The Ocean Startup Project, driven by the Ocean Supercluster, has funding to grow the number of ocean industry startups in Atlantic Canada.
By Ocean Startup Project
Date and time
Mon, Mar 9, 2020 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ADT
Location
Ignite Labs
208 Main Street Yarmouth, NS B5A 1E1 Canada
About this event
With the largest coastline in the world and the fourth-largest ocean territory, Atlantic Canada's ocean economy overflows with opportunity to innovate, from novel approaches for addressing biodiversity to digitization.
The Ocean Startup Project's Engage Cafés are designed to share new supports for ocean industry startups and facilitate meaningful collaborations and connections. Stakeholders from across the ocean sector are invited to unite locally and regionally. Together, problems can be solved, barriers can be overcome, and new ways to innovate can be discovered.
Who should attend
Academia: professors, researchers and students looking to validate their intellectual property for commercialization.
Early stage start-ups: early stage companies looking to engage the ocean industry.
Existing small-medium enterprises: SMEs looking to explore market penetration in the ocean industry.
Corporations: organizations seeking innovative approaches to better address industry and environmental needs.
Anyone interested in furthering the ocean economy!
Agenda
12:00 pm: Event begins (15 minutes)
• Registration and networking
12:15 pm: Land Acknowledgment and Indigenous Teaching (15 minutes)
12:30 pm: Introduction Presentation (10 minutes)
• Don Grant discusses the Ocean Startup Project
12:40 pm: Fireside Chat (45 minutes):
Don Grant, Executive Director at the Ocean Startup Project
Phil LeBlanc, CEO at IMO Foods·
Nick D’eon, CFO at D'eon Oyster Company·
Gary LeBlanc, Partner at Clare Machine Works
1:25 pm: Audience participation (35 minutes)
• Q&A period
• Share an ocean-related project that you’re working on
• ASKs: Anyone from the audience can request support (i.e. connections, hiring, etc.)
