Created from the alliance, in France, between Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) and RespectOcean, this challenge aims to:
Develop and promote economically viable solutions for the protection of the oceans and its marine and coastal ecosystems ⚓;
Give the opportunity to applicants to have their solution reviewed by a Committee of experts of the Blue Economy (the “Expert Committee”)🔎;
Train 10 finalists at the pitching technique in order to develop their presentation skills, and increase their chances to have their solution funded by investors🎙️;
Reward the top three candidates during a Grand finale 🏆 ;
Reward solutions on the following themes: “special prize for the preservation of marine biodiversity”, “special prize for bio-inspired solutions”, “special prize for early-stage solutions”.
