
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIVE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIVE WITH DOREEN WONG AND JENNIFER LOH
ABOUT DOREEN WONG
Doreen (Dory) Wong is a passionate advocate for social entrepreneurs and their solutions, with over 12 years of diverse experience spanning Fortune 500 companies, governments, nonprofits, universities, incubators, accelerators, and venture capital firms.
As an ocean and climate expert, Doreen has helped organizations secure funding and advance their climate and DEIJA (diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility) initiatives. At Sustainable Ocean Alliance and Seabird Ventures, she oversaw one of the U.S.’s first ocean-based climate solutions accelerator programs and guided ocean investments. Doreen provided strategic support to 56 ocean tech startups, enhancing their positive impacts on climate and ocean health.
Doreen serves on the Board of Diversity VC and is actively involved in various climate and VC/innovation-focused networks. Based in O’ahu, Hawai’i, she bridges global and local initiatives, specializing in climate innovation, ocean conservation, venture building, impact investing, and DEIJA initiatives. Doreen leverages her unique blend of public and private sector experience to foster deeper connections across ocean and climate innovation ecosystems, prioritizing people and communities.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley and a professional master’s in Environmental Engineering, with an emphasis on Environmental Management and Policy, from Duke University.
ABOUT JENNIFER LOH
Jennifer Loh began her journey into sustainable travel began during her childhood when she learned about Global Warming through an article in Time Magazine for Kids. She knew early on she wanted to work in tackling climate change, but also understood that travel is foundational to human connection and expanding ones horizons. Over the last 15 years, Jennifer has worked in travel with a focus in sustainability, setting the stage for her vision at Travaras—to create a platform that not only connects travelers with unforgettable experiences but also ensures those experiences leave a positive impact on the world.
HOSTED BY

PAST SPEAKERS
Ryan Ching
Kūha‘o Zane
Doreen Wong and Jennifer Loh
Lynn Sakutori and Camille Heung
Sara La Torre
Kris Goto
Josh Reppun
ECUH Speaker Panel
Zachary & Courtney Villanueva
Matt Bruening & Rumi Murakami
Kini Zamora
Rocket Ahuna
Linh Owen
Tech Panel
Bahman Sadeghi & Kimia Sadeghi
Jared Kushi
Entre-Pinoy-Ship Panel
Michelle Ngo-Wong
Dr. Robert Yonover
Chris Iwamura
Greg Young
Anthony Duong
Rose Wong
Chloe Shih
Ed Schultz
Bryson Honjo
Davin Higashi
Tyler Saenz
Erin Kanno Uehara
Assaf Karmon
David Hijirida
Maya Rogers
Melissa Bow
Rechung Fujihira
Tetsuya O’Hara
Mylen Yamamoto
Neale Asato
Deena Tearney
Hyram Yarbro
Melissa Bow
Rechung Fujihira
Andrew Tran
Tommy Griffith
Covid-19 Problem Solvers Panel
Mark Kurano
Trung Lam
Cindy Wu
Tamara Butterbaugh
Eric Bjorndahl
Isar Mostafanezhad
Allison Izu
Daniel Lau & Chris Loo
Jimmy Chan
Lee Wang
Lauren Michaels
Zak Noyle
Mike Bravo & Travis Ito
Henk Rogers
Ben Trevino
Tanya Johnson
Lucie Lynch and Marcia Zina Mager
Mattson Davis
Paul Kosasa
Donavan Kealoha
Matt Hong & Luke Untermann
Christine Camp
Lawrence and Zachary Hester
Ryan Arakaki and Jun Jo
Lawrence Ho
Erin Kanno Uehara
Reg Baker
Dean Okimoto and Roy Yamaguchi
Kini Zamora
Jacob Isaac-Lowry
Steve Haumschild
Jean Hamakawa, Karen Street, Kent Tsukamoto, and Tab Bowers
Henk Rogers
Peter Rowan
James Koshiba
Liz Schwartz

phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu



phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu

