The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.
EMD is the place where ‘Ocean Leaders Meet’. It provides an engaging and complete interactive experience to catch up on the current state of play on a broad range of issues concerning the blue economy and the marine environment and discuss ways of moving forward. It features a large number of excellent speakers, thematic sessions, stakeholder workshops and project pitch sessions organised by stakeholders and the European Commission as well as hundreds of B2B meeting opportunities. EMD targets professionals from businesses, governments, public institutions, NGOs and academia.
The 2022 edition of European Maritime Day took place in Ravenna, Italy, on 19-20 May as a hybrid event with 850 physical and 600 remote participants. The main theme was ‘Sustainable blue economy for green recovery’.
All the sessions were organised in a physical format, with speakers and moderators in the venue. In parallel, all the sessions (plenaries, workshops, pitch stage sessions) were accessible to remote participants via webstreaming or ZOOM. EMD 2022 also hosted the EU4Ocean Summit (on day 2 – 20 May), which focused on Ocean and Climate, Food from the Ocean and Healthy and Clean Oceans.
EMD 2022 was organised by the European Commission, the City of Ravenna, the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility and the Region of Emilia-Romagna.
Next EMD will take place in Brest, France, 24 & 25 May 2023. Stay tuned!
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Workshops
Thematic workshops organised by maritime stakeholders are at the core of the conference. Workshop organisers design and manage their session.
B2B meetings
It will be possible to ask for matchmaking slots with other participants and post their profiles online.
Exhibition
The EMD exhibition space is an ideal place for stakeholders to meet, exchange experience and discuss the latest developments.
News
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