Speaker — Neptune Forum 2026
Marina Levy
Director of the Sorbonne University Alliance Ocean Institute
Director of the Sorbonne University, Alliance Ocean Institute
CNRS
Dr. Marina Levy, a renowned ocean scientist working for CNRS at LOCEAN, in Paris, is the director of the Sorbonne University Alliance Ocean Institute. An expert on the ocean’s role in the climate system and biodiversity, she is internationally recognized by her peers for her long-term work on the interactions between turbulent ocean currents and marine biology. She is deeply engaged in ocean literacy, public awareness, scientific blue diplomatie, public-private partnerships and corporate outreach on ocean-related challenges. She is the co-lead of the Starfish Barometer, the first global ocean health bulletin devoted to the general public
On the Neptune Forum 2026 programme
- 8.30am - 10amFirst anniversary of UNOC-3: assessment and outlook for Blue DiplomacyScience as the compass of an ambitious European ocean policyDirector of the Sorbonne University, Alliance Ocean InstituteSee in the programme
- 3.40pm - 4.10pmExploration and knowledge as the foundation of cooperation for Planet OceanOcean, climate and planetary stabilityDirector of the Sorbonne University, Alliance Ocean InstituteSee in the programme
