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