Blue Economy: Panel & Pitch Session

​Oceans, Data & Dollars: Where Are the Real Opportunities in the Blue Economy?

​From sustainable seafood and marine technology to ocean data and coastal resilience, where is the blue economy creating real commercial value? Join leading investors as they explore the sectors attracting capital, how they assess risk and scalability, and what it takes to generate both financial returns and positive ocean impact.

​Hosted by: Will Hayler

​Session speakers:

• ​Gosbert Chagula MBE, General Partner, Future Impact Ventures

• ​Hugo Le Breton, Ocean 14 Capital

​We’ll unpack the key questions:

• ​Where are investors seeing real returns today?

• ​What’s a scalable business versus something that just sounds good?

• ​How do you get comfortable with the cost and complexity of building in this space?

• ​And when companies succeed, who’s actually buying them?

​Followed by: pitches from a curated group of blue economy ventures currently raising, offering direct access to emerging opportunities across ocean innovation.