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GENERATION BLUE
BECOMING
PART OF THE
SOLUTION
And what if the ocean of the future was in the hands of
Launched in 2020 by the
University of Edinburgh and the younger generations? At the core of Monaco Ocean
supported by the Prince Week, this inspirational event gave voice to young
Albert II of Monaco Foundation, leaders and ocean professionals, uniting communities
Ocean Leaders is the only across the globe.
leadership programme
designed specifically for young “An appraisal of our global ocean has Prince and an audience of fifty or so stu-
professionals working on the revealed different perspectives on explora- dents from the International University
ocean. It combines leadership, tion and exploitation trajectories, and this of Monaco and the Green Management
mentoring and networking requires multi-level leadership and new ears School in Nice, Meriwether Wilson pointed
support with international field- open to various accounts and opinions” out the key ambitions of the 24 Ocean
based experiences. introduced Meriwether Wilson, Co-Founder Leaders. Then the Australian researcher
and Director of the Ocean Leaders pro- Harriet Harden-Davies from the University of
gramme, to launch this event designed to Wollongong, moderator of this event whose
shed light on the scope of this programme aim is to prompt interest among the young
IN run by the University of Edinburgh and generation, invited four ocean leaders from
FIGURES supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco 2020-2021 to share their own story and
Foundation. the way in which they have developed their
■ 24 ocean leaders, In the Oceanographic Museum’s confe- skills and leadership.
■ 19 countries. rence room, addressing the Sovereign
