International Conference on

Blue Economy

Empowering Sustainable Growth through Marine Ecosystem

Date: 23rd – 24th January 2025
Venue: Auditorium, Campus-6, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

Student: INR 600
Research Scholars/Startups:
INR 1000
Faculty/Scientist:
INR 2000
Industry:
INR 3000
International Participants:
INR 10,000

20th January 2025

Submit your Poster at info@blueeconomy-india.com

About The Conference

The International Conference on Blue Economy organised by BCKIC Foundation in association with BRIC ILS, KIIT University & KIIT-TBI and supported by Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, DBT  BIRAC, DST, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Fisheries & Animal Resource Development Dept, GoO serves as a enabling platform for innovations and technology in the marine sector, inviting professionals from diverse fields to explore the vast potential of marine ecosystem in various applications. The conference aims to create a platform for exchange, learning, and networking by showcasing the latest research, breakthrough ideas, and transformative technologies.

Themes

Seaweeds & Value Chain

Maritime Security

Marine Bio-Manufacturing

AI for Marine Resources

Climate Change

Deep Sea Mining

Offshore Energy

Marine Pollution

Marine Biodiversity & Conservation

Coastal Disaster
Management

Marine Fisheries
& Mariculture

Marine Industries, Trade Technology & Services

Key Highlights

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Program Agenda

Day -1 (23rd January 2025)

Time Sessions
0900 – 1000h REGISTRATION
1000 – 1100h INAUGURAL SESSION (Venue: Main Auditorium)
1100 – 1130h LAUNCHING OF MISSION 50 BLUE ECONOMY STARTUPS

Around 50 startups will be selected pan India through BLUE Economy Grand Challenge program and will be displayed in the exhibition
1130 – 1200h TEA BREAK
1200 – 1300h LEADERSHIP TALKS (Venue: Main Auditorium)
1300 – 1400h LUNCH & NETWORKING
1400 – 1445h Session: MARINE BIOMANUFACTURING (Venue: Main Auditorium)

1450 – 1535h POLICY TRACK (Venue: Main Auditorium)
1540 – 1625h MARITIME SECURITY (Venue: Main Auditorium)

1625 – 1655h TEA BREAK
1655 – 1740h PARALLEL TRACKS

TRACK-I: MARINE RESOURCES (Venue: Conference Hall-4)
TRACK-II: MULTI-OMICS: DIVING DEEP FOR MARINE WEALTH (Venue: Banquet Hall)
TRACK-III: COASTAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT (Venue: Conference Hall-8)
1745 – 1830h PARALLEL TRACKS

TRACK-I: INVESTOR TRACK (Venue: Banquet Hall)
TRACK-II: CLIMATE CHANGE (Venue: Conference Hall-4)
1930h Onwards CULTURAL PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY DINNER

Day -2 (24th January 2025)

Time Sessions
1000 – 1045h STARTUP TRACK-I (Venue: Main Auditorium)

A showcasing session where 10 impactful startups present their technologies 3 min each
1050 – 1135h TRACK-I: RESEARCH & INNOVATION (Venue: Conference Hall-4)

TRACK-II: PATHWAYS TO BLUE ECONOMYFOR INDIA: A WORLD BANK ANALYTICS (Venue: Conference Hall-8)
1135 – 1200h TEA BREAK
1205 – 1250h PARALLEL TRACKS

TRACK-I: MARINE INDUSTRY & TRADE (Venue: Conference Hall-4)
TRACK-II: CONVERGENCE – ENABLING BLUE ECONOMY (Venue: Conference Hall-8)
1300 – 1400h LUNCH & NETWORKING
1400 – 1445h PARALLEL TRACKS

TRACK-I: IDEATION TRACK (Venue: Conference Hall-1)
TRACK-II: MARINE AQUACULTURE (Venue: Conference Hall-4)
TRACK-III: INSTITUTION-INCUBATOR NETWORK (Venue: Conference Hall-8)
1450 – 1535h PARALLEL TRACKS

