BlueMissionMed Community

The Mediterranean Lighthouse Bootcamp was held from 4 to 7 November 2025 at the Ecomondo Exhibition in Rimini, Italy.

Organized by the EU-funded project BlueMissionMed CSA in collaboration with the European Commission and the Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, the Bootcamp represented the main annual gathering of the Mediterranean Lighthouse under the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”. The Bootcamp hosted Mission-funded projects, Charter signatories, and Mediterranean stakeholders. Throughout the week, the programme highlighted the strategic role of the Mediterranean Lighthouse in advancing the Mission Ocean and Waters.

The Bootcamp also featured high-level events, thematic sessions, roundtables, showcases, and networking opportunities, all designed to:

• Showcase innovative solutions and Mission results,

• Share knowledge and lessons learned,

• Foster collaboration among Mediterranean actors,

• Build pathways for scaling up and replication across the region.

Here you can find an overview of the general agendas for all available sessions and side events. To access the full agendas, please follow the hyperlinks provided in the text.

• 10:00 to 11.30: Side Event - Presentation of solutions by Innovative Actions (IAs) Projects of the Mission (Open Booth Session)

• 11:30 to 13:00: Matchmaking session

• 14:00 to 14:30: Grand Opening - BlueMissionMed: Powering the EU Mission Ocean and Waters in the Mediterranean

• 15:00 to 17:00: Main Event - Boosting the implementation of the EU Mission Ocean and Waters: Tools, Strategies, Knowledge and Legacy for the Mediterranean Sea basin

• 10:00 to 11:30 / 11:30 to 12:15 / 12:15 to 13.00: Side-Event - Impacting together. Promoting cross fertilization between Interreg and the Mission Ocean and Waters + Showcooking Session & Optional Blue Economy Talk ER - Find here the guidelines of workshop

• 10:00 to 11:30: Side Event - Presentation of solutions by Innovative Actions (IAs) Projects of the Mission (Open Booth Session)

• 11:30 to 13:00: Matchmaking session

• 14:00 to 16:00: Main Event - “From Knowledge to Action: Accelerating the Mission Ocean and Waters Implementation in the Mediterranean Region”

• 16:15 to 17:30: Side-Event - Enhancing synergies for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the MED Area – 2nd meeting of the Blue Task Force (Invitation Only) [Agenda shared by Invitation]

• 10:00 to 11:00: Main Event - Sustainability4BlueMissionMed: Engaging stakeholders for the exploitation of BlueMissionMed tools and results

• 11:30 to 13:00: Main Event - European tools, instruments and services for implementing the Mission at local and regional level: illustrating best practices and discussing with local authorities

• 13:30 to 14:00: Side Event - Visit of Puglia Councillor for Environment Serena Triggiani at the stand

• 14:00 to 15:30: Matchmaking session

• 14:30 to 16:00: Main Event - Mediterranean Regions Governance: From Dialogue to Cooperation in the Mission Ocean and Waters (Invitation Only)

• 14:00 to 16:00: Side Event - BMM Booth Side Events – Support to the Communities for Actions - Peer Café & Pills of BMM Dissemination

• 10:00 to 17:00 (ONLINE PARTECIPATION): Mediterranean Lighthouse Bootcamp - Remote Matchmaking

• 10:00 to 11:30 / 11:30 to 13:00: Main Event - Young Waves for Change: Mediterranean Youth Driving the Mission Ocean and Waters