Bridging Blue Economy Communities: California & Catalunya
Join us for an exclusive event with AltaSea, Braid Theory and BlueTech Port to explore collaborative opportunities across innovation, sustainability, and maritime technology in California and Catalunya.
Participants will gain:
An overview of the California Blue Economy ecosystem
Direct networking with decision-makers and innovators from California and Catalunya
Insights into partnership and collaborative opportunities
Featured Speakers:
Ann Lee Carpenter - CEO, Braid Theory
Jenny Krusoe - Executive Vice President & COO, AltaSea at the Port of LA
Jade A. Clemons - Director Economic Development and Workforce Development, AltaSea at the Port of LA
Courtney Cannell - Programs Manager, Braid Theory
Rita Almela - Heas of Strategy and New Business, WTCB
📢 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and explore new possibilities in the Blue Economy.
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About BlueTech Port: BlueTech Port is destined to become a leading European hub for blue economy innovation. Located at the Port of Barcelona, the project is expanding into the historic Sant Bertran warehouses, transforming them into a 25,000 m² innovation campus dedicated to maritime technology and sustainability. This development aims to host startups, research institutions, and global corporations, fostering advancements in areas such as underwater robotics, marine biodiversity recovery, and AI applications in the marine environment.
About Braid Theory: Braid Theory is a venture advisory firm that supports science and engineering-led companies. We incorporate a hybrid model of services to assist teams based on proven methodology and rigor in evidence-based entrepreneurship, focused on three key aspects of commercialization: building capability, capacity, and intellectual capital. Since 2016, Braid Theory has built an extensive pipeline of startups supporting the sustainable blue economy.
About AltaSea: AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is dedicated to accelerating scientific collaboration, advancing an emerging blue economy through business innovation and job creation, and inspiring the next generation, all for a more sustainable, just and equitable world. AltaSea is a convener of incubators and accelerators, along with alliances of sector-specific blue economy businesses, all aimed at growing climate solutions from the ocean globally.