Celebrating Innovators Shaping the 22nd Century

IGNITE 22 Global Tech Showcase

Save the Date: June 15, 2027

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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Impact

A global gathering.

510

Attendees

15

Countries represented

80+

Startups

Opportunity

Where innovation creates momentum.

Whether you're launching a startup, exploring new technologies, seeking investment opportunities, or building strategic partnerships, IGNITE22 connects the people and ideas driving the blue economy forward.

Instead of simply showcasing innovation, the event creates opportunities for collaboration, commercialization, and industry adoption.

Attendee insights.

We were honored to host this dynamic gathering of entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and industry leaders working together to advance solutions for some of our world's most pressing challenges.

AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles

Congratulations to the Braid Theory team for organizing another inspiring day that showcased technology from around the globe at our waterfront. This event truly activated our District with innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ryan Blaney,

Discover San Pedro

One of the biggest takeaways was a reminder that while the challenges facing our coasts are significant, there are brilliant minds across sectors working every day to develop practical, scalable solutions.

Center for Sea Rise Solutions

A highlight of the event was reconnecting with longtime partners and meeting new ones… These are exactly the partnerships that strengthen the international ecosystem our BlueTech startups rely on.

Israeli National Center of the Blue Economy

Reúne a personas que están construyendo tecnología con impacto real y que entienden que innovar no es solo tener una buena idea, sino conseguir que funcione fuera del laboratorio.

Alejandro Samaniego Miracle,

Titanium Technology

This is what the #BlueEconomy looks like. Innovation in ocean and marine tech everywhere, innovators and entrepreneurs from all walks of life and funders and investors of every stripe.

Matthew Stotts,

Cerulean Venture

We go to about 30-40 conferences or tradeshows each year. By far the most unique is IGNITE22. We have been coming here since 2022, and it gets better and better every year.

Sujovit Ghosh,

FYELABS

It was an incredible experience joining a select group of blue economy innovators at IGNITE22 who are focused on building tangible solutions rather than dwelling on the problem.

TechG-X

A special thank you to the team at Braid Theory for bringing together such a diverse community of innovators and ecosystem builders. Convening the right people around meaningful challenges is often where progress begins.

Matt Classen,

TMA BlueTech

The room was stacked: VCs, technologists, ecosystem builders, startups, and government leaders from the local to international level, all aligned around one of the most exciting and underestimated sectors in the innovation economy. Ocean tech is moving fast!

George Yarbrough,

International Economic Development Council

Technology

Innovation on display.

Discover breakthrough technologies addressing challenges across maritime systems, marine energy, coastal resilience, blue circularity, and ocean intelligence.

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