Bluetide Caribbean Investment Summit 2022

The second annual Bluetide Caribbean Investment Summit (BCIS) was held on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022, with three objectives:

• to attract impact investments to Puerto Rico,
• to advance the Blue Economy Strategic Implementation Plan in the U.S. Caribbean, and
• to introduce investors to the innovative investment opportunities that are emerging in Puerto Rico’s hybrid creative industries-blue economy sector.

The summit showcased the ongoing efforts being led by the non-profit organization Bluetide Puerto Rico, Inc., (BTPR) and highlighted opportunities to collaborate that will promote a robust environment for impact investing and the development of the blue economy in Puerto Rico. Special guests included organizations collaborating on blue economy and creative technologies initiatives such as Creative Startups, Legado Azul Foundation, Municipality of San Juan, and Conservacion Conciencia. The networking facilitated during this event opened the doors to a number of collaboration opportunities that will continue advancing the hybrid initiative of the blue economy and creative technology industries, as well as impact investing.

Following the Summit, Impact Entrepreneur magazine ran two articles showcasing the blue economy work underway in Puerto Rico.

• Restoring Coral Reefs Is One Key to Puerto Rico’s Economic Future | Impact Entrepreneur Resilience | Impact Entrepreneur 
• A New Framework for Economic Revitalization in Puerto Rico | Impact Entrepreneur Measuring Impact in Puerto Rico’s Emerging Blue Economy | Impact Entrepreneur 

For further information on the Summit, please follow this link to the BCIS website: https://bluetidepr.org/bluetide-caribbean-summit-2022

You can also watch the recorded event using the following links: Part 1 and Part 2