Mangrove Restoration & Blue Carbon - Virtual Panel + IRL Happy Hour

Seaworthy is kicking off the year bringing together our virtual and IRL community with a combined panel and then happy hour! Our panel features experts across mangrove restoration, blue carbon, and regenerative systems all centered on leveraging our coastlines for building resilience and moving the needle on reversing climate change. We're also excited to kick off our partnership with Ziome, hosting our community for happy hour after the panel!

Mangroves are one of the most impactful regenerative nature based solutions. They sequester carbon, help improve water quality, build coastal resilience, and grow biodiversity as a nursery for young aquatic life. As ocean based carbon sequestration (also known as blue carbon) becomes a larger part of the ClimateTech conversation, mangroves are a model for regenerative systems and the emerging regenerative economy. Join our panel of experts tackling mangrove restoration, blue carbon, and regenerative systems and learn how you can become part of the next wave of sea change makers by applying for Seaworthy's Opportunities for Sea Change! 

About our panel:

Dr. Margaux Filippi

Ocean Program Lead, Open Earth Foundation

Margaux is an oceanographer and oceanographic engineer. She conducts research in environmental fluid dynamics and develops machine learning tools for environmental applications. As the former Director of Ocean Science at Running Tide, she oversaw the scientific research & development of a macroalgae-based carbon capture project. Margaux received a doctorate in Applied Ocean Science & Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) joint program, a master’s in mechanical engineering from MIT and a bachelor’s in oceanography & mathematic from Hawai'i Pacific University. She led several sea-going campaigns and has extensive laboratory and machine shop experience. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked in coastal engineering at Sea Engineering, Inc. for several years.

Kyle Rossin

Co-Founder & CEO, MANG

Kyle Rossin is the owner of MANG, LLC otherwise known as MANG or MANG gear, which is an environmental apparel brand located in West Palm Beach, FL. Kyle opened MANG's doors with his twin brother Keith in 2015, with the sole vision to restore and educate about coastal ecosystems. His family run business uses the slogan "Buy One. Plant One." in which MANG oaths to its customers that for every product MANG sells, a mangrove tree will be planted in their name. From the launch of their company Keith and Kyle started growing mangroves in their backyard and now have expanded their reach outside of Florida. In total MANG has planted over 384,000 mangroves, expanding internationally to the Islands of the Bahamas, Madagascar, Honduras, Mozambique and Indonesia. Kyle's mission and vision utilize his retail business as a catalyst to do good for the earth and profit too. "changing the world one mangrove at a time"

Neal Spackman

Founder & CEO, Regenerative Resources Co

Neal Spackman is an internationally recognized pioneer of hyperarid agroforestries. He was cofounder and Director of the Al Baydha Project in Saudi Arabia, where he lived and worked with tribes of bedou to convert deserts into savannahs.  He founded the webinar series Sustainable Design Masterclass, and has taught and consulted in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.  He is passionate about the connection between ecologies and wealth. Neal is an alumnus of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Hosted by:

Daniel Kleinman

Founder & CEO, Seaworthy Collective

Daniel Kleinman is Seaworthy Collective's Founder and CEO, and a marine roboticist. Daniel received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, and a Master of Professional Science in Exploration Science from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. As an undergraduate, Daniel interned with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and became versed in design and systems thinking as a University Innovation Fellow. After graduating in 2015, Daniel started his career as a pilot and test engineer for Bluefin Robotics' unmanned underwater vehicles in Boston. Daniel then served as a Navy contractor and mechanical engineer in maritime systems in San Diego. In 2020, Daniel launched Seaworthy Collective in Miami to break down the silos he experienced in industry by supporting fellow impact changemakers addressing the ocean’s greatest problems.