The 2023 Cohort
Meet the inspirational ocean professionals selected for the 2023 cohort of the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders Programme.

Jhorace Tupas
International Affairs and Treaties Division Director · ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Timothy Bouley
Biotechnology entrepreneur, founder and CEO of life sciences company, BioFeyn Inc, USA

Alexis Grosskopf
Ocean entrepreneur; Founder and CEO of ocean-impact accelerator, OceanHub Africa

João Canning-Clode
Marine ecologist and founder and coordinator of Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, MARE-Madeira, ARDITI, Portugal

Barkha Mossaë
Pan-African advocate for the blue economy, Blue Economy Advisor to the African Union Commission

Alifa Bintha Haque
Marine biologist focused on sustainable fisheries and conserving sharks and rays in the Bay of Bengal

Tasrif Kartawijaya
Senior Program Manager at Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Indonesia

Willys Osore
MPA Manager at Kenya Wildlife Service, officer in charge of Kiunga Marine Biosphere Reserve