Moananui

💡 Want to learn more about how businesses are shifting from data collection to building data-driven solutions? From research to production, engineering to biotech, data partnerships are key to unlocking novel insights and driving blue economy growth. 🌊 Join us at Out of the Blue to hear from experts Ben Reid from Memia, Daniel Gargiulo from AcumenBI, Finlay Thompson from Dragonfly Data Science, and Rhys Hall from Beca. Their panel will dig into the practical insights for building data partnerships - What to look for, what to look out for and advice to make things happen. Register here! 👇

Congratulations to our partners at New Zealand King Salmon on the announcement of their $29m ‘Future Farming’ programme. It is a great example of how bold leadership, hardwork and collaboration are helping creating a future that ensures economic growth and environmental stewardship go hand in hand. We look forward to supporting this development through building a world-leading blue economy ecosystem here in Te Tauihu. Great work team! 👏

📣 Keynote Speaker Reveal!! 📣 Entrepreneur, scientist and Iceland Ocean Cluster CEO, Alexandra Leeper PhD, will be taking the stage at Out of the Blue! Alexandra has a background in marine resources and an industrial doctorate in aquaculture and circular economy, which have given her a unique perspective on the partnerships she's helped build around the world.  Next month she will be sharing her insights about the Iceland Ocean Cluster 100% Fish Project and how building trust and partnerships can brighten the future for seafood companies and coastal regions all around. Are you ready to explore how we can amplify the power of data through partnerships in New Zealand's blue economy? 🌊 Register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCxBhYFr Thor Sigfusson PhD Jodie Kuntzsch Fiona Wilson Helen Palmer Volker Kuntzsch

✨ Our new project with Iceland Ocean Cluster is underway! We have brought together our diverse expertise and perspectives from across the globe to lead an exploration into how we make more of each and every fish, with the aim to create and retain value in communities across the Pacific. We are also strengthening our collaboration through a new cooperation agreement to support resilient blue economies in Iceland and New Zealand. 🇳🇿🇮🇸 Alexandra Leeper PhD Thor Sigfusson PhD Jodie Kuntzsch https://lnkd.in/eKyEKtTw

📣 Keynote Speaker Reveal!! 📣 Strategic technologist, futurist and author Ben Reid will be kicking off an exciting day as he explores "How Exponential AI, Robotics and Data are shaping the future of New Zealand’s Blue Economy". His constant curiosity has led to a deep understanding of the technologies that are defining the future of New Zealand... and what can be done about it. Huge thanks to the team at Datacom for making it possible. We are thrilled to have you on board for the Summit! Are you ready to explore how we can amplify the power of data through partnerships in New Zealand's blue economy? 🌊 Register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCxBhYFr

Congratulations to our partners at EnviroStrat for becoming the most recent member of 1000 Ocean Startups!! Fantastic - And well said team 👏 🌊 🌎 Nigel Bradly Cerasela Stancu Rebecca Barclay-Cameron

Huge congrats to our partners at Kernohan Engineering on their recent success at the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Business Awards! 🏆 🏆 👏

This week, Moananui welcomed the Parliamentary Primary Production Select Committee to Nelson for a day of exploring all things blue economy! 🌊 The morning provided a vantage point of the blue economy from on the water. During the vessel tour, our partner companies displayed the diversity and expertise of our ecosystem. Port Nelson Limited, Nelson Marina and Kernohan Engineering set the scene around infrastructure and service demands. Ngāti Rārua highlighted the importance of aquaculture to iwi intergenerational ambition. We visited MacLab (NZ) Ltd’s mussel farm and research site in Taman Bay to learn about aquaculture in practice, and even saw seeding operations underway. Seaweave, Pinpoint Earth and Cawthron Institute spoke about the importance of their industry partnerships and onsite trials that enable our rapidly growing bluetech industry. Over lunch we dove deep into the growth potential of the blue economy with New Zealand King Salmon and Westpac New Zealand. The afternoon highlighted the R&D essential for success, with visits to world leading facilities at The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited and Cawthron Institute Aquaculture Park. Mayors Tim King and Hon Dr Nick Smith joined us to wrap-up the day, reflecting on the importance of the blue economy to the region and New Zealand’s economic growth. The expertise and passion of our partners and breadth of opportunity available to NZ led to animated discussions about how we work together across public and private sectors to leverage the true potential of New Zealand’s blue economy. Huge thanks to the Committee members Mark Cameron, Miles Anderson, Steve Abel, Mike Butterick, Jo Luxton, Suze Redmayne, Cushla Tangaere-Manuel and Tangi Utikere for being so generous with your time and curiosity, and recognising that cross-party collaboration is critical to growing a blue economy for New Zealand. Scott Gillanders Helen Palmer Fiona Wilson Chris Rodley Nigel Skeggs BCom (Hons) GAICD Chris Cornelisen Cath McLeod Louise Kregting Maren Wellenreuther Paul Miller Andrew (Anaru) Luke Carl Carrington Monique Hatfull Brent Callaghan Jodie Kuntzsch Sarah Cooper Ali Kennard Nigel Bradly

Was a real privilege being able to speak about Seaweave and SnapCore on the MacLab (NZ) Ltd vessel the awesome Grey Heron with the Primary Production Select Committee. Thanks so much Jodie Kuntzsch and Moananui for organising the day! I Had some great talks afterwards and it was encouraging to be encouraged by the committee who were actively engaging, listening to and addressing concerns rasied that will see the Blue Economy grow particularly aquaculture! Thanks so much! Mark Cameron, Miles Anderson, Steve Abel, Mike Butterick, Jo Luxton, Suze Redmayne, Cushla Tangaere-Manuel and Nelson crew!

🌊 📣 Only six weeks to go! 📣 🌊 Why you can't miss this: 💡 Learn how data is unlocking unprecedented commercial opportunities 🌎 Be challenged and inspired by world-leading speakers 💪 Gain practical insights for building powerful data partnerships 🤝 Connect with leaders and innovators in the blue economy ✏️ Leave with concrete ideas to implement in your organisation Register today! https://lnkd.in/gCxBhYFr