Blue Venture Investment Summit

Join the Blue Venture Forum and Gulf of Maine Ventures for the Blue Venture Investment Summit-Portland, being held on November 9^th at the Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine.

A special thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors!

View Speaker, Moderator and Panelist Bios HERE.

AGENDA

8:00AM-8:30AM Registration

8:30AM-8:40AM Welcome and Introductions

Tobias Stapleton, Director, Blue Venture Forum

Blaine Grimes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)

9:00AM-10:00AM  Blue Technology Investing Today

Moderator: Hope Hopkins, Mitre

Panelists:

• • Justin Manley, OceanKind

  • Jake Reznick, S2G Ventures

  • Tim Agnew, Bold Ocean Ventures

10:00AM-10:30AM Networking Break

10:30AM-11:30AM  Raising an Investment Round in Today’s Environment      

Moderator: Luke Holden, Luke’s Lobster

Panelists:

• • Sara Rademaker, American Unagi

  • Mitch Lench, Ocean’s Balance

  • Chip Terry, Blue Trace

  • Erik Heim, Kathahdin Salmon             

11:30AM-12:15PM  Flashtalks: Global Innovators and Entrepreneurs 

• • Littoral Power Systems
  • Salmonics
  • LeVanta Tech
  • Phytosmart
  • Ocean Farmr
  • Shred Electric
  • Oneka Technologies
  • Salient Predictions

12:15PM-1:00PM  Lunch

1:00PM-2:00PM Maine, A Case Study in Supporting and Growing a Blue Economy Ecosystem

Moderator:  Blaine Grimes, Gulf of Maine Ventures

Panelists:

• • Nina Scheepers, Maine Venture Fund

  • Chandler Jones, CEI Ventures

  • Patrick Arnold, New England Ocean Cluster

  • Jeff Frank, Island Institute

2:00PM-3:00PM  Flashtalks: Global Innovators and Entrepreneurs

• • Jaia Robotics
  • Axine Water Technologies
  • Finsulate
  • Acel Power
  • Ashored
  • Aloft
  • Glas Ocean Electric
  • Seachange Group, LLC

3:00PM-3:30PM Networking Break

3:30PM-4:15PM Seaweed Panel

Moderator: Damian Brady, UMaine

Panelists: 

• • Bri Warner, Atlantic Sea Farms

  • Colin Hepburn, Everything Seaweed

  • Struan Coleman, WWF

4:15PM-5:00PM The Future of Investing in the Blue Economy

Moderator: Toby Stapleton, Blue Venture Forum

Panelists: 

• • Julie Niedzwiecki, Great Mountain Partners (GMP)

  • Daniel Sortica, Propeller

  • Ted Janulis, Investible Oceans

  • Brady Bohrmann, Bold Ocean Ventures

5:00PM-6:30PM Closing Reception