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Kate Moran

Feb 9, 2021

Expert Q&A on Canada’s growing blue economy

Kate Moran, president and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada, an initiative of UVic. Credit: UVic Photo Services

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA EXPERT Q&A
February 9, 2021

The urgent need to protect our warming planet is stimulating the next great wave of economic innovation. Fuelled by scientific evidence, coordinated efforts and transformative action, Canada has joined other nations in developing a roadmap to a “blue economy,” which strikes a balance between economic growth and sustainability.

Kate Moran, president and chief executive officer of Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), an initiative of the University of Victoria,...

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Kate Moran | blue economy | Climate | Research

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The Board of Directors of Ocean Networks Canada has announced that Dr. Kate Moran will succeed founding president and CEO Dr. Martin Taylor as head of Ocean Networks Canada, effective July 1, 2012.

From Dr. Andrew Bjerring, Chair of Ocean Networks Canada’s Board of Directors:

“Throughout his five years of leadership at Ocean Networks Canada, Martin Taylor has overseen the growth of the Observatory and played a key role in expanding its reputation as a major international ocean research facility. He has been a vital force in securing funding to sustain and expand the Observatory, while promoting its innovative technology and the importance of oceans research to scientists, institutions, and governments around the world.”

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Ocean Networks Canada Director, Dr. Kate Moran, introduced Ocean Networks Canada and a new way to explore beneath the ocean's surface to a TEDx audience in Vancouver last November.  Her  presentation "Connecting our Planet's Oceans to the Internet" may now be enjoyed by everyone, and can be found below.

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NEPTUNE Canada is the world’s largest and most advanced cabled ocean network. It and the VENUS coastal network make up the University of Victoria’s ONC Observatory, which is managed for the university by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC).

“We are delighted to attract someone of Kate’s international calibre,” says Dr. Martin Taylor, ONC President and CEO. “She...

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