European Maritime Day 2025

21–23 May 2025 | Cork, Ireland

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Wednesday, 21 May 2025

09:30 - 12:30

Blue Economy for the All Atlantic - Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership Regional Workshop (co-organised with DG RTD)

Format:In-personLocation:UCC-Centre for Executive EducationTrack:Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership - with AAORIA and Mission Ocean (DG RTD)

10 speakers

14:00 - 18:00

European Maritime Space (co-organised with DG MOVE)

Format:In-personLocation:UCC-Centre for Executive EducationTrack:European Maritime Space - UCC Centre for Executive Education

The European Maritime Space (EMS) workshop will examine the key challenges and opportunities for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) in the Atlantic Basin.

3 speakers

15:00 - 17:30

Energy Transition Partnership for fisheries and aquaculture (DG MARE)

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Info Session - Pegasus 3+4 Room, Hotel Clayton

11 speakers

Thursday, 22 May 2025

08:30 - 09:15

Welcome coffee & Registration

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

09:15 - 09:45

Official opening session

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

5 speakers

09:45 - 10:00

Transition break

Format:In-person

10:00 - 10:45

Fisheries and Ocean Dialogue- Policy Session

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

2 speakers

10:00 - 18:30

Meetings

Meeting rooms in Cork City Council possible to book for networking

Locations:
  • Room 8, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 9, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 10, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 11, Atrium, Ground Floor

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

11:15 - 12:00

Fisheries and Ocean Dialogue- Sustainable Blue Economy Session

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

3 speakers

12:00 - 12:45

Fisheries and Ocean Dialogue -International Dimenssion Session

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

2 speakers

12:45 - 13:00

Transition Break

Format:In-person

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

14:30 - 15:30

EMD Cities Network Plenary Round Table

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

6 speakers

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee break

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

15:45 - 17:00

Workshop 1 "Young generation approach 4 resilient blue economy"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

Workshops organized by Emilia-Romagna Region.

1 speaker

15:45 - 17:00

Workshop 2 "20 Year of Advisory Councils Stakeholder Expertise for Oceans Pact "

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

Workshop organized by North Western Waters Advisory Council on behalf of all Advisory Councils . More details will be available soon.

3 speakers

15:45 - 17:00

Workshop 3 "BuE WOMEN CHAMPIONS TAKE THE STAGE AT EMD2025!"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

Workshop organized by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. More details will be available soon.

5 speakers

15:45 - 17:00

Workshop 4 "Blue Innovation: Ocean Energy scaleup through the European Ocean Pact "

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council - Millenium HallTrack:Workshop - Millenium hall, Cork City Council
  • Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

Workshop organized by Ocean Energy Europe.

4 speakers

17:00 - 17:15

Transition Break

Format:In-person

17:15 - 18:30

Workshop 5 "GNSBI engagement with other users of the North Sea"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

Workshop organized by Greater North Sea Basin Initiative.

4 speakers

17:15 - 18:30

Workshop 6"Navigating the Future: Sustainable Trade and Ships"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

Workshop organized by Seas At Risk.

2 speakers

17:15 - 18:30

Workshop 7 "Protecting Subsea Infrastructure"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime security and surveillance

Workshop organized by National Maritime College of Ireland MTU.

2 speakers

17:15 - 18:30

Workshop 8 "EU Pilot Sites Strengthening Coastal Resilience"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council - Millenium HallTrack:Workshop - Millenium hall, Cork City Council
  • Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

Workshop organized by KDM The German Marine Research Consortium.

3 speakers

19:00 - 21:00

Networking cocktail reception

Format:In-personLocation:No. 1 Horgan’s QuayTrack:Catering

Friday, 23 May 2025

08:30 - 09:00

Welcome coffee

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

09:00 - 09:30

Wrap up from the Fisheries and Ocean Dialogue

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

3 speakers

09:45 - 11:00

Workshop 09 "The EUMSS – the role of EFCA, EMSA, and Frontex"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council - Millenium HallTrack:Workshop - Millenium hall, Cork City Council
  • Maritime security and surveillance

Workshop organized by European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

09:45 - 11:00

Workshop 10 "Sailing for Science and Climate Action"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

Workshop organizd by Team Malizia.

