Date: 21-23 July 2025
Venue: Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique (Oeiras)
About the Conference
The 2025 edition of the OEIRAS BLUETECH OCEAN FORUM, organized by Fórum Oceano and co-organized by Oeiras Valley Investment Agency and International Forum for Clean Energy - Macao (IFCE), in a strategic partnership with Oeiras Municipality; Investors Portugal, Platform Zero, Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Chinesa; Oeiras Viva; Oeiras Marina; Oeiras Nautical Station and the Hydrographic Institute of the Portuguese Navy will be held at Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique (ENIDH), in Oeiras Municipality.
Building on the success of the 2024 edition, this event promises to be even larger, attracting a more diverse and expansive audience from across the globe.
Attendees can look forward to participate in high-level networking, dynamic Blue Conferences offering hands-on insights with investment opportunities in all the blue sectors.
Mark your calendar to be part of this landmark gathering at the forefront of the global Blue Economy!
Blue Conferences & Sessions
Conferences, Panels, Roundtables
The 2025 edition will feature cutting-edge discussions on critical themes such as innovation in the blue economy, sustainable financing and investment strategies, energy transition and renewable technologies, marine biodiversity, entrepreneurship in the blue sector, emerging technologies and digitalization (AI, Bluetech), and fostering academic and scientific cooperation.
Business Meetings & Networking
Exclusive networking opportunities, including pre-arranged B2B meetings, informal social events, and AI-powered matchmaking via FÓRUM OCEANO BLUE COMMUNITY by SWAPCARD PLATFORM.
Attendees can enjoy personalized agendas and ongoing interaction before, during, and after the event.
Blue Social Moments
Attendees can also enjoy working lunches, VIP receptions, and blue networking momentss with menus inspired by sustainable blue gastronomy.
Global Presence
The 2025 OEIRAS BLUETECH OCEAN FORUM is set to bring together a diverse and influential audience from leading blue economy nations. This global gathering will serve as a dynamic platform for collaboration and innovation across the maritime and environmental sectors.
The event will attract:
Government and Political Leaders: Decision-makers shaping policies and investments in the blue economy.
Top Global Companies: Industry leaders driving advancements in maritime, clean energy, and environmental technologies.
Universities and Research Institutions: Academic pioneers conducting cutting-edge research to support sustainable ocean development.
High-Impact Startups: Innovative enterprises presenting disruptive solutions that address critical challenges in the sector.
This diverse pool of participants underscores the Fórum Oceano role as a central hub for fostering international partnerships, accelerating innovation, and driving sustainable progress in the blue economy worldwide.
Programme
(provisional)
Day 1 | 21st JULY
PLENARY ROOM
9h30 - Opening Session
Vitor Franco Correia, President of ENIDH
Carlos Costa Pina, President of Fórum Oceano
Ambrose So, President of IFCE-Macao
Ricardo Arroja, President of AICEP
Isaltino Morais, Mayor of Oeiras
Zhao Bentang, Ambassador of China (tbc)
Margriet Leemhuis, Ambassadress of Netherlands (tbc)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal (tbc)
10h30 – COFFEE-BREAK
PLENARY ROOM
11h00 – Main Blue Economy Investment Trends: Hub Azul Dealroom Insights
Keynote Speech: Ruben Eiras, Secretary-General of Forum Oceano - Portugal
PLENARY ROOM
11h15 – Plenary Session
Blue Economy: perspectives from Europe and China
Andreea Strachinescu, DG Mare, European Commission
Sebastien Cann, Business Developer of Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique – France
Mare Straetmans, CEO of Platform Zero – The Netherlands
Zhou Jie, Secretary-General of IFCE-Macao – China
Leonardo Manzari – WestMED - Italy
Ruben Eiras, Secretary-General of Forum Oceano - Portugal
Moderator: Tatiana Der Averdissian, The Economist
13h00 – BLUE LUNCH
PLENARY ROOM
14h00 - BLUETECH INNOVATION: Oeiras Valley going global for Blue Economy: walking the talk
Keynote Speech: Pedro Patacho, Councillor of Oeiras City Council
Vitor Franco Correia, President of ENIDH – Hub Azul School partner
Mare Straetmans, CEO of Platform Zero
José Guerreiro, President of IPMA – Hub Azul IPMA Oeiras
IFCE-MACAO Delegation Representative
Gonçalo Faria, Lead Manager of Hub Azul Portugal, Fórum Oceano
Miguel Castro Neto, President of NOVA IMS
Moderator: Ambassador António Martins da Cruz, President of Oeiras Valley Investment Agency
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
PLENARY ROOM
16h30 – BLUETECH INNOVATION: Portugal Blue Digital Hub: monetizing dual-use BlueTech
Admiral Ramalho Marreiros, Director-General of Hydrographic Institute of the Portuguese Navy
Guilherme Beleza Vaz, CEO of BlueOASIS
Ricardo Mendes, CEO of Tekever
Marke Heine, Chief Executive Officer of Fugro
Carlos Lopes, CEO of Startup Madeira (tbc)
CFR M Palmeiro Ribeiro, CEOM (tbc)
Air-Centre representative (tbc)
Maurício Marques, CEO Yacooba (tbc)
Moderator: Carlos Pinho, Lead Manager Portugal Blue Digital Hub
20h00 – VIP BLUE COCKTAIL MATCHMAKING AT OCEANIC POOL - OEIRAS
Privileged blue networking cocktail by the stunning Oceanic Pool, at the nautical heart of Oeiras Marina.
