Advisory & Trustees of the Board | World Ocean Observatory
Board of Directors (2021)*
Peter Neill, Chair, Director
Tundi Agardy
Trisha Badger
Mary Barnes
Abigail Barrows
Matthew Murphy
Wendy Watson-Wright, Ph.D.
* 100% of the board participates in annual giving to the W2O
Board of Advisors (2021)
The following individuals have participated significantly
in the development of the World Ocean Observatory.
| ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN Marc Angélil Architect agps architecture Zurich / Los Angeles |
HUMAN RIGHTS Ian Urbina Investigative Journalist New York Times |
| CLIMATE SCIENCE Paul A. Mayewski Professor/Director Climate Change Institute University of Maine Bangor, Maine |
MARINE CONSERVATION Dr. Roger Payne Founder, President The Ocean Alliance, Whale Conservation Institute Lincoln, Massachusetts |
| MEDIA David Conover Executive Director, Producer Compass Light Productions Camden, Maine |
MARKETING John Seifert Chairman Ogilvy and Mather North America New York, New York |
| INVESTMENT Peter Davidson Co-Founder & CEO Aligned Intermediary (AI) New York, New York |
FISHERIES / INNOVATION Thor Sigfusson Founder, Ocean Cluster House Author and public speaker Reykjavik, Iceland |
| ENVIRONMENT: ASIA Isabel Hilton Founder, CEO ChinaDialogue Trust London, England |
SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY Michael McNicholas CEO, Culinary Collaborations LLC New York |
| SCIENCE & ADVOCACY Sylvia Earle Oceanographer Founder/Chair, Mission Blue Conservation International Washington, D.C. |
OCEAN LITERACY Craig Strang Associate Director Lawrence Hall of Science University of California, Berkeley |
| CONSERVATION & FINANCE Christopher J. (Kim) Elliman President Open Space Institute New York, New York |
INVESTMENT Charles O. Swenson Senior Managing Director Brock Capital Group New York, New York |
| LEGAL COUNSEL Peter P. McN. Gates Partner, Retired Carter, Ledyard & Milburn New York, New York |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Dr. Mary Christina Wood Philip H. Knight Professor, Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program, University of Oregon School of Law |
| INNOVATIVE FINANCE Robert A. Johnson Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking New York, New York |
NAVAL ISSUES Commodore Rajan Vir President The Indian Maritime Foundation Pune, India |
| UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES Dr. Jacqueline McGlade UNEP Copenhagen, Denmark |
FMI: director@thew2o.net |
AN APP FOR THE OCEAN
We have a NEW APP to showcase W2O programs and offerings. Download the app for free today on the App Store by searching for "W2O". With the app installed you'll have access to our weekly World Ocean Radio broadcasts, each issue of the World Ocean Journal, updates to the World Ocean Forum blog, access to these monthly newsletters, and more—all in one easy-to-use app! We hope you'll download today, RATE AND REVIEW on the App Store, and let us know how it works!
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THE ECONOMIST GROUP'S
WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT ASIA-PACIFIC
Investing in the Blue Economy
December 6-10, 2021
The W2O is pleased to be an Association Partner for the upcoming World Ocean Asia-Pacific. The agenda will provide the platform for nuanced conversation and tailored discussion to catalyze the blue economy in the Asia-Pacific. We will support the December summit throughout this year by sharing event details, research, reports and news as it relates to the World Ocean Summit.
OUTLAW OCEAN MUSIC PROJECT:
WHERE MUSIC MEETS JOURNALISM
All music in this project is based on THE OUTLAW OCEAN, a New York Times best-selling book by Ian Urbina that chronicles lawlessness at sea around the world. The reporting touches on a diversity of abuses ranging from illegal and overfishing, arms trafficking at sea, human slavery, gun-running, intentional dumping, murder of stowaways, thievery of ships, and other topics. The music is an act of solidarity across geography and language, and an attempt at storytelling from written word to music. It is a captivating collection of inspired songs. Take your pick: listen to ambient tracks, classical, electronic or hiphop.
