Ocean System Innovations in Marine Health, Climate Resilience, and Renewable Energy

The health of our oceans is vital to the planet’s climate stability, food security, and biodiversity. Yet, marine ecosystems are increasingly under threat from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. At the same time, emerging innovations, from sustainable aquaculture to marine monitoring technologies and ocean thermal energy conversion, are offering new pathways to protect and restore ocean environments.

Tobias Dertmann

Tobias Dertmann is the Founder and Managing Director of REESSA Consulting, specializing in hydropower and energy storage systems. He has more than 20 years of experience in renewable energy, pumped storage hydropower, energy market analysis, and storage system optimization.  His expertise includes energy storage technologies, technical and economic assessments, market simulation, and renewable energy integration.

Stuart Thorncraft

Dr. Stuart Thorncraft is a Director and energy market specialist at Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) with more than 20 years of experience in energy policy, electricity market design, power system planning, and renewable energy integration across the Asia-Pacific region. He has led technical advisory projects for governments, utilities, regulators, and development partners across Australia, Southeast Asia, and other international markets. Dr.