Business Opportunities from Waste Fishing Gear

Stakeholder Event via Zoom

Complimentary Webinar from Blue Circular Economy
9th June 2021 3.00 – 4.00 PM BST (4.00 – 5.00 PM CET)

Introduction

The webinar will introduce the lessons learnt from the Blue Circular Economy to date followed by a SpeedNET stakeholder networking session aimed at increasing networking and collaboration between stakeholders with an interest waste fishing gear. The SpeedNET will enable attendees to present their interest in relation to waste fishing gear, identify opportunities and make connections.

Audience

Stakeholders (SMEs, local government, central government, business support, academia and NGOs), with an interest in waste fishing gear based in the NPA region (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland west coast of Republic of Ireland, northern areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland (except for Belfast), Greenland and Faroe Islands).

Programme

• Introduction
• Lessons Learnt
• SpeedNET

How will the SpeedNET process work?

The SpeedNET session will utilise a series of Zoom breakout rooms to enable participants to make connections. There will be an opportunity for 3 iterations which will enable attendees to potentially meet 10-20 new colleagues. The aim will be for each participant to give a quick, 1 minute informal personal introduction covering:

• What you do?
• What is your interest in waste fishing gear?
• What specific types of connections you are looking to make?
• What problems do you need to solve/solutions you need to find?

Blue Circular Economy

Blue Circular Economy is funded by Northern Periphery & Arctic (NPA) Programme (European Regional Development Fund) that is being organised between (2018-2022). Free mentoring on eco-innovation related to waste fishing gear is available for eligible companies with less than 250 employees based in the NPA region (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland west coast of Republic of Ireland, northern areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland (except for Belfast), Greenland and Faroe Islands). For more information on SME support for companies in the NPA region email Richard on rigl@ntnu.no

Registration

The event is free of charge but you need to register via rcarruthers@uca.ac.uk by sending your name, job title and organisation. On receipt, you will be sent instructions to join the webinar.

Further information

For more information contact:
Ros Carruthers
The Centre for Sustainable Design ®
Business School for the Creative Industries
UCA
+44 (0) 1252 892772