The north star that guides the direction of my work is a single phrase. If my neighbor is unwell, then so am I. And I'm here to advance the idea that our blue economy must include human health at its center.For strong coasts are built by strong, well people. When we hear blue economy, we think about energy, innovation, and technology tied to our oceans. It sounds like opportunity.It's the future. When we talk about it, we talk about marine biology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and eco-friendly materia ...

Thank you. Thank you all so much for being here. Thank you for the warm welcome.It was really, really nice. It's a real privilege and honor to be here. Um, I've had the honor to meet many of you before, but for those who don't know me, my name is Liz Maris.Um, thanks for coming out tonight. I'm going to hope to inspire you tonight with a short talk on creating meaningful change. So, as you heard, I'm a global advocacy professional.So, it's my job to try and make change and advocate for for good policies. Um ...