Last month, I had the privilege of moderating two key events at UNIDO's General Conference in Riyadh - both dedicated to advancing one of the most forward-looking agendas in global sustainable development: UNIDO's emerging Blue Industry vision.

During the recent UN Ocean Conference in Nice I was part of UNIDO's event on Advancing Blue Industry for Sustainable Development. I highlighted that sustainable blue industry is intrinsically connected to sustainable blue finance.

I'm looking forward to speaking at UNIDO's Green Zone event on "Advancing Blue Industry for Sustainable Development" as part of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice. Last year I supported the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on its Blue Industry strategy.

As part of my role as Senior Strategic Expert in Blue Economy at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) it was great to be at the Expert Group Meeting in Vienna. The meeting focused on how UNIDO can advance the contribution of Blue Industry (a term coined by UNIDO) to the Blue Economy agenda.