Zandile Ndhlovu
Founder & Director at The Black Mermaid Foundation, PADI Freediving Instructor
Zachariah George
Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures
Weronika Spiewak
Technical Consultant at 3DS Experience Lab
Vivian Malatji
Environmental Officer at Ocecanan Group
Veronika Veits
Director of International Ocean Governance at European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Tonye Membere-Otaji
Founder & CEO at MVXchange
Timothy Walker
Maritime Project Leader & Senior Researcher at Institute for Security Studies
Thomas Mani
Lead River Field Scientist at The Ocean Cleanup
Tanya Brodie Rudolph
Marine and Environmental Lawyer, CEO at Enviromer
Susan De Witt
SDG Impact Associate at UNDP
Steven Adler
CEO at Ocean Data Alliance
Sophie Mahlogonolo Masipa
CEO at Kgommuu International & East and Southern Africa Associate at World Oceans Council
Siv Ahlberg
Programme Manager and Acting Manager at Nordic Development Fund
Simon Hazell
Co-founder & CEO at Inseco
Serge Raemaekers
Managing Director at Abalobi
Sebastien Rosel
3DExperience Lab - Design Director & Fablab Management at Dassault Systèmes
Sara Andreotti
COO at Sharksafe Barrier
Ruben Hazelzet
Founder at Soapbox South Africa
Ross Brooks
Investment Manager at Katapult Ocean
Robin Hoogwerf
Director at 34South Consulting Engineers
Rob Quartel
Founder and Executive Chairman at NTELX
Richard Stephenson
Member of Executive Board at Gestion Maritime & Executive Chariman at TonnEdge
Richard Labelle
Independent Consultant
Riad Meddeb
Senior Principal Advisor for SIDS at UNDP
Reuben Wambui
Africa Regional Coordinator UN Environmental Program Finance Initiative
Rémi Champeaux
CEO at Hy-Generation
Raj Mohabeer
Officer in Charge at Indian Ocean Commission
Peter Shaw
Founder, Ocean-Trax
Peter Manyara
Regional Project Officer, Marine Plastics & Coastal Communities at IUCN
Paul Holthus
President & CEO of World Ocean Council
Owen Day
Executive Director at Centre for Livelihoods, Ecosystems, Energy, Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean
Oliver Bonstein
Senior Analyst at Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) & South African Plastics Pact (SAPP)
Nsovo Nkatingi
Program Manager at Future Females & Founder at Nsovo
Nir Gartzman
Co-founder at The Dock
Nikita Kekana
Non-executive Director at OceanHub Africa
Nicole Maske
Managing Partner at EOS Capital
Nick Loubser
Director of Operations at Viking Aquaculture
Neusa Marcelino
Cluster Managing Director at CMA CGM South Africa
Nassim Oulmane
Chief, Green and Blue Economy Section at UNECA
Michael Marriott
Senior Program Manager, Africa, Middle East and South Asia at Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Megan Morikawa
Director of Global Sustainability Office at Grupo Iberostar
Matthew Bray
Co-founder & CEO at Brayfoil
Mathilde Vivot
Attachée for Innovation at French Embassy in South Africa
Mark Spalding
President at Ocean Foundation
Marius Hugo
Managing Director at Mean Sea Level
Mari Pennanen
Chief Business Development Officer African Ports and Corridors Holdings
Maren Hjorth Bauer
Managing Partner and Founder at Fynd Ocean Ventures
Marco Morgan
Programme Specialist at V&A Waterfront