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Date & Time:
November 12, 2025 4:30 PM
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November 12, 2025 5:30 PM
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Location:
The Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone Accreditation Required)
Address:
Belem, Brazil
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November 12, 2025
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Organized by

Ocean Frontier Institute led by Dalhousie University

In Partnership with

AGU
Fugro

This open roundtable, held as a side event at COP30, will bring together practitioners across industry, science, policy, and communities to discuss mechanisms to enhance co-design pathways for ocean-climate solutions such as ocean renewable energy and marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

Panelists

Kalina Grabb (Moderator)

CONVERGE CDR Research Lead, Ocean Frontier Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dalhousie University

Mark Shimamoto

Vice President, Global Outreach and Partnerships
American Geophysical Union

Valerie Hickey

Global Director Climate Change
The World Bank

Greg Murphy

Climate and Nature Lead, Americas
Fugro

María José Urrutia

CEO, Ketrawa
Patagonia Ocean Hub

For those who are unable to attend in person, a recording will be available on the Ocean Pavilion website following the event.

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Date: December 1, 2023
Time: 17:00 - 18:00  GST
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Date: December 2, 2023
Time: 17:00 - 18:00 GST
Location: Jameel Arts Centre
Date: December 3, 2023
Time: 10:00 - 13:00 GST
Location: Plenary 2
Catalyzing Investments
Date: December 3, 2023
Time: 16:00 - 17:15 GST
Location: Nature Pavilion
Global Greenhouse Gas
Date: December 4, 2023
Time: 12:15 - 13:15 GST
Location: Science for Climate Action Pavilion
eDNA
Date: December 5, 2023
Time: 15:30 - 16:30 GST
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Date: December 6, 2023
Time: 15:30 - 16:30  GST
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Date: December 7, 2023
Time: 10:00 - 17:00  GST
Location: Off-site from COP28 (invite only)
Date: December 9, 2023
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 GST
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Date: December 9, 2023
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 GST
Location: Clean Resource Innovation Network Pavilion
Date: December 9, 2023
Time: 17:00 - 18:00 GST
Location: Canada Pavilion
Date: December 10, 2023
Time: 17:00 - 18:00 GST
Location: Clean Resource Innovation Network Pavilion
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Elevating voices: Co-designing research with critical communities for science-policy impact

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Organized by

Ocean Frontier Institute led by Dalhousie University

In Partnership with

AGU
Fugro

This open roundtable, held as a side event at COP30, will bring together practitioners across industry, science, policy, and communities to discuss mechanisms to enhance co-design pathways for ocean-climate solutions such as ocean renewable energy and marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

Panelists

Kalina Grabb (Moderator)

CONVERGE CDR Research Lead, Ocean Frontier Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dalhousie University

Mark Shimamoto

Vice President, Global Outreach and Partnerships
American Geophysical Union

Valerie Hickey

Global Director Climate Change
The World Bank

Greg Murphy

Climate and Nature Lead, Americas
Fugro

María José Urrutia

CEO, Ketrawa
Patagonia Ocean Hub

For those who are unable to attend in person, a recording will be available on the Ocean Pavilion website following the event.

Event details
Date & time
November 12, 2025
4:30 pm
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November 12, 2025
5:30 pm
Location
Belem, Brazil
Registration deadiline
November 12, 2025
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