“The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, which has a key role as an scientific knowledge provider and advisor both for government and ocean industries, see THE OCEAN conference in Bergen as an important meeting place between the ocean industries, science and ocean managers to share ideas and foster new solutions for sustainable ocean use.”

“The Seafood Innovation Cluster´s vision is to enable sustainable seafood growth. Our mission is to build an ecosystem for growth and competitiveness in Norwegian seafood. THE OCEAN focus on sustainable growth of the ocean industries. The event gathers actors with dedication to cutting-edge technology and a vision that sharing knowledge across ocean industries gives new opportunities and growth.”

“The University of Bergen wants to contribute to innovative solutions for sustainable use of marine resources. For many years we have had marine sciences and sustainability as focus areas. As the largest institution for marine research and education in Norway, we see THE OCEAN as a very important meeting place.”

“GCE Ocean Technology believes that by creating an arena where the ocean industries come together, we will all increase our ability to share technology and competence. THE OCEAN enables us to expand our networks and sharing new ideas and solutions across the different sectors.”

“It’s important that we combine research and innovation when we develop new sustainable solutions for the ocean. VIS connects research institutions, entrepreneurs, industry and the public sector. Together we develop research based innovation projects that makes an impact on industry and society. The OCEAN is a venue that contributes to connect these stakeholders.”

“The ocean industries – marine, maritime and energy – are the most important basic industries for Bergen, the Bergen region and Western Norway. We want to contribute in making our strong knowledge, innovation and business environments within the ocean industries known to the world. THE OCEAN becomes an important collaborative arena, also contributing to the visibility of our world-leading environments locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.”

“The Ocean has been an important part of Norwegian business life for generations and DNB has long traditions as a global leading seafood, energy and maritime Bank. We see growth in research and innovation with positive impact on healthy oceans and the need to speed this up even more. Complex projects demand strong collaborative arenas across industry clusters, research, private and public sector. The OCEAN is such an arena where ideas can lead to new opportunities and solutions.»