About us

Deep Blue Foundation

An academic think tank that brings together different disciplines and generations to analyse and make maritime issues more accessible to the public.

Purpose
Our approach
Our initiatives
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Purpose

Thinking of the sea as a shared space

Geopolitical, diplomatic, economic, military and environmental: maritime issues are rarely understood in isolation. Deep Blue Foundation was born out of the conviction that they must be considered together, across disciplines and generations.

Originally comprising students and academic researchers, the association has expanded to include a diverse community of stakeholders — practitioners, experts and public officials — who are committed to making major maritime issues more accessible to the public and bringing them into the public debate.

It is committed to passing on knowledge: giving the younger generations the means to understand these issues, and the opportunity to take ownership of them.

Our approach

Fostering dialogue
To bring together students, researchers, practitioners and decision-makers to discuss the same issues, with a view to combining their perspectives rather than simply setting them side by side.
Produce and disseminate
Publish reports and opinion pieces, including two reports submitted to the National Commission for the Environment and Sustainable Development (Conseil d’État) on the role of the sea in public policy and education.
Organising events
Lectures, symposia and debates, both at the Sorbonne and at international events such as the United Nations Ocean Conference.
Passing it on
To give a voice to the younger generations and make these issues accessible through public speaking competitions, interviews and podcasts.

Our initiatives

The Maritime Strategies and Transitions Chair
A chair project led by Deep Blue Foundation, with its own management and academic structure, and comprising four Study Centres.
La Tribune Bleue
The Maritime Public Speaking Competition: every year, university and secondary school students take to the stage to speak out in support of the ocean.
Publications
Reports and opinion pieces, freely available.
Conferences and meetings
Events organised by Deep Blue and news from the association.
Podcasts & interviews
Interviews with leading figures from the maritime sector, diplomacy and research.