Exclusive Evening with Simon Bernard, Co-Founder & CEO of Plastic Odyssey - UNESCO Partnership - The Santa Luzia (Cape Verde) Case
​​🎟 Free Entrance - Registration needed
​Join us for an exclusive intimate evening with Simon Bernard, co-founder and CEO of Plastic Odyssey - one of the world’s most ambitious ocean preservation expeditions!
​​This exclusive keynote and networking evening with Simon Bernard is a unique opportunity to step into a pivotal moment alongside the visionary leading these bold expeditions!
​From remote shores to the world stage, Plastic Odyssey journeys across continents collecting waste, empowering local innovators and deploying scalable, circular solutions for coastal communities to tackle plastic pollution at its source.Â
​​Recently, their efforts were endorsed by the UNESCO through a landmark collaboration to restore some of the world’s most vulnerable Marine World Heritage sites. A recognition of innovation, ambition, and measurable impact.
​​Before his next chapter at Sea, Simon Bernard will make a first stop in Lisbon from a RECCE in Cape Verde to launch collaborative initiatives with Portuguese organizations.Â
​​🌊 What to expect?
​​Eager to discover bold environmental strategies and hear from visionaries at the forefront of environmental innovation? you don’t want to miss this moment.Â
​​The discussion will offer insights into forward-looking environmental strategies and perspectives on how visionary leaders are driving both sustainability and scalable opportunity.
​​Attendees will gain exclusive insight into:
​​The bold vision of Plastic Odyssey, illustrated through problem-solving missions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and through one of the world’s most ambitious international expeditions tackling marine pollution with coastal interventions and low-tech circular-economy solutions.
​​Firsthand discoveries from the field as the team partners with local communities to build waste management systems, micro-factories, and circular entrepreneurship programs that transform challenges into scalable solution.
​​Opportunities for Portuguese leadership and philanthropy by understanding how investors, executives, and donors can accelerate global ocean protection through scientific partnerships, innovative technologies, and community-driven impact.
​📅 Programme
​​Join an exclusive evening with decision-makers:
​​Keynote with Simon Bernard, Founder of Plastic Odyssey followed by Q&A.Â
​​Refreshments & Networking Reception: Connect with Simon Bernard and network with impact executives, thought leaders and investors from the public and private sectors sensitive to sustainability and innovation.
​📍 When & Where
​​Location: BNP Paribas - EdifĂcio LUMNIA - EXEO Office Center, Rua AntĂłnio Mega Ferreira, nÂş61. 1800-001 Lisboa
​Date: March, Monday 9th
​Time: 6:30–9:00 p.m.
​Registration is compulsory to attend the event
​Maximum Capacity: 100 pax.
​🤝 Hosted by
​​BNP Paribas, with special guest, Simon Bernard, CEO and co-founder of Plastic Odyssey.
This event is supported by the following Portugal based organizations:Â