Join captain and founder Frederik Hinz Andersen together with a startup founder and an investor for a panel on the emerging Blue Startup Ecosystem. Through real-world cases and investment perspectives, the debate will explore how initiatives like the Ocean Tech Expeditions can spark innovation and attract new resources to the maritime sector.

OCEAN FLAGSHIPS, a non-profit organization, invites startups, researchers, investors, and educators to join expeditions onboard their sailing headquarters. The purpose is to explore, inspire, and promote innovation for the ocean.

In this session, Frederik Hinz Andersen will share tales from the high seas and the ideas shaping the concept. In a debate with two fellow adventurers – a startup founder and an investor – the panel will take the temperature of the rising Blue Startup Ecosystem, with the discussion open for active audience participation.

As an example, the panel will highlight how new ocean technologies, such as underwater drones and ROVs [Remotely Operated Vehicles], are becoming a central part of the green transition – and how initiatives like Ocean Tech Expeditions can provide a platform for, demonstrating and sharing these solutions. Representing the investor perspective, the panel will also address why maritime and ocean-based cases are beginning to capture growing interest among investors and discuss what it takes to strengthen this emerging ecosystem.