Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd

We are thrilled to see more and more blue economy-focused events, that bring together value-driven entrepreneurs, knowledgeable impact investors, corporates, and marine scientists. A shoutout to the committed professionals, old and new friends we had the pleasure to exchange with during the past weeks. It was our honour to support the ASEAN Blue Challenge, funded by Japan - The Government of Japan and managed by the UNDP and Creatella Impact | Development Organization teams (Satoko Okamoto; Guillaume Catella; Andrea Jeličić; Takehiko Serai, CFA). Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd was engaged in the startup selection, mentoring and the last day festivities (panel; reverse pitch; 1-to-1 meetings). Congrats to the 60 finalists: their work strengthen the resilience of APAC. The Ocean Collective Summit, organized by The International SeaKeepers Society with the support of Fabien Cousteau, was a wonderful event. Our panel was composed of Janet Shum, Sustainable Investing Specialist at Citi Wealth, Celine Schulze, Managing Partner of Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd, Dr. Daniel Mira Salama, Lead Environmental Specialist at The World Bank, and Ghislaine Nadaud, Senior Sustainable Investing Specialist at Robeco. Andreas Schulze, Managing  Partner at Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd,  was Keynote Speaker and Panellist at the Bali Ocean Days, before flying to another stage at his Alma Mater (in Germany) to further strengthen the cooperation between European and Asian blue economy stakeholders. Panellists include Dr. Vincent Pieribone (CEO at OceanX), Dr. Udhi Eko Hernawan (BRIN), David Aromokeye (The World Bank), Martin Koehring (United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)), Minna Epps (IUCN), Dr Laura Elsler (Harvard University). Between the joyful events, we reach the milestones one by one, thanks to each of our value-driven partners. Diversity and drive have been leveraged to foster sustainable development. #EconomicDevelopment #Collaboration #Diversity

On November 24, it was fun to go back to school for a few hours to answer the thoughtful questions of the UWC South East Asia’s students on the acceleration of the energy transition. In the aftermath of COP29 Azerbaijan, engaging questions probed the interplay between national and corporate responsibilities. 🎤 Panel Discussion on 𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 with the fellow panelists:  Zhuo Cheng – AP Carbon Finance The World Bank Sunil Veetil – AP Sustainability Lead HSBC Jason Pomeroy – Architect Founder Pomeroy Studio, University of Cambridge Professor Celine Schulze – Co-founder, Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd Kudos to Asif Saleem, Ruchika Kapoor, Kaushik Das, Shivani Malhotra, Katie Choynowska, Patrick Lai #cop29 #energytransition #corporateresponsibilities

Join us at the BioEnergy Society of Singapore’s Conference “Co2 to X: Transforming CO2 and waste-to-value added products”. On Nov 21, Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd will be represented by 😎 Andreas Schulze will make a 30-min presentation on bioenergy’s role in the blue economy, starting at 2.30pm. 🏄♂️ Celine Schulze will join the 1pm panel on “strategies and challenges towards net-zero” alongside esteemed Alvin Lee (Puro.earth), Charles CC Lee (University of Newcastle), Kumar Venkateswaran (Cargill), moderated by Sunil Kumar Yadav (EY). Many thanks to Anli Geng. #energytransition #netzero #carbonsequestration

As global leaders just endorsed the global carbon market framework at COP29 Azerbaijan, we have the honour to discuss in person with Teresa Teo, Sustainability Team Lead at ACT Group, within Singapore's AlterCOP. COP29 countries approved the carbon credit quality standards that will launch a UN-backed global carbon market. The new carbon market, established under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, aims to create a more transparent and effective system for the trading of carbon offsets. Join the discussion between Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd's co-founder Celine Schulze) and Teresa on the implications of the latest developments, especially for Singapore-based companies. Our fireside chat will take place tomorrow at 5pm at AlterCOP29, Singapore Sustainability Academy, 180 Kitchener Road #06-10. Participation is free of charge, just need to register. Kudos to the organizers and supporters Karan Salve, Thibault Mergue Guyard (The Transmutation Principle), Zuzana Vrbova, Zuzana Dzurillova, SCR

What a splendid gathering of ocean experts from various fields (academics, R&D, investors, government) at Qingdao's 2024 Ocean Development Forum and Shandong Port Group last week. 青岛港 是中国第二大留易口港，聚集了船舶制造与海洋工程企业100余家，是全国首个智慧，绿色“双五星”港口。 It was an absolute pleasure to join as speaker and dive into the deeply significant exchanges. All our gratitude to the organizers for the wonderful event and the wonderful people we could exchange insights with. Vassilios Demetriades Haifen Nan Corinne Borloz Claude Smadja James Harvey 山东港口青岛是世界第五大港。2023年，港口贸易集装箱突破7亿吨， 3000万标箱。 Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group is the world’s fifth largest port. In 2023, its cargo and container throughput exceeded 700 million tons and 30 million TEUs. #freetradezone #shippinglogistics #shippinghub

