Sustainable Ocean Solutions Summit 2023

Sunday 16th

Seafood buffet & cocktails at Frescohallen

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

• Host: Johan Odvar Odfjell og Kristin Odfjell at Farvatn Venture and Ingrid Maurstad at Katapult Ocean
• Speakers: Haakon Vatle at One Ocean Expedition, Petter Snare at KODE and Lars Petter Hagen at Bergen International Festival
• Entertainment: Sigrid Terese Moldestad, Hardanger fiddle

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Tuesday 18th

Expedition & ocean activities

8.30 AM – 5 PM

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Fjord safari to "Northern Lights - Carbon capture centre"

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Showcasing technology and research

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• Institute of Marine Research
  "Feed and nutrition" Nina Liland, Head of Research/ Research Manager
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• Institute of Marine Research
  "Combining Energy and Harvesting", Øivind Bergh
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• Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
  "Climate Futures" Iselin Medhaug & Tore Norheim Hagtun
  

• Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
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• "Climate Forecast" Helene Langehaug – Climate Prediction
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• NORCE
  "Converting CO2 to food" Arild Johannessen & Jarle Dragvik
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• NORCE
  "Tracing micro plastics" Alessio Gomiero
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• The University of Bergen
  "How can fisheries contribute more to a sustainable future?" Kim Scherrer
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• The University of Bergen
  "CO2 storage" Martin Fernø
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• SINTEF Digital
  Aida Omerovic
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• SINTEF Ocean
  Ute Brönner

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Team-building activities at The Dale Oen Experience

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• Free-diving/snorkling

With a diving mask and snorkle you can experience the magical underwater world outside Herdla. Average sea temperature this time of year is 7°C (45°F), so we will equip you with a full neoprene kit. Enjoy a refreshing time below the surface.

• Fjord safari

As a part of the trip to Northern Lights Carbon Capture Center, you will explore the fjords surrounding Herdla. This has always been vital for people and wildlife in the area. We will explore the nature reserve with surrounding islets, beaches and wildlife. If we are lucky we may spot a whale or a sea eagle.

• Historical walk

The moraine island Herdla has an impressing history. It is an old Viking site, and was an important German base during World War II. The island also houses the richest and most important birdlife in the region. On this walking tour you can learn and explore this exciting island, and maybe pet the local goats.

• Climbing

Never tried rockclimbing, or are you a skilled climber? We got you covered. We have a 32 feet high climbing tower and pre-bolted routes on real Herdla rock. We will also make a campfire, where you can recover, and maybe take a photo of others climbing the route that you just «topped out»

• Kayaking

On a guided tour around the coast of Herdla, you can discover the beautiful nature and the uniqe local bird life from sea sight. We have both closed decks and sit-on-top kayaks. No skills needed, but be prepared to get wet.

• Sea food Experience

World class chefs will give you a taste of what the cold and clear ocean outside the western part of Norway has to offer. Maybe the free diving group can bring some scallops and crabs for the grill?
The very definiton of local food.

• Beach cleaning

Plastic in the ocean is a huge problem globally. Unfortunately, today we release more plastic into the sea then we can clean up. Lets take a walk down to the beach, discuss possible solutions and how this affects the costline all around the world. What will we find at the local Herdla beach?

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Tuesday 18th

5.30 PM – 9 PM

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Startup Pitches and dinner at Bergen Aquarium

XTC launched its inaugural XTC Marine Tech Startup Innovation Challenge at the Sustainable Ocean Solutions Summit during One Ocean Conference in Bergen, Norway.

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These exceptional tech for good startups will take to the stage in Bergen, Norway at the Sustainable Ocean Solutions Summit on April 18, in collaboration with Katapult Ocean, Innovation Norway, FARVATN and NCE Seafood Innovation.

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Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is the world’s largest ecosystem and competition for purpose-driven technology inspired by the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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This year’s conference will focus on 3 missions: Green transition and new thinking in shipping, New energy solutions for the future, and Sustainable seafood proteins to meet global food demand. The Conference will bring together industry leaders, politicians, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and students – to discover, connect, and collaborate on how we together can find solutions for more sustainable use of ocean resources.

FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE 🐠

🇮🇹 Ittinsect – Feed for theOcean – Ittinsect is the biotech startup that developed the sustainable alternative to aquaculture feed. Ittinsect produces high performance feeds through the biotechnological treatment of novel raw ingredients.

