Dean Wakeham, president, XST, Inc., consultants in maritime technology.

Corey Umstead, operations manager, Pacific Maritime Group, whose staff works with the Coast Guard to keep the shoreline free of pollutants.

Emilio Vargas, CEO, Intellecy, a San Diego company producing smart home products.

Dave Abrams, CEO, of one of the largest maritime training centers on the West Coast, Training Resources Maritime Institute,.

Venezia Zandrelli, senior lead engineer, Clear Blue Sea, a local non-profit fighting ocean plastic pollution.

Participating in the BlueTech forum will be:

The public and is part of the college’s Career Week activities highlighted by a careerĮxpo Thursday that will draw more than 80 companies and businesses. in Griffin Gate in the Student Center is open to Register for the event at The free event from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. “This is an exciting opportunity for Grossmont students and community members to learnĪbout the blue economy and employment opportunities, as well as network with industry

Will gather Friday at Grossmont College for a panel discussion and networking sessionįocusing on what they call the blue economy.Īs defined by the Maritime Alliance, the blue economy is “the sum of all economicĪctivity having to do with oceans, seas, harbors, ports and coastal zones.”īlueTech is an emerging sector that includes science-based jobs in maritime, ocean,Īnd water industries, said Renee Nasori, the college’s Career Services supervisor. So say leaders representing the region’s maritime, ocean and water industries who As Silicon Valley is to high tech, San Diego is to BlueTech.

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