Jeremy McKane - ULTRAMARINE 30/30 Mission

ULTRAMARINE – an action-minded coalition of scientists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, explorers, and athletes founded by Susi Mai and Jeremy McKane – is proud to announce their nonprofit partners for the third annual Ocean Action summit: Oceanic Global and Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

Focusing on collective ocean impact, ULTRAMARINE 2021 will take place February 3-5, 2021, and will feature open-to-the-public virtual workshops for its annual summit, with hosts and speakers live-streaming from Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, and around the world. Speakers include Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Ashlan & Philippe Cousteau, revered Ocean Elder Dr. Sylvia Earle, climate activist and award-winning actress Jane Fonda, and First Lady of Palau Debbie Remengesau.

Ultramarine co-founder Susi Mai stated: “We want to create a culture of ocean conservation in the various sectors our attendees represent. Most ocean conservation gatherings focus very specifically on one or another group of specialists. We continue to create a broad and diverse community of leaders who prioritize taking action, and who will hold each other accountable to the conservation commitments they make.”

Jeremy McKane is an Artist with a background in technology. At 18, he found himself working in a startup that would one day become (for a time) the world’s largest web hosting provider. Today the company is known as NTT VERIO. In that time the internet promised potential uses that we take for granted today. It was this early experience that provided an alternate perspective. As an artist, McKane’s work has been shown around the world that often includes a mixture of technology and thought-provoking imagery about our oceans. McKane uses Art to engage the public to do something about the threats facing the Ocean. He is also the founder of OCEAN™ that aims to protect Our Oceans by reducing enforcement expense and defining value with the biodiversity that exists within.

Jeremy has been on BIDS enough time that we quit counting. He's cohosted and delivered some of our most fascinating guests to date. Also, a hat tip to Sandra Ponce De Leon who originally connected Pete A Turner and the Break It Down Show to Jeremy.