From her beginnings as a young sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy to helming COVE, Nadeau’s forward thinking approach is charting new opportunities in ocean entrepreneurship. This episode explores the many challenges and opportunities that lay below, above and at the surface of the world’s oceans.

Naval Commander(Ret’d) Woerner shares the story of his beginnings, answering the call to serve his country in the US NAVY at the Nuclear Propulsion program to eventually joining DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research and Projects Agency, where he served 6 years as program manager.

There are very few people who can distill this new age of machine learning and artificial intelligence as well as Jennifer LaPlante. In this episode, she and Ben examine what AI really means for businesses in the ocean tech sector, de-mystifying the burgeoning technology and putting it all into clear perspective. This conversation sets the record straight about how, where and when AI will benefit your operations.

Over the past 50 years, Dr. Mayer has spent more than 70 months at sea, on the forefront of Ocean Exploration and Hydrographic science. His contributions to sea floor mapping and atmospheric research are as profound as his humility and the depths of the oceans he explores.

Overseeing a ceasefire in a 36-year civil war would test the meddle of anyone, but the challenges she faced as “La Unica” (the only one) in Guatemala, paved a path that reminds us that true leadership is recognising everyone’s abilities and contributions, in wartime and in peace.

From the azure skies of Afghanistan, to Capitol Hill and the Pentagon, US Air Force pilot Colonel Erik Brine’s career reads like an encyclopedia of service to international security. While Colonel Brine’s primary focus has been in aerial operations, he has expanded his expertise to undersea technology. In this episode, he and Ben talk about the future of global security, the pivot to the Pacific, and the dire need to align government, academia and private industry.

In this week’s episode, we welcome Rich Gravel, Canada’s Director of Business Development, Naval programs at Thales. From his youth sailing on Lake Saint Louis, Quebec to Canadian Navy attache in Washington, DC, Gravel has constantly challenged himself within a host of naval roles. Using his breadth and depth of experience in a spectrum of operations, Rich now finds himself championing innovation in the private sector.

On this week’s episode, we welcome former British Royal Navy Director of Operations and executive officer Chris Gare. From training underwater warfare, to managing fleet operations at NATO, Chris shares his experience navigating obstacles and affecting positive change, within complex political environments at the international level.

There are few people in ocean tech who command a greater audience than Justin Manley. His impact in academia, industry and most recently philanthropy is motivating innnovation at a pace not seen before.
In this inaugural episode we dive deep into the ocean tech landscape; what is currently driving innovation in the space, and how it can best be financed. Justin’s humble demeanour resonates through his commitment to climate innovation and entrepreneurship best characterised by his mantra “Profit And Planet”.