Unlocking the Future: Building Pathways for Ocean Finance

A sustainable ocean economy depends on healthy and productive marine ecosystems. Yet many promising ocean solutions continue to face challenges in accessing the capital needed to grow beyond individual projects and reach broader scale.

This session explores how catalytic finance can help expand the pipeline of investable ocean opportunities. Drawing on insights from the World Economic Forum’s upcoming Catalytic Blue Finance report speakers will discuss why the challenge is increasingly one of financing pathways rather than a lack of innovation, and how catalytic capital can help bridge the gap between early-stage solutions and broader pools of investment.

Through real-world case studies, we will examine how innovative financing approaches, strategic partnerships and demonstrated proof points are helping move ocean solutions from promising concepts to investable opportunities.

Join us to discuss the role of catalytic finance in supporting a more sustainable ocean economy, and what is needed to help scale solutions beyond individual projects and transactions.