Speakers
July 23, 2026
Natasha Benjamin / David Helvarg
Associate Director / Executive Director
Blue Forests: Growing Hope for Kelp Along our Coasts
April 23, 2026
Keith Rootsaert
Founder
Kelp, Urchins, and the Right to Restore
January 22, 2026
Adam Ratner
Director of Conservation Engagement
Behind the Bark: Saving Seals and Sea Lions
October 23, 2025
Dr. Simon Scarpetta
Assistant Professor
Floating to Fiji: The Trans-Pacific Voyage of Iguanas
July 24, 2025
Dr. DeVant’e Dawson
Postdoctoral Researcher
Resistant Reefs, Resilient Communities: Science for Collective Survival
March 26, 2026
Steve Peletz
Principal
Finding Novelty, Connection, & Purpose in the Ocean: Cold Water. Big Stories. Shared Courage.
December 18, 2025
Andres Amador
Artist
From Nihilist to Activist: The Artwork of Andres Amador
September 25, 2025
Sherry Flumerfelt
Executive Director
The Western Flyer Comeback Story: Raising Spirits Since 1940
June 26, 2025
Dr. Rachel Carlson
Assistant Professor and Co-Director
Strength in Small Places: Why the Ocean’s Best Days Aren’t Behind Us
February 26, 2026
Casey Harper
Program Director
Restoring Abundance: Oysters Return to SF Bay
November 20, 2025
Liz Taylor
President
Engineering Hope: From Bay Waters to a World Mapped in Hope Spots
August 28, 2025
Sejal Choksi-Chugh
Executive Director
Making Every Day a Good Day for the Bay