Africa’s Blue Economy Summit

From the 5th to the 9th of November 2021, global leaders in ocean-impact innovation, policy, and investment will gather online and at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town for the third edition of Africa’s premier Blue Economy summit, Ocean Innovation Africa.

The event serves as a platform to showcase African ocean-impact innovations and to convene key stakeholders in the African Blue Economy. OIA believe that innovations led by science, technology and entrepreneurship will provide the necessary leverage points to deliver system-level impact, substantially contributing to solving ocean pollution, over-exploitation of ocean resources, and climate change, at a magnitude and pace matching those of the ocean crisis.

OIA 2021 will run as a hybrid event - with the live sessions on Friday the 5th of November recorded and rebroadcast as part of the virtual programme on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th of November. The conference weekend will also see OIA hosting the African chapter of the Ocean Hackathon at the V&A.

OIA 2021 highlights include:

• Keynote Talks
• Expert Panel Discussions
• Startup Pitches
• Workshops
• B2B Meeting Programme
• Exhibition of Ocean-Impact Innovations

Get inspired and get connected!

Save the dates and register now free of charge to attend, or contact OIA by email at info@ocean-innovation.africa or by phone on +27 81 055 9949 for more information about exhibiting, speaking or sponsoring at OIA 2021. 

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