The great forum of the blue economy of Cádiz, which this year will be held jointly with the International Naval Construction Meeting Navalia Meeting, was publicly announced in the Cadiz capital last February.
The presentation coincided with the day in which the General Assembly of the Spanish Cluster was held, of which Cádiz Free Zone is a member.
The State delegate in the Free Zone of Cádiz, Fran González, has presented today in Madrid before the partners of the Spanish maritime cluster a new edition of the Blue Zone Forum, the Great Blue Economy Forum that for the third consecutive year converts the Cadiz capital into an epicenter of the sector. This year the event will be called Blue Zone Forum–Navalia Meeting 2025 And it will be held jointly with Navalia Meeting, the International Naval Construction Meeting carried out by the Navalia Fair Organization in the odd years.
During the day, Fran González, who has participated as a member in the General Assembly of the Spanish Cluster, has exhibited details of what were the previous two editions of the BZF, which were a resounding success exceeding the thousand of attendees and which was attended by prominent national and international speakers, such as Celine Cousteau or Ferrán Adrià.
The Cadiz responsible stressed that this year the city of Cádiz will become a focus of innovation that will bring together naval innovation promoted by Navalia Meeting and the sustainable innovation of the new industrial model that develops the Free Zone of Cádiz with the blue economy as a central axis.
Fran González has explained to those present that the meeting will be held between the days September 24 and 26 in it Cádiz Congresses Palace and will bring together experts linked to the blue economy and the naval industry and construction, turning the Cadiz capital into an international forum in which entrepreneurs, companies, institutions, experts and speakers will meet. There will also be, like other years, stands zone for exhibitors and sponsors.
The delegate of the Free Zone has thanked “the opportunity that is given to us by participating in forums such as the one promoted by the Assembly of the Spanish Maritime Cluster since it is very important to share the synergies and experiences offered by other members of the entity, in addition to giving us visibility that is very important to strengthen our strategy and promote Cádiz as a blue economy pole”.
Fran González has added that “although we can already affirm that Cádiz is consolidated as the pole of the blue sector in the bay and the province, to be part of the Spanish maritime cluster allows us to continue generating synergies nationwide, something essential for the development of our work model and projects such as Blue Core, promoted by the Free Zone of Cádiz and financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) within the framework of the 4.0 ”Viveros Program.
The 48th Assembly of the Spanish maritime cluster It has been held today in Madrid under the presidency of Javier Garath and has reviewed the activities held, events and communicative actions, in addition to proceeding to the approval of the accounts.
The Spanish maritime cluster has been operating since October 2007, the date on which the founding act was signed and the statutes were approved. In this entity, activities such as maritime transport have a place; naval construction and repair; Engineering and maritime auxiliary industry; extractive fishing and marine aquaculture; the nautical industry of recreation, marine and sports ports; the energies of marine origin; the Navy; ports and port services; Maritime services, as well as regional clusters; Marine research; R&D system agents; training organisms; unions and professional associations; Culture, heritage and social welfare.
