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Save the Date: The 2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon

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Save the Date
October 9 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monmouth University Great Hall
2025 Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon
HONOREES
Victor Vescovo • Larry Mayer • Rep. Frank Pallone
2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium
Exploring the Wine-Dark Sea
U.S. Ocean Science & Technology: Keys to Prosperity & Security
PANELISTS
Victor Vescovo, CDR, USN (Ret.)
Extreme Ocean Explorer, CEO and Owner of Caladan Oceanic
Larry Mayer, Ph.D.
Director of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, Chair of U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Paul G. Gaffney II, VADM, USN (Ret.)
Monmouth University President Emeritus
Deerin Babb-Brott
Former Principal Assist. Director for Oceans and the Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 
Paula Bontempi, Ph.D.
Univ. of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography Professor
Philipp Stratmann, Eng.D.
President and CEO, Ocean Power Technologies
More Info: Monmouth.edu/UCI

The UCI’s signature annual event returns to Monmouth University’s historic Great Hall on Oct. 9. The theme of this year’s Future of the Ocean Symposium is “Exploring the Wine-Dark Sea – U.S. Ocean Science and Technology: Keys to Prosperity and Security.” Our 2025 Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon will directly follow.

This year we’ll also be celebrating the UCI’s 20th anniversary. Come and help us set sail to serve the University and our communities for the next two decades.

Visit our event page to view the current lineup of confirmed speakers and honorees and more information.