Panel speakers for priorities for joint action across UN conventions and policy processes to 2030 (L-R): Heather Tallis, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, US; Ignace Beguin, Ocean and Coastal Zones Lead, UNFCCC Climate Champions; Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, Special Envoy of the President for UN Ocean Conference 2025; Julian Barbière, Coordinator, UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development; and Alison Clausen, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO