Ocean Changemakers Challenge

Building on the success of the Women and the ocean: Changemakers challenge, The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative has launched the Ocean Changemakers Challenge, a competition open to men and women that aims to showcase leading changemakers working to develop business solutions to ocean-related sustainability challenges. It is aimed at early-career researchers or professionals.

Three finalists will be invited to present their business idea and vision for a blue economy during a special ocean changemakers session at the World Ocean Summit Virtual Week in March 2021. By “blue economy” we mean a sustainable ocean economy that harnesses marine ocean resources for long-term economic development and social prosperity while protecting the environment in perpetuity.

To help bring the changemakers’ ideas to life, they will receive guidance from renowned ocean leaders as part of a 12-month mentorship programme that will begin shortly before the summit.

The three mentors are as follows:

– Angelique Braithwaite, co-founder and director, wider Caribbean, Blue Finance

– Kendra MacDonald, chief executive officer, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster

– TBC


Entries will close at 11.59 PM (GMT) on February 5th 2021.

More details here: www.woi.economist.com/changemakers/ more