Detailed Agenda
Ocean Floor Explore
Monday, October 27, 2025 | Victoria Conference Centre
Earth’s Final Frontier
0900 - 0930h - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSTim Kearns | MAP THE GAPS
Paul Nursery | DESTINATION GREATER VICTORIA
Jason Goldworthy | COAST
0930 - 1030h - KEYNOTE SPEAKERSMoronke Harris | THE IMAGINATIVE SCIENTIST
NETWORKING BREAK | main foyer
Challenges and Costs of Ocean Floor Exploration
1100 - 1200 - PRESENTATIONS & PANELLarry Mayer | UNH-CCOM
Vicki Ferrini | LAMONT / SEABED2030
Brian Connon | SAILDRONE
Shep Smith | XOCEAN
The Value of Exploration (& the data)
1200 - 1230h - PRESENTATIONSShannon Hoy | SEIRIOS SOLUTIONS
Pip Bricher | GEOSCIENCES AUSTRALIA
Special Guests Invited
NETWORKING LUNCH | main foyer
Funding Ocean Floor Exploration
1330 - 1500h - PRESENTATIONS & PANELDamon Stanwell-Smith | VIKING CRUISES
Special Guests invited
NETWORKING BREAK & COFFEE | main foyer
Reaching the Funders - Communication Approaches
1530 - 1630 - PANEL | SOPHIE SILKES (Moderator)Natalie Gilson | PISCES RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Robyn Meyer | OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA
Special Guests Invited
Closing Remarks
1630 - 1700h - PRESENTATIONSSpecial Guest | TBD
Courtney Brady | MAP THE GAPS
NETWORKING RECEPTION | main foyer | 1730 - 2100h
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | Victoria Conference Centre
Exploring Ocean Technology
0900 - 0910h - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSTim Kearns | MAP THE GAPS
0915 - 1000h - KEYNOTE SPEAKERSVictor Vescovo | CALADAN OCEANIC
Breaking through Barriers with New Tech
1000 - 1030h - PRESENTATIONS & PANELVictoria Price-Doucet | STRATESEA
NETWORKING BREAK & COFFEE | main foyer
Breaking through Barriers with New Tech continued…
1100 - 1230 - PRESENTATIONS & PANELPat Jennings | TERRADEPTH
Bridgit Boulahanis | BEDROCK OCEAN EXPLORATION
Richard Mills | CELLULA ROBOTICS
Jake Russell | ORPHEUS OCEAN
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN | beautiful downtown Victoria
OCEAN TECH LIVE | Coast Guard Base Victoria
Come see ocean exploration and other innovative blue economy tech on a drop-in basis. Drinks, warm tents and information will be on the wharf and on the water.
1400 - 1700h | 25 Huron St.
ASPIRATIONAL FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR GLOBAL OCEAN FLOOR MAPPING & EXPLORATION | Victoria Conference Centre (Room TBD)
Join us for a workshop hosted by GEBCO and Map the Gaps to build on the themes of Day 1 of Ocean Floor Explore and explore new communities that can integrate with GEBCO and the funding mechanisms to achieve this global initiative.
