Thanks to Fórum Oceano Ruben Eiras and Novarium Amelie Desrochers for putting together this high quality panel at The Economist #WorldOceanSummit to highlight the ever growing #blue business cooperation opportunities between #Canada and #Portugal.
Lots of possibility to move the needle and increase impact with #blueeconomy solutions and #innovation, with #financing solutions, and projects blending #AI, #cleantech #transport #data and #oceans. Gouvernement du Canada is committed to supporting and accelerating blue economy innovation including via Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, green shipping projects led by Transport Canada – Transports Canada, by ensuring leadership for the adoption of strong #policy framework, including by Pêches et Océans Canada and Environnement et Changement climatique Canada, including on 30X30 Marine Protected Areas, IUU fishing, on seabed and biodiversity protection and conversation, on climate change, on BBNJ, etc. while also supporting the companies who are looking to cooperate internationally to scale up their innovation projects via the support of Affaires mondiales Canada | Global Affairs Canada and its Service des délégués commerciaux | Trade Commissioner Service.
Thanks to all our partners and fellow speakers including Ambassador Peter Thomson from the United Nations, Portuguese Secretary for the Sea José Maria Costa, Claus Schultz’s DG Mare from the European Commission Isabel Moura Ramos Porto de Lisboa Michael Perreault du Port de Québec Hendrik Tiesinga from Climate Edge Indico Capital Partners Lorella Ciuti Elise Wattrelot Serena Nguyen Hub Azul Portugal Oceano Azul Foundation Ocean Frontier Institute Akash Rastogi Marisa Lameiras da Silva Emanuel Gonçalves Telmo Carvalho Jennifer Chiasson Kendra MacDonald Maze Djordje Vidović Sandro Dinis de Almeida
Author: Élise Racicot, Embassador of Canada in Portugal
Source: LinkedIn | March 2024 – see original post
