Programme
- The panel will analyse the conditions required to mobilise private capital at scale, including the structuring role of blended finance and the alignment of incentives between public institutions, development banks and investors.
- It will explore how to expand geographically diversified investment pipelines, particularly in emerging and coastal economies where opportunities remain underdeveloped but strategically critical.
- The discussion will aim to position the blue economy as a mature investment space, capable of delivering risk-adjusted returns alongside measurable environmental and socio-economic outcomes.
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Karen Sack
- The session will examine the scale and structure of investment required to transition the shipping sector towards low-carbon models, spanning fleet renewal, alternative fuels and port infrastructure.
- It will assess how regulatory clarity, standard-setting and international coordination can reduce uncertainty and unlock more predictable investment environments.
- The discussion will focus on pathways to accelerate capital deployment into viable solutions, positioning shipping as a central pillar of a decarbonised and resilient ocean economy.
- The panel will explore the strategic role of blue foods within global food systems, particularly in addressing food security, nutritional needs and sustainable economic development.
- It will assess investment pathways to scale sustainable aquaculture and improve fisheries management, with a focus on efficiency gains and reduced environmental externalities.
- The discussion will highlight opportunities across global seafood value chains, including in emerging markets, while addressing constraints related to sustainability, traceability and financing.
- Positioning the blue economy as a recognised asset class within the global financial system.
- Moving from isolated projects to a scalable and investable pipeline.
- Integrating ocean risks and opportunities into financial frameworks, taxonomies and investment decisions.
- Strengthening financial structures that shift capital towards measurable ocean impact.
To Discover During the Forum
Pitch Sessions
These sessions will spotlight investment-ready ventures driving the next wave of ocean innovation.
Through a dynamic dual-pitch format, founders will present scalable solutions across key blue economy sectors, including ocean data and intelligence, restoration and protection, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, green shipping and yachting, and solutions to plastic pollution.
Designed for investors and ecosystem leaders, the session will provide direct access to curated deal flow, ranging from early-stage innovation to growth-stage companies demonstrating market readiness, measurable impact, and strong return potential.
Innovation Corners
Innovation Corners will showcase innovative solutions and technologies that pave the way for a regenerative blue economy, offering real examples of how the Forum’s principles can be translated into scalable solutions across key blue economy sectors, including ocean data and intelligence, restoration and protection, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, green shipping and yachting, and solutions to plastic pollution.
Side Events
Complementing the plenary sessions, the Forum will showcase curated side events that foster cross-sector collaboration and strategic exchanges, offering participants exclusive networking and changemaking opportunities at the forefront of blue economy’s impactful initiatives.
SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS & PENSION FUNDS: Mobilising large-scale asset owner capital to anchor and accelerate investment in ocean solutions.
FAMILY OFFICE: Deploying patient private capital to shape and scale the next generation of blue economy opportunities.
LEGAL ROUNDTABLE: Anticipating how BBNJ and evolving legal frameworks will redefine ocean governance and implementation pathways.
AI FOR THE OCEAN: Harnessing ocean intelligence and AI to optimise decision-making, monitoring and sustainable ocean management.
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Positioning port cities as critical nodes driving the transition towards a resilient and low-carbon blue economy.
FOCUS ON AFRICA: Grounding the global blue economy narrative in African realities to unlock scalable, region-specific investment pathways and partnerships.
FOCUS ON ASIA: Anchoring blue economy development in Asian contexts to identify scalable opportunities and strengthen cross-regional collaboration.
PLASTIC CIRCULARITY: Redesigning packaging systems and value chains to eliminate plastic leakage and enable circular models at scale.
IMPACT & MEASUREMENTS: Establishing robust, comparable impact metrics as a foundation for credibility and large-scale capital mobilisation.
NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MARINE CONSERVATION: Structuring innovative financial mechanisms to unlock and scale public and private investment in ocean conservation.
FINANCE TO UNLOCK THE ALGAE POTENTIAL: Deploying integrated financing strategies across the value chain to scale algae and seaweed markets.
MAPPING THE BLUE ECONOMY LANDSCAPE: Building a data-driven observatory to decode market structures, identify trends and strengthen the foundations of blue finance.
POLAR REGIONS: Advancing investment strategies for polar regions at the intersection of science, industry and emerging geopolitical dynamics.
Blue Innovation Hall
10 innovative and impactful companies in the Blue Economy, spanning a wide range of sectors including solutions to plastic pollution, sustainable fishing and aquaculture, eco-friendly shipping and yachting, ocean data and intelligence.
Art Exhibition
A striking call to action against climate change — a 1.80 x 2.90-meter photograph and an extraordinary book-installation displayed on a lectern like a ritualistic object, forming a compelling dialogue on environmental challenges.
Landscape designer and wildlife artist, Signature Member of the American Society of Animal Artists (SAA). Sculptures on display include Almost Blue, Resilience, The Monster from the Abyss, Triple R Remastered, and Zebra Shark.
Committed to the conservation of endangered species and biodiversity. She invented the peak, a 3D extension of oil painting that allows an emotional reconnection of humanity with the natural world.