Reimagining the ocean economy with Ocean Innovation Africa
Entrepreneurs, executives, investors, scientists and government representatives from around the world recently gathered online for Ocean Innovation Africa, a platform dedicated to fostering connection, knowledge-sharing and discovery between leaders looking to make a positive impact on the continent s oceans economy.
The two-day summit, organised by OceanHub Africa (OHA) and Catalyze, was sponsored by Wesgro, the City of Cape Town, 3DExperience Lab and the French Embassy in South Africa and supported by the V&A Waterfront, World Wildlife Fund South Africa, World Ocean Council and AWS Activate. It saw more than 500 people engage in a range of live panel discussions, pitching events and master classes with attendees also being given the option of joining some networking, matchmaking, and film screening sessions scattered throughout the proceedings.