Business Cooperation on Blue Growth in Europe

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia(LV)
Bilateral initiative number:
LV-INNOVATION-BI003
Status:
Completed
Initial cost:
€22,367
Actual cost:
€22,337
Initiative Types:
Conference
Matchmaking event
Partners:
Innovation Norway(NO)

Description

Innovation Norway and Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) invite to a hybrid event: business cooperation on blue growth in Europe. The event will gather businesses, clusters, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders from 12 countries in Europe.  The event is held in Athens, Greece.

The objective of the event is to increase the competitiveness of Latvian businesses in the area of the blue economy, as well as to promote the formation of a cooperation network, exchange of experience, knowledge, technology and example of best practices between Latvian businesses and

Summary of the results

A hybrid event organized by the Programme Operator and the Programme partner, which took place on-site in Athens, Greece. A total of 337 participants (143 in person, 194 remotely) from at least 17 EU member states, including Latvia, participated in the event. Latvia was represented by 11 participants on-site and 15 remotely. 8 Latvian entrepreneuers participated in 14 B2B meetings. During the event, Latvian companies established 15 new contacts, within the framework of which they gained one cooperation partner in Iceland, with whom a cooperation agreement has been concluded, and 3 potential cooperation partners with whom negotiations are continuing (1 in Poland and 2 in Norway).

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