May 21-24, 2024 | The Algonquin Resort
St. Andrews by-the-Sea I New Brunswick
OVERVIEW
Join sustainable innovation leaders and experts for actionable insights on unlocking the full potential of the global blue economy. Several blue economy themes across multiple industry sectors will be examined though plenary, panel, and keynote sessions.
- Ocean climate solutions and decarbonization
- Corporate Ocean Responsibility
- Blue finance and private capital allocation
- Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy
- Sustainability and quadruple bottom line in the blue economy
- Ocean clusters and digital entrepreneurship
- Ports, maritime trade, and supply chains
- Export financing and ocean SME internationalization
- Investible opportunities and blue asset classes
- Social equity and Indigenous economic engagement
- Preservation of coastal cultures for sustainable blue impact
- The global blue economy and Small Island Developing States
- And much more!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Paul Holthus
Founding President & CEO, World Ocean Council, Hawaii, United States
Dr. Fred Olayele
Chair, Steering Committee, Blue Global Canada Institute
Paula Copeland
Vice President, Engagement & Sustainability, Saint John Port Authority, Canada
Glenn Prickett
President/CEO, Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, United States
Sarah McLean
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Maritime Launch Services Inc., Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Tobias Stapleton
Director, Blue Venture Forum, Rhode Island, United States
Ian Wilms
President, SeafarerAI, NB, Canada
Christopher Mbanefo
Founder/CEO, OXI-ZEN Solutions LLC, Switzerland
Richard Rémillard
Former Executive Director, Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Dorothy Dankel
Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Ocean, Norway
Damon Goodwin
Chief Executive Officer, ResearchNB, New Brunswick
Lisa Lambie
Managing Partner & Chief Impact Officer, Maroon Venture Fund LP, United States
Dr. Kristin Tweel
Director, Sector Innovation, Genome Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
Jennifer LaPlante
Chief Growth & Investment Officer, Canada's Ocean Supercluster, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Umi Muawanah
Head of Economics and Trade, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
Mélanie Nadeau
Vice President, Public Affairs and Community Relations Montreal Port Authority, Canada
Ellen Frisch
Principal, Ellen Frisch & Associates, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ed Steeves
Regional Vice President, Atlantic Canada, Export Development Canada
Karen Bhatia
Stanford Faculty, Attorney, and Entrepreneur, New York, United States
Dr. Rashid Sumaila
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics, UBC, Canada
Dr. David Wilson
Founder& CEO, Cities and Regions Limited, New Zealand
Dr. Herb Emery
Professor and Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Diane Botelho
CEO/Executive Director, Research and Productivity Council, Canada
Sara Colburne
Vice President, Strategy & Transformation, Halifax Port Authority, Canada
Dr. Jennifer Dingman
Executive Director, UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Region & Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark
Meaghan Seagrave
Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Brad Henderson
Mayor of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Tanya Chapman
President & Senior Consultant, The Chapman Group, New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Thierry Chopin
Professor of Marine Biology, Seaweed and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Laboratory, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
Michael Szemerda
Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Cooke Aquaculture Inc., Canada
Bernadette Fernandes
CEO, The Varanda Network, NB, Canada
Dr. Robert Stephenson
Research Scientist, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Steve Tipman
Executive Director, Trade Facilitation Office, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Leila Harris
Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Yiagadeesen Samy
Professor & Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Paul Holthus
Founding President & CEO, World Ocean Council, Hawaii, United States
Paula Copeland
Vice President, Engagement & Sustainability, Saint John Port Authority, Canada
Glenn Prickett
President/CEO, Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, United States
Sarah McLean
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Maritime Launch Services Inc., Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Tobias Stapleton
Director, Blue Venture Forum, Rhode Island, United States
Ian Wilms
President, SeafarerAI, NB, Canada
Christopher Mbanefo
Founder/CEO, OXI-ZEN Solutions LLC, Switzerland
Richard Rémillard
Former Executive Director, Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Dorothy Dankel
Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Ocean, Norway
Damon Goodwin
Chief Executive Officer, ResearchNB, New Brunswick
Lisa Lambie
Managing Partner & Chief Impact Officer, Maroon Venture Fund LP, United States
Dr. Kristin Tweel
Director, Sector Innovation, Genome Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
Jennifer LaPlante
Chief Growth & Investment Officer, Canada's Ocean Supercluster, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Umi Muawanah
Head of Economics and Trade, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
Mélanie Nadeau
Vice President, Public Affairs and Community Relations Montreal Port Authority, Canada
Ellen Frisch
Principal, Ellen Frisch & Associates, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ed Steeves
Regional Vice President, Atlantic Canada, Export Development Canada
Karen Bhatia
Stanford Faculty, Attorney, and Entrepreneur, New York, United States
Dr. Rashid Sumaila
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics, UBC, Canada
Dr. David Wilson
Founder& CEO, Cities and Regions Limited, New Zealand
Dr. Herb Emery
Professor and Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Diane Botelho
CEO/Executive Director, Research and Productivity Council, Canada
Sara Colburne
Vice President, Strategy & Transformation, Halifax Port Authority, Canada
Dr. Jennifer Dingman
Executive Director, UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Region & Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark
Meaghan Seagrave
Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Brad Henderson
Mayor of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Tanya Chapman
President & Senior Consultant, The Chapman Group, New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Thierry Chopin
Professor of Marine Biology, Seaweed and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Laboratory, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
Michael Szemerda
Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Cooke Aquaculture Inc., Canada
Bernadette Fernandes
CEO, The Varanda Network, NB, Canada
Dr. Robert Stephenson
Research Scientist, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Steve Tipman
Executive Director, Trade Facilitation Office, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Leila Harris
Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Yiagadeesen Samy
Professor & Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
VENUE
AGENDA
Download final agenda upon registration or send an email to receive a copy: slee@blueglobalcanada.ca
PARTNERS
REGISTER
The all-Inclusive registration fee provides access to all Summit events and covers the following:
- Cocktail reception
- All-inclusive meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Refreshment breaks
- Red-carpet gala dinner
- Tour of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre
- Tour of the St. Andrews Biological Station
- Golf tournament at the Algonquin Golf Course (optional)
TO REGISTER
Upon registration, the link to Algonquin’s reservation system and special hotel rate will be provided. For questions and enquiries, please send us an email: admin@blueglobalcanada.ca
INQUIRIES
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