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World Ocean Summit & Expo 2027

The 14th annual World Ocean Summit & Expo brings together global leaders, innovators, policymakers, and business executives to focus on the future of the ocean economy. The event advances discussions beyond conservation towards large-scale investment, port decarbonisation, marine carbon removal, and digital ocean systems. Its agenda reflects the ocean's incr…

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6Speakers
17Sponsors
3Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
25Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at World, in alphabetical order.
Jelta Wong
Minister for fisheries and marine resources · Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Jerry Enoe
Ambassador and special envoy for ocean · Government of Grenada
Mona Nemer
Chief science advisor · Government of Canada
Nathalie Provost
Secretary of state, nature · Government of Canada
Peter Thomson
UN secretary-general’s special envoy for the ocean · United Nations
Surangel Whipps Jr.
President · Republic of Palau
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BlancpainFounding supporter
Canada Ocean SuperclusterGold sponsor
Destination CanadaHost sponsor
Environmental Defense FundAssociate sponsor
Florida International UniversityAssociate sponsor
Iberostar Hotels & ResortsHow to session sponsor
National Oceanography CentreBronze sponsor
Ocean14 CapitalSilver sponsor
Oceans NorthGold sponsor
Plymouth Marine LaboratoryAssociate sponsor
Port of San DiegoAssociate sponsor
ProtectedSeasHow to session sponsor
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (StartBlue)Associate sponsor
Seabed 2030How to session sponsor
SkyTruthStart Up sponsor
Tourism MontréalHost sponsor
WAVEBronze sponsor
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 25 companies, parsed from the program.

25 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
3Exhibitingexhibitor only
5Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

17% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite117%
  • Other roles583%

Of 6 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01BlancpainSp·F
  2. 02Canada Ocean SuperclusterSp·G
  3. 03Destination CanadaSp·H
  4. 04Environmental Defense FundSp·A
  5. 05Florida International UniversitySp·A
  6. 06Iberostar Hotels & ResortsSp·H
  7. 07National Oceanography CentreSp·B
  8. 08Ocean14 CapitalSp·S
  9. 09Oceans NorthSp·G
  10. 10Plymouth Marine LaboratorySp·A
  11. 11Port of San DiegoSp·A
  12. 12ProtectedSeasSp·H
  13. 13Scripps Institution of Oceanography (StartBlue)Sp·A
  14. 14Seabed 2030Sp·H
Sponsors by tier
associate sponsor5
29% of 17
bronze sponsor2
12% of 17
founding supporter1
6% of 17
gold sponsor2
12% of 17
host sponsor2
12% of 17
how to session sponsor3
18% of 17
silver sponsor1
6% of 17
start up sponsor1
6% of 17