Event agenda
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
10:00 - 13:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Side Event with Innovative Actions (IAs) Projects of the Mission (10.00 - 11.30) + Matchmaking Session (11.30 - 13.00)
- Side Event
This session involves a first exchange activity for showcasing solutions of the Innovative Actions (IAs) projects of the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean & Waters. The session will include pitching and matchmakings at the BMM booth. Agenda coming soon!
14:00 - 14:30
ECOMONDO 2025 - Grand Opening - BlueMissionMed: Powering the EU Mission Ocean and Waters in the Mediterranean
- Grand-Opening / Presentation
The Mediterranean Lighthouse annual event with keynote messages from the EC and the BlueMissionMed. It will celebrate regional cooperation, preview the week’s activities, and link them to the European Ocean Pact and the New Mediterranean Pact.
15:00 - 17:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Main Event - Boosting the implementation of the EU Mission Ocean and Waters: Tools, Strategies, Knowledge and Legacy for the Mediterranean Sea basin
- Main Event
High-level MED Bootcamp session uniting Mediterranean actors to advance the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean & Waters by 2030,” scaling cooperation and legacy, and shaping a resilient, connected, and mission-driven Mediterranean community.
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
10:00 - 11:30
ECOMONDO 2025 - Side-Event: Impacting together. Promoting cross fertilisation between Interreg and the Mission Ocean and Waters (10.30 - 11.30) + Matchmaking Session (11.30 - 13.00) & Optional Blue Economy Talk ER (12:15-13:00)
- INTERREG
- Side Event
Cross-Fertilization Workshop between INTERREG projects from multiple Mediterranean programmes & EU Mission Ocean & Waters. This is followed by optional matchmaking slot, ER showcooking & Talk on Blue Economy.
2 speakers
14:00 - 16:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Main Event - “From Knowledge to Action: Accelerating the Mission Ocean and Waters Implementation in the Mediterranean Region”
- Main Event
The 2nd day of the BlueMissionMed MED Bootcamp focuses on knowledge transfer, showcasing tools, roadmaps, and solutions to turn research into action. It connects innovators, investors, and local actors to scale sustainable practices across the MED.
16:15 - 17:30
ECOMONDO - Side-Event: Blue TaskForce Meeting (Invitation Only)
- Side Event
- Closed-Doors Meeting
- Invitation Only
This is a special, closed-doors sessions among strategic Blue Economy initiatives (e.g. EU projects), Institutional Representatives and INTERREG programme authorities seeking to develop further synergies for Mediterranean Blue Economy
Thursday, 6 November 2025
10:00 - 13:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Main Event - Capacity building for Local & Regional Authorities (Agenda Coming Soon) (10.00 - 11.30) + Matchmaking Session (11.30 - 13.00)
- Main Event
This is session entirely dedicated to local and regional authorities as "implementers" of the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean & Waters on the ground. It will provide dedicated panels and a showcase of tools for better implementation of the Mission.
14:30 - 16:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Main Event - “Mediterranean Regions Governance: From Dialogue to Cooperation Working Arrangements in the Mission Ocean and Waters" (Invitation Only)
- Main Event
- Closed-Doors Meeting
- Invitation Only
A closed-doors workshop of the European Commission to consolidate the role of Med regions in the Mission. Participants will work towards concrete CWAs, capitalising on Mission results and embedding them into regional strategies and financing pathways.
Friday, 7 November 2025
10:00 - 13:00
ECOMONDO 2025 - Main Event - Young Waves for Change: Mediterranean Youth Driving the Mission Ocean and Waters
- Main Event
Interactive session uniting Mediterranean students & educators active in environmental education & restoration to share lessons & spark action for the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean & Waters by 2030, featuring Plastic Pirates, Blue Schools & RHE-MEDiation.