SOA Connects Sept 3, 2020: 859 people from 88 countries

Focusing on women in ocean tech, science, and innovation, with over 40 female speakers and panelists. 

Over 400 attendees submitted their impact statements/photos as an illustration of their commitment to the ocean.

You can see their statements in the event Executive Summary.

Speakers

• Cristina Mittermeier, Co-Founder and Managing Director, SeaLegacy
• Kortney Opshaug, Founder and CEO, Blue Ocean Gear
• Lindsey Hoell, CEO of Dispatch Goods
• Yuka Kagao, Co-Founder of SOA Japan & UMINARI
• Lisandra Maria, Oceanographer, Founder of Virtual Dive
• Nadia Laabs, Co-Founder & COO, SafetyNet Technologies
• Svanika Balasubramanian, Founder and CEO, rePurpose
• Ana Vitoria Tereza de Magalhaes, Founder, Ocean Immersion Portugal
• Ashley Y Bae, Founder, Verdant Seas
• Innandya Irawan, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer, CarbonEthics
• Debbie Remengesau, First Lady of the Republic of Palau

Workshops & Panelists

Impact Investing 

• Kim Kolt, Moderator - Founder and President of For Good Ventures
• Jan Yoshioka - Director of Ocean Investments, Conservation International 
• Nina Lapagcan - Program Director, Oceankind

• Jennie Sanders - Director of Investments, Ellevest

Circular Economy: Sustainable Innovation in Fashion's Supply Chain

• Jennifer Lee, Moderator - Contributing Luxury Editor at Forbes.com
• Clara Mattioli - Global Marketing DIrector at Wolford
• Andreas Rohrich - Director of Product Development and Innovation at Wolford
• Stephanie Connolly - Manager of Textiles and Apparel, Cradle 2 Cradle

• Celine Seeman - Founder of Science Driven Fashion  Incubator called One x One

UN Decade of the Ocean: Global Priorities and Incorporating Youth in the Decade of Ocean Science

• Eugenia Barroca - SOA Portuguese Language Regional Representative and All-Atlantic Youth Ambassador
• Katie Geddes  - Program Manager, NOAA Research International Activities
• Taylor Goelz - Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, NOAA Research
• Assia Edderouzi - Manager, Ocean Sustainability Programs at Fugro and ECOP Representative
• Anna-Marie Laura - Director, International Government Relations at Ocean Conservancy

Real-Time Crisis: Mauritius Oil Spill and Crowdsourcing Solutions

• Gregoire Rouxel - Mauritian Influencer on the ground
• Sawan Badooa - SOA Ocean Leader

Environmental Film Panel

• Ana Blanco - Executive Director of International Ocean Film Festival
• Dr. Erika Woolsey - Co-Founder and CEO of The Hydrous
• Linda Booker - Director and Producer of Straws

Real-Time Crisis: Ecuadorian Marine Violations

• Stephanie Torres - SOA Peru
• Ericka Carrera - SOS Galapagos
• Gabriela Martinez -Galapagos Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO-MAB Programme
• Maximiliano Bello - Mission Blue 

Next SOA Connects Ocean Solutions Summit: November 5, 2020