Speaker

About the speaker: 

With a diverse background in humanities, communications and sustainable aquaculture, Frederick is a senior project manager at s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH, having worked there since 2021. During that time, he has been involved in or managed several high-profile projects including SeaMark, EU4lgae, CoolBlue and CoolBlueBaltic. His special interest is in the democratisation of aquaculture and redistribution of value through community-led local development and regenerative approaches to ecology, society and business. In his spare time, he has helped to establish the first community sea garden in Flensburg, Germany, to raise awareness of seaweed cultivation as a bioremediation measure and economic opportunity.

Company info:

s.Pro is founding and managing partner of the SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG, a membership organisation which brings together a broad range of public and private actors from across Europe to promote the innovative and sustainable use of marine resources. s.Pro is a partner in the current iteration of the EU4lgae stakeholder platform, for which it will produce several reports and resources to support and accelerate the growth of the European seaweed industry. 

Presentation:

In an individualistic society with an economic system focused on competition and economies of scale, the power of collaboration is increasingly underestimated or overlooked. Taking inspiration from various sectors at different scales, this presentation will attempt to show how European seaweed producers and processors – instead of working in competition with one another – can join forces to achieve critical (bio)mass for a successful European seaweed industry.