Meet the organisers behind the event
Ocean Plastic Forum is a member association facilitating projects and value chain collaborations that collect and recycle plastic from the ocean, rivers, seashores and harbors globally. The association has 40 members representing different stakeholders and interests including interest groups, NGO's, universities, and a wide range of companies within the ocean plastic value chain.
Clean is the Danish Environmental Technology Cluster, working to accelerate the innovation and uptake of sustainable solutions in the environmental field. CLEAN hosts the International Cleantech Network, a network organisation of 21 different clean technology clusters around the world representing close to 20,000 companies, 80 cities and 100+ universities.
Clean Oceans is a coalition of the Norwegian innovation clusters NOSCA Clean Oceans and Marine Recycling Cluster. The Clean Oceans ecosystem is well-equipped for innovative initiatives, with more than 60 members spanning technology developers, research institutions, advisors, government bodies, and start-ups. Their network contains expertise in mapping, identification and analysis of a wide range of marine pollution and litter, as well as cleanup and waste management, including handling of discarded fishing gear. The main focus is to develop innovation collaborations, value chains and business models within these areas.
Enterprise Europe Network are a business support network for SME's to internationalise. Co-funded by the European Union's COSME and Horizon programmes, the network aims to help businesses innovate and grow.
The Circular Ocean-bound Plastic (COP) project is dedicated to address the urgent problem of plastic pollution in the Baltic Sea. With partners from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Poland, the aim is to identify opportunities and best practices for collecting and recycling ocean-bound plastic from the harbours in the region. The project is funded by Interreg South Baltic with funds from the European Regional Development Fund.
The aim of OPIM is to bring complementary parties together to tackle the issue of ocean plastic pollution through the commercialisation of recovered plastic as high as possible in the value chain.
Sponsors
The event is sponsored by the Danish Engineer's Association.
