
Keynote Speakers
The "AI for Oceans 2025" international conference promises to be a landmark event in the intersection of artificial intelligence and ocean conservation. The keynote speakers selected for this conference are distinguished leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of these fields.


Mr. Hans Van Sumeren
Senior Director, Ocean Enterprise Initiative,
Marine Technology Society.
Session title:
Ocean Enterprise: Maturing the global market for blue technology and workforce

Dr. Joanna Staneva
Helmholtz - Zentrum Hereon, Germany,
Co-Chair of the UN Ocean Decade Program DITTO
(Digital Twins of the Ocean)
Session title:
Advancing marine sustainability through the digital twin of the ocean by integrating AI solutions

​Commodore Amit Ray,
Indian Navy
Session title:
Opportunities in marine autonomous systems and technologies

Mr. Rick Cole
Vice Chair, RDSEA International, Inc.
Session title:
Coastal Data and Rapid Response Data Density (SeaWARRDD)

Mr. M. Arul Muthiah
Scientist F,
Head In-charge,Ocean Observations,
NIOT

Dr. Pooja Mahapatra
Principal Advisor – Climate & Nature, Fugro
Session title:
Blue AI: Geo data innovations for ocean health and coastal resilience
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Dr Kakani Katija
Principal Engineer, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
Session title:
Fathomnet: Developing data infrastructure and human-AI interfaces to rapidly process underwater visual data.

Dr. Tran Tien Anh
Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Marine Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul City, South Korea.
Session title:
Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing technique for Sustainable Ocean Health Monitoring System

Dr. Sannasiraj
IIT Madras, Chennai
Session title:
Data-based modelling for improved ocean wave prediction

Dr Jyothi Janardan
Scientist, NIOT
Session title:
Challenges of Subsea Robotics