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Update on Generation Blue (Ocean Club) – Lily Niederhofer

January, 2026

Published by: nobelalgarve.com

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Over the past year, Generation BLUE and other ocean literacy programs from the One Ocean Planet Foundation have reached over 4,396 students across multiple countries, creating a vibrant community dedicated to ocean awareness and preservation.

Over the past year, Generation BLUE and other ocean literacy programs from the One Ocean Planet Foundation have reached over 4,396 students across multiple countries, creating a vibrant community dedicated to ocean awareness and preservation.

Lily’s competitive swim season concluded successfully this past weekend, with her finishing in first place in the Algarve and ranking in the top 10 nationally across all strokes in Portugal. 

Lily has been fortunate to receive exceptional support from Miss Gray, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Miller, all of whom have played significant roles in her success beyond the classroom this year through their encouragement, motivation, and patience.

Looking ahead, Generation BLUE is set to expand into more schools around the world with 2 distinct paths:

 

  1. GENERATION BLUE CLUB: This is an educational club focused on ocean literacy, led by designated teachers, such as Miss Gray. It will involve fun activities centred around ocean education with weekly materials, allowing students to follow a curriculum.
  2. GENERATION BLUE IMPACT: This is an online application model where students can apply individually for mentorship on specific impact projects from the founders of One Ocean Plant. This will allow students to engage in meaningful ocean impact projects at their own pace. 

Lily is excited to share this new initiative with the school community once it goes live and explore the possibility of continuing Generation BLUE with Miss Gray as the lead teacher as part of the club offerings for primary students.

Who knows, maybe we can involve more of our sister schools in the Globeducate group to participate in order to raise awareness!

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Arksen

Arksen is a purpose-driven company creating adventure vessels, vehicles, and experiences that inspire exploration while supporting ocean conservation, scientific research, and environmental action. 

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Client Earth

ClientEarth is an environmental law organisation that uses the power of the law to protect nature, tackle climate change, and hold governments and businesses accountable for environmental action. 

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Earth Law Center

Earth Law Center works to transform legal systems by recognising the inherent rights of nature, helping ecosystems thrive through legal advocacy, policy development, and education. 

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MICHAEL ROSEN

Michael Rosen has experience at a partner and co-founder level in private equity and venture capital funds. He has evaluated, executed and managed investments across many sectors and stages, raised capital, managed teams and worked closely with portfolio companies. He was the COO of a listed investment vehicle, and most recently the CIO of Ocean Born Impact where he oversaw investment strategies focused on companies that positively impact planetary health, emphasizing areas such as the energy transition, clean transportation, sustainable production, and enabling technologies.

 

Earlier in his career, Michael served as a Partner at Pamplona Capital Management, where he was responsible for identifying and managing investment opportunities across various sectors. His career began as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Merrill Lynch in London.

 

Michael continues to make and support impactful investments that combine environmental sustainability with technological innovation, leveraging his extensive experience in finance and investment management. His investments include impact-focused businesses such as Olio (food waste), Skin Analytics (Al for skin cancer detection), Bramble Energy (hydrogen fuel cells), and CHOOOSE (carbon-offsetting and mitigation).

 

Michael graduated from Oxford University in 2001 with a first class degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), and in 2024 he published his first novel, The Consciousness Company, about a start-up company.

 

Michael is currently a venture partner for the impact fund, Mustard Seed Maze, and is happy to talk about private equity, venture capital and impact investing.

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