Predicted Ocean: Speakers & Moderators

Head of the Pacific Community Center for Ocean Science, the Pacific Community (SPC)

Director General, Mercator Ocean International

Head of Department Marine Zoology, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt

Rio de Janeiro State University

Team Leader, Ocean Prediction and Monitoring, Pacific Community (SPC)

Killam Professor and Chair in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University

Lead, Integrated Marine Management, CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere 
Deputy Director, Centre for Marine Socioecology

Senior Technical Officer in Oceanography in the Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division/ Pacific Community

Programme Specialist, GOOS
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

Chairperson Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC-UNESCO

Director and Principal Investigator, Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

International TV and Conference Host

Senior Scientific Advisor, OCIMS, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Professor, University of Kiel and researcher, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 

Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Climate Scientist, Danish Meterological Institute

Research Director / Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic centre for Marine Research

Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna

Program Manager, Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Acting Team Leader, Ocean Management and Literacy, Pacific Community (SPC)

First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China

Co-Chair OA-Africa
Advisory Member, The Ocean Foundation
Associate Professor, University of Mauritius

Chief, Operations Division, US Integrated Ocean Observing System Office at NOAA/National Ocean Service

Professor and Director of the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg

Special Adviser, Directorate-General for Scientific, Technological and Nuclear Development of the Brazilian Navy

National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Chennai India

Professor of Physical Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Kiel University

Founder and CEO, 7 Mile Bay

Dr. / Program Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

An inspiring and engaging ocean where society understands and values the ocean.

A predicted ocean where society has the capacity to understand current and future ocean conditions.

A clean ocean where sources of pollution are identified and removed.

A healthy and resilient ocean where marine ecosystems are mapped and protected.

A safe ocean where people are protected from ocean hazards.

An accessible ocean with good governance, open access to data, information and technologies.

A sustainably harvested and productive ocean ensuring the provision of food supply.