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Tickets & Sponsorships Available: 2023 Future of the Ocean Symposium & Champion of the Ocean Awards Reception

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April 13, 2023  |  Monmouth University
The Future of the Ocean Symposium
Catalyzing Innovation and Action for Oceans and Climate
4 p.m. at the Great Hall Auditorium |  Free and open to public

Champion of the Ocean Awards Reception
6 p.m. at the Great Hall Versailles and Pompeii Rooms |  Ticket required

PANELISTS: NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad • Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen • Lenfest Ocean Program Director Charlotte Hudson • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Deputy Director / VP for Science and Engineering Rick Murray • U.S. Agency for International Development Climate Advisor Fellow Tashiana Osborne • Moderator: Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning Journalist Jack Ford

HONOREES: National Champions of the Ocean: Margaret Leinen and Rick Spinrad • Coastal and Ocean Leadership: New Jersey State Senator Bob Smith • American Littoral Society Executive Director Tim Dillingham 

Sponsorships available. For more information, visit monmouth.edu/uci or contact Aliya Satku at asatku@monmouth.edu.

The Urban Coast Institute’s signature annual event, the Future of the Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards reception, will return on April 13. Visit the event page for full details.

This year’s symposium will have a theme of “Catalyzing Innovation and Action for Oceans and Climate.” The symposium will be held at Monmouth University’s Great Hall Auditorium beginning at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The Champion of the Ocean Awards cocktail reception will immediately follow the symposium at the Great Hall Versailles and Pompeii Rooms at 6 p.m. Tickets are required for the reception. Visit the event page for tickets and sponsorship opportunities.