3 speakers

09:45 - 11:00

Workshop 11 "The role of aquaculture in the Multiuse of the Sea"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

Workshop organized by CINEA.

5 speakers

09:45 - 11:00

Workshop 12 "Making co-operation in MSP & Regulation a reality"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

Workshop organized by IE Maritime Area Regulatory Authority.

4 speakers

10:00 - 17:30

Meetings

Meeting rooms in Cork City Council possible to book for networking

Locations:
  • Room 8, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 9, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 10, Atrium, Ground Floor
  • Room 11, Atrium, Ground Floor

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

11:00 - 11:15

Coffee break

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

11:15 - 12:15

Synergies between Sea basins strategies

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

3 speakers

11:15 - 12:30

Workshop 13 "Building Resilience in Island Economies: Tackling Insularity in a Changing World"

Format:In-personLocation:UCC-Centre for Executive EducationTrack:Workshop - UCC Centre for Executive Education
  • Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

Workshop organized by General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy.

4 speakers

11:15 - 12:30

Workshop 14 "EU response to maritime security threats"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime security and surveillance

Workshop organized by EMSA.

5 speakers

11:15 - 12:30

Workshop 15 "How we can all achieve Net 0 in the supply chain"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

The workshop is organized by Maersk Logistics and Services.

11:15 - 12:30

Workshop 16 "Mission Ocean-Unlocking Phase2 Scalable Governance"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

The workshop is organized by Marine Institute. More details will be available soon.

3 speakers

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Atrium Foyer and Millenium FoyerTrack:Catering

13:30 - 14:45

Workshop 17 "From Isolation to Innovation: Boosting Maritime and Coastal Tourism in Outermost Regions"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

The workshop is organized by EMFAF-funded Project TWINNEDbySTARS. More details will be available soon.

13:30 - 14:45

Workshop 18 "Funding opportunities, a focus on the EIP Agri: exchange of good practices"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

The workshop is organized by DG MARE D3/ AGRI. More details will be available soon.

2 speakers

13:30 - 14:45

Workshop 19 "Maximising support blue skills and ocean literacy"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council - Millenium HallTrack:Workshop - Millenium hall, Cork City Council
  • Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

The workshop is organized by EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism.

3 speakers

13:30 - 14:45

Workshop 20 "Have your say: future Ecosystem Informed Advice"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

The workshop is organized by ICES.

4 speakers

14:45 - 15:00

Transition Break

Format:In-person

15:00 - 16:15

Workshop 21 "Engaged Scientific Information & Marine Pollution"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 3&4 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 3+4 Hall, Hotel Clayton
  • Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

The workshopis organized by MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ireland.

4 speakers

15:00 - 16:15

Workshop 22 "Seawards, the European University Ocean Cluster"

Format:In-personLocation:Cork City Council -Council ChambersTrack:Workshop - Council Chambers, Cork City Council
  • Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

The workshop is organized by Iuav University of Venice.

5 speakers

15:00 - 16:15

Workshop 23 "Driving Innovation in the Blue Bioeconomy: Algae "

Format:In-personLocation:UCC-Centre for Executive EducationTrack:Workshop - UCC Centre for Executive Education
  • Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

The workshop is organized by EurA Innovation Ecosystems (EU4Algae).

6 speakers

15:00 - 16:15

Workshop 24 "Ocean Observation - Foundation of Marine Knowledge"

Format:In-personLocation:Hotel Clayton - Pegasus 1&2 HallTrack:Workshop - Pegasus 1+2 Room, Hotel Clayton
  • Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

The workshop is organized by European Global Ocean Observing System.

5 speakers

15:00 - 16:30

EFCA session: 20 years of uniform and effective control and inspection

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

2 speakers

16:15 - 16:30

Transition Break

Format:In-person

16:30 - 17:00

Closure session

Format:Live streamTrack:Plenary sessions - Millenium hall, Cork City Council

Due to a limited capacity of the Millenium Hall several listening areas will be available during the plenary sessions: Millenium Foyer and Atrium Foyer(Ground Floor) and Balcony( 250 seats) and Council Chamber (86 seats) at 1st Floor.

5 speakers

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