Dr. Björn Fiedler – Chemical Oceanographer at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) and scientific coordinator of CVOO

Martina Lohmann – Marine Biologist at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) and technical coordinator of CVOO

Cordula A. Zenk – Coordinator of the German – Cape Verdean Cooperation at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)