Event Agenda

Thursday, 21 May 2026

08:00 - 09:15

WELCOME COFFEE & REGISTRATION

In-personCarob MillCatering

09:15 - 09:45

Official opening session

Live streamPlenary session

3 speakers

09:45 - 11:00

High-level Plenary : How can the future Multiannual Financial Framework support the implementation of the Ocean Pact?

Live streamPlenary session

4 speakers

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

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CERONIA Hall - Mezzanine

Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots

11:00 - 11:20

COFFEE BREAK

In-personCarob Mill- Karatello TavernCatering

11:20 - 12:35

Blue Industrial leadership

Live streamPlenary session

2 speakers

12:35 - 13:50

LUNCH

In-personCarob Mill- Karatello TavernCatering

13:50 - 14:50

Maritime Security cooperation in the EU

Live streamPlenary session

7 speakers

13:50 - 15:05

WS1: Algae Solutions for a Thriving Blue Economy

In-personStretto CafeParallel workshops

Blue economy sectors

4 speakers

WS2: Pathways for Resilient Islands & Coastal Areas

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

3 speakers

WS3: Coastal Manufacturing: Ocean Energy as a new client for the Blue Economy

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

3 speakers

13:50 - 16:30

SIDE EVENT: DECARBONISING PORTS AND SHIPPING LANES IN THE EUROPEAN MARITIME SPACE

In-personBSM Maritime Training Centre ( Address: 7, Siafi Str. - 3042 Limassol) Side event

The European Maritime Space workshop will explore how to connect the practical implementation of decarbonisation in ports with the development of green intra-EU shipping lanes.

15:05 - 15:15

Transition break

In-person

15:15 - 16:30

WS4: Aquaculture’s market potential in the EU: ensuring food security & trade balance in a sustainable blue economy

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

WS5: Making the Sea-Basin approach work through MSP

In-personCarob Mill- Richard HallParallel workshops

Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

5 speakers

WS6: Marine Robotics for Safer European Seas

In-personStretto CafeParallel workshops

Maritime security and surveillance

6 speakers

WS7: Sustainable tourism as resource for coastal communities

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Blue economy sectors

4 speakers

16:30 - 16:40

Transition break

In-person

16:40 - 17:55

WS08: Vision 2040: Transitioning Fisheries & Aquaculture

In-personCarob Mill- Richard HallParallel workshops

Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

4 speakers

WS09:Sea Basin Strategies as a tool for reinforced maritime regional cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

WS10: Advancing Marine Restoration: From Demos to Impact

In-personStretto CafeParallel workshops

Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

3 speakers

WS11: Powering Maritime Decarbonisation with Blue Energy

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

5 speakers

19:00 - 21:00

NETWORKING RECEPTION

In-personGazebo Mare Restaurant (Limassol Marina)Networking event

Friday, 22 May 2026

08:30 - 09:00

REGISTRATION

In-personCarob Mill

09:00 - 10:00

High-level Panel : Present and future sustainable and competitive EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors

Live streamPlenary session

4 speakers

09:00 - 17:00

Meetings

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CERONIA Hall - Mezzanine

Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots

10:00 - 10:15

COFFEE BREAK/TRANSITION BREAK

In-personCarob Mill- Karatello TavernCatering

10:15 - 11:15

Strengthening Europe's Role in the Global Ocean Observing System and the importance of the “OceanEye”

Live streamPlenary session

2 speakers

11:15 - 11:25

Transition break

In-person

11:25 - 12:40

WS12: How to exchange classified information in Europe through CISE for safe European seas

In-personStretto CafeParallel workshops

Maritime security and surveillance

6 speakers

WS13: Waves of SHE: Women Shaping the Blue Economy

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Blue economy sectors

1 speaker

WS14: ACs knowledge on SSCF, MSP & co-management

In-personCarob Mill- Richard HallParallel workshops

Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

6 speakers

WS15: Ocean Funding under the next MFF

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

4 speakers

12:40 - 13:40

LUNCH

In-personCarob Mill- Karatello TavernCatering

13:40 - 14:55

WS16: Science and Innovation for Coastal Resilience

In-personCarob Mill- Richard HallParallel workshops

Coastal communities: resilience, challenges and opportunities

2 speakers

WS18: Shaping the Future of Maritime Technology Skills

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

3 speakers

WS19: Towards EU-Wide Marine Munitions Removal Strategy

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Maritime security and surveillance

4 speakers

14:55 - 15:05

Transition break

In-person

15:05 - 16:20

WS20: Gear to Governance: Sustainable Fish Value-Chain

In-personCarob Mill- Berengaria HallParallel workshops

Food security (blue biotechnology, aquaculture, fisheries, algae, biodiversity etc.)

5 speakers

WS21: Setting Sail: The Potential of EU Wind Propulsion

In-personCarob Mill- Queen Eleanor RoomParallel workshops

Blue Energy (Marine renewable energy, alternative fuels, energy transition, decarbonisation, desalination, port adaptation etc.)

5 speakers

WS22: R&I for Sustainable Blue Tide

In-personStretto CafeParallel workshops

Maritime Cooperation (regional, sea-basins, Civil Society, stakeholder relations etc.)

4 speakers

WS23: Shaping Ocean Observing Needs with Blue Economy

In-personCarob Mill- Richard HallParallel workshops

Enablers (marine research, innovation, technology, observation, blue skills, MSP, digitalisation, investment, ocean literacy etc.)

3 speakers

16:20 - 16:30

Transition break

In-person

16:30 - 17:15

Energy Transition for the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture

Live streamPlenary session

4 speakers

17:15 - 17:20

Transition break

In-person

17:20 - 18:10

Closing Session

Live streamPlenary session

2 speakers

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