🌐 World Oceans Day Celebration
Come celebrate World Oceans Day @ 9Zero!
The ocean covers over 70% of our planet, sustains billions of lives, and is home to the most extraordinary ecosystems on Earth — and World Oceans Day is our chance to celebrate, reflect, and connect over the blue heart that keeps our world alive.
Join us for an evening of community and conversation as we honor the ocean and the people who love it.
🤝 5:00 – 5:15 PM | Intros, Refreshments, & Bites
🌊 5:15 – 6:00 PM | Stories from the Ocean
Speakers:
Aria Luna, Artist
"Deep Blue"
Cyril Derreumaux, Extreme Kayaker & Ocean adventurer
"Decide what feeds you"
Ana Blanco, Director, Producer, IOFF Executive Director
"Sequoias of the Sea"
🥂 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Networking
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Aria Luna is one of the world’s youngest exhibiting artists and a changemaker who uses the power of art to raise awareness of environmental and social issues impacting local and global communities. Aria's traveling exhibit Fusion Tide addresses plastic pollution in our oceans and has been hosted at Google, the City of Mountain View, the Consulate of Colombia, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and other venues. Aria's work has been exhibited internationally, won awards, sold to private collectors in the United States, and raised funds for ocean and rainforest conservation, ecotourism, art programs, and wildfire relief. Aria Luna has been featured on the Cartoon Network, ABC 7, NBC, and numerous local media outlets. In addition to visual art, Aria is also an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, performing under the name kairo lucaz.
Cyril Derreumaux is a world record-holding solo kayaker and ultra-endurance athlete. He completed two unsupported ocean crossings—2,400 miles across the Pacific (2022) and 3,000 miles across the Atlantic (2025). Cyril will share with us what his ocean expeditions taught him: "You can choose what feeds you. When you intentionally nourish your mind and spirit with thoughts, emotions, nature, beauty, and each other, you gain the power to shine positive and to give that energy back to the world."
Plastic Odyssey is a global nonprofit leading bold expeditions to remove plastic pollution and restore biodiversity in the world’s most fragile marine ecosystems, combining field engineering, research, and education to drive lasting impact.
Plastic Odyssey Fund is the U.S. nonprofit connecting donors, foundations, and partners to Plastic Odyssey’s global missions. Based in San Francisco, it funds and supports projects operated by Plastic Odyssey’s international entities to scale ocean restoration efforts worldwide.
Greenwater Foundation accelerates marine conservation by providing a platform that powers ocean research—connecting scientists with the vessels and ocean science assets they need, and equipping decision-makers with the data to determine where action is needed most.
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