Stéphane Boujnah, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext, and Sylvia Andriessen, General Counsel at Euronext, had the pleasure of meeting the young students who wan the Blue Innovation Award, as part of the first edition of the Blue Challenge.
This limited meeting had the objective of sharing experiences, address students' plans for the future, as well as how the project has developed since winning the challenge.
Using ocean resources for sustainable economic growth, their innovative project allows fishermen to quickly locate and recover lost equipment, successfully demonstrating their understanding of the Blue Economy and financial literacy concepts.
For the 2nd edition of the Blue Challenge, we have expanded our programme to Denmark and Italy, encouraging financial literacy, knowledge of the Blue Economy and innovation to limit climate change amongst young entrepreneurs in nine countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.