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Authors & Contributors

Castagna

Dr. JoAnne Castagna is Founder of 2 Bourkes PR, a writing and marketing service that specialzes in environmental and sustainable infrastructure topics. Her work can be viewed at: www.2bourkespr.com

Gilissen

Marco Gilissen leads Fugro’s Marine Geophysics service line, shaping the strategic and commercial focus of the business. With more than 35 years of experience across land and marine geodata and geosciences, he has worked across the full spectrum of marine geoscience disciplines. He leverages this

Castagna McGee broad background to guide international teams in rede? ning how marine geophysics data is acquired, processed, and delivered. His leadership centres on innovation, operational excellence, and transforming future data delivery models to meet evolving client and industry needs. Marco holds a Bachelor of Science in Geomatics from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

Laursen

Wendy Laursen has 20+ years of experience as a journalist. In that time, she has written news and features for a range of maritime, engineering and science publications. She has completed a Master of Science research degree in marine ecology as well as diplomas in journalism, communication and subediting.

Glissen

Strachan

McGee

Leslie-Ann McGee is Chief Innovation Of? cer at Woods Hole Oceanographic

Institution, where she founded and leads OceanWorks, WHOI’s front door for industry collaboration. With a background spanning marine science, policy, and applied R&D, she focuses on translating ocean science and engineering into decision-ready insight for complex operating environments.

Strachan

David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory focusing on autonomous undersea systems.

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