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Wave launches Ocean Central

To chart a course towards a thriving ocean—which is vital to our interconnected well-being—we will propagate ripples of change and unite them as one regenerative WAVE.

Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud

Founder, WAVE

Member of the Board of Trustees, Future Investment Initiative Institute

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Ocean Central

Wave’s efforts are focused on highlighting innovative solutions, supporting startups and social enterprises to access new markets, provide them with access to mentors and experts, and amplifying potential funding opportunities. These efforts are meant to encourage multiple stakeholders to embrace blue innovation, address gaps in global markets and industries and exponentially multiply their environmental, economic and social impact.

Thought Leadership

Wave convenes thought leaders from diverse regions, disciplines, and industries to exchange ideas and explore ocean regeneration themes. We leverage the Future Investment Initiative Institute’s convening power to activate an expert network and produce collaborative research and publications.

Blue Tech Innovation

Wave is fostering a blue innovation community comprising of blue tech startups and social enterprises, mentors and experts, incubators and accelerators, ecosystem support organizations, angel investors, venture capital and impact funds, among others.

Wave’s efforts are focused on highlighting innovative solutions, supporting startups and social enterprises to access new markets, provide them with access to mentors and experts, and amplifying potential funding opportunities. These efforts are meant to encourage multiple stakeholders to embrace blue innovation, address gaps in global markets and industries and exponentially multiply their environmental, economic and social impact.

Mass Participation and Engagement

Wave’s year-round ocean awareness raising is a pre-requisite to drive sustained and global engagement and participation in ocean regeneration activities. These efforts are in partnership with educational institutions, grassroots and community-based organizations, corporations and governmental entities to maximize outreach and engagement. Wave’s efforts aim to engage citizens from all over the world, with a focus on indigenous populations, women, youth.

The mass engagement and participation activities will culminate in a global circular campaign engaging diverse stakeholders in 2026.

Sectorial and Industrial Activation

Wave is partnering with business sector and industry leaders to promote and highlight the importance and advantages of adopting ocean-centric strategies. These efforts are focused on bringing together stakeholders that pledge to lead their organizations towards regenerative models and share their knowledge and the evolution of their journeys.

Wave’s sector and industry focus ranges from the maritime industry to tackle noise pollution to regenerative tourism to tackle coastal preservation and restoration, and local community engagement among others.

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Wave Partners

We have been delighted to welcome a host of diverse partners who want to join our pursuit towards WAVE’s Partners Ocean Regeneration within a Human Generation. We thank them for their support and look forward to achieving great things together.

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