Dr. Beatty is a Canadian ocean deep-tech entrepreneur with over 18yrs experience in Marine industrial and R&D sectors. Under his leadership, MarineLabs has grown into a thriving company operating a North America wide fleet of MarineLabs sensors that provide coastal data at the world’s highest resolution. He has internationally recognized expertise and leadership in marine technology; with patents and highly cited publications on wave energy conversion technologies, test programs, and field campaigns. He served as convener of IEC standards technical committees and as a technical judge and reviewer for US Dept. of Energy, Wave Energy Scotland, and Canadian Federal Agencies allocating over 75M in funds.