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Maritime Clusters Roundtable: Enabling Investment in Blue Growth Jonathan Williams CEO Marine South East , Southampton, UK 5 th annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit 2013 . www.marinesoutheast.co.uk + 44 (0)23 8011 1590. Solent Maritime Cluster. Marine & maritime sectors in SE England :

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  1. Maritime Clusters Roundtable:Enabling Investment in Blue GrowthJonathan WilliamsCEOMarine South East, Southampton, UK5thannual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit2013 www.marinesoutheast.co.uk +44 (0)23 8011 1590
  2. Solent Maritime Cluster Marine & maritime sectors in SE England: £12billion turnover 4,000 businesses 105,000 employees In Solent region: £3.6B sales (GVA= £1.9B) 1,750 businesses 4 major maritime universities National Oceanography Centre Around ¼ of the total Solent economy
  3. Network of EU Innovative Marine Clusters World-class research & technology centres: NOC + PML (UK) Marine Institute (Ireland) Ifremer (France) GKSS-HZG + AWI (Germany) SSPA (Sweden) MARIN (Netherlands) Clusters within MSE projects Other maritime clusters 3
  4. Future Markets Value-chain markets Market categories Market segments Transport & logistics Ports & logistics Shipping & shipbuilding Vessel construction, propulsion & fuels Leisure Leisure craft, marinas Cruise Marine equipment & instrumentation Defence & security Naval Surveillance Coastal protection Eco-systems Marine autonomous systems Energy resources Oil & gas Offshore Wind Wave & tidal Biofuels Maritime ICT (‘Smart Ocean’) Living resources Fishing Aquaculture Blue biotech Marine & maritime services Mineral resources Aggregates Seabed mining
  5. Autonomous Systems: Opportunities in Value Chain European & global maritime market Eg. Marine Autonomous Systems enabling high-value information services
  6. Overcoming the Barriers to Investment MSE focuses on four key barriers (see right) which cluster organisations can help overcome: Improving market access (for SMEs) Research, development and innovation Employment and skills Access to finance
  7. Conclusions Marine and maritime firms face many opportunities for growth, exploitable by: Raising competitiveness in mature markets (eg Blue Tech) Diversifying into growth markets Co-investing in pre-development markets To realise those opportunities we need a clear focus on barriers to investment, especially: Access to supply chains by innovative firms Application of science & technology base Targeted public sector support & investment MSE and other clusters can help to achieve that focus by: Road-mapping value-chain & innovation priorities Introducing SMEs to new markets & customers Spotlighting gaps in availability of skills & finance www.marinesoutheast.co.uk
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