Eva Chiu is an accomplished entrepreneur and financial strategist with over two decades of experience building and scaling businesses across Asia and Australia. She is the Founder and Managing Director of a leading manufacturer in the promotional products industry with a blue-chip client base. A four-time founder with a proven record in product innovation, premium sourcing, and operational leadership, Eva is widely recognized in Hong Kong’s business community. Her accolades include the Hong Kong Commercial Daily Outstanding Women Business Leader Award and multiple customer service excellence honors. She has also held prominent leadership roles in community organizations, and board member of several business chambers. Now, as CFO and Co-Founder of Blue Carbon, Eva brings a unique blend of commercial acumen and purpose-driven leadership to accelerate the company’s growth and global impact in climate technology.

Professor Ladislav Novak is a senior academic, inventor, and research leader who serves as Scientific Advisor and Principal Inventor for Blue Carbon. As a Research Fellow and Full Professor at the University of Novi Sad, he held research and teaching appointments at the University of Warwick (UK), Indiana University Bloomington (USA), and the National Technical University of Athens (Greece). He has published extensively in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and co-authored an international research monograph published by Cambridge University Press in the Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science series. With a robust background in mathematics, applied physics, theoretical electrotechnics, and computer science, Professor Novak brings rigorous scientific governance, deep inventive capability, and international research credibility to Blue Carbon’s platform development and commercialization roadmap.

Decades of agtech industry expertise now drive Blue Carbon's market expansion. She leverages a vast network to accelerate adoption of wave-powered tech. Her experience bridges deep tech, software, and hardware, allowing her to translate complex innovation into scalable commercial strategies that resonate with global stakeholders.

Physical oceanographer with a PhD on phytoplankton bloom dynamics. Specialist in moored buoy networks, sensor integration, and rigorous QC/QA, with field leadership across multiple research cruises. At Blue Carbon he leads the oPod™ Mini network and reliability programs, guiding our AI team’s conversion of in-situ/satellite/model data into risk indices and site-scale mitigation. His work ensures that our environmental monitoring is both scientifically robust and operationally efficient.

Governance and legal expert. Decades as major law firm partner. C-suite commercial connections and guidance. John provides the strategic legal framework necessary for Blue Carbon to navigate international waters and complex regulatory environments, ensuring long-term stability and corporate integrity.

Foundational investor. Led Barclays Investment Bank as MD. Extensive financial and investment network. Track record maturing high impact carbon credit projects and energy markets. Matthew’s deep understanding of global finance enables Blue Carbon to structure sustainable investment vehicles that drive both environmental and economic returns.

Go-to expert, decades advising government and industry on marine ecology. Respected pillar of the local and national marine community. Leads the intersection of industry and nature: Tasmanian-based company and team. Sam's practical experience in the water ensures that Blue Carbon's technology is not only advanced but environmentally empathetic.

Yanir started his career in big tech (Intel, Qualcomm, Google) and earned an award-winning PhD in applied AI from Monash University. He then spent over a decade building Data & AI systems for startups and scaleups, including Automattic (multi-billion dollar makers of WordPress.com) and Car Next Door (acquired by Uber). An avid scuba diver, Yanir has completed hundreds of underwater surveys with the Reef Life Survey program, for which he also built data tools and co-authored papers published in Biological Conservation and Nature. Working with Blue Carbon combines his practical Data & AI expertise with his deep care for the ocean and our shared environment.

Carol Erasmus is an engineering leader with over two decades of experience delivering complex systems for marine, offshore, defence, and heavy industrial applications. A Chartered Professional Engineer with BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering, she served as Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Acheron Projects, responsible for critical components for James Cameron’s record-depth manned submersible DeepSea Challenger. As Principal Engineer at Blue Carbon, Carol oversees the oPod™ ocean infrastructure portfolio, applying deep expertise in structural, hydraulic, and thermodynamic design to ensure robust and scalable hardware.

Mauricio Jakulicia is an entrepreneurial operator with broad experience transforming complex ideas into real-world systems. Over the past decade, he has led teams across coordination, operational design, and market expansion in Argentina, and Australia. His background includes founding and managing multi-location ventures, building logistics networks, and guiding cross-border from concept to commercialization. As Americas Lead – oPod Air Programs, he oversees engineering collaboration, prototype testing, and strategic market entry across the Americas. Mauricio brings a rare blend of practical execution, commercial acumen, and mission-driven leadership to help scale ocean-based climate solutions.

John Christian is an innovative technology leader with over 25 years' and Fortune 150 company experience building and scaling platforms across energy, utilities, and climate tech sectors. He built and led CBRE Host as Global Head of Product & Engineering, scaling a workplace experience platform to 1,000+ buildings across four continents. He served as Chief Technology Officer at Exergenics, leading the development of AI-powered HVAC optimization systems deployed across commercial real estate, airports, and data centres globally, earning recognition from the Green Building Council of Australia and Engineers Australia. As Principal Consultant at Prospecta Utilities, he defined and delivered an embedded utilities platform serving 6,000 meters across communities, generating $6M in annual billing. John holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from QUT and is a named inventor on patents for both HVAC control systems and online ordering innovations. At Blue Carbon, he brings deep technical expertise in product development, data systems, and commercial deployment to accelerate wave-powered climate solutions from concept to global scale.

Oscar boasts extensive content experience across various sectors, including peak bodies, infrastructure, government, and education, with a focus on both B2B and B2C channels. He founded Empire Magazine Australia, showcasing his prowess in digital and print communication strategy and production. Notably, as Associate Director of Digital Content at the Australian Banking Association, he led successful multi-platform campaigns during crises like the Black Summer Bushfires and COVID-19.