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resilience, habitat protection and climate adaptation are shared

Sea You There challenges across regions, from Europe and North America to

By hosting these conversations amongst 8,000 attendees and

Asia-Paci? c, Africa and small island states," said Ince. 450 exhibiting companies, COAST has the potential to change

He added, "COAST is another example of how Oi continues how coastlines are perceived and protected. Solutions devel- to re? ect where the ocean enterprise is heading. Our role is oped for one coastline can be exchanged across borders, then to ensure that the event mirrors that direction, creating op- adapted and applied worldwide. portunity for exhibitors and visitors alike while bringing new "COAST is a new gateway for leading companies in the organizations, ideas and solutions into the show. With the in- field to join the global gathering at Oi and gain access to creasing convergence of offshore, coastal, climate, data and a highly targeted and engaged audience—to demonstrate infrastructure challenges, it makes sense for us to give greater their solutions for dynamic nearshore environments and visibility to these interconnected areas. COAST allows us engage with coastal engineers, hydrographic surveyors, to do that in a structured way, while remaining fully aligned geospatial analysts, port and harbor engineers, environ- with the broader Oceanology proposition. The exhibitors and mental consultants, marine data specialists and coastal content featured within COAST are therefore international in planners," said Ince. scope, both in terms of the companies involved and the case "Simply that if you're involved in any way in monitoring, studies, technologies and expertise being showcased. As with exploring or operating in the world's oceans, coastal zones or the wider Oceanology program, we're working closely with a waterways, I believe you'll ? nd real value in the connections, broad network of global stakeholders from industry, govern- insights and direction gained at Oi—and I hope to see you at ment and academia to ensure the content re? ects different ge-

Excel London from March 10-12," Ince concluded. The MTR ographies, operating environments and regulatory contexts." team concurs and we plan to see you there.

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