Conferences - Blue Economy

Conference

BLUE ECONOMY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM

Date: September 27-28, 2023 | Venue: Blue Lagoon Hotel & Conference Centre

Address: 21 Blue Bend Place, Beacon Bay, East London | Place: Eastern Cape, South Africa

We are delighted to invite sustainable development stakeholders to attend our two-day blue economy industrial development symposium. The symposium is open to local governments, industry’s experts, development agencies, business leaders, strategic partners, and stakeholders in the ocean economy sectors. Those interested in learning about the blue economy industrial development are welcome.

At this symposium, participants will:

Learn sustainable practices and approaches to develop action plan with concrete activities and tactics to promote and support the development of the blue economy’s industries.
Learn funding sources, technical support and investment options to support the blue economy's industrial development.
Gain thorough understanding of the blue economy's industries, sectors, products, and careers development opportunities.
Gain knowledge from successful case studies for developing blue economy industries.

Format

The symposium will include interaction, round table discussions, and presentation sessions to give attendees a better understanding of the industrial development strategies, capabilities, and methods used in the blue economy.

Preliminary program

Following are the topics that the symposium will discuss.

Day one: September 27, 2023

Welcome, introduction and opening remarks
The blue economy sectors, industries, businesses and career development opportunities
Case studies of successful blue economy ventures
Blue economy product development and marketing

Day two: September 28, 2023

Financing the blue economy’s industrial development
Strategic human resources development and management
Partnerships for blue economy industrial development
Maritime safety and security risk management
Action plan development, wrap-up,

Fees

R 4,500.00 per delegate excluding accommodation. Register by September 22, 2023, as seats are reserved only on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Our Company

The Blue Economy Development Associates (Pty) Ltd, is a specialised maritime education and training that provides valuable, hands-on training for implementing blue economy development.