Cerulean II - Samudra Oceans

​Cerulean II is back in 2026

24 April
Shoreditch, London

The world is in an AI super-cycle.
Models are scaling.
Compute is concentrating.
Data is becoming the real bottleneck.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth:
Most of the planet’s most important system the ocean remains largely unobserved, under-instrumented, and data-poor. 70% of our planet has barely any data?

As AI reshapes finance, defence, healthcare and cities, the next frontier isn’t more screens it’s bringing intelligence to the physical world.

Ports
Shipping lanes.
Coastlines
Marine ecosystems
Subsea infrastructure

That’s why we’re bringing back Cerulean II, our bi-annual gathering focused on how AI, robotics, and data infrastructure are being built for the ocean, in real conditions, at scale.

It’s about:
• Closing the ocean datagap
• Turning sensors into decision-grade intelligence
• Building robotic systems that survive salt, storms, and time
• Creating datasets that actually matter for climate, trade, and security
• Connecting AI vision with steel, water, and governance and defence.

At Cerulean II, founders, investors, operators, and researchers come together to ask harder questions:
What data is missing? Who owns it? Who pays for it? And what happens if we don’t build it now?

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​Agenda for the day

​9.15 AM

​Welcome by MC

​David Alejandro Contreras Diaz (Innovation Platform Manager, Undaunted)

​9.30 AM

​Session 1

​State of AI, Data and Automation in the Blue Economy (Mixed media presentation)

​Francesco De Lieto (Managing Director, OBE Sustainability)

​10 - 10.30 AM

​Session 2

​What’s Cool in Our World ?

​10.00 - 10.10 AM: Aryan Shah (InX Tech)
10.10- 10.20 AM: Zach Smudge (Plus X)
10.20 - 10.30 AM: David Kell (Fyxer)

​10.30 - 11.30 AM

​Panel 1

​Investment in the ocean automation world: Trends and Considerations

• ​Damon Bonser (BDS)

• ​Ophelia Chua (CFO, Rypples Earth VC)

• ​Mat Munro (Octopus VC)

• ​Suraj Rajan (Snowflake)

• ​Ben Whately (CEO, Memrise)

• ​Alexander Nesiah (CEO, nMech)

  • ​Moderated by Francesco De Lieto (MD, OBE Sustainability)]

​11.30 AM - 12.30 PM

​Fireside chat with Joyeeta Das (CEO of Samudra Oceans) and Paige Roepers (CEO of Ocean Ledger)

​Female founders in Ocean Deep Tech

​The Journey of building technology in the Blue Economy: Founder scars and badges

​12.30 - 1.30 PM

​Panel 2

​Smart Infrastructure in the Ocean : What is the role of Data ?

• ​Rhys Feeney (Head of Product, OceanOS)

• ​Martin Stemp (RS Aqua)

• ​Sam Castle (Hardware Engineer, SamudraOceans)

• ​Alexander Nesiah (nMech)

• ​Vanessa Barzasi (CEO, Biobright)

  • ​Moderated by Himanshu Pabreja (CLGI, the LSE)

​1.30 - 1.45 PM

​Keynote by Nick Wise (Founder and CEO, OceanMind)

​1.45 - 2.30 PM

​Ocean movie + Lunch

​2.30 - 3 PM

​Panel 3

​The Ocean needs technology: Or does it not?

• ​Ben Whately (Co-founder of Memrise)

• ​Sacha Tchen (Investment Associate, Rebalance Earth)

• ​Adrian Mill (CEO of Lion Rouge)

• ​Livio Quintavalle (Director, The Net Value)

  • ​Moderated by Sylvia Carrasco (Alion Capital)

​3 - 3.15 PM

​Keynote by Livio Quintavalle (Director, The Net Value) on Being an entrepreneur in an Undefined space with huge Opportunity: a Road with no Mileposts

​3.20 PM

​Closure

​Pub Quiz by Joyeeta Das and Deepak Shakya (C Suite at SamudraOceans)

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​If you’re thinking seriously about AI beyond the cloud, AI that touches the real world, the ocean is unavoidable.

And so is Cerulean II.

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​[ NOTE: There are planned tube strikes on the London Underground from 12.00 on April 23rd to 11.59 on April 24th.

​Please plan travel accordingly.]