What will it take to turn promising ocean initiatives into investable enterprises that restore both ecosystems and livelihoods?
12:00-13:00 | Networking Lunch (Deep Dome): An opportunity for participants to reconnect, build relationships and continue conversations over lunch before the afternoon programme.
13:00-14:00 | Meet the 1000OS Ecosystem: A showcase of the 1000 Ocean Startups community featuring rapid pitches from member Entrepreneur Support Organisations (ESOs), followed by regional community updates highlighting new initiatives, partnerships and opportunities across the network.
14:00-15:15 | Regenerative Blue Enterprise: An interactive lab exploring what regeneration really means in the Blue Economy. We will hear from four organisations that are looking more holistically at the interconnected issues facing oceans, and bridging the gap between narrowly defined problems (and solutions) and the broader contexts in which they operate.
Moderated by Cindy Ko, Head of Catalytic Investments & Partnership, Mana Impact
Speaker:
• Azalea (Ayu) Ayuningtyas, CEO and Co-Founder, Birufinery
• Pierre Echaubard, Executive Director Nature Minded
• Che Adlawan, Lead for Sustainable Livelihood and Social Inclusion Strategy, rrreefs
• Simon Davis, Founder & CEO, Seadling
15:30-16:30 | Blue Capital Architecture: A discussion on what distinguishes genuinely regenerative ocean enterprises, examining the business models, ecological safeguards and forms of patient capital needed to support long-term impact.
Moderated by Ronald Tardiff, Ocean Innovation Lead, World Economic Forum
• May Liew, Chief Executive Officer, OCTAVE Capital
• Tharald Nustad, Founder, Katapult
• Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, Chief Executive Officer, Katapult Ocean
16:30-17:15 | Bringing Corporate and Industry to the Ocean Table: A fireside conversation with corporate and industry leaders on strengthening partnerships and accelerating collaboration to advance the regenerative blue economy.
