La Lonja de la Innovación has been represented at the Blue Zone Forum - Innovazul, an event that brings together the best specialists in the blue sector with the latest technological advances, through some startups that have been in our acceleration program.
A key meeting for the blue economy sector
Held in Cádiz on November 20th, 21st, and 22nd, the Blue Zone Forum - Innovazul is a meeting space for professionals from the Blue Economy sectors, aimed at fostering innovation, knowledge transfer and the exchange of innovative technological solutions that enhance the competitiveness of industry and society.
Due to our proximity to the sector and the numerous startups related to it that have passed through our accelerator or showroom, we couldn’t miss it. In this way, some entrepreneurs and startups that had been at La Lonja de la Innovación have participated in some of the activities organized for the Blue Zone Forum Innovazul where they could also showcase themselves and network.
La Lonja de la Innovación at Blue Zone Forum Innovazul
La Lonja de la Innovación had multiple participations in the Blue Zone Forum
On one hand, Oscar Pernia, co-founder and director of Technology and Innovation at NextporAI, a company that developed a pioneering project for La Lonja de la Innovación to streamline port operations, took part in the roundtable on wednesday 20th, titled "Connecting the World's Ports: The Smartport Revolution." He was joined by Chris Wright from Portagma, a startup recently incorporated into La Lonja de la Innovación’s acceleration program.
Later that same day, EONsea, one of the companies of our showroom was represented in one of the roundtables, titled “Smart Oceans: IA as a Driver of Innovation in the Blue Economy” with the participation of its co-founder and CTO, Camila Rodrigues.
María González, CFO and CTO of WIoT Nautica, another startup joining the acceleration program in 2024, participated on Thursday in the roundtable “Blue Heritage: Challenges in Research and Conservation of PCS in the UN Decade of Ocean Science."
In the same roundtable, among others, was Diego Vázquez, CEO and CTO of Newmin, who also participated in the latest Demo Day of La Lonja de la Innovación, representing the startup Moirai.
Additionally, BioAbsoil, another company featured in our most recent Demo Day, showcased its solutions at a booth throughout the three days of the event.
Finally, also present were industry colleagues such as Fernando Tirado, Commercial Director at NatPower, who has collaborated with La Lonja de la Innovación giving masterclass and taking advantage of the commercial contactability of the initiative.
Once again, the participation of La Lonja de la Innovación in events like the Blue Zone Forum - Innovazul highlights our commitment to providing our entrepreneurs with the visibility they deserve. Moreover it also demonstrates the impact and quality of the companies within La Lonja de la Innovación’s ecosystem.