The new global initiative developing the potential of the
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5 - 7 NOV 2024
Fira Barcelona · Gran Via Venue
Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress is the global summit dedicated to promoting and developing the potential of the Blue Economy. After celebrating its last edition within the framework of Smart City Expo World Congress, the event returns in November 2024 with an extended program dedicated to advancing this essential sector.
What went on at Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress…
Featured Speakers 2023
Global experts from industries including renewable energies, tourism, fisheries and maritime transport shared their views and insights.
Jordi Valls
Deputy Mayor for Economy, Tax, Economic Promotion and Tourism, City of Barcelona
Paul Holthus
CEO & President, World Ocean Council
Carole Viaene
Director Barcelona HQ, World Ocean Council
Joan Cabezas
CEO, Nactiva
Shelly Bengiat
CEO & Founder, Envirotech Education
Elena Carrera Crespo
Chief Sustainability and Efficiency Officer, Banc Sabadell
Birgit Liodden
Founder & CEO, The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL)
Ignasi Ferrer Pellicer
Executive President, Sustainable Ventures
Rick Wall
Founder & CEO, Oceanovation
Erwin Verstraelen
Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Ignasi Armengol
General Director, Fundación Barcelona Capital Nautica
Lluís Salvadó
President, Port of Barcelona
Emma Cobos
Director of Innovation and Business Strategy, Port of Barcelona
Jordi Torrent
Head of Strategy, Port of Barcelona
Jens Meier
Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
Michael DiBernardo
Deputy Executive Director, Marketing and Customer Relations, Port of Los Angeles
Eric Caris
Director of Cargo Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
Malin Collin
Deputy CEO & Vice President Strategy and Innovation, Port of Gothenburg
Koh Chin Yong
CIO & Director (IT), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Oscar van Veen
Director Digital Innovations, Port of Rotterdam
Jinsun Shin
Head of BPA Euro Office, Busan Port Authority
Simon Savard
Analyst, Business Intelligence and Innovation, Port of Montreal
Aurora Catà
Vicepresident, America's Cup Events Barcelona
Leslie Ryan
Event Director, America's Cup
Piet Opstaele
CEO, De Blauwe Cluster
Oscar Pernia
Co-Founder and Head of Technology & Innovation, NextPort
José Sánchez
Director of Agenda AIVP 2030, Projects and Content, AIVP
Ann Carpenter
Co-founder & CEO, Braid Theory
Renaud de Viel Castel
Chief Operating Officer, Rubicon
Noam Javits
Managing General Partner, Kerem-Yam
Nir Gartzmann
Founder & CEO, The Dock
Ian Abbott-Donnelly
Collaborator, Cambridge University, Centre for Science and Policy,
Ignacio Tornos
Industrial Products & Manufacturing Director, aggity Europe
Orestis Trasanidis
Managing Director, EIT Hub Silicon Valley
Miquel De la Mano
Technical Director, BCN Port Innovation
Anna Lloveras
Chief Science Officer, Ocean Ecostructures
Ugo Valenti
Director, Smart City Expo World Congress
Karina Gibert
Dean, Official Professional College of Informatics Engineering of Catalonia
Sasha Twinning
TV and Radio Presenter, The Corporate Facilitator
Ingrid Boqué
Global Strategic Networks Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
Olga Cerezo
Director, Olympic Port of Barcelona, B:SM
Laia Claverol
Manager of the Area of Economy and Economic Promotion, Barcelona City Council
José Maria de Cárdenas
Partner in charge, EDDEA
Carlos Esteban
Partner, Faber
Jordi Isern
Reseacher & Lecturer, Institut Català de Recerca per a la Governança del Mar (ICATMAR)
Janek Löffler
Sales Manager & Sustainability Leader, Autodesk
Sergio Marmol
Managing Director, Cross Staff
Ori Marom
Head of Smart Mobility, Port of Rotterdam
Trent Morosin
Chief Risk Officer, Group Executive: Infrastructure, Assets and Development, Port Authority of New South Wales
José Manuel Pagés Sánchez
Director of Agenda AIVP 2030, Projects and Content, AIVP
David Pino
Managing Director of Port Vell, Port of Barcelona
Rafael Sarda
Senior Research Scientist Marine Ecology Department, Associate Professor Operations, Innovation, and Data Science Department, CSIC + Esade
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy
Founder and Lead Precoverist, Precovery Labs
Neal Spackman
Co-founder & CEO, Regenerative Resources
Pieter Vandermeeren
Green Port Master Planner, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Peter Xotta
Vice president, operations and supply chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Geraldine Andreieux
CEO & Founder, BlueMorpho
Bàrbara Arqué
Journalist, TV3
Oriol Barba
Director, MEDCITIES
Stan Bronson
Director of Partnerships, Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth (ACRE)
Daniel Cordeiro
Deputy General Manager Strategy & Planning ESG division, Banc Sabadell
Giulia Dapueto
Project Manager, ETT S.p. A.
Thaís Fontenelle
Business Developer & Urban Projects, Manager
Andrew Hamilton
Director, Supply Chain Optimization, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Juliette Lassman
Policy Analyst, OECD
Vasileios Latinos
Head of Climate Resilience and Adaptation, ICLEI's European Secretariat
Alan Laubsch
Founder, Vlinder / BlueGen
Peter Xotta
Vice president, operations and supply chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Anna Majo
Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation, Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Activa
Fred Meitz
WOC Smart Ocean - Smart Industries, World Ocean Council
Ana Pereira
R&I Dissemination Manager, Communication and Dissemination Manager
Emilia Saiz
Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Paolo Tedone
Offshore and EU BD Director, Econcrete
Nicole Yeomans
Offshore Account Executive, NatureMetrics
Anna Majo
Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation, Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Activa
Fred Meitz
WOC Smart Ocean - Smart Industries, World Ocean Council
Ana Pereira
R&I Dissemination Manager, Communication and Dissemination Manager
Emilia Saiz
Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Tuesday, November 7th
10:30 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:05
11:10 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:45
12:50 – 13:35
14:10 – 14:55
15:00 – 19:00
16:15 – 17:00
Wednesday, November 8th
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:15
Thursday, November 9th
10:05 – 10:15
10:15 – 11:00
The event goes global!
Tomorrow.Blue Economy Niteroi
Taking place next 4-5 December, Tomorrow.Blue Economy Niteroi is our first international spin-off edition.
Held in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the summit reinforces the commitment to advancing this essential sector in a new strategic scenario, bringing the discussion to the Brazilian ecosystem.