🇬🇧 SafetyNet Technologies – SafetyNet Technologies’ primary goal is to design and build devices that increase the selectivity of commercial fishing practices.

🇩🇰 Sundew – Sundew develop, manufacture and sell biotechnological products for treating or managing aquatic pests, parasites, diseases and invasive species.

🇸🇬 Vertical Oceans – Vertical Oceans is the world’s first fully-autonomous, modular, stacked aquaculture system: we grow shrimps inside grow-out units, the iHABs (Intelligent Habitats), which require zero human intervention during grow-out.

SHIPPING & MARINE TRANSPORTATION 🚢

🇨🇭 AELER Technologies – AELER Technologies has created the world’s most advanced shipping container to meet TODAY’S business and environmental needs.

🇳🇴 Keelspot – Keelspot will establish a digital marketplace for the coastal shipping market in real time. Users of the solution will get real-time access to available capacity and planned routes, and can directly order and make an agreement on cargo freight.

🇳🇱 Vertoro – Vertoro converts biogenic residues like sawdust and bagasse into crude oil.

OFFSHORE ENERGY ⚡

🇳🇱 12 TO ZERO Technology – 12 TO ZERO is developing the world’s 1st hydrogen specific wind turbine foundation; Hyfloat. As HyFloat houses hydrogen production and storage, it is the basis for a distributed deep-sea hydrogen production system.

🇮🇪 Gazelle Wind Power – Gazelle Wind Power Limited was incorporated in December 2020 to accelerate the transition to renewable energies by introducing the next generation of advanced offshore wind platforms.

🇮🇳 TwinGrid Labs – TwinGrid is developing Digital twin technology to digitalize Power Distribution Utilities.

MARINE BIORESOURCES 🌊

🇪🇸 Fregata Space – Fregata Space offers solutions that combine Earth observation technologies (satellite images) and Machine Learning technology.

🇨🇭 Rrreefs – Rrreefs regenerates degraded coral reefs with eco-engineered, modular reef systems that enable corals to settle and grow, creating resilient and self-sufficient marine ecosystems.

🇺🇸 Spira Inc. – Spira’s innovation is in a CRISPR gene editing technique to create a novel, high-value, biobased, stable blue pigment.

NEW FRONTIERS 🔱

🇳🇴 Clean Sea Solutions – Clean Sea Solutions’ goal is effective comprehensive solutions to clean up plastic waste in areas close to land, to prevent and reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the open sea.

🇺🇸 Impossible Metals Inc. – Builds underwater robotic vehicles to collect battery metals from the seabed without destroying the marine ecosystem.

🇳🇴 Syrenna – Syrenna’s patent pending WaterDrones collect real-time data from the ocean surface, water column, and seabed, and are more cost-effective and easy to use than existing solutions.

The Judges

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FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE

Angela Tay, Senior Investment Associate at AgFunder
Anthony Bellafiore, Investment Manager at Katapult Ocean
Fredrik Harloff, Chief Innovation Officer at GC Rieber
Ingrid Maurstad, Investment Manager, Katapult Ocean
Markus Böhm, Investment Manager at Planet Ocean Fund
Peter Bryant, Program Director Oceans at Builders Vision

SHIPPING & MARINE TRANSPORTATION

Alexander Bergo, Director at Innovation Norway
Anders Vartdal, Ventures Analyst at Wilhelmsen Group
Angela Tay, Senior Investment Associate at AgFunder
Dennis Liu, Managing Director at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Simon Lancaster, Partner at Omni Venture Labs
Svein Ove Langeland, Investment Director at Momentum Partners

OFFSHORE ENERGY

Adam De Sola Pool, Partner at Blue Angels Investment Group
Oliver Risse, Investment Partner at HHLA Next

MARINE BIORESOURCES

Anthony Bellafiore, Investment Manager at Katapult Ocean
Peter Bryant, Program Director Oceans at Builders Vision
Ronald Tardiff, Acting Lead, Ocean Innovation at World Economic Forum
Sabrina Paseman, Partner at Omni Venture Labs

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NEW FRONTIERS

Dennis Liu, Managing Director at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Elisabeth Øvstebø, Investment Director/Co-Founder at Link Capital
Simon Lancaster, Partner at Omni Venture Labs

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