Pop Artist Songwriter Christopher Marciano
Plastic-Free Seas, The Sea Monkey Project, Sydney Steenland
Fifteen-year-old Sydney Steenland founded The Sea Monkey Project, a family of four living and learning aboard a 41-foot yacht. The family recycles ocean plastic waste and upcycles sails and fishing nets into marketable products, reducing marine waste through their innovative efforts. Sydney also engages with locals in Malaysia to promote recycling.
Anti-aging Expert Dr. Laurena Law, Hong Kong
Dr. Laurena Law, born in Myanmar, is of Burmese Chinese and Japanese descent. Dr. Law is an Advanced Fellow in Anti-aging, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine, certified by the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine. She specializes in medical aesthetics, focusing on skin aging and chronic illness prevention, and has also represented Hong Kong in Muay Thai and Powerlifting Championships.
Oceanographer Helen Phillips Investigates Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Climate Change
Oceanographer Dr. Helen Phillips from Tasmania studies the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which separates warm subtropical waters from cold Antarctic waters. She focuses on how heat moves across this current, examining eddies and its meandering to understand climate change. Phillips warns that climate change will drastically alter the world for future generations unless immediate action is taken.