Throughout the week, the Los Lagos region will have various activities around the sea and the blue economy. International delegations, authorities, investors, scientists, academics and entrepreneurs will meet at this meeting, motivated by contributing to ocean sustainability.
This Monday, May 12th Blue Week Los Lagos 2025, international meeting - driven by Patagonia Ocean Hub managed by Këtrawa and Fundación Chile Spain- that seeks to position the Chilean Patagonia as a hub global for the blue economy. Various national and international delegations will be part of the varied activities that will take place throughout the week.
Blue Week Los Lagos 2025 is part of the actions of the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), proclaimed by the UN and led by UNESCO. It is supported by a broad network of partners national and internationalThese include: Corfo, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), Intesal, SalmonChile, Armasur, AmiChile, Ecosystem Los Lagos, PER Mejillón de Chile, Ocean Visions, Tendencia & Territorio, Naviera Austral, Südlich Capital, Avonni, Fundación Cortés Solari, The Nature Conservancy Fund, Vantrust, Knowhub, Fundación Chile, Watermind, BCI, Hotel Bellavista and Soluciones Digitales.
The inaugural day is held on Monday, May 12 at the Centro de Vinculation Ciudad-Puerto de Empormontt, in the regional capital, and will have the participation of the governor, Alejandro Santana; the ambassador of the European Union to Chile and representative to the Cepal, Claudia Gintersdorfer; the director of the Unesco regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Esther Kuisch Laroche; and representatives of CORFO, among other authorities and guests Specials.
This first day includes interesting exhibitions by top panelists, such as CAF Chile's chief executive, Oscar Guevara, and Canada's CEO Ocean Supercluster, Kendra Mcdonald. In addition, various panels will be held around the central theme of the day: “Blue Economy: National and International Scenario”.
For the following days, the agenda of Blue Week Los Lagos is wide and diverse. On Tuesday, 13 May, activities will focus on: “Blue Economy: Articulation to the Ocean”, where topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship will be analyzed and includes the setting up of working tables. Wednesday, meanwhile, will be the day of “Ocean, science and innovation”, while Thursday 15 will be addressed “Climate solutions from the ocean”.
On the same day, Këtrawa, in conjunction with the Innovation Center UC Anacleto Angelini and with the support of CORFO, will hold – at the headquarters of Puerto Montt in Duoc UC – the welcoming ceremony of the first generation of entrepreneurships of the Incubator Volcanoes.
Blue Week will conclude on Friday, May 16, with a community-focused programming focused on “Art and culture in oceans”. The event will also take place as a parallel event, the Aquaculture Summit 2025 CORFO, known as “Sustainable aquaculture: Technological Impulse for a Blue Future”. Both activities will take place at the Centro de Arte Molino Machmar (CAMM) in Puerto Varas.
International cooperation
“We are very pleased with the interest Blue Week Los Lagos has taken. We will have the presence of very well-known guests and rapporteurs at the national and international levels, which will allow us to broaden the discussion on how to continue to advance in sustainable businesses around the sea and how to enhance coastal activities for the benefit of our communities”, stresses the general manager of Këtrawa, Maria José Urrutia.
By their part, María Ángeles Osorio, Executive Director of Fundación Chile España, points out that for its institution and the companies that make up it “it is essential to support meetings that strengthen economic and trade relations between countries in a sustained way and in various sectors, such as energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, technology, innovation and, of course, blue economy”.
“All interested are invited to be part of this meeting, since the networking that will undoubtedly be generated will have good results. From Blue Week Los Lagos we have been able to articulate all the actors of the ecosystem, from governments, international organizations, companies, universities, foundations, associations, clusters and startups. The goal is that we are all connected to continue to build ties between both our countries and, above all, between Chile and the European Union. It should not be forgotten that the Advanced Framework Agreement already entered into force in February, which opens up many opportunities to increase economic and trade exchange,” he added.
Meanwhile, José Miguel Benavente Executive Vice President of CORFO – one of the main partners of the event–, he maintains that “this meeting has an outstanding participation of our institution because we are convinced that the experience and initiatives that we promote, especially from innovation and entrepreneurship in the territories, can contribute significantly to promoting a balance between the environmental, economic and social dimensions that converge around the oceans. This space will be a opportunity to discuss, know and find collaborative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the blue economy.”
The Regional Director of CORFO Los Lagos, Eduardo Arancibia, reaffirms the message, adding that “Blue Week will be a unique opportunity to connect knowledge and co-create sustainable solutions to ocean challenges, positioning our region as a benchmark in marine regeneration and productive transformation with a focus on the sea.”
Registrations
“The invitation is made. We'll have an exciting week around the sea. On our website you can find tickets to access the various free activities, which will undoubtedly set a guideline for us to be protagonists of important improvements and proposals from Chilean Patagonia to care for our oceans and make a sustainable and conscious use of them,” concludes María José Urrutia.
For more information, check out the schedule and sign up for Blue Week Los Lagos, visit: www.ketrawalab.com/blueweekloslagos.
