What is Investor Capacity Building for the Blue Economy?
The blue economy sector has a potential that is estimated to reach $3 trillion revenue and 200 million jobs globally by 2030. Through a series of four highly structured trainings, this capacity building programme will assist you in your journey of engagement with different blue economy sectors, from discovering new sustainable technologies with high market potential to developing your investment strategies and launching your blue economy dedicated funds.
Four trainings dedicated to investors
Session #1: Discovering Blue Economy Investment Opportunities
- Become aware of emerging and sustainable technologies with high market potential across a range of blue economy sectors
- Obtain a better overview of the main actors in the blue economy financing ecosystem and the role of InvestEU and other sources of capital in financing the sector's future
Session #2: Investment Strategies for the Blue Economy
- Obtain insights on some of the key considerations for setting up dedicated blue funds, complemented with case studies from industry experts
- Leave the training with a better sense of investment instruments and de-risking approaches that can make sense for your blue economy investments
Session #3: Impact Investing Masterclass
- Become more familiar with some of the main tools and frameworks relevant to impact investing in the Blue Economy
- Ensure that your fund has a sound impact reporting and monitoring approach in place
Session #4: Prototyping and Positioning for Blue Economy Funds
- Fine-tune your fund strategy and receive advice on the prepardness and specialization of your blue economy funds
- Become better acquainted with practical pitching and negotiation skills needed to successfully raise a fund
Interested? Join the BlueInvest Community and register to our upcoming training sessions. Reach out to us at lu_blueinvest@pwc.com for any questions. Please be aware that the exact agenda for each session may be subject to change in the coming weeks.
Discovering Blue Economy Investment Opportunities | 09 November 2022
Date: 09 November 2022
Format: Online on the BlueInvest Community Platform
The blue economy sector has a potential that is estimated to reach $3 trillion revenue and 200 million jobs globally by 2030. Join our first capacity building session for investors to discover the different actors and sectors of the blue economy and emerging sustainable technologies with high market potential.
Indicative agenda:
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome remarks
14:10 – 14:30 Overview of key Blue Economy financing actors
14:30 – 14:55 Role and impact of InvestEU in financing the future of the Blue Economy
14:55 – 15:25 Investment Path and Landscape of the Blue Economy
15:25 – 15:40 Demystifying Blue Economy terminologies
15:40 – 15:50 Break
15:50 – 16:50 Game-changer sectors to achieve Net Zero: 10 innovative blue technologies featured
16:50 – 17:50 Deep-dive on high-potential Blue Economy sectors and technologies of the future
17:50 – 18:00 Concluding remarks