🏄♀️ What does it take to build the sustainable marina of the future? Waste management, sustainable building materials, water conservation, energy efficient infrastructure, habitat protection, floating solar panels, electric boating: This is what we discussed at the Monaco Marina Management's Smart Marina 2024! 🔥 Congrats to all startup founders who participated and the organizers for this beautiful event at the Yacht Club de Monaco. Thomas Korn Jürgen Schubert Erick Pinzon Victor Meyer Audrey Luciani Tehana Guihard Mathis Gibert Olivier Wenden Romain Ciarlet Mounya Mazouz 🏓 It was a pleasure to join the event as judge in the startup competition, alongside Anastasia Papadopoulou - Van Dijk, Ann Lee Carpenter, Bruce Clibborn, Laetitia Gombaud-Saintonge, Will Lutz, Adria Jover, Clémentine BREYSSE Xavier Perrone 🥂 Shoutout for the great discussions: André Martinie , Ulf Backlund, Fitri Tresnawida, Zennor Pascoe Antonis Drosos MSc, CMM, Kathy Weykamp, Greg Weykamp, Idan Cohen, Effie Nakajima, Oscar Siches, Setur Marinas Mar Vera Vives Andrea D'Antrassi Tate Lauderdale Bozhidar Hinkov Naïs DUNIS Liza Singer Susan Zellers Dara O'Shea Landry Holi

It was a pleasure to support D2XCEL in the selection of their top 10 sustainable and circular startups. D2XCEL is a collaborative pan-European scaling programme, bringing together a top-tier industry network of 300+ public and private lead customers and innovation hubs to support deep tech and digital ventures. We holistically mentor the selected ventures and connect them with investors, lead customers and other growth opportunities to strengthen Europe's leadership and sustainable growth in key sectors. #sustainable #solutions #lowcarbon

🏄♂️What could be a more invigorating way to celebrate World Oceans Day than to join Michelle Li (Women and Climate)’ s international Summit on ocean action! Yesterday, it was a pleasure to be part of the panel on private and public funding for ocean-based ventures that address climate mitigation, alongside Karen Sack (Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance), Kate Danaher (S2G Ventures), and splendidly moderated by Aly Rose (CREO). 🚣🏽By the time the next World Oceans Day arrives, together we can achieve significant strides in advancing OceanTech innovations for a prosperous economy and healthy lives. 🤩Watch the replay of the discussions on the current stand of the blue economy, ocean data, ocean acidity, carbon dioxide removal. Link in the comments below. 🏄♀️Thanks again to All for the vibrant discussions. Looking forward to continuing this momentum and collaborative efforts for SDG 13 & SDG14! #worldoceanday #decarbonisation #oceantech

At the 2024 MassChallenge judging round to drive climate resilience, sustainable food value chains, and decarbonization (e.g., alternative energy sources, carbon market software), we had the pleasure to support the corporate sponsors in the selection of the finalist startups. We participated as judge in the second edition of the LDC (Louis Dreyfus Company) Climate resilience prize competition, that will provide an unconditional and non-dilutive CHF 100’000 cash prize. Corporate sponsors that support the startup selection include Bühler, Carta, Goodwin, Givaudan, IBM, KPMG, Massachusetts General Hospital, McKinsey & Company, Nestlé, Nvidia, Oracle NetSuite, 401 Tech Bridge, AWS, Agropole, Baker McKenzie, Boston University, UPS, Xerox. Kudos to our fellow judges and the inspiring entrepreneurs that we’ve met through these weeks of judging. #decarbonization #coinnovation #netzerotargets

💥What a week! The Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) was full of memorable moments, and quality discussions on digitalisation, decarbonisation, technological innovation, inter-organisational cooperation, and safety. Special kudos to the esteemed experts and friends for supporting and joining Narwhale Ventures / 10power9 Pte Ltd's two panels on the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. We hope you enjoyed the insights shared on: 🏄♂️ the past and potential ways corporates and startups can work together, 👨🏻🎓the expected breakthroughs to decarbonize, 🕺the joyful networking. We very much enjoyed working with you Kenneth Lim Eng Dih Teo Hoe Soon Tan Ian Ho Marianne Choo Sharine Tan Michael PHOON Tay Rick Im Desmond David Foo Arsenio Dominguez (Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)) ; Our esteemed panellists: Pernille Dahlgaard, MBA, GCB.D (Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping), Amel Rigneau (CMA CGM ), Takuya Sakamoto (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.), Nakul Malhotra (Wilhelmsen group), Haymon Sinapius (Innoport), Axel de Mégille (Stolt-Nielsen Limited), Nikolas Pyrgiotis (Signal), Shaun Hon (Motion Ventures), Chakib Abi-Saab (Lloyd's Register). 🏄♀️Same week we also very much enjoyed attending the events organized by Ecosperity, Convergence Blended Finance, #ocean2024, Founders Forum Group, Hatch, Conservation International, Aqua-Spark, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). 😎 This event-packed week in the vibrant city-state of Singapore attracted our Northern America and Europe-based friends, with whom we hold common values of the sustainable use of ocean resources, and sustainable practices, including climate-aware production, transportation and food systems. We sincerely greatly appreciate all the partners we have worked with, please excuse that we couldn’t tag everyone in this post. Omissions are unintentional, and we hold immense gratitude for your support. #decarbonization #oceantech #innovation