Brendan Aloysius Barry, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Fort Lauderdale office, recently served as a judge during “Ocean Exchange 2024,” the non-profit’s entrepreneurship program and awards program for developed and commercialized solutions for the Blue Economy.
According to the organization, the event is hosted each year to recognize and help advance innovation in technologies aimed at the health of our oceans and the Blue Economy, with solutions ranging in categories from alternative materials to CO2 reduction. The Ocean Exchange awards three $100,000 non-dilutive grants and two $10,000 collegiate grants. The program “supports the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans, coastlines, and the sustainable blue economy” and competitors from around the world present “innovative, proactive and globally scalable solutions with working prototypes that can leap across industries, economies, and cultures.” As a voting delegate, Brendan attended all presentations and breakout sessions to select the winners of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Orcelle® Award and the 2x Neptune Awards. For more information, click here.
Brendan noted being a judge for the program was “[a] truly inspiring experience,” as this was the 13th year of the program and the 8th year for collegiate awards. In those 8 years, seven of the collegiate finalists have been named to the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list.
About Brendan Aloysius Barry
Brendan Aloysius Barry is a partner in the Ft. Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated attorney, Brendan has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate and by Florida Super Lawyers for Mergers and Acquisitions. He is also Florida Bar Board Certified in Real Estate. He represents owners, developers and lenders in the acquisition, development, finance, leasing and disposition of corporate assets and commercial real estate and has extensive experience in securitized lending, syndications, workouts, restructures, and foreclosures.