TRACK-I: IDEATION TRACK (Venue: Conference Hall-1)
TRACK-II: COASTAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (Venue: Conference Hall-4)
TRACK-III: INSTITUTION-INCUBATOR NETWORK (Venue: Conference Hall-8)
1535 – 1610h 30 min Rapid Fire action takeaways

Ms. Sahana Ghosh, Associate Editor, Nature India
1610 – 1700h VALEDICTORY SESSION & AWARD CEREMONY

FOLLOWED BY HIGH TEA

India's Vision of the Blue Economy

Origins and Global Relevance

  • Evolved from the Third Earth Summit Conference – Rio+20 in 2012, expanding the Green Economy to encompass the Blue Economy.
  • Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, emphasizing sustainable use of oceans and marine resources.
  • Pioneered the Department of Ocean Development in 1981, now the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
  • Launched programs like Deep Ocean Mission, Oceanography from Space, and deployed data buoys along the Indian coastline.
  • Participation in the UN’s Clean Seas Programme and collaboration with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for deep ocean exploration.

Government Vision (New India by 2030):

  • Designated Blue Economy as a core dimension of growth, emphasizing coherent policy integration and development for coastal communities’ well-being and employment.
  • Maritime Significance:
  • India’s 7517 km coastline, 1382 islands, 12 major ports, and 187 non-major ports handling significant cargo.
  • 95% of India’s trade volume transits by sea.
  • Coastal economy sustains over 4 million fishermen and coastal communities.
  • Post-COVID-19, India anticipates substantial growth in the marine sector through efficient and sustainable use of ocean resources.

Boosting capabilities, skills, and capacities related to oceans.

  • Striving for efficient, sustainable ocean resource utilization, enhancing capabilities for employment and value addition while aligning with UN SDGs.

Policy Framework Development:

  • Formulating a transparent policy agenda aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Focusing on transparent policies for the development of India’s Blue Economy.

Economic Growth and National Security:

  • Enhancing GDP through sustainable economic growth in the Blue Economy domain.
  • Aligning national development with security goals and international commitments.

The seven priority areas identified under Blue Economy relevant for India

Advisory Committee

Prof. (Dr.) Saranjit Singh

Vice Chancellor
KIIT University

Mr. G S Krishnan

President
ABLE

Dr. Debasis Dash

Director, BRIC-ILS, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Ajit K Pattnaik

Former PCCF Odisha, Consultant World Bank

Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar

DG R&D and Innovation, KIIT & Chairman, BCKIC

Dr. Girija Bharat

Managing Director
Mu Gamma Consultants

Organising Committee

Dr. Vishakha Raina

Associate Professor
KIIT University

Dr. Namrata Misra

Chief Executive Officer
BCKIC Foundation

Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo

Scientist F
BRIC-ILS

Dr. Shantibhusan Senapati

Scientist F
BRIC-ILS

Dr. Gulam Hussain Syed

Scientist E
BRIC-ILS

Speakers

Smt. Pravati Parida

Hon’ble Dy Chief Minister of Odisha

Dr. Rajesh Gokhale

Secretary, DBT, GoI

Dr. (Mrs.) Parvinder Maini

Scientific Secretary, O/o PSA, GoI

Sh. Sujeet Kumar

Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Prof. (Dr.) Achyuta Samanta

Founder, KIIT & KISS

Dr. Swati Basu

Former Scientific secretary, O/o PSA to GoI

Dr. Shailesh Nayak

Director, NIAS Bengaluru

Sh. S. K. Vasistha, IAS

Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, GoO

Dr. Jitendra Kumar

MD, DBT BIRAC, GoI

Sh. Upendra Tripathy, Retd. IAS

Former Secretary, MNRE, GoI

Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS

Principal Secy, Comm & Transport Dept, GoO

Dr. P. M. Murali

President, ABLE Council of Presidents

Vice Admiral Ramakant Pattnaik, (Retd.)

Indian Navy

ADG Donny Michael

PTM, TM, Coast Guard Commander, Eastern Seaboard

Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha

NM CSO (ops), HQENC, Indian Navy

Major General Atanu Patnaik (Retd.)

