Volunteers

Ocean Exchange is grateful for the support of volunteers who make our event possible. We wish to extend our thanks to the members of the VIP Panel for the Collegiate Award pitch event for their support. Thank you as well to students from the University of Texas in Austin who acted as scribes and discussion table moderators during the roundtable portion of the Neptune, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Ocean Exchange Transportation and Logistics Hubs Innovation Awards selection process.

Volunteers

Kelly Carnes

President and Chief Executive Officer, TechVision21

Kelly Carnes is an entrepreneur, and nationally recognized technology policy expert and thought leader.

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Michael Egan

Board Member/Advisor, Atargis Energy Corporation

Michael currently serves as an advisor and Board member for Atargis Energy Corporation which has developed a transformational approach to generating electricity from waves.

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Ulla Keino

CEO, President, Head of Management Consulting, SeaFocus

Ulla Keino currently works as a Commercial Director of Ahlers Business Unit Trade Facilitation and After Sales Support and is a majority shareholder of SeaFocus.

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Donna Kocak

Fellow, L3 Harris Technologies

Donna Kocak has 34 years of experience in the ocean engineering field supporting scientific and engineering projects involving computer vision, optics, robotics and communications systems.

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Markuu Mylly

Senior Vice President, SeaFocus

Markku Mylly​, Master Mariner and Senior Advisor, will have a presentation at the IntelligenceHunt6 Finals, as he is one of the Inspiring Speakers. He will speak about the Maritime Future as Changing Business Environment.

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Irene Rosberg

Programme Director, Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics, Copenhagen Business School

International background in Leadership & Analytical Skills, Logistics Operations and Airfreight with vast experience in the Research Industry.

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Ocean Exchange invites you to learn more about Awards Program, our ecosystem and success of our award winners and participants. Together, we can chart a powerful course to help ensure the future of our oceans and the Blue Economy.

Testimonials

“The delegates are a very strategically chosen body of individuals. Virtually everyone who attends Ocean Exchange has the capacity to open doors.”

“When you bring an eclectic mix of highly intelligent, passionate people together, that’s when lightning strikes.”

“Ocean Exchange is entirely different from any of the other organizations that I’m involved in. It is about sustainable innovation. I think it’s also very different in the extremely broad range of stakeholders that it involves.”