World Economic Forum is live this week from Davos, Switzerland.
Live from the Deep Sea – Wed 17 January 16:00-17:00 CET time zone
https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/live-from-the-deep-sea
Below the ocean surface is a world that is vast, distant and alien. We are now able to understand and explore more of this realm with technology.
Join Caribbean marine biologist and explorer Diva Amon live from a deep-sea submersible examining the health of Mesophotic coral reefs off the coast of the Seychelles. She is joined by prominent experts and industry leaders to explore the potential of technology and how it can be harnessed to better steward ocean health.
This event is supported by the OceanX Expedition vessel, which is currently at Aldabra Atoll.
As part of a collaboration between the World Economic Forum and OceanX Education, marine biologist Dr. Diva Amon and OceanX Head of Science Operations Mattie Rodrigue will join a panel discussion during the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos from OceanXplorer in the Outer Islands, Seychelles. Rodrigue will give audiences a glimpse of science operations aboard the vessel in Mission Control. In a first for Davos, Amon will broadcast live from a submersible 200 meters below the surface, taking viewers on a journey to a never-before-explored deep-sea reef. The livestream is part of a series led by OceanX Education, an initiative to develop the next generation of ocean leaders to have a positive impact on our planet.
The session entitled Live from the Deep Sea: The Next Frontier for Knowledge and Action will be moderated by TIME Magazine Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs and feature David Obura, Director of CORDIO East Africa, Andrew Forrest, Chairman and Founder of Fortescue and Minderoo Foundation, and Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy. OceanX Founder and Advisor Ray Dalio will also make remarks. Convened under the thematic track, A Long-Term Strategy for Climate, Nature and Energy, this session offers a high-profile opportunity to discuss the tension between our growing ability to explore and exploit the ocean, with the imperative to conserve and protect it. Davos also offers a platform through which OceanX will highlight its cutting-edge science and technology and inventive storytelling.
The Seychelles mission supports OceanX’s broader effort to “explore the ocean and bring it back to the world.” Data collection and findings from the OceanX mission will form a solid foundation for Seychelles ocean conservation and protection.