Event agenda
Monday, 2 November 2026
07:30 - 08:50
Participants’ welcoming and registration
09:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 18:00
NowB2B Meetings
- B2B Meetings Area - Ground Floor Foyer
Meeting duration:20 minutes time slots
09:00 - 18:00
NowB2B Meetings
Meeting duration:20 minutes time slots
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30
Group picture
10:15 - 10:45
Networking coffee break
10:45 - 11:35
First pitching session - Feeding the Future: Blue Food Systems in Africa
11:40 - 13:10
Networking lunch
13:15 - 14:15
Second pitching session - From Waste to Wealth: Circular Ocean Solutions
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:10
15:10 - 15:25
15:25 - 16:00
Networking coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
ABALOBI: Live costal-impact activation - Group 1
Interactive seafood traceability experience from catch to plate, featuring fish handling demonstrations, digital tracking tools, and stories from South Africa's small-scale fishing communities.
1 speaker
Blue Connections: Curated Serendipity for Africa’s Blue Economy - Group 1
Curated networking activity that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, experts, and ecosystem builders through a series of short, purposeful conversations designed to spark new opportunities and collaborations.
1 speaker
16:00 - 16:45
Building Blue Economy Ecosystems: Lessons from the V&A Waterfront on Infrastructure, Placemaking and Long-Term Investment
Using the V&A Waterfront as a case study, this session explores how infrastructure, placemaking and long-term investment can drive blue economy growth.
1 speaker
16:30 - 17:00
ABALOBI: Live costal-impact activation - Group 2
Interactive seafood traceability experience from catch to plate, featuring fish handling demonstrations, digital tracking tools, and stories from South Africa's small-scale fishing communities.
1 speaker
Blue Connections: Curated Serendipity for Africa’s Blue Economy - Group 2
Curated networking activity that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, experts, and ecosystem builders through a series of short, purposeful conversations designed to spark new opportunities and collaborations.
1 speaker
17:00 - 18:00
Spotlight on the Western Indian Ocean Blue Economy: Innovation, Investment Readiness and Financing Opportunities (EU programmes SWIOP-Invest and ProsperAzul)
Explore how blue economy enterprises in the Western Indian Ocean attract investment and unlock growth opportunities. Organized by two European programmes: SWIOP-Invest (Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme) and Mozambique-based ProsperAzul.
4 speakers
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
08:30 - 08:55
Participants’ welcoming and registration
09:00 - 09:15
09:00 - 15:40
B2B Meetings
- B2B Meetings Area - Ground Floor Foyer
Meeting duration:20 minutes time slots
09:00 - 15:40
B2B Meetings
Meeting duration:20 minutes time slots
09:15 - 10:05
Fourth pitching session - Smart Ocean: Data, AI & Robotics
10:05 - 11:05
From pilots to portfolios: financing Africa’s regenerative Blue Economy
15 speakers
11:05 - 11:25
Networking coffee break
11:25 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:30
12:40 - 14:10
Networking lunch
14:20 - 14:50
14:50 - 15:20