Event agenda
Thursday, 21 May 2026
08:00 - 09:15
WELCOME COFFEE & REGISTRATION
Location:Carob MillTrack:Catering
09:15 - 09:45
Official opening session
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
09:45 - 11:00
High-level Plenary : How can the new Multiannual Financial Framework support the implementation of the Ocean Pact?
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
11:00 - 11:20
COFFEE BREAK
Location:Carob Mill- Karatello TavernTrack:Catering
11:20 - 12:35
TED-like panel with industry and regions representatives : Blue Industrial leadership
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
12:35 - 13:50
LUNCH
Location:Carob Mill- Karatello TavernTrack:Catering
13:50 - 14:50
Maritime Security Power for the EU
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
13:50 - 15:05
SIDE EVENT: Greening of ports
Location:BSM Maritime Training CentreTrack:Side event
13:50 - 15:05
WS1: Algae Solutions for a Thriving Blue Economy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue economy sectors
WS2: Pathways for Resilient Islands & Coastal Areas
Track:Parallel workshops
- Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities
WS3: Coastal Manufacturing: Ocean Energy as a new client for the Blue Economy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)
15:05 - 15:15
15:15 - 16:30
SIDE EVENT: Clean shipping corridors
Location:BSM Maritime Training CentreTrack:Side event
15:15 - 16:30
WS4: Aquaculture’s market potential in the EU: ensuring food security & trade balance in a sustainable blue economy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)
WS5: Making the Sea-Basin approach work through MSP
Track:Parallel workshops
- Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)
WS6: Marine robotics for security and surveillance
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime security and surveillance
WS7: Sustainable tourism as resource for coastal communities
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue economy sectors
16:30 - 16:40
16:40 - 17:55
WS08: Vision 2040: Transitioning Fisheries & Aquaculture
Track:Parallel workshops
- Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)
WS09: Reinforcing maritime regional cooperation in the EastMED
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)
WS10: Advancing Marine Restoration: From Demos to Impact
Track:Parallel workshops
- Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)
WS11: Powering Maritime Decarbonisation with Blue Energy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)
19:00 - 21:00
Friday, 22 May 2026
08:30 - 09:00
REGISTRATION
Location:Carob Mill
09:00 - 10:00
High-level Plenary : A present and future sustainable and competitive EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
10:00 - 10:15
COFFEE BREAK/TRANSITION BREAK
Location:Carob Mill- Karatello TavernTrack:Catering
10:15 - 11:15
High-level Plenary : Strengthening Europe's Role in the Global Ocean Observing System and the importance of the “OceanEye”
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
11:15 - 11:25
11:25 - 12:40
WS12: How to exchange classified information in Europe through CISE for safe European seas
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime security and surveillance
WS13: Waves of SHE: Women Shaping the Blue Economy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue economy sectors
WS14: ACs knowledge for future decisions on SSCF & MSP
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)
WS15: Ocean Funding under the next MFF
Track:Parallel workshops
- Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)
12:40 - 13:40
LUNCH
Location:Carob Mill- Karatello TavernTrack:Catering
13:40 - 14:55
WS16: Science and Innovation for Coastal Resilience
Track:Parallel workshops
- Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities
WS18: Shaping the Future of Maritime Technology Skills
Track:Parallel workshops
- Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)
WS19: Towards EU-Wide Marine Munitions Removal Strategy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime security and surveillance
14:55 - 15:05
15:05 - 16:20
WS20: Gear to Governance: Sustainable Fish Value-Chain
Track:Parallel workshops
- Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)
WS21: Setting Sail: The Potential of EU Wind Propulsion
Track:Parallel workshops
- Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)
WS22: R&I for Sustainable Blue Tide
Track:Parallel workshops
- Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)
WS23: Shaping Ocean Observing Needs with Blue Economy
Track:Parallel workshops
- Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)
16:20 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:15
Energy Transition for the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session
17:15 - 17:20
17:20 - 18:10
Closing Session
Location:Carob Mill- Richard BallroomTrack:Plenary session