Amélie Desrochers

Amélie Desrochers is Co-founder and CEO of Afloat, a naturetech market intelligence and investment platform connecting ocean and nature technology ventures with institutional investors, corporates and policymakers. An economist and former diplomat, she has spent 15 years advising ministers, ambassadors and CEOs on innovation and sustainable trade. She co-authored the Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Blue Economy Edition with Startup Genome and Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, led a near-$1B Innovation Zone candidacy with the Office of Québec’s Premier, and was Principal, Blue Economy at Cleantech Group. She helped build Québec’s blue economy cluster and launched Ocean Edge, an open innovation programme for global ports. She is a member of and keynote speaker at EIT Water (European Institute of Innovation and Technology). She holds degrees from HEC Montréal and the Université de Montréal.