Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus

Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus

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Riding the Wave from Ocean Science to Policy & Ocean R&D to Market โ€ข Ayia Napa (Ammochostos District), Cyprus โ€ข May 11-12, 2026

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๐Ÿ’™ Behind every successful conference is a dedicated team working tirelessly behind the scenes.

As we look back on โ€œRiding the Wave: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the organising teams, coordinators, technical staff, booth personnel, moderators, volunteers and collaborators who made this event possible.

From welcoming participants and coordinating logistics to managing exhibitions, demonstrations, communications and operations, your professionalism, energy and commitment were at the heart of this remarkable event.

These moments capture only a small glimpse of the people who helped bring the conference to life.

๐Ÿ‘ Thank you for your hard work, teamwork and passion throughout this journey.

๐Ÿ“ธ Explore more moments from the conference here:

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Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 22/05/2026

๐Ÿ™ A sincere thank you to all the distinguished speakers who contributed to โ€œRiding the Wave: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Your insights, expertise and strategic perspectives enriched the discussions and helped shape a meaningful dialogue on the future of Europeโ€™s oceans, blue innovation and sustainable maritime development.

From policy and governance to science, research and technology, your contributions highlighted the importance of collaboration in advancing the objectives of the EU Ocean Pact.

We are grateful for your participation and for helping make this conference a truly inspiring and impactful event.

๐Ÿ“ธ Explore the full conference gallery here:
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Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 21/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ โ€” ๐‘๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The second day of the conference focused on innovation in action โ€” featuring exhibitions, demonstrations, technology showcases and continued discussions on advancing sustainable ocean solutions.

Participants had the opportunity to engage directly with cutting-edge marine technologies, research infrastructures and collaborative initiatives supporting the future of Europeโ€™s blue economy.

โš“ From the conference sessions to the vibrant exhibition space at Ayia Napa Marina, Day 2 highlighted the importance of connecting science, policy and industry.

๐Ÿ“ธ Discover the highlights and full photo gallery here:
๐Ÿ”— https://lnkd.in/gh9ETaje



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 21/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ โ€” ๐‘๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The opening day of โ€œRiding the Wave: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ brought together leading voices from across Europe and beyond to discuss the future of our oceans and the blue economy.

From high-level policy discussions and strategic dialogue to inspiring keynote interventions and collaborative networking at the Adams Beach Hotel, Day 1 set the stage for a dynamic and forward-looking conference under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.

๐ŸŒŠ Explore selected moments from the first day of the conference and revisit the energy and engagement that shaped the discussions.

๐Ÿ“ธ Full gallery:
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CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

21/05/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Relive the momentum of "Riding the Wave: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ โ€” held under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.

Over two inspiring days in Ayia Napa, policymakers, researchers, innovators, industry leaders and international organisations came together to shape the future of Europeโ€™s oceans through cooperation, science and innovation.

๐ŸŒŠ From high-level discussions on the EU Ocean Pact to cutting-edge marine technologies, demonstrations and collaborative initiatives, the conference showcased the strength of the blue innovation ecosystem across Europe and beyond.

Watch the official conference video and revisit the highlights of this remarkable gathering.
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๐Ÿ“ธ Full photo gallery available here: https://lnkd.in/gh9ETaje



CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 12/05/2026

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

โš™๏ธ Innovation in Action: Experiencing the Future of the Blue Economy

Beyond discussions and panels, Day 2 brings innovation to life.

In this dynamic session, participants experience cutting-edge ocean technologies through live demonstrations โ€” from marine robotics and autonomous systems to smart sensors and clean maritime solutions.

Set within the operational environment of Ayia Napa Marina, these demonstrations showcase how innovation is already addressing real-world challenges in maritime safety, climate action and ocean observation.

A powerful moment where technology moves from concept to application โ€” and where the future of the blue economy becomes tangible.
๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž
๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ
๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ž๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ž
๐‡๐ฒ.๐† ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ - ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ รฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ฑ
๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ
๐ˆ๐“๐Œ๐‹
๐‚๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ (๐‚.๐’.๐‚.๐’ ๐‹๐ญ๐)
๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ
๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ
๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐‚๐š๐ง๐š๐š๐ง
๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž & ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž (๐’๐Œ๐Œ๐ˆ)
๐„๐€๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š
๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ญ๐
๐‡๐„๐—๐’๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ
๐‚๐Œ๐Œ๐ˆ - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
๐„๐‘๐€๐“๐Ž๐’๐“๐‡๐„๐๐„๐’ Centre of Excellence

The Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ Conference is an official conference of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, organised by ฮฅฯ†ฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฯฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮˆฯฮตฯ…ฮฝฮฑฯ‚, ฮšฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑฯ‚ & ฮจฮทฯ†ฮนฮฑฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚, and co-organised by CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute and Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence.



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 12/05/2026

๐Ÿงญ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง

How can different forms of capital work together โ€” rather than in silos?

The Founders Forum offers a strategic space for rethinking how public finance, private investment and philanthropy can be aligned to support complex ocean systems, with a particular focus on ports and port ecosystems.

