Welcome Message
Dear Friends and Partners,
We are honored to welcome you to the China-EU Blue Forward Investment Forum 2025 (BFIF2025) — a pioneering platform where Europe, China, and the world unite to shape the future of the blue economy.
Co-organized by Fujian Ocean Innovation Center (Fujian-OI), BioMarine Organization, and other partners, BFIF2025 is an open, inclusive arena designed to foster dialogue, drive innovation, and unlock investment for sustainable ocean development.
The ocean is our largest but most undervalued asset. It feeds, fuels, and stabilizes the planet. Yet its future is being decided in our time. We come together at a decisive moment for our oceans and for our shared future. The blue economy is not a distant horizon — it is here, it is now, and it is central to the well-being of our planet. BFIF2025 embodies a powerful spirit of inclusivity, bringing together governments, financial institutions, innovators, and thought leaders from across China and Europe. Together, we are building a collaborative platform where diverse voices can unite around a common vision.
A cornerstone of this collective endeavor — and a historic milestone we celebrate here at BFIF2025 — is the official launch of the China-EU Blue Forward Investment Fund. This landmark initiative merges Europe's strength in green finance with China's formidable capacity for scale and innovation. It is a testament to what we can achieve through dialogue, mutual trust, and a shared commitment to our oceans.
BFIF2025 is more than an investment forum. It is a marketplace of ideas, a classroom without walls, and a launchpad for technologies that will decarbonize maritime supply chains, restore coral reefs, and create millions of skilled, future-proof jobs. It is about building a bridge between continents for the benefit of our seas and our societies.
The ocean knows no borders, and neither should our solutions. Together, we can turn innovation into impact, ideas into industries, and partnerships into legacies. Let us therefore seize this opportunity with ambition and resolve. The partnerships forged and the vision advanced here in Xiamen will not only shape the future of China-EU cooperation but will also make a profound and lasting contribution to the global blue economy — ensuring a healthy, prosperous, and resilient ocean for generations to come.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Xiamen, not just as participants, but as co-stewards of the oceans, our shared future.
The blue future starts here, with all of us!
With optimism and resolve,
BFIF2025 Organizing Committee
