November 5-9, 2018

(San Diego, California USA)

“United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Industry Solutions”

The Maritime Alliance (TMA) is the non-profit organizer of the largest BlueTech (ocean and water technology) cluster in the United States, and a
proud member of the global BlueTech Cluster Alliance. By organizing events like the annual BlueTech Week, TMA is supporting its mission of
"promoting sustainable, science-based, ocean and water industries." We invite you to attend all or part of BlueTech Week to meet senior officials
from academia, industry and government from around the world to find collaborative opportunities for business develoment, economic
development, and workforce development.

BlueTech Week 2018 “at-a-glance”

· 7 events in 5 days
· 500+ unique attendees representing senior executives from academia, industry and government
· Tech Expo with around 40+ table-tops ($600 per company, not including registration)
· 80+ speakers
· 100+ companies (95 companies in 2017)
· 18+ BlueTech clusters or clusters-in-formation
· 16+ countries represented
· 20+ companies in the PitchFest
· Separate Maritime Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
· Unbundled daily event fee includes hosted breakfast, breaks, lunch and hosted reception

Topics/Tracks include: (non-TMA member rate)

· 4th annual BlueTech Clusters Convening - by invitation only (Nov. 5) $75 / person
· Marine Debris Solutions Conference (Nov. 6) $175 / person
· 10th annual BlueTech Summit & Tech Expo (2-days, Nov. 7 & 8) $250 / person per day
· Water/Wastewater (Wed & Thurs)
· Offshore Renewable Energy (Wed & Thurs)
· Workforce Development (Wed)
· Aquaculture/BioMarine (Wed & Thurs)
· Maritime Robotics (Thurs)
· 10th annual Maritime Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Nov. 7) $1,500 for a table / $150 per person
· 3rd annual BlueTech Investors Day (Nov. 9) $150 to attend /
$300 to present (includes 2nd person)
Watch the Highlights Video from last year!

For more information Greg Murphy, Executive Director

please contact: GRMurphy@themaritimealliance.org
(619) 450-4600 x181
www.bluetechweek.org
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Monday, November 5, 2018

4th annual BlueTech Cluster Convening (by invitation only) and Triple-Helix Dialogue

Location: The San Diego Foundation, 2508 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego

8:00am Arrival & Networking

Welcome & Overview of the Day

9:00am BlueTech Cluster Alliance - Governance Structure & Update

Coffee Break
10:00am
Blue Economy Workforce Development

11:00am
Capacity Building & Promoting Economic Development Through Clusters

12:00pm
Networking Lunch

1:00pm
Corporate Evaluation, Market Intelligence and Blue Investments

2:00pm
Solutions Consortia - Best Practices and International Collaboration

3:00pm Coffee Break & Group Photo

BTCA Joint Discussion & Triple-Helix Dialogue

4:00pm

BTCA Joint Discussion & Triple-Helix Dialogue

5:00pm Action Items & Next Steps

6:00pm Hosted networking reception with invited guests

7:00pm

8:00pm

9:00pm
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Marine Debris Solutions Conference

Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8610 Kennel Way / La Jolla, CA 92037

7:00am

8:00am Registration & Networking

Welcome & Keynote Speaker Introduction
KEYNOTE: Mark Dix, Acting Director, NOAA Marine Debris Program (confirmed)
9:00am

Panel 1: Plastics in the Ocean - Industry Solutions

10:00am

Networking Break
11:00am
Panel 2: Sunken Vessels and Unexploded Ordinance

12:00pm
Hosted Networking Lunch

1:00pm Welcome Back and Overview of the Afternoon

FEATURED SPEAKER: Daniella Russo - CEO, Think Beyond Plastic (confirmed)

2:00pm
Panel 3: Oil Detection and Cleanup

3:00pm Afternoon Break

4:00pm Panel 4: Fishing & Netting Gear Alternative Solutions

Wrap up: Moderated Discussion

5:00pm

Hosted Networking Reception

6:00pm

7:00pm

8:00pm

9:00pm
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

10th annual BlueTech Summit & Tech Expo

Location: NEW InterContinental Hotel, downtown San Diego, 901 Bayfront Court, San Diego, CA USA

