MEBIC

This book is the proceeding of the Maritime, Economics, and Business International Conference (MEBIC 2021) that was successfully held on 24-25 September 2021 using an online platform. The conference was mainly organized by the Faculty of Economics Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji (FE UMRAH). This conference aims to provide a platform for academics and practitioners around the world to share ideas and knowledge, as well as promoting research in Blue Economy through paper presentation. The theme of MEBIC 2021 was “Marine-Sociopreneurship: Real Action for Blue Economy”. The papers are classified into 6 subthemes, namely Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises; Blue Economy Supporting Ecosystems; Financial Institution for Blue Economy; Adaptive MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition) Business; Islamic Financing Models for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises; and Utilization of Technology in Blue Economy. The proceeding consists of 17 high-quality papers that were selected. Aside from the high quality technical paper presentations, the technical program also featured a keynote speaker and six invited speakers. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia). The invited speakers were Prof. Gunter Pauli from Zero Emissions Research & Initiatives (ZERI), Belgium; Prof. M. Kabir Hassan from University of New Orleans, USA; Prof. Henri Jean-Marie Dou from University of Aix-Marseille, France; Dr. Zhiwei Zhang from First Institute of Oceanography, China; Elvia R. Shauki, Ph.D. from University of South Australia, Australia; and Dr. M. Mahbubi Ali from International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia. Finally, we would like to express the greatest thanks to all colleagues in the steering and organizing committee for their cooperation in administering and arranging the conference as well as reviewers for their academic works and commitment to reviewing papers.