Shenghui Li, co-chair of IMBeR’s Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN), has been selected as one of twenty young ocean leaders to lead the East Asian Seas Congress 2024 Youth Forum. This is organised by the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) in collaboration with Korea’s National Ocean Science Museum (KOSM). These young ocean leaders will gather at the KOSM in April to share their experiences and visions for marine conservation and climate change adaptation. Well done, Shenghui!