Rachel A. Zlatar

■ Oversee project financing efforts for sustainable tourism/coastal developments ranging from $15M to $2Bn+, supporting investor readiness, due diligence, and capital raising ■ Advising on sustainable design and blue economy integration across marina developments, resort projects, floating infrastructure, and smart coastal cities.

Appointed Chair of the Floating Institute’s Committee on Commercialization, focused on accelerating commercialization of floating and adaptive infrastructure by working to de-risking project pathways, unlocking capital, building cross-sector partnerships and market legitimacy for emerging ocean-based industries.

■ Facilitate high-value connections between LPs (Limited Partners) & top-tier GPs (General Partners) for ALTInvest 2025— An exclusive event designed to foster high-value deal-making and private boardroom discussions providing stakeholders with industry insights and access to high-potential opportunities for capital deployment across the GCCs Alternative Investment landscape.

■ In-house global expansion and business strategy consultant for Yachting Ventures startups (client of @TheOceanEdition) Notable Projects: •Abu Dhabi International Boat Show Innovation Hub (2023) •GCC Smart Yachting Days event in partnership with Monaco Marina Management •ARKHAUS floating private membership club (2023/2024) •Seabird and International Electric Marina Association Launch Event at the Monaco Yacht Show (2023) •Ripple Boats Launch at the Cannes Yachting Festival (2023)

■ Working with multinational pharmaceutical corporate clients to create, develop and launch incubator/accelerator programs connecting corporates with startups, investors and ecosystem partners to drive in-house innovation. ■ Scout health tech solutions across, rare diseases, multiple sclerosis and diagnostics

■ Create sales material for Selinas 80+ new locations in emerging coastal destinations ■ Support B2B team with updating corporate packages, tour partners and launching "Workations" in Latin America

■ Managed event production on Isla Pasión coordinating all presentations, speaker line-ups and startup competition ■ Responsible for communications with international speakers and investors

■ Report directly with the CEO of LatAm Startups for all business development, grant applications and global strategic partnership opportunities. ■ Develop comprehensive market entry and global expansion strategies for 30+ startups entering the Canadian Startup Visa program across all sectors.

Assist startups from Latin America scale into the Canadian marketplace through successful completion of the LatAm Startups Boot Camp program. Work with organizations to: • Build a business plan • Create a marketing and sales plan for expansion • Conduct Canadian market research • Generate leads and partnerships • Assist with the Canadian Incorporation process.

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (RN) -Cumulative GPA: 11.5 (3.95) -Golden Key International Honor Society Member -E.J. Rankin Bursary -Honors L.3. Entrance Scholarship

Representing Canada for 2016 at the Yale Young Global Scholars program whereby outstanding students from over 115 countries attend Yale University as students for the summer. The program includes an intensive university-level curriculum in Biological and Bio-medical sciences with lectures and workshops from Yale Professors.