SF Blue Tech
april happy hour
april 9
5:30pm – 8:00pm
south beach yacht club
$20
Visiting SF? First timer?
You are welcome to register and join.
Learn how SF leaders, start-ups and South Beach Yacht Club will power the emerging local blue economy
Join the build-out — whether you are in AI, ocean tech, conservation, removing plastics from waterways, or a funder, founder, student or instructor
an #SFClimateWeek advance event
5:30pm: BBQ and drinks
6:15pm: Welcome
6:35pm: Presentations
7:10pm: Q&A
Return to networking
South Beach Yacht Club
899 2nd Street, San Francisco
(accepts credit cards only)
Located aside SF Giants stadium, there is ample street parking and this venue is along public transportation routes.
This event has passed. Join us may 14.
april 9 event recap
PRESENTERS
Tyrone Jue
Director, San Francisco Environment Department, climate delivery and public trust
SFBT is thrilled to deepen connections with civic leaders, and we welcome back Tyrone and members of the Environmental Department for an update on blue climate action — notably attention and support for our burgeoning ocean economy industry.
Tyrone coordinates citywide climate action delivery and accountability across buildings, energy, transportation, toxics, waste and resilience verticals. His efforts have led to a 48% reduction of San Francisco’s citywide greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to 1990.
Among his tasks:
• Turning climate commitments into cross-agency operational delivery
• Building durable accountability systems
• Equity-centered implementation that has clear metrics and public reporting
Isabel Chamberlain
Environmental Policy & Regulation, Food & AgTech, Sustainable Land Use, BCDC
Abandoned and derelict vessels are a growing coastal management challenge that affect navigation, public access, habitat, safety and shoreline governance.
Isabel will share how BCDC is approaching the issue, including why stronger coordination, practical solutions and longterm thinking are needed to address a problem that no single agency can solve alone.
Isabel is helping safeguard one of the nation’s most important estuarine ecosystems through coastal management, environmental enforcement and regional collaboration.
Her work spans some of the Bay Area’s most complex shoreline challenges, including public access, unauthorized development and the rise of abandoned and derelict vessels.
Lindsay Gordon
Consultant, BCDC
Impact for Oceans and People
Lindsay is assisting the BCDC team develop an updated abandoned and derelict vessel removal program.
Lindsay also serves as Impact Producer for OCEANIA: Journey to the Center (2024/2025), a documentary focusing on the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. The film highlights their struggle against rising sea levels and climate change.
She recently served as Director of Parley Global Programs. The Parley Global Programs consists of programming in 13 countries led by staff and supported by partner organizations in government, non-profit, business and the creative industry. Programs take direct action against marine plastic pollution and promote ocean conservation, as well as sustainable and just livelihoods.
Campbell McConnell
Founder, CH4RTzero
Campbell is a commercial and operational leader with 25 years in emissions control and decarbonization technology. He founded CH4RTzero, a methane abatement system for the maritime, oil and gas industries. Campbell is a lifelong sailor, surfer and pilot.
CH4RTzero develops methane reduction technology for LNG-powered ships, targeting methane slip from auxiliary engines. Focusing on the approximately 8,000 auxiliary engines on 2,000 LNG vessels, the company pursues a multi-billion dollar opportunity, while helping fleets avoid costly regulatory levies. CH4RTzero is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tyrone Jue
Director, San Francisco Environment Department, Climate delivery and public trust
SFBT is thrilled to deepen connections with civic leaders, and we welcome back Tyrone and members of the Environmental Department for an update on “blue” climate action activities–most notably growing attention and support for our burgeoning ocean economy space.
Tyrone coordinates citywide climate action delivery and accountability across buildings, energy, transportation, toxics, waste and resilience verticals. His efforts have lead to a 48% reduction of San Francisco’s citywide greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to 1990.
Among his tasks:
• Turning climate commitments into cross-agency operational delivery
• Building durable accountability systems
• Equity-centered implementation that has clear metrics and public reporting
Isabel Chamberlain
Environmental Policy & Regulation, Food & AgTech, Driving Sustainable Land Use, BCDC
Abandoned and derelict vessels in the SF Bay Area are a growing coastal management challenge that affect navigation, public access, habitat, safety and shoreline governance.
Isabel will share how BCDC is approaching the issue from a regional perspective, including why stronger coordination, practical solutions and longterm thinking are needed to address a problem that no single agency can solve alone.
Her work spans some of the Bay Area’s most complex shoreline challenges, including public access, unauthorized development and the rise of abandoned and derelict vessels.
Lindsay Gordon
Consulting for BCDC team
Impact for Oceans and People
In a consulting role, Lindsay assists Isabel and the BCDC team as they build-out the new abandoned and derelict vessels program.
Lindsay also serves as Impact Producer for OCEANIA: Journey to the Center (2024/2025), a documentary focusing on the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. The film highlights their struggle against rising sea levels and climate change.
Lindsay recently served as Director of Parley Global Programs. The Parley Global Programs consists of programming in 13 countries led by staff and supported by partner organizations in government, non-profit, business and the creative industry. Programs take direct action against marine plastic pollution and promote ocean conservation, as well as sustainable and just livelihoods.
Campbell McConnell
Founder, CH4RTzero
Methane has 28 to 80x the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. CH4RTzero has developed a retrofit system which combines proven industrial methane catalysts with proprietary sulfur-adsorbing materials to work reliably with high-sulfur maritime fuels to dramatically reduce emissions.
Campbell is a commercial and operational leader with 25 years in emissions control and decarbonization technology. He founded CH4RTzero, a methane abatement system for the maritime, oil and gas industries. Campbell is a lifelong sailor, surfer and pilot.
CH4RTzero develops methane reduction technology for LNG-powered ships, targeting methane slip from auxiliary engines. Focusing on the approximately 8,000 auxiliary engines on 2,000 LNG vessels, the company pursues a multi-billion dollar opportunity, while helping fleets avoid costly regulatory levies. CH4RTzero is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.