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Welcome to the Blue Carbon Law Symposium

May 17-18, 2023 | Athens, GA

Thank you for attending the first Blue Carbon Law Symposium.

In 2023, we convened legal scholars, ESG investors, conservation finance and carbon registry specialists, coastal and marine decision-makers, and scientists to co-create a whole-field understanding of the role and opportunity for coastal blue carbon investment.

Speakers and Agenda

Keynote Speaker
Jocelyn D’Ambrosio, J.D.

Jocelyn D’Ambrosio, J.D.

Senior Counsel, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Presentation Title: “Blue Carbon and the Biden Administration”
Special Guest
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.

Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, NOAA

Presentation Title: “Dollars and Science: How NOAA Science is Increasing Investment Opportunities for Blue Carbon”
Special Guest
Queen Quet

Queen Quet

Chieftess, Gullah/Geechee Nation

Presentation Title: “Flowing Traditions: De Gullah/Geechee Ocean and Sea Legacy”

Sponsors

This year’s Blue Carbon Law Symposium was co-organized by Georgia Sea Grant, the University of Georgia Institute of Government, the University of Georgia School of Law, and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, with funding provided by the National Sea Grant Law Center.

University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
School of Law, University of Georgia
S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
Wicker Brammel
University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
The Ocean Foundation
Sea Grant Law Center
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Georgia Center.

Steering Committee

David Eady, M.S.

David Eady, M.S.

Industry Engagement Senior Manager, Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business

David Golden, J.D.

David Golden, J.D.

Allen and Ruth Harris Chair of Excellence, East Tennessee State University’s College of Business and Technology

Marilyn Hemmingway

Marilyn Hemmingway

Founder and Preseident, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce

Katie Hill, J.D.

Katie Hill, J.D.

Research Professional, University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Catherine Marie Janasie, J.D., LL.M.

Catherine Marie Janasie, J.D., LL.M.

Senior Research Counsel, National Sea Grant Law Center

Brita Jessen, Ph.D.

Brita Jessen, Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Research and Partnerships Lead, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium

Adam Orford, J.D., Ph.D.

Adam Orford, J.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Law, University of Georgia’s School of Law

Romany Webb, LL.M.

Romany Webb, LL.M.

Associate Research Scholar at Columbia Law School and Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Header image: ACE Basin by Gena G. Steffens, used with permission.