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A new global initiative developing the potential of the

BLUE ECONOMY

Thank you for a brilliant second edition

We’ve got great things on the horizon for 2024!

5 - 7 NOV 2024

Fira Barcelona · Gran Via Venue

Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress is the global summit dedicated to promoting and developing the potential of the Blue Economy. After celebrating its first edition within the framework of Smart City Expo World Congress 2022, the event event returned in November 2023 with an extended program dedicated to advancing this essential sector.

As unprecedented political, economic and climate challenges appear on the horizon, the need to accelerate the green transition has grown only more imperative. This is perhaps particularly true of the Blue Economy, which is fully intertwined with the ocean, a natural resource with vast potential but that has been left devastated after years of exploitation. Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress aims to bring together the experts and companies making waves within the sector, showcasing the interrelation between environment, society and economy through an interdisciplinary focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and education.

71%

of the world’s surface is water

4.45 million

employed in EU Blue Economy sectors

€667.2 billion

turnover in 2019

€183.9 billion

in gross value added in 2019

What’s 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.

Jordi Valls

Deputy Mayor for Economy, Tax, Economic Promotion and Tourism, City of Barcelona

Paul Holthus

CEO & President, World Ocean Council

Carole Viaene

Director Barcelona HQ, World Ocean Council

Joan Cabezas

CEO, Nactiva

Shelly Bengiat

CEO & Founder, Envirotech Education

Elena Carrera Crespo

Chief Sustainability and Efficiency Officer, Banc Sabadell

Birgit Liodden

Founder & CEO, The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL)

Ignasi Ferrer Pellicer

Executive President, Sustainable Ventures

Rick Wall

Founder & CEO, Oceanovation

Erwin Verstraelen

Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Ignasi Armengol

General Director, Fundación Barcelona Capital Nautica

Lluís Salvadó

President, Port of Barcelona

Emma Cobos

Director of Innovation and Business Strategy, Port of Barcelona

Jordi Torrent

Head of Strategy, Port of Barcelona

Jens Meier

Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority

Michael DiBernardo

Deputy Executive Director, Marketing and Customer Relations, Port of Los Angeles

Eric Caris

Director of Cargo Marketing, Port of Los Angeles

Malin Collin

Deputy CEO & Vice President Strategy and Innovation, Port of Gothenburg

Koh Chin Yong

CIO & Director (IT), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Oscar van Veen

Director Digital Innovations, Port of Rotterdam

Jinsun Shin

Head of BPA Euro Office, Busan Port Authority

Simon Savard

Analyst, Business Intelligence and Innovation, Port of Montreal

Aurora Catà

Vicepresident, America's Cup Events Barcelona

Leslie Ryan

Event Director, America's Cup

Piet Opstaele

CEO, De Blauwe Cluster

Oscar Pernia

Co-Founder and Head of Technology & Innovation, NextPort

José Sánchez

Director of Agenda AIVP 2030, Projects and Content, AIVP

Ann Carpenter

Co-founder & CEO, Braid Theory

Renaud de Viel Castel

Chief Operating Officer, Rubicon

Noam Javits

Managing General Partner, Kerem-Yam

Nir Gartzmann

Founder & CEO, The Dock

Ian Abbott-Donnelly

Collaborator, Cambridge University, Centre for Science and Policy,

Ignacio Tornos

Industrial Products & Manufacturing Director, aggity Europe

Orestis Trasanidis

Managing Director, EIT Hub Silicon Valley

Miquel De la Mano

Technical Director, BCN Port Innovation

Anna Lloveras

Chief Science Officer, Ocean Ecostructures

Ugo Valenti

Director, Smart City Expo World Congress

Karina Gibert

Dean, Official Professional College of Informatics Engineering of Catalonia

Sasha Twinning

TV and Radio Presenter, The Corporate Facilitator

Ingrid Boqué

Global Strategic Networks Officer, Hamburg Port Authority

Olga Cerezo

Director, Olympic Port of Barcelona, B:SM

Laia Claverol

Manager of the Area of Economy and Economic Promotion, Barcelona City Council

José Maria de Cárdenas

Partner in charge, EDDEA

Carlos Esteban

Partner, Faber

Jordi Isern

Reseacher & Lecturer, Institut Català de Recerca per a la Governança del Mar (ICATMAR)

Janek Löffler

Sales Manager & Sustainability Leader, Autodesk

Sergio Marmol

Managing Director, Cross Staff

Ori Marom

Head of Smart Mobility, Port of Rotterdam

Trent Morosin

Chief Risk Officer, Group Executive: Infrastructure, Assets and Development, Port Authority of New South Wales

José Manuel Pagés Sánchez

Director of Agenda AIVP 2030, Projects and Content, AIVP

David Pino

Managing Director of Port Vell, Port of Barcelona

Rafael Sarda

Senior Research Scientist Marine Ecology Department, Associate Professor Operations, Innovation, and Data Science Department, CSIC + Esade

Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy

Founder and Lead Precoverist, Precovery Labs

Neal Spackman

Co-founder & CEO, Regenerative Resources

Pieter Vandermeeren

Green Port Master Planner, Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Peter Xotta

Vice president, operations and supply chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Geraldine Andreieux

CEO & Founder, BlueMorpho

Bàrbara Arqué

Journalist, TV3

Oriol Barba

Director, MEDCITIES

Stan Bronson

Director of Partnerships, Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth (ACRE)

Daniel Cordeiro

Deputy General Manager Strategy & Planning ESG division, Banc Sabadell

Giulia Dapueto

Project Manager, ETT S.p. A.

Thaís Fontenelle

Business Developer & Urban Projects, Manager

Andrew Hamilton

Director, Supply Chain Optimization, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Juliette Lassman

Policy Analyst, OECD

Vasileios Latinos

Head of Climate Resilience and Adaptation, ICLEI's European Secretariat

Alan Laubsch

Founder, Vlinder / BlueGen

Peter Xotta

Vice president, operations and supply chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Anna Majo

Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation, Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Activa

Fred Meitz

WOC Smart Ocean - Smart Industries, World Ocean Council

Ana Pereira

R&I Dissemination Manager, Communication and Dissemination Manager

Emilia Saiz

Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

Paolo Tedone

Offshore and EU BD Director, Econcrete

Nicole Yeomans

Offshore Account Executive, NatureMetrics

Anna Majo

Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation, Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Activa

Fred Meitz

WOC Smart Ocean - Smart Industries, World Ocean Council

Ana Pereira

R&I Dissemination Manager, Communication and Dissemination Manager

Emilia Saiz

Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

2023 CONGRESS SESSIONS

The debate that made waves

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