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LOCATION:Xiamen\, China
SUMMARY:The ocean economy and future investment
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Agenda focusDriven by the energy transition\, the restructuring
  of global supply chains and breakthroughs in marine technology\, the ocea
 n economy is evolving from traditional resource extraction and transport c
 orridors into an integrated industrial system connecting marine renewable 
 energy\, marine equipment manufacturing\, port and shipping logistics\, ma
 rine biotechnology and digital infrastructure. Its growth potential comes 
 not only from the expansion of new industries but also from the ability to
  convert technology\, capital and ocean space into sustainable industrial 
 capacity.This session will bring together investors\, industry leaders and
  academic institutions to explore the priority directions\, returns and ri
 sk boundaries of capital entering the ocean economy. Discussions will focu
 s on blue finance and the core concerns of the ocean economy in global inv
 estment — including industrial development\, ecological carrying capacit
 y\, shipping safety and benefit-sharing — to advance an inclusive and su
 stainable ocean economy.KeynotesLi Fei\, Vice Mayor\, Shantou Municipal Go
 vernmentAbdul Hannan Chowdhury\, Chairman\, Grameen Bank\; Vice-Chancellor
 \, North South University\, BangladeshPanel 1.  Building the Investable O
 cean EconomyModeratorLam Ka-Keung\, Co-Director\, Institute for Innovation
 \, Finance and Transformation\, City University of Hong Kong\; Executive C
 hairman\, iEnterprise Group SpeakersLin Xiufen\, Founder\, Chairwoman and
  General Manager\, Xiamen Bluebay Technology Co.\, Ltd.Wu Sanqiang\, Secre
 tary to the Board of Directors\, China International Marine Containers (Gr
 oup) Co.\, Ltd.Karno Tenovuo\, Chief Executive Officer\, Awake.AISun Yan\,
  Chairman\, Beijing Taiyou Investment\; Director of the Management Committ
 ee\, Global New Quality Productive Forces Emergence Research Center\, Ocea
 n University of ChinaPanel 2.  Making Blue Finance Inclusive\, Credible a
 nd SustainableModeratorLam Ka-Keung\, Co-Director\, Institute for Innovati
 on\, Finance and Transformation\, City University of Hong Kong\; Executive
  Chairman\, iEnterprise Group SpeakersRishabh Khanna\, Co-Founder and Co-
 Chief Executive Officer\, Earthbanc ABLin Guanghui\, Professor\, Departmen
 t of Earth System Science\, Tsinghua UniversityMeng Meng\, General Manager
 \, Macao International Carbon Emission ExchangeAbdul Hannan Chowdhury\, Ch
 airman\, Grameen Bank\; Vice-Chancellor\, North South University\, Banglad
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