The Ocean Foundation and FUTR PROOF Cities
The Oceans are Open for Business
Press Availability at Aspen IDEAS Climate – March 7 at 11 a.m.
Press Room #205 at Miami Beach Convention Center
The Ocean Foundation’s mission is to support, strengthen, and promote organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. The Ocean Foundation will address how capital markets can help solve for climate change impacts and sea level rise: “The Oceans are Open for Business.”
FUTR Impact Capital is dedicated to investing in and accelerating companies and individuals focused on the transition to a net zero economy. FUTR PROOF Cities, a Miami-based movement, brings together public and private partnerships to mitigate the cost of climate inaction and accelerate net zero economic opportunities. Sustainable ocean management investing will reach a $920 billion marketplace. FUTR Impact Capital will address: “The Blue Economy”.
Who: Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation https://oceanfdn.org/staff/mark-spalding/
Jason Inasi, CEO, FUTR Impact Capital, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoninasi/
Kerry Mayorga, COO, FUTR Impact Capital, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-mayorga/
What: Press Conference to Discuss the Blue Economy and Regenerative Investment Opportunity
When: March 7, 2023, 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Aspen IDEAS Climate 2023
Where: Miami Beach Convention Center, Press Room #205
RSVP: Mike Smith, GreenSmith PR mike@greensmithpr.com, or Lisa Bass Cooper, lisa@greensmithpr.com 703-623-3834
About FUTR Impact Capital and FUTR PROOF Cities:
FUTR Impact Capital is dedicated to investing in and accelerating companies and individuals focused on the transition to a net zero economy. The FUTR PROOF Impact & Innovation Platform empowers cities, change makers and entrepreneurs around the world with the tools, mentorship, community, and funding they need to accelerate growth, measure impact, and evolve from ‘traditional” to ultimately Regenerative Smart Cities.
Our mission is to empower communities with the tools and resources to build resilient cities of the future. We believe that every city has the potential to be a thriving, sustainable, and livable place for all its residents. futrproof.io
About the Ocean Foundation
As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation’s 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. It focuses its collective expertise on emerging threats in order to generate cutting edge solutions and better strategies for implementation. The Ocean Foundation executes core programmatic initiatives to combat ocean acidification, advance blue resilience, address global marine plastic pollution, and develop ocean literacy for marine education leaders. It also fiscally hosts more than 50 projects across 25 countries.
Media Contact Information:
Kate Killerlain Morrison, The Ocean Foundation
P: +1 (202) 318-3160
E: kmorrison@oceanfdn.org
Mike Smith, GreenSmith Public Relations
For FUTR Impact Capital
P: +1 (703) 623-3834
E: mike@greensmithpr.com
Jonathan Purves, Aspen Institute
Jon.Purves@aspeninstitute.org
Aspen IDEAS Climate Media Relations
