Speaker

About the speaker: 

Angela Schultz-Zehden (MBA, MSc, BSc Economics) is the founder and manager-owner of s.Pro - sustainable-projects GmbH and the SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG.

With more than 25 years of experience in the Integrated Maritime Policy, she has initiated and coordinated numerous blue projects, serving as lead author of key documents, guidance notes, and action plans on the Sustainable Blue Economy, MSP, MPAs, and Ocean Multi-Use. Among the most important long-term initiatives, for which Angela is currently providing strategic leadership, are the EU4Algae initiative, the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, EITWater, RootLinks and the MPA Community.

Company info:

s.Pro sustainable-projects GmbH is a consultancy specialised in the development, coordination and communication of transnational networks, projects, studies and related stakeholder processes in the field of the Integrated Maritime Policy, covering among others the *BlueBioEconomy, *Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), *Ocean Multi-Use, *Marine Protection and Restoration, *Start-up and Business Support as well as *Blue Skills and Capacity Development. Since 2010, s.Pro acts as the secretariat to the SUBMARINER Network EEIG, an institutionalised platform of public and private actors across the Baltic Sea Region, which seeks to promote sustainable uses of marine resources. 

Presentation: 

In this presentation, Angela Schultz-Zehden will outline how EU4Algae, the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, RootLinks and EITWater connect algae communities and initiatives to enhance their impact and thereby advance the European algae sector.