Hi, I’m Valentina Lovat, a growth capacity builder. I combine scientific expertise with strategic and communication approaches to optimize processes, unlock new opportunities, and create lasting, sustainable impact.

After years of experience at UNESCO in the field of international project design, I now collaborate with companies, projects, startups, and organizations to promote sustainability and ESG principles, both within individual organizations and across the broader business ecosystem.

I focus on designing and developing tailored projects, analyzing sustainability strategies, and fostering strategic partnerships. Fully aware that engagement is key to achieving sustainability goals, each initiative is built around a compelling and coherent narrative.

I GAVE VALUE TO

I GAVE VALUE TO

To inspire the creation of new initiatives and promote actions that care for the present while casting a fresh light on the future.

Talks

Main conferences & workshops

Blue Educational Series / SPLASH-EU, 2025

AMEA Conference / Tokyo, 2025 - per UNESCO-IOC

Third United Nations Ocean Conference - Beyond Borders Pavilion / Nice, 2025 - per UNESCO-IOC

10th Our Ocean Conference / Busan, 2025 - per UNESCO-IOC

European Ocean Days / Bruxelles, 2025 - per UNESCO-IOC

First Ocean Decade International Coastal Cities Conference / Qingdao, 2025 - per UNESCO-IOC

2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference / Bangkok, 2024 - per UNESCO-IOC

European Ocean Days / Bruxelles, 2024 - per UNESCO-IOC

UN Ocean Decade Conference / Barcelona, 2024 - per UNESCO-IOC

OCEANO: Conoscerlo per proteggerlo / Treviso, 2023

Fashion 2030: il futuro tra biodiversità, fibre innovative e agricoltura rigenerativa / Milano Camera Nazionale della Moda 2023

Aperitivo Blu / Earth Day Torino, 2023

Indian ECOPs Meet: "Exploring Ocean Literacy in India with Indian ECOPs and organisations" / India, 2023

Ocean Literacy as a tool to foster conservation opportunities / Cyprus Hybrid University, 2022

CinCir Aperitivo Circolare / Treviso, 2022

Le Donne della Generazione Oceano - Raccontare la scienza con le Favole Blu / Roma, 2022

Workshop on science communication and blue storytelling / United Nations Ocean Conference Lisbon, 2022

Second United Nations Ocean Conference / Lisbon 2021

Venezia fragile Venezia viva / Ocean Space Venice 2021

Dibattito "Salute umana, COVID-19 e pianificazione urbana" / Triennale Milano 2021

OCEANO: Il nostro legame con il profondo blu / Treviso 2019

Un mare di plastica: la soluzione siamo noi / Rotary Club / Santa Margherita Ligure 2019

Radio e podcast

Radio & podcast

Ho contribuito alla realizzazione, traduzione e pubblicazione di:

Dieci storie blu: le scienze del mare raccontate ai bambini / Mondadori - Battello a Vapore, 2025

The Great disconnect: young people and ocean literacy / The Economist Impact - Back to Blue, 2025

Ocean Decade Vision 2030: a theory of change for the Ocean Decade Challenge 10 (2025-2030) / UNESCO-IOC, 2025

Educare al Mare - Ocean literacy e politiche europee: il caso del sistema Portoghese per l’educazione all’oceano in Europa / Edizioni Angelo Guerini e Associati, 2023

A new method for the transplanting of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica / Chimienti et al., 2023

Collaborating with the ocean: a new model for ocean-literate corporate action / UNESCO-IOC, 2023

The Passenger Oceano / Iperborea, 2022

Ocean&Climate Village: reconnecting people to the ocean; a travelling exhibition / UNESCO-IOC, 2022

State-of-the-Art of Ocean Literacy / UNESCO-IOC, 2022

Educazione all'Oceano: un toolkit per tutti / traduzione in italiano, UNESCO-IOC, 2021

Press review

2025

2024

La Stampa / Generazione Pianeta

WIRED / Noi che inventiamo il mondo

Linea Blu / Termoli e Isole Tremiti

PiùBlu / Valentina Lovat: la piccola “nerd” oggi oceanografa UNESCO

2023

2022

2021

2020

Natural Style / N.204 Giugno 2020 / Cambiamo rotta, per salvare il pianeta blu

A new wave of ideas or collaborations?

Contact me, even just for a dive!

LinkedIn: @ValentinaLovat

A new wave of ideas or collaborations?

Contact me, even just for a dive!

LinkedIn: @ValentinaLovat