Day 2 | 22nd July
PLENARY ROOM
9h30 – Hub Azul Portugal Ecosystem: a one-stop shop of Lab2Market Blue innovation
Keynote speech: Marisa Lameiras da Silva, Director-general of Maritime Policy
Eduardo Silva, INESCTEC, Consortium Leader Hub Azul Leixões 1
João Tasso, LSTS, Consortium Leader Hub Azul Leixões 2
Ricardo Calado, Hub Azul Aveiro
Sérgio Leandro, Consortium Leader Hub Azul Peniche
SeaPower Representative
José Guerreiro, President of IPMA, Hub Azul IPMA-Oeiras
Vitor Franco Correia, President of ENIDH, Hub Azul School
Rita Pestana, Olhão Municipality, Hub Azul Olhão
Moderator: Gonçalo Faria, Lead Manager of Hub Azul Portugal Network, Fórum Oceano
11h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
PLENARY ROOM
11h30 - BLUETECH INVESTMENT: Public funding instruments for blue economy in Europe and China: Opportunities
Andreea Strachinescu, DG Mare, European Commission
Ricardo Arroja, Chairman of AICEP
José Augusto Vale, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of IAPMEI
António Grilo, President of ANI
Diana Bossman, Liaison from RVO (Netherlands)
Representative of Macao-Hengquin/ IFCE- Macao Delegation
Representative of Madeira Autonomous Region
Representative of Azores Autonomous Region
Moderator: António Nogueira Leite, Professor NOVA SBE
13h00 – BLUE LUNCH
PLENARY ROOM
14h30 - BLUETECH INVESTMENT: Investing in Blue Economy: best practices and challenges ahead
Zachary Lamothe, Senior Investment Associate of Swen Capital Partners
Rita Sousa, Faber
André Almeida Santos, Partner and Head of Sustainability of Indico Capital Partners
Frederico Serras Gago, CEO of Front Capital
João Fonseca Santos, Head of EIB Portugal
Francisco Saraiva Gomes, Ocean 14 Capital
Bart Huybrechts, 9point5 Fund
Manuel Alves Gomes, Touro Capital Partners
Hong Kong fund representative – IFCE-Macao Delegation
Gonçalo Regalado, CEO of Banco Português de Fomento
Moderator: Ruben Eiras, Secretary-General of Forum Oceano - Portugal
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
ROOM 1: BLUE BIOECONOMY ROOM – 22nd July
SUB-FORUM 1 – INNOVATION IN BLUE FOOD AND BIOTECH
9h30 – Investment Trends in Blue Food and Biotechnology
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
João Rito, CEO of Seantia
Bernardo Carvalho, CEO of Oceano Fresco
Gonçalo Costa, CEO of Biomimetix
Paulo Serra Lopes, COO of Mariculture Systems Portugal
Moderator: Fórum Oceano representative
11h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
11h30 – Blue Pitch: Food and Biotechnology
(Blue Call launch by Fórum Oceano)
13h00 – BLUE LUNCH
ROOM 2: WATER MANAGEMENT ROOM – 22nd July
SUB-FORUM 2 – WATER MANAGEMENT AND DESALINIZATION
14h30 – Investment Trends in water management and desalinization
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
Pedro Fontes, Águas de Portugal Board Member
Nuno Gomes, CEO of Blue Mater
Leonardo Manzari, WestMED - Italy
Ana Agostinho, CEO OverSea
Rui Mourinha, Oeiras Nautical Station
Moderator: Fórum Oceano representative
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
16h30 – Blue Pitch: Water Management and Desalinization Innovation
(Blue Call launch by Fórum Oceano)
18h00 – BLUE MATCHMAKING
ROOM 3: BLUE RENEWABLES ROOM – 22nd July
SUB-FORUM 3 – BLUE CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION
9h30 – Investment Trends in Blue Renewables
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
José Pinheiro, CEO of Ocean Winds
INESCTEC.Ocean Representative
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Representative
