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SEAAHEADJOINSWORLDOCEANCOUNCILTOACCELERATEINNOVATIONFOROCEANSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTSeaAheadToAdvanceBluetechInnovationThroughProgramming,IncubationandVentureInvestment-andEngagingwithWOC’sOceanInvestmentPlatform17September2018TheWorldOceanCouncilisproudtoannouncethatSeaAheadhasjoinedthegrowingWOCinternationalmulti-industryallianceonindustryandinvestmentactioninsupportofoceansustainabledevelopment.SeaAheadisabenefitcorporationwhosemissionistocatalyzetheintersectionofsustainability,oceansandinnovation.Theteamcomesfromamaritime,cleantechandtechsectorbackgroundwithcorporatebusinessdevelopment,VCfund,start-upandoperationalexperience.TheteamisnowalsoseekingtoraiseSeaAheadVentures,aBluetechSustainabilityfund.SeaAheadCo-founderMarkHuangsaid,“SeaAheadisexcitedtobeanewmemberoftheWOC,aglobalorganizationofoceanbusinessleadersdedicatedtooceanstewardship.WelookforwardtoworkingwithWOCMembersandtheglobaloceanbusinesscommunityonacceleratingthedevelopment,investmentanduptakeofinnovationforsustainabledevelopment.WeencourageotheroceanrelatedinnovationacceleratorstoengagewiththeWOCtohelpachievethescaleandpaceofeffortsneededtotacklethechallengesfacingtheocean.”Tomovethisforward,SeaAheadwillleadaworkshopatthe6thWOCSustainableOceanSummit(SOS),HongKong,14-16Novemberonnewinnovationforoceansustainability.On20September,“SeaAhead-theBlueTechLaunch”takesoffinCambridge,MA-intheheartofBoston’sventureecosystem.Seehttps://vencaf.org/bluetech/tolearnmoreandregistertoparticipate.
SUSTAINABLEOCEANSUMMIT(SOS)2018
14–16NOVEMBER~HONGKONG
“OceanSustainableDevelopment—ConnectingAsiaandtheWorld”
~JoinoceanindustryleadersattheOceanBusinessCommunity’sannualglobalgatheringtoadvanceprivatesectoractiononoceansustainabledevelopment!~
HavealookattheSOS2018Programhere.
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UpcomingWOCOutreachandEngagement
27-28September,SHENZHENChina-ForeignThink-TankForum:“40yearsofReformandOpeningUp:ChangingChinaandInfluencingtheWorld”(Speaker)1-2October,PANAMACITYGEFLME:LEARNLatinAmerica-CaribbeanRegionalNetworkMeeting-“BusinessRoundtable”(Organizer)3-4October,HONGKONGGlobalMaritimeForum(Participant)4October,CAMBRIDGE,MAMicroplastics-AWayForward(Participant)10-11October,BRUSSELSEUAQUACROSSProject:FinalMeeting(Participant)
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TheWOCistheonlyinternational,cross-sectoralallianceforprivatesectorleadershipandcollaborationinoceansustainability,stewardshipandscience.Companiesfromarangeofindustriesworldwidearedistinguishingthemselvesasleadersin“CorporateOceanResponsibility”,including:shipping,oilandgas,tourism,fisheries,aquaculture,mining,renewableenergy,oceantechnologyandinvestment.WOCMembersarelistedhere,apartoftheWOCNetworkof35,000+oceanindustrystakeholdersaroundtheworld.TheWOCisaregisterednot-for-profitorganizationintheUSandtheUK/Europe.
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