7:00am Setup

Registration & Continental Breakfast Among Exhibitors

8:00am
Welcome & Keynote Speaker Introduction
KEYNOTE: UN Sustainable Development Goals - Jamil Ahmad, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Program, New York
9:00am (invited)

PLENARY 1: International Leadership in Promoting Sustainable Development Goals

10:00am Moderated by Craig McLean - Assistant Administrator for Research & Acting Chief Scientist, NOAA (confirmed)

Coffee Break Among Exhibitors

11:00am
PLENARY 2: Industry Leadership in Promoting Sustainable Development
Moderated by Charles Goddard - Executive Director, The Economist, World Ocean Initiative
12:00pm Tech
Expo
Seated Lunch and Opportunities Panel - U.S. Department of Commerce
1:00pm
Smart Planning for Offshore
Energy/Food/Water Nexus Algae for Feed & Food BlueTech Workforce Needs
Renewable Energy
2:00pm
Offshore Renewable Energy - BlueSTEM Education:
Water & the Circular Economy Biomedicines
Projects in the Pipeline International Best Practices
3:00pm
Break Among Exhibitors

4:00pm
Enabling Technologies for BlueSTEM Education: San Diego
Decentralized Water Biomimicry
Sustainable Energy Case Study

5:00pm

Networking Reception (location: Lane Field outdoor venue)

6:00pm

7:00pm

10th annual Maritime Gala Dinner

Keynote: Dr. Dimitri Deheyn - Marine Biology Research Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (confirmed)
8:00pm

9:00pm
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Thursday, November 8, 2018

10th annual BlueTech Summit & Tech Expo

Location: NEW InterContinental Hotel, downtown San Diego, 901 Bayfront Court, San Diego, CA USA

7:00am

Registration & Continental Breakfast Among Exhibitors

8:00am
Welcome and Keynote Speaker Introduction
KEYNOTE: Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Acting Administrator, NOAA (invited)
9:00am
Point-of-use and Vessel Offshore Wind Policies in Maritime Robotics & Persistent
Sustainable Seafood
Water/Wastewater Systems California, U.S. and Europe Ocean Observation

10:00am
Agriculture & Irrigation Challenges & Opportunities in Enabling Technologies for Autonomous Vessels: Big Data,
Technologies Offshore Wind Aquaculture Navigation & Performance

11:00am Coffee Break Among Exhibitors

Investing in Offshore Investing in

Investing in Water/Wastewater Maritime and Port Security Tech
12:00pm Renewables Aquaculture/BioMarine
Expo

Hosted Lunch Among Exhibitors

1:00pm
Welcome & Introduction to the Afternoon

2:00pm KEYNOTE: Technology Outlook and Trends for Sustainability

PLENARY 3: Understanding and Promoting a Sustainable Blue Economy

3:00pm

Break Among Exhibitors

4:00pm
PLENARY 4: Financing & Insurance in the Sustainable Blue Economy

5:00pm

Hosted Networking Reception

6:00pm

7:00pm

8:00pm

9:00pm
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Friday, November 9, 2018

BlueTech Investors Day

Location: NEW InterContinental Hotel, downtown San Diego, 901 Bayfront Court, San Diego, CA USA

7:00am

Registration & Hosted Continental Breakfast

8:00am

Welcome & Investor Introductions

9:00am
Pitch Presentations (x6)

10:00am
Hosted Networking Break

11:00am
Pitch Presentations (x6)

12:00pm
Hosted Networking Lunch

1:00pm
Pitch Presentations (x5)

2:00pm Hosted Networking Break

Pitch Presentations (x5)

3:00pm

Overview of the Afternoon / Wrap-up Discussion

4:00pm

Hosted Networking Reception

5:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm

8:00pm

9:00pm
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