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Events

The sector's event calendar — investment, policy and science gatherings across the blue economy. Editions already held stay listed for reference.

12 events · Updated 2026-08-28

Upcoming events

  1. Halifax, Canada

    Sustainable Blue Economy Summit 2026

    18 September 2026

    Focused on sustainable ocean growth, innovation, workforce and investment in Canada's ocean economy. Relevant to investors exploring Atlantic Canada, aquaculture, marine technology and coastal infrastructure.

    • Investment
    • Aquaculture
    Event page

  2. Cape Town, South Africa

    BlueInvest Africa 2026

    2–3 November 2026

    A B2B investor–entrepreneur event built around Africa's blue economy. Aimed at venture capital, private equity, development finance and strategic investors in aquaculture, fisheries, marine technology and maritime services.

    • B2B
    • Private equity
    • Africa
    Event page

  3. Barcelona, Spain

    Global Blue Finance Summit — BlueFIN 2026

    3 November 2026

    A dedicated blue-finance programme: where capital is moving, which projects are actually fundable, and how to build stronger pipelines of investable ocean companies and projects. Particularly relevant to fund managers and financial institutions.

    • Blue finance
    • Pipeline
    Event page

  4. Barcelona, Spain

    Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress 2026

    3–5 November 2026

    The broader platform combining BlueFIN, the Sustainable Ocean Summit, smart ports, ocean innovation and startup pitching. Useful for reviewing the whole value chain: infrastructure, ports, technology and finance.

    • Value chain
    • Startups
    • Ports
    Event page

  5. Barcelona, Spain

    Sustainable Ocean Summit 2026

    4–5 November 2026

    The World Ocean Council's flagship business and investment event. It covers decarbonisation, marine restoration, blue food, coastal resilience and the just transition, and is more commercially oriented than a conventional environmental conference.

    • Blue food
    • Decarbonisation
    Event page

  6. London, United Kingdom

    Blue Finance 2026 — Ocean and Coastal Futures

    11 November 2026

    A tightly focused finance conference: marine net gain, blue carbon, marine credits, blended finance, first-loss capital, guarantees and coastal investment. Aimed at practitioners testing whether environmental assets withstand investor due diligence.

    • Blended finance
    • Blue carbon
    Event page

  7. Santa Barbara, United States

    California Ocean Summit 2026

    9–11 December 2026

    An invitation-oriented summit connecting ocean scientists, policymakers, investors, philanthropists and innovators, with the aim of mobilising capital towards scalable ocean solutions and coastal resilience.

    • Capital mobilisation
    • United States
    Event page

Editions already held

  1. London, United Kingdom Already held

    Deutsche Bank Ocean Summit 2026

    23 June 2026

    A finance-sector event convened by Deutsche Bank with ORRAA, bringing together finance, policy, science and ocean entrepreneurs around ocean resilience and the role of financial institutions in the blue economy.

    Event page

  2. Monaco Already held

    Monaco Blue Initiative and Blue Economy and Finance Forum 2026

    27–29 May 2026

    Three days linking science, ocean governance and capital allocation: the Monaco Blue Initiative on 27 May, followed by the finance forum on 28–29. The most directly relevant event for sustainable blue-economy investing, convening investors, banks, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and policymakers.

    Event page

  3. Melbourne, Australia Already held

    RIAA Conference Australia — "Financing a Blue Future"

    27–28 May 2026

    A sustainable-investment conference session examining investment in sustainable oceans. Relevant to responsible-investment managers, superannuation funds and impact investors across Asia-Pacific.

    Event page

  4. Dallas, United States Already held

    Blue Finance Convening and Workshop

    22 April 2026

    A specialist workshop bringing together banks, venture capital, institutional investors, family offices, insurers and philanthropy. Focused on financing mechanisms and investment opportunities in the ocean enterprise.

    Event page

  5. Montréal, Canada Already held

    World Ocean Summit & Expo 2026

    4–5 March 2026

    A high-level international event on the sustainable ocean economy, run by Economist Impact. The 2026 programme included workshops on blue carbon, ocean adaptation finance, sustainable aquaculture, debt-for-nature swaps and marine protected areas.

    Event page

Calendar compiled from each organiser’s official pages. Dates and programmes are set by the organisers and may change — always confirm at the source.

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