Research Center Events

Engaging with the Blue Economy

Date: Monday, February 25, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
*By invitation only

On Monday, February 25, NYU Stern's Center for Sustainable Business will host an evening with leading finance and ocean conservation practitioners to define and examine the rapidly emerging Blue Economy. The discussion will explore how investors, entrepreneurs, existing businesses and planning organizations are engaging in this new financial sector.

Speakers include:
  • Mark J. Spalding, PhD, president, The Ocean Foundation
  • Rolando Morillo, vice president and equity analyst for sustainability and impact, Rockefeller Capital Management
  • Edgar Westerhof, North America director for flood risk and resiliency, Arcadis Design for Natural and Built Assets
  • Antonio DiMeglio, founder and CEO, SeaStraws.co
The discussion will be moderated by NYU Gallatin Professor Jim Tolisano, director of Innovations in Conservation, LLC.

For more information, please visit the Center's website.