Indian Army

Dr. Prakash Chauhan

Director, ISRO-NRSC, Hyderabad

Dr. Mukesh Kumar

Head of Industry Resilience, University of Cambridge, UK

Dr. Subhanjoy Mohanty

Associate Professor, Imperial College London

Dr. Chandrasekhar Panda

Partner- Digital and Technology Consulting, McKinsey & Company

Dr. Arabinda Mitra

Former Scientific Secretary, O/o PSA, GoI

Dr. Balaji Ramakrishnan

Director, NIOT, Chennai

Dr. Prakash Chauhan

Director, ISRO-NRSC, Hyderabad

Dr. Badri Narayanan

Scientist III Global Service Support, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dr. Neel S. Bhavesh

Group Leader, Transcription Regulation, ICGEB New Delhi

Dr. Pushp Bajaj

Program Lead, CEEW

Ms. Anuja Shukla

Environment Specialist, The World Bank

Dr. Tune Usha

Scientist – G, MoES, GoI

Mr. Devjit Mitra

Director, Socratus Foundation

Mr. Saumyajit Guha

Startup Evangelist

Dr. Shrikumar Suryanarayan

Founder, Sea6 Energy

Mr. Mayuresh Raut

Partner, Seafund

Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Sinha

Venture Capitalist VC, Ex-Founder & GP of SucSEED Indovation Fund

Mr. Anubhav Tiwari

Chief Innovation Officer, NIELIT- MeitY, GoI

Mr. Saurabh Trivedi

Director, VentureBolt

Mr. Vartul Jain

Senior Investment Analyst, IPV Advisors

Mr. Vinit Jain

Founder, CEO, Antennae Ventures

Dr. Lung-Jieh Yang

Counsellor & Director, TECC, Taiwan

Dr. Ramanuj Narayan

Director, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar

Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo

Professor, University of Delhi

Dr. Manoranjan Hota

Former Adviser, MoEF & CC, GoI

Dr. GVM Gupta

Director, Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
(CMLRE), MoES, GoI

Dr. Ramana Ch V

University of Hyderabad

Dr. G Dharani

NIOT, Chennai

Dr. Sumit Biswas

BITS, Goa

Mr. Nitesh Kumar

Head of Programs, Global Green Growth Institute, New Delhi

Dr. Ritesh Kumar

Director, Wetlands International, South Asia

Dr. Arabinda Mishra

Founder, DEFT and Former Prof., TERI

Dr. Ajit K Patnaik

Former PCCF Odisha, Consultant World Bank

Dr. Dipti Kakkar Thukral

Scientist G, ANRF, GoI

Dr. Dhiraj Kumar

Chief Manager -Technical (Health Care), DBT-BIRAC, GoI

Dr. Nalin Srivastava

Scientist E, MeitY, GoI

Prof. R Ramesh

Advisor, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Sh. Vivekananda Pai

Secretary General, VIBHA

Mr. Vivek JM

Environmental Policy & Resource Efficiency Advisor, GIZ India

Sh. P.L. Haranadh, IRTS

Chairman, Paradip Port Authority

Dr. Satish Shenoy

Former Director, INCOIS & National VP, VIBHA

Rear Admiral Brijesh Vashishta, (Retd)

IIT Ropar

Mr. Subrat Tripathy

President-Business Development, Adani Groups

Mr. Madhusmit Pati

Secretary, Nature’s Club

Mr. Prem Sanker Satpathy

Executive Director, Magnum Sea Foods Ltd

Ms. Abha Mishra

Head of Office – Odisha, UNDP

Mr. Omkarnath Suprabhat Rath

Program Director, MSH, MeitY, GoI

Dr. Chime Youdon

Associate Fellow, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi

Dr. Sujit Das

Officer-Technical, BIRAC, DBT, GoI

Ms. Sahana Ghosh

Associate Editor, Nature India

Mr. Sushil Sharma

 Founder, Marwari Catalyst

Dr. U Chandrasekhar

Vice Chancellor-GGU, Rajahmundry

Dr. Vasant Shinde

Advisor, NMHC & National VP, VIBHA

Mr. Sudipto Sen

CEO, Asterix Innovations, Kolkata

Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao

Director, NIT Rourkela

Ms. Dharitri Nayak

Climate Champion, Women Leader

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