🌊AI for Ocean: From Data to Decisions
🤖 Transforming Marine Industries with Practical, Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Join AI Mission Hub and Tekna for an exclusive, high-impact professional gathering exploring how artificial intelligence is moving from broad ambition to industrial reality across maritime, aquaculture, offshore, and ocean sectors.
Discover open-source innovations, agentic AI frameworks, and AI-verified ocean monitoring tools built to turn complex data into decisive, audit-ready action.
📍 Event Details
📅 Date: Monday, September 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 16:00 – 19:00 CEST (📡 Live Stream: 17:00 – 18:30 CEST)
🏢 Location: Dronning Mauds gate 15 / Ingeniørenes hus, Oslo (Venue TBC)
🌐 Language: English
🎥 Format: In-Person Gathering & Global Live Stream (Stage presentations, live Q&A, and networking)
💡 Why Attend?
🎯 High-Quality Insights: Learn directly from founders, senior strategists, and research pioneers bridging deep tech and ocean stewardship.
🛠️ Real-World Applications: Focus on practical, trustworthy deployment from citizen science and whale-safe shipping to structured fish-health intelligence.
🤝 Targeted Networking: Connect with AI talent, ocean industry leaders, researchers, and innovators driving the sustainable ocean economy.
⏱️ Agenda & Timetable
☕ 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee & Connections
Arrival, simple registration, and informal networking over fresh coffee.
🎙️ 16:30 – 17:00 | Opening Remarks
Joint welcome by Tekna & AI Mission Hub: Setting the vision for why AI for Ocean matters today.
🐋 17:00 – 17:25 | Keynote 01
Speaker: Jo Øvstaas (Director of Ocean Innovation, HUB Ocean)
Topic: Agentic AI for Ocean Impact: From Citizen Science and Whale-Safe Shipping to Faster Marine Conservation
⚙️ 17:25 – 17:50 | Keynote 02
Speaker: Anna With Rødstøl (Senior Advisor in Strategy & Business Development, ÅKP)
Topic: From AI Ambition to Industrial Reality: Lessons from Building AI Solutions in Maritime Engineering
🐟 17:50 – 18:05 | Spotlight Session 01
Speaker: Samaneh Mousavi (Fish Health Biologist, UiT & Manolin)
Topic: A Wikipedia for Fish Diseases: Combining Domain-Expert Review, Structured Data, and AI for Reliable Aquaculture Knowledge
🛡️ 18:05 – 18:20 | Spotlight Session 02
Speaker: Aurelia Paraschiv (Founder & CEO, SaveOCEAN)
Topic: Data You Can Trust: AI-Verified Ocean Action, From Citizen Science to Compliance
🌅 18:20 – 18:30 | Wrap-Up & Stream Sunset
Summary of key insights, collaborative next steps, and official stream conclusion.
🍷 18:30 – 19:00 | Food, Drinks & Deep Dives
Light snacks and extended networking with speakers and peers.
🎙️ Featured Speakers
🌐 Jo Øvstaas — Director of Ocean Innovation at HUB Ocean
Bringing 25+ years of expertise across marine tech, software engineering, and digital transformation to accelerate data sharing and AI adoption for ocean health.
📊 Anna With Rødstøl — Senior Advisor at ÅKP Strategylab
Former EY consultant and project lead specialized in designing AI sprints that help industrial partners turn broad goals into working, real-world prototypes.
🐟 Samaneh Mousavi — PhD Candidate at UiT & Research Contributor at Manolin
Aquaculture data pioneer standardizing and verifying open-source fish disease intelligence using AI and expert review.
🛰️ Aurelia Paraschiv — Founder & CEO of SaveOCEAN
Former seismic offshore specialist and Miros IoT Product Manager building OceanQuest to transform satellite, vessel, and field data into audit-ready evidence.
🚀 About the Hosts
AI Mission Hub helps organisations build what matters by connecting AI talent, learning, and real-world implementation. Founded from one of Norway’s leading communities for women in AI Global Association, we remain committed to expanding who gets to shape the AI economy.