Moderated by ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข, ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ & ๐‚๐„๐Ž, ๐Œ๐๐Š ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ; ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง & ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€; ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ; the discussion explores how infrastructure, energy systems, maritime transport and environmental considerations intersect โ€” and how capital must adapt to reflect these interdependencies.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ:
๐€๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐š, Head of Cyprus Office, European Investment Bank (EIB)
๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ข, Senior Project Manager, One Ocean Foundation
๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ค๐ข๐š ๐„๐ฏ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฎ, Board Member, Cyprus Ports Authority
๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐„๐ฎ๐ ๐ž๐ง-๐‡๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐๐š๐ฆ๐ข, Managing Director โ€“ Mastermind Group
๐’๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐Š๐จ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ, Member of the Board of the EU Mission โ€˜Restore our Oceans and Waters by 2030โ€™
๐˜๐š๐ ๐จ ๐’๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ, CEO of Mediterranean Algae
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, Senior Advisor, SIVL Foundation
๐Š๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ, CEO and Founder of TideMRV

More than a funding discussion, this is about designing smarter, more coordinated investment pathways that enable scale, reduce fragmentation and unlock long-term impact.

The Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ Conference is an official conference of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, organised by ฮฅฯ†ฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฯฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮˆฯฮตฯ…ฮฝฮฑฯ‚, ฮšฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑฯ‚ & ฮจฮทฯ†ฮนฮฑฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚, and co-organised by CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute and Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence.



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 12/05/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐š๐› ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง: ๐„๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

What does success look like in the blue economy?

This session showcases concrete examples of European ocean technologies that have successfully transitioned from research and development to real-world application and commercial deployment.

Speakers including ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐๐š๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐…๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ข, R&D Senior Consultant at WSense, ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Š๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š, Director of Research Labs, Kpler; ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐จรฃ๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ญ๐จ, Founding Partner at SEAentia; ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐š๐ง๐š ๐€๐›๐ฎ ๐€๐ฅ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฃ๐š, Managing Director at Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services, alongside ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐™๐š๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐จ๐ค๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ, CEO of the CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Š๐ฒ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐œ๐จ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, External Affairs & Business Development Director, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence โ€“ EXCELSIOR Project, and ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ฏ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ, Coordinator of the Big Earth Data Analytics Department, ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence โ€“ EXCELSIOR Project; demonstrate how advanced research infrastructures, data systems and engineering solutions are being translated into scalable products and services.

๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐š ๐ˆ๐จ๐š๐ง๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ง, Founder, RSEVEN | Strategic Advisor, Board Consultant & Startup Ecosystem Mentor

Beyond individual success stories, the discussion highlights the enabling conditions โ€” partnerships, infrastructure and access to finance โ€” that allow innovation to thrive.

A powerful illustration of Europeโ€™s capacity to lead in ocean technology.

The Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ Conference is an official conference of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, organised by ฮฅฯ†ฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฯฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮˆฯฮตฯ…ฮฝฮฑฯ‚, ฮšฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑฯ‚ & ฮจฮทฯ†ฮนฮฑฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚, and co-organised by CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute and Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence.



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 12/05/2026

๐Ÿ’ก ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ: ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

If innovation is the engine, finance is the fuel.

This session dives into the mechanisms needed to unlock and scale investment for ocean start-ups and sustainable maritime solutions. From venture capital to EU instruments and blended finance, the discussion explores how Europe can better support innovators at every stage of development.

With insights from ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข, Founder & CEO, MNK Global; Board Member, EU Mission โ€œOcean & Watersโ€; Executive Director, Funders Forum; ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข, Space Solutions Maritime Lead, ESA - European Space Agency; ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ค๐š๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ, Officer, Department of International Relations & Economic Diplomacy, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry;; the panel highlights both opportunities and persistent gaps in the investment landscape.

๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข, CEO and Co-founder Verimpact

The takeaway is clear: bridging public and private finance is essential to reduce risk, build confidence and enable the transition from innovation to market deployment.

The Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ Conference is an official conference of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, organised by ฮฅฯ†ฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฯฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮˆฯฮตฯ…ฮฝฮฑฯ‚, ฮšฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑฯ‚ & ฮจฮทฯ†ฮนฮฑฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚, and co-organised by CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute and Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence.



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Photos from Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus's post 12/05/2026

๐Ÿค ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ: ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ

How do we move from promising ideas to scalable solutions?

Panel 1 explores the foundations of Europeโ€™s blue innovation ecosystem โ€” where research institutions, mission initiatives, foundations and industry platforms come together to accelerate impact.

Speakers including ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ญ Founder and Director of German Ocean Foundation; ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐’๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐Š๐จ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€˜๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€™; ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ๐š๐ซ๐š ๐๐š๐ค๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐š โ€“ Economist in the Maritime Innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment unit of ๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, European Commission; ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‘๐ฎ๐›๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฌ, Secretary General (CEO) of Fรณrum Oceano โ€“ Associaรงรฃo da Economia do Mar; ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐˜๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ , Chair in Environmental Engineering, Head of Civil, Maritime and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Southampton; ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐จ ๐Œ. ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š, European Policy & Project Officer at Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR); share perspectives from across policy, investment and innovation networks, highlighting the importance of coordination, trust and long-term partnerships.

Session moderator: ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐“๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐“ ๐†๐‘๐Ž๐”๐ (๐’๐–๐ˆ๐“๐™๐„๐‘๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ) ๐’๐€ (๐ˆ๐๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐๐Ž๐‘๐€๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐“๐™๐„๐‘๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ)

A key message emerges: innovation does not scale in isolation โ€” it requires ecosystems that connect science, capital and market demand.

The Riding the Wave 2026 Cyprus: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact through Science, Innovation and Cooperationโ€ Conference is an official conference of the Cyprus Presidency of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, organised by ฮฅฯ†ฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฯฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮˆฯฮตฯ…ฮฝฮฑฯ‚, ฮšฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑฯ‚ & ฮจฮทฯ†ฮนฮฑฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚, and co-organised by CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute and Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence.



Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

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