Norma Franco, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Partner EY
Moderator: Carlos Pinho, Fórum Oceano
11h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
11h30 – Diversification of Business Models in Blue Renewables
Marco Alves, CEO of WAVEC
Iber Blue Wind Representative
Eco Wave Power Representative
IFCE-Macao Delegation Representative
Moderator: Fórum Oceano representative
13h00 – BLUE LUNCH
14h30 – Blue Renewables as New Opportunities for Ports
Isabel Moura Ramos, Port of Setúbal Board Member
Eduardo Feio, President of Port of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz
João Neves, President of Port of Leixões
Port of Rotterdam Representative
Francisco Taveira Pinto, Instituto Construção Sustentável
Moderator: Carlos Pinho, Fórum Oceano
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
16h30 – Blue Pitch: Blue Renewables (Blue Call launch by Fórum Oceano)
18h00 – BLUE MATCHMAKING
ROOM 4: BLUE PORTS&SHIPPING ROOM – 22nd July
SUB-FORUM 4 – DECARBONIZING PORTS, SHIPPING AND SHIPBUILDING
9h30 – Investment Trends in Ports Decarbonization
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
Piet Haerens, CEO of HAEDES
Francisco Taveira Pinto, Instituto Construção Sustentável
Isabel Moura Ramos, Port of Lisbon Board Member
Luis Nunes, Board member Prio ENergy
Andreia Ventura, Board member, Grupo ETE
Moderator: Fórum Oceano representative
11h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
11h30 – Investment Trends in Shipping Decarbonization
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
Albrecht Gunderman, Euromar and Ocean Score
Duarte Rodrigues, Board member Grupo Sousa
Jorge Antunes, TecnoVeritas
Portline representative
Douro Azul representative
Moderator: Gonçalo Santos, Fórum Oceano
13h00 – BLUE LUNCH
14h30 - Investment Trends in Shipbuilding Decarbonization
Hub Azul Blue Compass Report Insights – Fórum Oceano representative
Nuno Santos, CEO of Lisnave
Seapower representative
Damen representative
Christophe Tytgat, Secretary-General of SEAeurope
Moderator: Gonçalo Santos, Fórum Oceano
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
16h30 – Blue Pitch: Ports, Shipping and Shipbuilding
(Blue Call launch by Fórum Oceano)
18h00 – BLUE MATCHMAKING
Day 3 | 23rd July
PLENARY ROOM
INNOVATION SHOWCASE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR BLUE ECONOMY: CHINA (organized by IFCE-Macao delegation)
9h30 - SLOT 1
China company #1
China company #2
China company #3
China company #4
China company #5
11h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
11h30 - SLOT 2
China company #6
China company #7
China company #8
China company #9
China company #10
13H00 – BLUE LUNCH – Portuguese Style!
14h30 - SLOT 3
China company #11
China company #12
China company #13
China company #14
China company #15
16h00 – COFFEE-BREAK
16h30 - SLOT 4
China company #16
China company #17
China company #18
China company #19
China company #20
18h00 – Closing Session
Vítor Franco Correia, President of ENIDH
Carlos Costa Pina, President of Fórum Oceano
Ambrose So, President of IFCE-Macao
Isaltino Morais, Mayor of Oeiras
Luís Montenegro, Prime-Minister of Portugal (tbc)
Pricing
Pre-Registration:
Pre-registration for this event is mandatory and must be completed through the following link.
IMPORTANT: Pre-registration does not guarantee participation.
Pre-registrations will be reviewed, and approved participants will be notified via email.
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