As part of the Festival do Mar 2025 (FESTIMAR), Hub Azul Portugal was present at the 3rd RS Blue Economy Development Forum in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the keynote lecture: ‘Blue Bioeconomy: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for a More Blue Future’.
The session was led by Sérgio Leandro, Director of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria and coordinator of Smart Ocean Peniche / Hub Azul Peniche, part of the Hub Azul Portugal Network, who emphasised the importance of the Blue Bioeconomy as a strategic pillar for the sustainable development of marine resources.
Watch the lecture in full: Palestra de Abertura do Dia 1 com Sérgio Miguel Leandro