Blue Tech Talk - Featuring Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy; Okhtapus

Okhtapus is the first Global Replication Platform(TM), enabled by AI and powered by an international network and marketplace, dedicated to advancing blue climate solutions in the ocean, climate and urban resilience sectors. Okhtapus speeds the deployment of tested and impactful innovations worldwide by fostering collaboration among innovators, enablers and funders - what we call the "three hearts of the Okhtapus.

Blue Tech Talks is a summer Lunch & Learn Program designed to immerse audiences in the innovative world of ocean-inspired technology. Featuring leaders of Blue Tech companies at various stages of growth, this series of tech talks promises to enlighten, educate, and inspire.

*Blue Tech Talks are held on Wednesdays throughout July and August, 2025 from 12-1 pm.

We encourage attendees to bring their lunch.

Summer Line up:

July 9- Ashley Medeiros; Ocean Tech Hub

July 16- Elsa Nicol; Falco

July 23-Steve Bordonaro; Crewless Marine

July 30- Rob McGurrin; Blue IQ

August 6-Josh Humberston; Coastal Measures

August 13- Aditya Nawab; Robosys

August 20- Walter Zesk; Littoral

August 27- Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy

For more information about the Blue Tech Talks Program, contact Mollie Frazer Williams at

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