Pitch session 9
12.00 - 12.30 > Blue Schools in Europe: from local implementation to a European movement
Organised by Evy Copejans, EMSEA, Network of EU Blue Schools
Description: The Network of EU Blue Schools will host this pitch session together with several of their associates to highlight the potential of Blue Schools for enhancing ocean literacy and creating awareness about a sustainable blue economy and blue careers at a local level. They will discuss how to move from successful individual school projects to a more dedicated movement of Blue Schools in Europe.
Moderator: Dominika Wojcieszek , EMSEA
Speakers:
- Grażyna Niedoszytko, Gdynia Aquarium, Poland - partner of blue schools, creating a community of blue schools in Gdynia
- Christian Esteva Burgos - partner of blue schools, creating a community of blue schools in Mallorca
- Kamel Labibes, Ayam Sailing and Håkan Emteborg , European Commission (Joint Research Centre) - Erasmus Maris as a new partner of EU blue schools
- Henriëtte Weerstand, Vonk, The Netherlands - maritime oriented VET school from Den Helder becoming a new EU blue school
