COLOMBAN — MEDIA KIT
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SHORT BIO (3 lines)
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Colomban, a committed Merchant Navy officer, entrepreneur and leading figure of the triple maritime transformation — technological, environmental and sociocultural. General Delegate of GASPE, co-founder of VAIATA Dynamics, President of the ENSM Foundation Board.

FULL BIO
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A Merchant Navy officer graduated from ENSM (French National Maritime Academy), Colomban sailed specializing in construction vessels, before making the decisive choice to leave the sea in 2017 to have a global impact on the transformation of the maritime sector.

His founding moment dates back to 2013 in Marseille, where he discovered the abyssal technological gap in maritime: environmental data collected monthly on paper, with no reliability whatsoever. This experience forged his conviction that technology and the environment are inseparable in the transformation of the maritime world. Upon returning ashore, he understood that seafarers must be mobilized to drive these evolutions.

Since then, Colomban has championed the triple maritime transition:
- TECHNOLOGICAL: Moving the maritime industry into the post-web digital era, with AI as a critical lever
- ENVIRONMENTAL: Integrating maritime into a sustainable society, beyond climate alone
- SOCIOCULTURAL: Transforming mindsets within and beyond the maritime world, to better radiate its values into society

Current engagements:
- General Delegate of GASPE (Public Maritime Service & Water Crossings Operators Association)
- Co-founder of VAIATA Dynamics (AI for maritime search and rescue & cybersecurity)
- President of the ENSM Foundation Board of Management
- Sustainability lecturer at ENSM
- Auditor at the French Academy of the Sea (Academie de Marine)
- Author for Jeune Marine and Marine & Oceans Magazine
- Deputy Secretary General of HYDROS Alumni
- Member of the Propeller Club and the National Federation of Maritime Merit

KEY FIGURES
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- Maritime in the blood since 1991
- 5 entrepreneurial ventures
- ~16,500 LinkedIn followers
- ~3.6 million views/year on social media (primarily LinkedIn)
- 32+ press articles and mentions (Le Monde, TF1, Conflits, Marine & Oceans...)
- Advisory boards at companies from 2 to 47,000 employees

CONTACT
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Website: colombanatsea.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/colombanatsea
Instagram: @colombanatsea
YouTube: youtube.com/@Colombanatsea

PHOTO CREDIT
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Photos available on request at hello@colombanatsea.com