelle
Independent Consultant
Matthew Bray
Co-founder & CEO at Brayfoil
Marius Hugo
Managing Director at Mean Sea Level
Francisco Boshell
Renewable Energy Markets and Standards Analyst at IRENA
Luiselio Salvaterra Pinto
Founder & CEO at Krypton
Andrew Johnstone
CEO at Climate Fund Managers
Ross Brooks
Investment Manager at Katapult Ocean
Rob Quartel
Founder and Executive Chairman at NTELX
Forbi Perise Nyosai
Africa Regional Representative at SOA
Kolisa Yola Sinyana
PhD Candidate at UCT
Kenneth Oguzie
CEO & Co-founder at ACTIV, VP at DOTCAN
Jacob Winiecki
Principal Consultant at BFA Global
Bethany Kanten
Consulting Associate at BFA Global
Bastiaan Hochstenbach
Co-founder & Partner at E4EAfrica
Ruben Hazelzet
Founder at Soapbox South Africa
Anton Berkovitz
Executive Director at Impact-Free Water
Simon Hazell
Co-founder & CEO at Inseco
Sara Andreotti
Chief Operations Officer at Sharksafe Barrier
Nsovo Nkatingi
Program Manager at Future Females & Founder at Nsovo
Jasper Schuringa
Innovation & Corporate Venturing Manager at Damen Shipyards
Nir Gartzman
Co-founder at The Dock
Rémi Champeaux
CEO at Hy-Generation
Peter Shaw
Founder, Ocean-Trax
Bruce Tedder
Chairman at SABBEX and Co-founder at BlueCape NPC
Angelica Kemene
CEO & Co-founder at Optima-X
Tonye Membere-Otaji
Founder & CEO at MVXchange
Edem Dotse
Founder & CEO at Swiftly.Global
Richard Stephenson
Member of Executive Board at Gestion Maritime & Executive Chariman at TonnEdge
Cpt Londy Ngcobo
Ship Navigator, Dredge Master & Founder of Global Maritime Youth
Francis Nderitu
Managing Director at Raino Tech4Impact
Flavio Corsin
Director of Partnerships at Aqua-Spark
Ernest Osundwa Were
Director at DryGro
Serge Raemaekers
Managing Director at Abalobi
Beth Wagude
Program Manager at IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative
Craig Smith
Marine Programme Senior Manager at WWF-SA
Christian Lim
Founding Partner at Blue Oceans Partners
Maelis Carraro
Managing Director at Catalyst Fund & Managinf Principal at BFA Global
Cerin Maduray
Investment Analyst at WWF
Maren Hjorth Bauer
Managing Partner and Founder at Fynd Ocean Ventures
Dennis Fritsch
Project Coordinator Sustainable Blue Economy at UNEPFI
Dr. Drishty Ramdenee
Head of Department, Ocean & BIO Economy at EDB, Mauritius
David Green
CEO at V&A Waterfront
John Dutton
Head of UpLink at World Economic Forum
Dr Mohamed Seisay
AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Sustainable Development ....
Reuben Wambui
Africa Regional Coordinator UN Environmental Program Finance Initiative
Jon-Age Øyslebø
Minister Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy in South Africa
Veronika Veits
Director of International Ocean Governance at European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Paul Holthus
President & CEO of World Ocean Council
Kristian Teleki
Director of Sustainable Ocean Initiative at World Resource Institute
H.E. Aurélien Lechevalier
French Ambassador in South Africa