Welcome to the New Port Economy Mayor Carolyn Kirk
Keynote Speech:
Green Chemistry & Biomimicry: the next generation of opportunity
Dr. Amy Cannon
Executive Director, Beyond Benign
Innovation in Action – Snapshots from the Working Port
Intershell Seafood—Mr. Monte Rome, Principal
Mortillaro Lobster—Mr. Vince Mortillaro, Principal
Cruiseport Gloucester —Ms. Sheree DeLorenzo, Principal
Cape Ann Seafood Exchange—Ms. Nina Jarvis, Manager
UMass College of Natural Sciences—Dr. Steve Goodwin, Dean
Ocean Alliance —Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO
Maritime Gloucester—Mr. Tom Balf, Executive Director
Keynote Speech:
Operations of the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)
Dr. J. Ru Morrison – Executive Director
Maritime Growth Opportunities:
Diversified Fisheries – Current Adaptations and Innovation
- Dr. Valerie Nelson, Director, Water Alliance, Moderator
- Ms. Ann Molloy, Director of Sales and Marketing, Neptune’s Harvest
- Ms. Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
- Mr. Steve Aldrich, Managing Director, Rabican Companies
Dynamic Areas of Ocean Sciences – Dr. Earl Meredith, NOAA, Moderator
- Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine
Dr. Richard Langan, Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center - Modeling fluctuating currents to minimize bycatch – NOAA
Dr. John Hoey, NOAA Northeast Cooperative Research Program
Technologies of the New Maritime Economy
- Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO, Ocean Alliance, Moderator
- Dr. Andrew Bennet, Associate Professor of Engineering, Olin College
Mapping the New Maritime Economy in the Northeast Region
Mr. Tom Balf, Director, Maritime Gloucester
Businesses in the New Maritime Economy
Mr. Peter Feinstein, General Partner, BioVenture Investors
Catalysts for Growth—Group discussion
Ms. Sarah Garcia, Director, Harbor Planning, Moderator