MIIN in Kerry - Blue Bioeconomy Perspectives

📅 Friday 20th October 2023
🕥 09:30 - 14:00
📍 The Rose Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry

The Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) are delighted to announce our upcoming #MIINinKerry event.

Registration for this event is FREE but limited, please register early to avoid disappointment.

Join us in the Rose Hotel, Tralee, during this year’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week, where we will hear from blue bioeconomy experts, including national and regional stakeholders, such as Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South West, and a host of marine industry companies with expertise in the blue bioeconomy.

We are looking forward to discussing some of the key topics driving sustainability, growth and development of the sector in what is sure to be another excellent MIIN event.

This year’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week theme is All Voices Together, where stakeholders across Ireland’s bioeconomy will demonstrate and share how the natural environment can be utilised in a sustainable and circular way to help achieve a fair and prosperous economy on the Irish shores. MIIN aims to showcase a host of local and regional MIIN member companies at #MIINinKerry who boast plenty of experience and expertise working in the blue bioeconomy.

Plenty of networking opportunities will be available for all attendees, with coffee breaks and lunch provided.

Agenda

• 08:30 - 09:30 Registration Open
  Teas and coffees provided

• 09:30 - 09:45 MIIN Welcome & Introduction
  Liam Curran (Enterprise Ireland) & Majbritt Bolton-Warberg (Marine Institute)

• 09:45 - 10:00 Sustainability/Circular Economy
  Cliodhna Griffin/Ronan Cooney (BIM)

• 10:00 - 11:00 MIIN Member Spotlight with Q&A

  Sharon Sugrue (Réalt na Mara)
  Kieran Guinan (BioAtlantis)
  Susan Whelan (Irish Seaweed Consultancy)
  Henry Lyons (NutraMara)

• 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break ☕

• 11:30 - 12:45 Panel Discussion: How to Grow and Diversify Blue Bioeconomy Businesses at Local or Regional Levels
  Moderator: Máire Éinniú (Údarás na Gaeltachta)
  Catriona Power (Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West)
  John Browne (De Brún Iasc Teo.)
  Tim Yeomans (Shannon ABC)
  Brett Wesley (Brandon Bioscience)

• 12:45 - 14:00 Networking Lunch 🥪

More information will be announced on the MIIN website and social media channels soon –  speaker announcements to follow.

Please contact MIIN@bluewisemarine.ie with any questions.

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Supported by Enterprise Ireland and the Marine Institute, MIIN provides a key collaboration resource for Irish companies in the Marine sector, facilitating not just inter-company engagement, but also providing a one stop shop for external buyers to get a view of Irish Marine industry capability.