The ocean docket for 2024 remains packed with conferences and other important events. Have a look through the calendar for event details and links to conference websites. If you have any updates you’d like to share with our team on event listings, please reach out to: oursharedseas@ceaconsulting.com.

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IUCN World Conservation Congress

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
October 9, 2025
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the largest gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers in the world. It will help shape global priorities for nature conservation and climate change for the coming decade and beyond.

IMF Annual Meetings

Washington, D.C.
October 13, 2025
The Annual Meetings bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, civil society, media, and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, global financial stability, poverty eradication, inclusive economic growth and job creation, climate change, and others.

Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions (CASS) Conference

Big Island, Hawaii, USA
October 21, 2025
The Alliance Conference is an invaluable opportunity to learn about emerging trends in the responsible seafood movement, bring visibility to your environmental and social responsibility efforts, and forge strategic partnerships with old and new colleagues within our community.

World Ocean Council Global Blue Finance Summit

Barcelona, Spain
November 4, 2025
The Global Blue Finance Summit focuses on fostering cross-sector collaboration, developing innovative financing solutions, and integrating sustainability with economic growth in the blue economy. The summit’s aim to address challenges, capitalize on opportunities, and formulate a cohesive strategy to enhance ocean health and sustainability through effective financial mechanisms.

World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit

Barcelona, Spain
November 5, 2025
The Sustainable Ocean Summit embodies the comprehensive approach needed to tackle the multifaceted challenges of ocean sustainability, emphasizing cross-sector collaboration, innovative solutions, and active involvement from the private sector. Participants can expect high-level discussions with over 250 C-suite executives across the ocean industry, with opportunities for global networking and strategic collaborations.

UNFCCC COP 30

Belem, Brazil
November 10, 2025
The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) will convene in November 2025 in Brazil. It will include the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 30), the 20th meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 20), and the seventh meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 7), as well as the 63rd sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 63) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 63) will also meet.

13th World Congress of Ocean

Osaka, Japan
November 11, 2025
The WCO series has become one of the most prominent ocean-related events in Asia, providing a multidisciplinary platform for professionals in the field. This congress serves as a vital forum for business leaders, academic researchers, and government representatives from around the world to meet, share ideas, and exchange insights on research technologies and their practical applications.

G20 Summit

Johannesburg, South Africa
November 22, 2025
The G20 Summit is an international forum of 19 developing and developed States and the EU which collectively represent 85% of global GDP. Members share the goal of finding “solutions to global economic and financial issues.” The Oceans 20 engagement group convenes member states, international organizations, and civil society to “strengthen and consolidate the presence of the ocean in the G20.”

United Nations Enviromental Assembly 7 (UNEA-7)

Nairobi, Kenya
December 7, 2025
UNEA is the highest decision-making body on environmental matters in the UN system and has a universal membership of all 193 Member States. The Assembly sets the global environmental agenda, provides overarching policy guidance, and defines policy responses to address emerging environmental challenges.

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