Olive Vaai is a Samoan ocean advocate and the Oceania Pacific Regional Coordinator for the High Seas Alliance. Her work focuses on supporting Pacific engagement in the implementation of the BBNJ Agreement and advancing Pacific perspectives in global ocean governance. She has extensive experience working across Pacific and international processes, including with Pacific governments, regional organisations and the United Nations. Olive is passionate about meaningful Indigenous Peoples’ engagement in ocean governance and ensuring that traditional knowledge, Pacific perspectives and priorities are reflected in decisions about the ocean.