​You're invited: SeaAhead Pilot Showcase June 24-25, 2026 in Boston's Seaport District

​Meet thirteen pilot-ready startups across two days of pitches, breakouts, and direct conversations with innovators building solutions for coastal resilience and coastal asset protection.

​If your organization or your client base owns, operates, or insures coastal infrastructure – or if you're navigating climate risk to physical assets, supply chains, or operations – this showcase is built for you. You'll meet founders with technologies ready to deploy, hear from peers already running pilots, and explore where a real-world test could fit into your own roadmap.

​Selected startups have been vetted by a SeaAhead review panel and span a wide range of capabilities and applications:

• ​Safer, faster coastal infrastructure inspection through robotics and AI-powered monitoring

• ​Shoreline protection and restoration through nature-inspired engineering and reef-building

• ​Collecting and converting sargassum into recoverable resources for industry

• ​Geospatial platforms for shoreline change, flood risk, and climate exposure to understand where and how coastal risk is changing

• ​Filling gaps in real-time ocean and water quality data to support environmental decision-making

• ​Decision-support tools for capital planning, biodiversity compliance, and resilience investment

• ​Turning fragmented maritime data into actionable intelligence for ports, insurers, and defense stakeholders

​Check out the official list of participating startups here.

​In addition to startup pitches, you'll also hear from panelists and speakers about how they are thinking about coastal resilience innovation for their operations and stakeholders.

​Join us for an exciting two days of conversation, connection, and collaboration!

​Learn more about SeaAhead Pilot here.

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​NOTE:

​Registrants approved to join the SeaAhead Pilot Showcase will also be invited to attend BlueSwell Demo Day 2026.

​By registering for and attending this event, you agree to inform SeaAhead if you decide work with a startup from this showcase.

​There will be photographers and videographers at the event. By registering for and attending this event, you acknowledge that you may be included in some photos and videos, and consent to SeaAhead using content from this event for promotional reasons.

​Agenda:

​Day 1 (June 24, 2026)

​12:30 PM ET: Doors open; arrival and check-in

​1:00 PM ET: Block 1 speakers and startup pitches

• ​Opening Remarks

  • ​Alissa Peterson, Co-Founder & CEO, SeaAhead

  • ​Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

  • ​Johan Bergenas, SVP for Oceans Conservation, World Wildlife Fund US

• ​Panel #1: Ports at the Front Line of Coastal Resilience

  • ​Moderator: Johan Bergenas, SVP for Oceans Conservation, World Wildlife Fund US

  • ​Participants:

    • ​Liz Messier, CFO, Waterson Terminal Services

    • ​Jill Valdés Horwood, Chief Climate & Resilience Officer, Massachusetts Port Authority

• ​Startup Pitches:

  • ​Aquatonomy

  • ​Coastal Measures

  • ​Smart Seawall Technologies

​2:45 PM ET: Break

​3:20 PM ET: Block 2 speakers and startup pitches

• ​Panel #2: Stewards and Startups: Conservation, Community, and the Future of Coastal Innovation

  • ​Moderator: Chris Mancini, Executive Director, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

  • ​Participants:

    • ​Dr. Michealrose Ravalier, Board Member & Secretary, U.S. Virgin Islands Conservation Society

    • ​Mark Martin Bras, Director of Community Relations & Research, Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust

• ​Startup Pitches:

  • ​Hybrid Reefs

  • ​Shorelock

  • ​Flood Dynamics

  • ​Bluemvmt

​5:30-7:30 PM ET: Offsite Networking Event @ Hyatt Place Boston/Seaport District

​Day 2 (June 25, 2026)

​10:00 AM ET: Arrival and check-in

​10:30 AM ET: Block 3 speakers and startup pitches

• ​Opening Remarks

  • ​Alissa Peterson, Co-Founder & CEO, SeaAhead

  • ​John Wetzel, MassTech Collaborative, Director of Enablement & Integration

• ​Startup Pitches:

  • ​Restore Blue

  • ​Bluesonde

  • ​Coactive Science

​11:50 AM ET: Lunch

​1:00 PM ET: Block 4 speakers and startup pitches

• ​Panel #3: Coastal Asset Management, Risk, & Resilience

  • ​Moderator: John Donohue, Chairman of the Board, Arbella Insurance Group

  • ​Participants:

    • ​Chris Osgood, Director of the Office of Climate Resilience, City of Boston

    • ​Mike Bowers, VP of Development, Pembroke

• ​Startup Pitches:

  • ​Yaxay

  • ​Mira Intel

  • ​RCoast

​3:00-5:00 PM ET: Onsite Networking Event