After a busy transition year, the Global Seaweed Coalition is proud to invite our growing community to our second Annual Meeting, to be held 5 October 2023 at the Maison de l’Océan in Paris.
This Annual Meeting is an opportunity to look back together at our substantial achievements from our first two years in operation, to present our roadmap for the coming years, and to feature member achievements. We invite all our members to join us in person or virtually. Registration for virtual attendance will give you access to the livestream of our Annual Meeting.
If you are interested in making a brief intervention, or sharing a video that we can play during the meeting, please let us know by September 15th via email to the Global Seaweed Coalition secretariat at secretariat@globalseaweedcoalition.org.
In keeping with our member-driven approach, we want to hear from you in advance of the Annual Meeting. To that end, we will shortly be sending a link to a survey (please find the link here). Please respond with as much detail as possible.
Our annual meetings take place in the context of major events for the seaweed sector. After the UN Ocean Conference last year in Lisbon, we are very proud to announce that this second annual meeting will kick off the first European Algae Awareness Summit in Paris. We are organising this Summit jointly with the European Commission and the French government, with the support of the Oceanographic Institute and the Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation. Please stay tuned to our website and those of our partners for updates on this Summit. You can find the full program here.
If you plan to attend any portion the EU Algae Awareness Summit, whether virtually or in person, please use this link and check the box that indicates you are a Global Seaweed Coalition member. This is the only way you will be able to access the Summit and obtain your badge to enter the venue. Please ensure that you receive confirmation of your registration.
We look forward to seeing you all at our Annual Meeting, and possibly also at the EU Algae Summit!
Global Seaweed Coalition
The Global Seaweed Coalition is hosted by UN Global Compact with the help of strategic and funding partner Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the scientific support of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. For more information, visit globalseaweedcoalition.org.
Annual Meeting Speakers
| Nichola Dyer | Senior Advisor & Secretariat Manager, Global Seaweed Coalition |
| Vincent Doumeizel | Senior Advisor Ocean & Food Director Food Programme, United Nations Global Compact Lloyd’s Register Foundation |
| Dr. Azzedine Badis | Communications Manager, Global Seaweed Coalition |
| Andrea Blanc | Communications Intern, Global Seaweed Coalition |
| Sofya Mishchenko | Project Coordinator, Global Seaweed Coalition |
| Dr. Philippe Potin | CNRS, Global Seaweed Coalition Scientific Director & Scientific Council Chair |
| Adrien Vincent | Fundraising Manager, Global Seaweed Coalition |
| Anoushka Concepcion | Extension Educator, Connecticut Sea Grant & Global Seaweed Coalition Strategic Advisory Council Chair |
| Árni M. Mathiesen (Absent speaker) | Senior Advisor, Iceland Ocean Cluster & member of the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition |
| Dr. Flower E. Msuya | Senior Researcher, Founder and Chairperson of the Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative & Global Seaweed Coalition Scientific Council member |
| Dr. Loretta Roberson | Associate Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole & Global Seaweed Coalition Scientific Council member |
| Raul Socrates Banzuela | National Coordinator, PAKISAMA & Global Seaweed Coalition Strategic Advisory Council member |
| Lisa Boulton | Ocean Regeneration Lead, Nestlé Purina & Global Seaweed Coalition Strategic Advisory Council member |
| Dr. Phaik-Eem Lim | Deputy Director, Institute of Ocean And Earth Scienses, University of Malaya & Global Seaweed Coalition Scientific Council member |
| Sturla Henriksen | Special Advisor on Oceans, UN Global Compact |
| Dr. Emmanuel Brouillet (Absent speaker) | Europe & International Affairs Head, CNRS |
| Sanda Ojiambo | Assistant Secretary-General & CEO of UN Global Compact |
| Karen Scofield Seal | CEO and co-founder, Oceanium |
| Runa Ray | Fashion Environmentalist, interdisciplinary designer & book writer |
| Isabelle Verron | Project Manager, Ubuntoo |
| Abegail Anderson | Communications Specialist, USAID |
| Arlin Wasserman | CEO & Co-Founder, Sea & Flour |
| Penelope Wasserman | President & Co-Founder, Sea & Flour |
| Michael Faherty | Chief Operating Officer, Sea & Flour |
| Dr. Michael Roleda | Professor at Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Dr. Jessica Knoop | Marine Biologist, Ghent University |
| Kela Feller | Communications and Partnerships Manager, B’ZEOS |
| Jo Lane | CEO, Sea Health Products |
| Warren Atkin | Lab Manager, Sea Health Products |
| Ayla de Heney | Seaweed Sourcing & Commercial Account Manager, Notpla |
| Jean-Pierre Rennaud | President, Cluster algues Bretagne & President, Azollae |
| Karlotta Rieve | Consultant, Hatch Innovation Services |
| Tiffany Waters | Restorative Seaweed Initiative lead, The Nature Conservancy |
| Franck Hennequart | Co-funder and director for research & innovation, ALGAIA |
| Kevin Madley (Absent speaker) | NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Dr. Harrison Charo Karisa | Senior Fisheries Specialist, World Bank Group |
| Dr. Valeria Montalescot | Seaweed specialist, Cargill |
| Fanny Didou | Graphic Facilitator, Sketching the Move |