Virtual Side event, Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs - SDG14

Join leading experts from research organisations in Australia and abroad in this inspiring online panel discussion, exploring innovative approaches to restoring marine biodiversity, improving ecosystem connectivity, and enhancing carbon sequestration in rapidly expanding coastal cities.

Moderated by Jasmine Chambers, Chair and Co-Founder, Ocean Decade Australia.

Speakers include:

Prof Melanie Bishop, Macquarie University - Deputy Director Macquarie University Smart Green Cities Research Centre, co-founder Living Seawalls

Prof Adriana Verges, University of New South Wales - Director, the Kelp Forest Alliance, Co-founder Operation Crayweed and Operation Posidonia

Prof Katherine Dafforn, University of Massachusetts Boston - Co-Director of Stone Living Lab, co-founder Living Seawalls

Dr Fiona Valesini, interdisciplinary coastal and estuarine ecologist, former seascapes Director at The Nature Conservancy Australia

James Balzer, Adjunct Fellow Macquarie University, Sustainable Development, and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Water and the Environment