Oceans Advance Member Opportunities – January 9, 2024

econext is providing an opportunity for SMEs to learn and develop ESG strategies that can be used to maintain and build their competitive advantage.

To register, please email Ogaga Johnson at [email protected].

SeaAhead and Oceantic Network (formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind) are partnering to host Startup Alley (submit applications here) at the 2024 International Partnering Forum (IPF), taking place April 22-25 in New Orleans. As a leader in ocean technology with deep experience in bluetech innovation, SeaAhead will manage the selection of 10-12 businesses to present at Startup Alley. Selected winners will deliver five-minute pitches to IPF attendees, participate in Q&A, and have the opportunity to network with buyers in the offshore wind industry.

If accepted, SeaAhead will work with your company one-on-one to help hone your pitch. IPF is the industry’s premier networking event and largest offshore wind conference in the Americas. In attendance will be an anticipated 4,000 global industry professionals from across the supply chain.

As the offshore wind and marine renewables industries continue their rapid growth along U.S. coastlines, there is a need for innovative businesses in the supply chain to help reduce costs and ensure sustainable development. It is often difficult, however, for startups to find their foothold in this growing and changing industry. Startup Alley gives your business the opportunity to showcase your innovations and directly connect with industry leaders and stakeholders.

How does it work?

Any startup working on solutions to challenges across the offshore wind and marine renewables industries is welcome to apply. You must be able to attend 2024 IPF (April 22-25) in New Orleans to deliver your pitch in-person. Participants have two opportunities to “speed-pitch” their innovations on a dedicated stage in the Exhibit Hall.

Note that if your application is accepted, there is a participation fee of $1,495 to be included in Startup Alley. Additional staff can register for a rate of $1,595. (Note that Marine Renewables Canada will also be leading an Atlantic Canada delegation to IPF again this year).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. If your submission is accepted, you will receive an email with details about your contract and how to register for 2024 IPF. All businesses will receive coaching from SeaAhead to prepare you for your pitch presentations.

Visit the 2024 IPF website for details, cost to participate, and innovation areas.

Applications are due January 12, 2024 and reviewed on a rolling basis.

Upcoming oceantech webinar: hosted by Canada’s Trade Commissioner to Australia for aerospace, defence, & ocean technologies, Carolyne Huber on January 15, 2024 at 5 pm AST/5:30 pm NST.

Melanie Olsen, Project Director of ReefWorks from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), an Australian government division, will be sharing what they do and the potential opportunities ReefWorks presents for partnership and R&D opportunities for organizations in Canada.

ReefWorks is a world-first tropical marine technology secure test and evaluation facility that offers industry, government, academia, and innovators the opportunities to test marine technologies, uncrewed systems, and new sensors in a real-world environment.

ReefWorks is based at AIMS headquarters, near Townsville, on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef.

Agenda:

• Welcome to country and introductions (led Trade Commissioner, Carolyne Huber) (5 mins)
• Presentation of AIMS and ReefWorks (led Melanie Olsen | AIMS) (25 mins)
• Q&A (All) (25 mins)
• Wrap up (led Trade Commissioner, Carolyne Huber) (5 mins).

Please let TCS Regional Office Trade Commissioners in St. John’s Ian Murdoch ([email protected]) and Allison Catmur ([email protected]) know if you are interested in attending, and they will forward you the meeting invitation.

Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service is seeking small, medium and large-sized companies, including exporters from diverse backgrounds, to join the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development for a Team Canada Trade Mission to South Korea.

As Canada’s seventh largest trading partner and sixth largest import and export partner, South Korea is an ideal market for Canadian businesses to export to.

Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service is seeking small, medium and large-sized companies, including exporters from diverse backgrounds, to join the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development for a Team Canada Trade Mission to Malaysia and Vietnam.

As two of Canada’s important trade and investment partners within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, Malaysia and Vietnam present a wide range of commercial opportunities for Canadian companies and investors.