The Untapped Potential of the Blue Economy

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The Untapped Potential of the Blue Economy 🌊🚀

Our oceans hold solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges—from climate change to food security. This workshop explores opportunities in the blue economy, introduces sustainable ocean practices, and highlights how young people can drive innovation in this fast-growing sector. Discover what’s possible—above and below the surface 🌍🐠.

What you will learn 📚
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand blue economy principles and identify key sector opportunities 🧭
• Identify sustainable approaches to ocean resource management and conservation, including the role of EU policy ♻️⚖️
• Explore youth career paths and entrepreneurial opportunities in maritime sectors 💼🌊

Meet the expert: Salma Baghdadi 🌟

Salma Baghdadi is an ecosystem builder and innovation trainer with 15+ years of experience supporting entrepreneurship, startup development, and innovation ecosystems in Africa and emerging markets. She is Innovation Lead at WAVE Global, where she works with blue tech startups and institutions to advance sustainable ocean and blue economy solutions 🌊.

Salma has hands-on experience designing and delivering capacity-building programmes for young entrepreneurs on entrepreneurship, startup development, ecosystem building, and innovation-friendly policies. She previously played a key role in implementing Tunisia’s Startup Act and supporting the growth of 1,000+ startups. In 2023, she was nominated African Ecosystem Builder of the Year 🏆.

📝 Register here.

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This workshop is part of the EU Youth Alumni capacity-building training series (January–April 2026)—a structured learning journey bringing together alumni of EU-funded youth programmes across developing countries. Through expert-led, interactive online sessions, the series strengthens practical skills and cross-border connections, helping alumni stay engaged beyond individual projects and grow their impact as active citizens and community leaders 🤝✨. The modules are designed using non-formal education methods and support alumni to develop competences they can apply immediately in their local work 📚🎯. Find out more about the capacity-building training-series here.

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