Ocean Exploration 2020 Speakers
On July 19 and July 20, the speakers listed below set the framework for discussions that will shape the future of ocean exploration as part of the Ocean Exploration 2020: A National Forum. Ocean explorers from around the globe were invited to attend Ocean Exploration 2020 at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. Ocean scientists, explorers, and enthusiasts not in attendance are invited to participate online.
A Marketplace of Ideas for Ocean Exploration 2020 Speakers
Marcia McNutt, Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, Ocean Exploration 2020 Executive Chair
Robert Detrick, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Chris German, Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Esri
Kate Moran, Director, Neptune Canada
Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Esri
Jenifer Austin Foulkes, Manager, Google Ocean Program
David Lang and Eric Stackpole, OpenROV
Keynote Speakers
Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator, NOAA
David Gallo, Director of Special Projects, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Michael T. Jones, Chief Technology Advocate, Google
Response Panel
Larry Mayer, Director, University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Research Center; Member, Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group
Bruce Robison, Research Division Chair, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
James Kendall, Alaska Region Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Facilitators
Jamie Austin, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas; Member, Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group
Margaret Davidson, Acting Director, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Patricia Fryer, Research Professor, University of Hawaii
Richard Spinrad, Vice President for Research, Oregon State University
