The seven guest speakers of the 2025 Information & Awareness Project — where the Filipino people and their sea find each other, under the One Ocean principle.
Conceptualised, branded and moderated the NAVYGATE series and curated its 2025 pilot — connecting civil society, science and the Philippine Navy around the One Ocean principle.
Marine scientist whose work spans coastal ecosystems, mangroves and blue carbon, now at Ateneo de Manila University after research at the University of the Philippines — translating mangrove science into public climate action.
MA in International Studies (DLSU), research associate for the NORM Project and Lowy Institute contributor — researching Philippine foreign & security policy and the West Philippine Sea.
Leads AIM's Executive Masters in Disaster Risk & Crisis Management. Author of Disaster Security; former USAF Minerva Chair of Energy & Environmental Security.
One of the Philippines' foremost coral-reef scientists (25+ years) who described a coral species new to science in the Kalayaan Islands. WWF-Philippines Force of Nature awardee.
Philippine Navy Commander (PMA 2001) and West Philippine Sea awareness advocate — wrote and performed the Navy's WPS awareness song “WPS Akin Ka.”
Founded Bike Scouts Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda (2013) — the world's only continuously-operating volunteer bicycle-messenger service for community-based disaster response.