Welcome to
Ocean Data Action Day!
We’re excited to invite you to Ocean Data Action Day 2024. We’ve gathered a vibrant network to accelerate industrial ocean data sharing for ocean health and business growth. You can watch an edited version of Ocean Data Action Day and the different speakers below.
Report: A First Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data Sharing
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This day spotlighted the invaluable treasure of industrial ocean data and its critical role in promoting ocean health.
Sharing this data helps bridge knowledge gaps necessary for sustainable ocean management and benefits the environment and contributing industries.
We introduced our report, Tides of Transparency: A First Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data Sharing, empowering you to contribute to the sustainable management of the ocean.
The event offered insights from industry, science and regulatory leaders and a 360° perspective on the significance of industrial ocean data sharing.
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Program
08:15 - Breakfast and mingling
08:50 - The poem “Earthrise” by Amanda Gorman
09:00 - 10:15
Welcome to a 360° perspective on industrial ocean data sharing
This event is moderated by
David Eades
Broadcaster, journalist and ocean enthusiast.
Opening words
Øyvind Eriksen
Board Chairman of HUB Ocean and CEO & President of Aker ASA
A Message from the United Nations
Vidar Helgesen
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO.
HUB Ocean: Driving Impact in Action—Transforming Ocean Data into Solutions
Kimberly Mathisen
CEO, HUB Ocean
A Message from the UN Ocean Decade Special Emissary for Industrial Ocean Data
Kjell Inge Røkke
Norwegian Industry Builder and Principal Owner of Aker ASA
Tides of Transparency: Unveiling Key Findings in the Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data Sharing
Kimberly Mathisen
CEO, HUB Ocean
Reflections on the Findings of the Report
Lena Lundgreen
EMEA Lead, Public Sector, Microsoft
Toby Siddall
Managing Director & Sustainability Lead, Accenture UK & Ireland, and Africa
10:15 - 10.30
BREAK
How the UK is De-risking Offshore Wind Activity by Ensuring Industry Data Sharing
John Mitchell
Marine Data Manager, The Crown Estate
Enriching Open Ocean Data Repositories with Industrial Data
Dick Schaap
Managing Director, MARIS and Technical Coordinator, Blue-Cloud 2026. European expert in the domain of ocean and marine data and information management.
Tensions and Solutions in the Legal Aspects of Industrial Data Sharing
Thomas K. Svensen
Managing Partner, BAHR
11:30 - 12:30
LUNCH
Overcoming Corporate Data Sharing Barriers: UN Ocean Decade Success Stories, Lessons Learned and Way Forward
Louis Demargne
Data & Knowledge Managment Officer, Interngovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Pioneering Open Access to Ecology Data and Setting a New Standard for Transparency in the Offshore Wind Industry
Hermione Van Zutphen
Ecology Program Manager, Ecowende
Science-driven Actions Needed for a Sustainable Blue Economy
Laura Stone
Ocean Markeds Lead, WWF Oceans (US)
13:30 - 13:40
BREAK
The World´s Largest Challenge and Investment Opportunity: Putting the AND Between Planet and Profit
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
CEO, ICP Infrastructure
Reflections and Discussion
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
CEO, ICP Infrastructure
Beate Kvamstad-Lervold
Special Advisor and Business Development Director, Sintef Ocean
Laura Stone
Ocean Markeds Lead, WWF Oceans (US)
14:30 - 15:30
Mingle, Snacks & End of program
About Ocean Data Action Day
The Ocean Data Action Day is an initiative led by HUB Ocean, Microsoft, and Accenture through the Ocean Data Action Coalition (ODAC).
Under the auspices of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, these organizations spearhead the coalition, contributing to the Ocean Panel's goal of achieving a 100% sustainably managed ocean.
Unlocking industrial ocean data is a specific goal for ODAC, as it is for the UN Ocean Decade’s Corporate Data Group, of which HUB Ocean is also a key member.
Under HUB Ocean’s leadership, these groups are working together to deliver the report “Tides of Transparency: A First Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data" , including guidelines explaining why and how private industry can make their ocean data publicly accessible – this report will be unveiled for the first time at this year’s Ocean Data Action Day.
Through these initiatives, HUB Ocean supports the work of UN Ocean Decade Special Emissary for Industrial Ocean Data Sharing, Kjell Inge Røkke. Røkke is a Norwegian industry builder and the principal owner of the Norwegian industrial group Aker.
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