Includes:
- 1-Day daytime program (19.8. or 20.8.)
- Lunch (19.8. or 20.8.)
- 1 year membership to Blue Connect Ecosystem platform
450€
(+ VAT)
Price without discount: 500€
Discounted prices are available until 75% of the tickets are sold.
Includes:
- 2-Day daytime program
- Lunch on both event days
- 1 year membership to Blue Connect Ecosystem platform
600€
(+ VAT)
Price without discount: 650€
Discounted prices are available until 75% of the tickets are sold.
Includes:
- 2x2-Day daytime program
- 2x1 year membership to Blue Connect Ecosystem platform
- 2x Lunch on both event days
- A booth at the event venue, including: standing table, Electricity outlet, WLAN connection
The ticket is intended for Startups and NGOs
1500€
(+ VAT)
Choose tickets: "Venture booth" and fill in both ticket users name and email. We will send a personal ticket to the other participants as well.
Includes:
- Archipelago Dinner
- Complimentary drink
- Dessert and coffee
- Live bands playing
- Networking
120€
(+ VAT)
Initiative Dinner is a separate event after the first event day on 19.8.2026.
Day 1 – 19.8.2026
From Ocean Literacy to Action
Day 1 sets the tone for the entire A’Pelago Initiative 2026.
We begin by deepening our understanding of why the Seas and our oceans matter to businesses, economies, security, cultures, societies and everyday lives. Through voices from business, defence, science, coastal communities and the environment, we explore how awareness leads to responsibility and business success.
The day connects Ocean Literacy with real-world decision-making by showing how knowledge shapes business decisions, investment, policy, innovation, and collaboration across sectors.
By bringing together leaders, pioneers, researchers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, Day 1 builds a shared foundation, creating a common language and purpose for accelerating solutions in the Blue Economy. The program below is preliminary. A’Pelago reserves the right to make changes.
9:00
Registration, Coffee & Networking
10:00
Welcome Show
Opening words
The Triple Return Ocean Economy: The Next Wave of Blue Growth
Turning Awareness into Action: Business Decision-Making Powered by Ocean Literacy
Perspectives Panel: Driving the Blue Economy
12:00
Venture Booths & Lunch
Blue Food Track: 100% Future Fit, 100% Circular, 100% Blue Food
Deepdive: AI & Platforms for Ocean
Deepdive: Co-Creating Blue Brands - Partnerships That Deliver?
Corporates Fueling Growth
Engineering the Blue Transition Together: Scaling Marine Bio-Based Chemicals
Fireside Chat: Cross-sector alliances for systems change
Reflect & Make Change
We Are the Ocean: What you gon' do about it?
19:00
Initiative Dinner
Day 2 – 20.8.2026
Investor Day – From Funding Gap to Innovative Solutions
Day 2 is about catalyzing momentum.
It addresses the Funding Gap between early-stage innovation and mainstream adoption. Through keynotes, panels, and a curated pitch competition, we explore how capital, industry, and ecosystems can align to balance return, risk, and real-world impact and what are the latest innovations in the field. We’ll focus on the core question: how can promising Blue Economy solutions be moved from pilots to scale, from innovation to impact?
The day showcases solutions and opportunitienes in marine biomaterials, Blue Food, ocean resilience, data & tech, and maritime solutions. In addition, it brings together investors, corporates, startups, ports, and public actors ready to accelerate deployment. Measurement, scalability, and readiness take centre stage.
9:00
Registration, Coffee & Networking
Keynote: Systems disruptors
The Nordic Ocean Opportunity
Panel: Balancing Return, Risk and Impact
The Marine Biomaterial Opportunity
Pitch Challenge – Category I: Marine Biomaterials
Blue Food Waves: Our Oceans Are What You Eat
Pitch Challenge – Category II: Blue Food
Lunch – Food Trucks
Marine Biomaterial Track: Bridging the Marine Biomaterial Funding Gap
Deepdive: Where Adventure Capital Meets Ocean Innovation
Deepdive: Designing the Growth Team
Deepdive: Unlocking IPR Value
Taking on the Ocean Tech Need: Measuring and Mapping for Value
Pitch Challenge – Category III: Ocean Tech
Networking Activities
Navigating Maritime Investments
Pitch Challenge – Category IV: Maritime Solutions
Announcing the Pitch Challenge 2026 Winner
Cross-Sector Collaboration
The A’Pelago Initiative brings together people shaping the future of the Sea and coastal regions, across business, investment, research, and public leadership.
We create space for cross-sector dialogue that turns ideas into action. By connecting diverse perspectives, we strengthen the Baltic Sea region’s role as a frontrunner in sustainable maritime solutions.
Meet the Ecosystem
A curated group of decision-makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and policymakers gathers annually at Ruissalon Telakka in Turku.
More than a conference, the Initiative is a focused meeting point for meaningful conversations, new partnerships, and tangible outcomes. Seats are limited to ensure high-quality interaction.
