2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium

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The Urban Coast Institutes' (UCI) signature annual event will be return on October 9 with a theme of “Exploring the Wine-Dark Sea – U.S. Ocean Science and Technology: Keys to Prosperity and Security.” The Future of the Ocean Symposium is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Full details can be found at www.monmouth.edu/uci/symposium-and-awards/2025-ocean-champions/. The event will feature a panel discussion with these internationally respected experts:

• Victor Vescovo, CDR, USN (Ret.), Extreme Ocean Explorer, CEO and owner of Caladan Oceanic
• Larry Mayer, Ph.D., director of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, chair of U.S. Arctic Research Commission
• Paul G. Gaffney II, VADM, USN (Ret.), Monmouth University President Emeritus
• Deerin Babb-Brott, former Principal Assistant Director for Cceans & the Environment, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
• Paula Bontempi, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography professor, president of the Oceanography Society
• Philipp Stratmann, Eng.D., President and CEO, Ocean Power Technologies

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