Programs

Over the last 12 years, through his post graduate and professional career and with his global network, Dylan supports Hatch Blue’s program and investment team, innovation service clients and 62 portfolio firms with market and business insights on technical intelligence, current trends and future innovation opportunities. As an aquaculture specialist with 250+ farm engagements around the world, his commercial expertise and extensive field experience on practical production technologies and market research covers shrimp, salmon and various other farms and industry stakeholders across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and North America.

Jess holds a PhD in blue growth and marine innovation from the University College Cork, she is a blue economy specialist with a diverse skillset applicable to regional marine economic development of existing and emerging marine sectors, and internationalization. Jess is using her passion for sustainable development of marine development to support aquatech ecosystem development in Ireland. Jess is the community manager for Ireland, she works closely with the aquatech development team at Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), and her primary role is to nurture and support the development of the Irish aquatech ecosystem. This role includes the delivery of the annual innovation studio and the annual community day, and activities associated with that including community outreach, media engagement, continuous support for the companies that have gone through the innovation studio previously, etc.

Sarah is currently charged with managing Hatch Blue’s community involvement in Hawai’i and marketing for the Programs business unit. These roles involve relationships with the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA), and supporters, partners and participants of all Hatch Blue programs. When not creating/designing digital, email, and advertising campaigns, Sarah spends as much of her time as possible in the water.

Wayne Murphy is a business leader and entrepreneur with expertise in startup development, aquaculture innovation, and strategic program delivery. Holding an HDip in Business Management & Strategy from IT Carlow, he is also a certified coach and trainer with 15 years of experience in financial services and investment. As Co-founder and Managing Partner of Hatch, Wayne developed the world’s first aquaculture accelerator, delivering programs across Asia, Africa, the US, and Europe.