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Will Gertler

Co-Founder & CEO Kumbatia Seafood
About the Speaker
Will Gertler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kumbatia, an exporter that exclusively sources 100% traceable, hook-and-line seafood from East Africa's artisanal fishing communities. Will was formerly a development consultant working with small-scale farmers in East Africa and the head of Business Development at American Unagi, the United States’ only RAS producer of eels for the global sushi industry.

Sessions by Speaker
Financing Coastal Communities: Scaling Solutions Across Blue Economy Value Chains
Day - 1 : Wed, Sep 24, 2025
02:30 PM - 04:30 PM (EAT)
Pride Inn Paradise - Eco Ballroom Hall
02:30 PM - 04:30

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 Day – 1

Financing Coastal Communities: Scaling Solutions Across Blue Economy Value Chains

Description
Track Lead: Technoserve Keynote: Wangari Theuri, Senior Program Manager, BlueBiz, Moderator: Kris Ansin, Country Director, Technoserve Panelist:
  1. Mercy Mukulu - Country Director, Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa
  2. Esnas Tsindoli- Youth leader and climate change advocate
  3. Will Gertler - CEO and Co-Founder, Kumbatia,
  4. Patrick Nyoike - Head of Blue Economy in Equity Group Holdings PLC
Showcase: Patrick Nyoike - Head of Blue Economy in Equity Group Holdings PLC