Coaches, Speakers and Jury

Charles Troupin is working on DIVAnd interpolation software tool in frame of SeaDataCloud, EMODnet Chemistry...

Sytze van Heteren is a coastal and marine geologist at the Geological Survey of the Netherlands...

George Spoelstra is the Managing Director of GGSgc and EMODnet Bathymetry coach.

Paula Oset currently works as Project Manager at Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and is responsible for...

Koen Geirnaert is managing director and co-founder of dotOcean ...

Harald Warmelink is senior researcher at the Academy for Digital Entertainment at Breda University of Applied Sciences ...

Fabrice Messal is Training and Educational Manager for Mercator Ocean International, he’s currently...

Prof. Igor Mayer is lecturer in ‘applied games, innovation and society’ at Breda University of Applied Sciences ...

Lennert Schepers is currently working on EMODnet Biology products and related national and...

Andy Kontoudakis is a policy officer at the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)... ...

Francesco Palermo belongs to the Operational Group of Ocean Predictions and Applications (OPA)...

Rémy Vandepoel analyses customer needs to offer them adapted cloud infrastructures at OVH. ...

Pascal Derycke is EMODnet technical coordinator at the EMODnet secretariat. He obtained a PhD in physics ...

Bart Vanhoorne has an IT background and 15 years of work experience in the Flanders Marine Institute...

Tim Collart works as a Marine Data Analyst and GIS Support Officer at the EMODnet secretariat...

Carlos Pinto has worked with designing, developing and implementing of the ICES data portal: EcoSystemData...

Annabel Georges is an Innovation Manager at imec.livinglabs in Belgium. Annabel holds a Master's...

Filip Waumans was originally trained as biologist, but obtained a Master after Master in informatics...

Lennert Tyberghein is manager of the Data Centre of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). ...

Kaatje Boury is combining governmental projects with IoT-oriented outcomes, bootcamps, sprints...

Noémie Wouters is CEO of GreenBridge, a blue growth incubator at the Ostend campus of Marine@Ugent...

Pierre Gronlier is a Solution Architect with a focus on Data processing, container and Machine Leaning...

Dimitri Schuurman is Team Lead User Experts at imec.livinglabs and at imec-mict-Ghent University...

Aron-Levi Herregodts is Innovation Manager at imec.livinglabs. He holds master’s degrees in Communication...

Eugenia Molina is a Spanish oceanographer, working for the Italian National Oceanographic Data...

Colin Millar works with Data and Assessments at the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES)...

Jan-Bart Calewaert is head of the EMODnet Secretariat. He trained as a bio-engineer and holds a Masters...

Tina Mertens is Vice Director of Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) where she oversees science support...

Wout Duthoo is currently working as a user research expert and innovation manager in the living lab team of imec...

Belén Martín Míguez has combined research and scientific coordination in key institutions in Spain, France...

Katja Mayer was trained as sociologist and works at the intersection of Science-Technology-Society......

Jordan Pinder is a marine mapping scientist involved in the EMODnet Seabed Habitats initiative...

Iain Shepherd is a senior expert at the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)...

Carlos Pereira Santos is research & development coordinator at the Academy for Digital Entertainment ...

Michael Rademaker is currently working as AI and ML expert within the Application Prototyping Team at imec...

As innovation manager at imec.livinglabs, Joris Finck looks at the business side of innovation...

Paz Rotllan Garcia is Frontend developer at the Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System...

Dr. Hans Pirlet is manager of the Innovation and Valorisation Department of Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) ...

Neil Holdsworth is Head of Data and Information at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) ...

Marco Alba has been involved in EMODnet Physics as lead developer and data manager ...

Currently working as an environmental data scientist at Global Fishing Watch, Jaeyoon Park is determined...

Alessandro Pititto has been the coordinator of EMODnet Human Activities since 2013. He is a...