The Role of AI, Big Data, and Digital Innovation for Ocean Sustainability, SDG Media Zone - 2025 UN Ocean Conference.


Conversation on the innovative data and technology solutions that support better ocean governance and the sustainable use of marine resources.


This panel will showcase innovative data and technology solutions that support better ocean governance and the sustainable use of marine resources. From satellite monitoring to AI-powered biodiversity tracking and open data platforms, the discussion will highlight tools that improve ocean monitoring and knowledge sharing. The session will also introduce key ocean-related features of the SIDS Global Data Hub as a concrete step to accelerate action and engage more partners.

Moderator:Ashaki Goodwin, Director, Government Affairs, PVBLIC Foundation

Welcome and Setting the Scene:Mr. Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Executive Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation

Opening Remarks:
Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean

Speakers:
  • Ambassador Viliami Va'inga Tōnē, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations.
  • H.E. Ruleta Camacho-Thomas, Ambassador for Climate Change, Antigua & Barbuda
  • Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist and Oceanographer, Esri, USA
  • Mark Heine, CEO, Fugro, the Netherlands
  • Ramraj Narasimhan, Senior Director, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, India

Closing Remarks:Mr. Stephen Keppel, President, PVBLIC Foundation

Join us during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference from June 9-13 and hear about the transformation and solutions needed to accelerate action on the SDGs.

The Conference aims to drive urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Ocean science, pollution, fishing, maritime transport, biodiversity, financing and cooperation are among the issues to be tackled.

Organized by the UN Department of Global Communications, the SDG Media Zone takes the conversation out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews and conversations on global issues that matter to people everywhere.

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