ProtoAtlantic Final Conference

Innovation in the Marine Environment in the Atlantic Area Region

The ProtoAtlantic project has announced the project's final conference and encourages all stakeholders in the European marine community and general public to register and reserve a place. The conference will take place online on the morning of October 19th (9:30 – 11:45 WEST) and will offer attendees the opportunity to learn first-hand about the project results, findings and conclusions, as well as high-level insights from experts on current and innovative blue economy topics and supporting strategies.

The ProtoAtlantic project is also hosting a Demo Day where several marine start-ups will get the opportunity to pitch their businesses to investors. The Demo Day will take place online on the morning of October 20th as a private session (only for selected startups (after application) and investors).

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PROTOATLANTIC FINAL CONFERENCE AGENDA
*Opening and Contextualization*
09:30 - 09:35 (WEST)	Interreg Atlantic Area and Blue Growth Isabel Silva - Program Project Officer
09:35 - 09:45	ProtoAtlantic Project Introduction and General Insights Jorge Galván – Project Coordinator (Innovalia Association)
*European Strategies and Initiatives on Blue Growth*
09:45 - 09:55	Atlantic Action Plan – Tools and Opportunities for the Marine Sector Cecilia Samos – National Node Atlantic Action Plan
09:55 - 10:05	BlueInvest – Connecting the Blue Economy Ecosystem Simon Hardiman - Quality Controller (CARSA)
*Policies and Ecosystem Block*
10:05 - 10:15	ProtoAtlantic Results - Marine Policies and Investment Opportunities Jessica Giannoumis – Project Manager (University College Cork/MaREI)
10:15 - 10:35	Discussion Panel: Opportunities for Know-How Transfer and Collaboration among Regional Ecosystems Joaquín Hernández – CEO at PLOCAN (Canary Islands) Zakaria Naimi – Director of the Green Energy Park (Morocco) Rotem Cohen – CEO at Israeli Coastal and Marine Engineering Research Institute, Technion (Israel) Moderator: Moisés Santana – General Manager (EMERGE)
*Process Modelling Block*
10:35 - 10:45	ProtoAtlantic Methodology for Replication Jorge Galván – Project Coordinator (Innovalia Association)
*Business Acceleration Block*
10:45 - 11:00	ProtoAtlantic Results - Marine Startups Acceleration and Business Support. Startup Success Cases: Subsea Mechatronics and ARQ Héctor Martínez – Project Manager (EMERGE)
11:00 - 11:10	Main Challenges for Marine Startups to Reach the Market Oscar Villanueva – Co-Founder at Arrecife Systems and Startups Mentor
*Infrastructures Block*
11:10 - 11:20	ProtoAtlantic Results - Marine Infrastructures and Prototyping/Testing Support Paula Lima – Project Manager (INESC TEC)
11:20 - 11:40	Discussion Panel: Access to Infrastructures and Expertise in the Atlantic Jérémie Bazin - Head of Campus Mondial de la Mer at Technopôle Brest-Iroise Dernis Mediavilla - Marine Energy Development Manager at EMEC Liam Fitzgerald - Marine Incubation Manager at MaREI Moderator: Eduardo Silva – Unit Coordinator (INESC TEC)
*Closure*
11:40 - 11:45	Conference Closure and Demo Day Welcome Darragh O'Suilleabhain – Project Manager (Cork County Council)

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