Reef Futures 2024
East Asia Seas Conference
Blue Africa Summit
Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Summit
Oceans20 Convening
UN General Assembly meeting on Sea Level Rise
INC-5 on Plastic Pollution
43rd Meeting of the CCAMLR Commission
53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
11th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 11)
California Ocean Day
European Maritime Day
4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Capitol Hill Ocean Week
Pacific Offshore Wind Summit
World Oceans Day
UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) Pre-Conference Stakeholder Meeting
60th UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development
Immersed in Change
Small-Scale Fisheries Summit
29th International Seabed Authority Assembly Meeting
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
New York Climate Week
7th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC7)
Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Impact Forum
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA79)
12th World Congress of Ocean (WCO 2024)
The Global Nature Positive Summit 2024
American Clean Power Assocation Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition
COP 16 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
10th Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters Conference
67th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Meeting
European Coral Reef Symposium 2024
COP 29 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Climate Ambition Summit
International Maritime Organization (IMO) MEPC 80 Committee Meeting
World Oceans Day 2023
Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2023: Ocean x Climate
World Aquaculture Conference
Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
“Illuminating Hidden Harvests” report launch
28th International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council
28th ISA Council
IGC5bis
IPBES10
G7 Minister’s Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment
G7 Summit
UNGA 78
Sustainable Development Goals Summit
COP28
IPCC 58
Ocean Visions Biennial Summit
Our Ocean Panama
World Ocean Summit
Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
15th Conference of the Parties (COP15)
International Maritime Organization, Marine Environment Protection Committee
Blue Finance Summit
The World Ocean Council is partnering with the City and the Port of Barcelona to develop a global Blue Economy hub, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. In celebration of this new partnership, the World Ocean Council (WOC) will host two high-impact ocean events in this vibrant port city: the much-anticipated return of the Sustainable Ocean Summit – SOS 2022, taking place October 17-18; followed by the launch of the Global Blue Finance Summit – BlueFIN 22, WOC’s new forum focused on blue finance, on October 19.