Seafood Innovation Day is showcasing cutting-edge innovations and entrepreneurs to reach the ambitions of increased seafood growth. For the first time in the main North Atlantic Seafood Forum program, we present an entire day with innovation stories and investment opportunities to shape one of the most important industries for the future.

Showcasing the most exciting innovations for sustainable growth in the seafood
industry!

The Norwegian Seafood Industry plays a leading role in global production of healthy and sustainable food, with a vision of threefold the seafood production by 2030. The Seafood Innovation Cluster is established by the industry to facilitate this growth. Through the National Centres of Expertise, The Seafood Innovation Cluster focus knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship to help the industry reach the vision and ensure sustainable growth of Norwegian seafood internationally.

Innovation and entrepreneurship will therefore be in focus when the Seafood
Innovation Day is organized for the first time in collaboration between The Seafood Innovation Cluster and North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF).

- To reach the ambitious vision of the seafood industry, we need to facilitate innovation and digital development, said Tanja Hoel, General Manager of The
Seafood Innovation Cluster.

- At Seafood Innovation Day we will show exciting initiatives that can contribute to new solutions in the seafood industry.

Growth through innovative solutions is also crucial for the seafood industry for

contributing to realize the UN ´s sustainability goals by 2030.

- The seafood industry must take a leading role to seek solutions for sustainable food production for the growing global population, said Einar Wathne, Chairman of The Seafood Innovation Cluster and President of Cargill Aqua Nutrition. - When seafood executives from all over the world meet at NASF, we have a unique opportunity to put innovation for sustainable growth in the seafood industry on the global agenda.

Entrepreneurship and innovation
The entrepreneurs represent much of the innovative force of the seafood industry and contribute to increased innovative opportunities in existing businesses as well as new seafood companies. The NCE Seafood Innovation Cluster programs provide opportunities for development, financing and commercialization of new business ideas.

Through an application process, 10 start-ups have qualified to pitch their business ideas at the Seafood Innovation Day. They have all participated in programs at Accel Seafood or Hatch Aquaculture Accelerator, which are business accelerators with unique growth programs for innovative start-ups in the seafood industry.

Through showcasing at Seafood
Innovation Day, the selected start-ups are given access to potential partners, customers and investors. The purpose of this match-making, is to link good ideas with capital and partners, and thus facilitate the development of new seafood companies.

New business opportunities through innovation and digitalization
Digitalization and use of new technology provide new opportunities for business development in existing businesses. At Seafood Innovation Day we will look more closely into how machine learning, artificial intelligence and new blockchain technology can contribute to new solutions in the seafood industry.

We encourage new relations between potential business partners across industries, that provide new opportunities for innovation, digitalization and business development and new solutions for further development of the seafood industry.

Research-driven innovation
Innovations often spin out from the R&D sector. These represent a great potential both for the development of new businesses and for innovation in existing businesses. At Seafood Innovation Day we facilitate establishment of new relationships and match-makings that can provide innovation, new technology and business development in increased collaboration between R&D and the seafood industry.

Seafood Innovation Award
For the first time, we will award the best seafood innovation pitch during NASF 2018. The innovation award aims to stimulate and reward knowledge-based innovation and entrepreneurship within the seafood industry, as well as contribute to the development of commercial potential.

Start-ups from all over the world are invited for nominations. 10 innovative start-ups have been selected by a professional award committee for pitching their business ideas to potential partners and investors at the Seafood Innovation Day. Through a �live� digital poll the participants, together with the award committee, will reward the winner of the Innovation Award with a value of NOK 250,000.