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Representing Leancubator, Nesrine Ziad, Programs Director, joined the Islands, Coastal and Outermost Regions: Shared Challenges and Opportunities session at the Atlantic-WestMED Stakeholder Conference.

The panel brought together Javier Garat (Europêche, EESC – NAT Section), Marianna Venuleo (Canary Islands Institute of Technology, ATL.A.HUB EMFAF Project), Francisco Javier Roo Filgueira (ACIISI) and Irene Vecchiato (DG MARE, European Commission) and other key stakeholders.

The discussion explored shared territorial challenges, from climate resilience and blue economy diversification to youth retention and sustainable tourism.

One point stood out: blue economy innovation cannot be approached like any other innovation.

Blue economy activities are deeply connected to territories, ecosystems, communities and value chains. Progress depends on connecting sectors, knowledge, entrepreneurs, industry and markets.

For Leancubator, this means going beyond supporting startups. It means creating the right conditions to test solutions in real environments, build cross-sector partnerships, connect with industry and move from pilots to market adoption.

As an innovation hub, we are proud to build bridges between ideas, entrepreneurs, industry, knowledge and markets, helping make innovation work for blue economy territories.