Riding the Wave: Blue Finance for Restoring Ocean Health
Riding the Wave: Blue Finance for Restoring Ocean Health is a practitioner-level convening addressing the most urgent capital gap facing our blue planet. It is a focused conversation on how capital across the full spectrum, from philanthropy and catalytic capital to program-related and market-rate investment, can be better aligned to deliver regenerative, community-centered ocean outcomes.
Participants will explore how blended finance structures, outcome-based instruments, and cross-sector collaboration can catalyze the next generation of ocean investment, and leave with concrete connections, frameworks, and next steps.
What to Expect
The morning opens with a fireside chat on the state of ocean health and the blue economy opportunity, setting the context for the capital conversation that follows.
A practitioner panel explores Blue Finance in Practice, covering the full spectrum from philanthropic and catalytic capital to blended structures, outcome-based instruments, and market-rate investment.
The morning closes with facilitated breakout conversations designed to go deeper and surface concrete next steps.
Who Should Attend
Impact investors, philanthropists, family offices, and fund managers with an active or emerging interest in ocean finance. If you deploy or advise on capital and care about ocean health, this gathering is for you.
Participating Organizations
Builders Vision/Project Wave
ImpactAssets
Investable Oceans
Oceanic Global
Sea Forward
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Who's in the Room