2017 Berlin

Connecting the blue-green economy throughout the BSR

Connecting the blue-green economy throughout the Baltic Sea Region


Time:     14th June, 10.45 – 12.15
Venue:     Lesehof/Library

Description:
Our seminar will explore the importance of the blue-green economy for innovation and growth in the Baltic Sea Region. By looking at concrete blue bioeconomy cases from all over the region, we will discuss how transnational collaboration between different actors can best support business development in this field.

Panellists:
•    Baltic Blue Growth: Mats Emilsson, project leader, East Regional Aquaculture Centre (ERAC), SE
•    ALLIANCE: Preben Thisgaard, project manager, Kalundborg Utility, DK
•    MUSES: Hilary Karlson, senior project manager, Danish Technological Institute, DK
•    InnoAquaTech: Andrius Sutnikas, communication manager, Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, LT

Moderator:
•    Angela Schultz-Zehden, managing director, SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG

Organiser(s) & contact details:
PA Innovation flagship SUBMARINER Network
Baltic Blue Growth, ALLIANCE, MUSES and InnoAquaTech
Tommi Vollmann, programme manager, SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG
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Elaboration:
The concept of the blue bioeconomy has been discussed intensively over recent years as offering opportunities for innovation and growth as well as contributions to solving grand societal challenges. It refers to economic activities that are based on the sustainable use of living aquatic resources and their conversion into a wide variety of products and services such as food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy.
Taking offset in concrete blue bioeconomy showcases from different parts of the Baltic Sea Region, this seminar will explore how transnational collaboration between different actors can best support business development in this field. It will include the perspectives of regions, academia and private actors. The exchange of knowledge on concrete business development examples will spark ideas for new initiatives. The panellists will also reflect on the European Commission’s Implementation Strategy for the Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region, which will be launched and presented during the 8th Strategy Forum.