Calendar

9 December 2025 from 7 p.m., at the Zeiss-Großplanetairum

Following the successful launch of the European Ocean Pact at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the key question now is how Germany can implement the European Ocean Pact in concrete terms—politically, scientifically, economically, and socially?

Representatives from the Bundestag, ministries, academia, business, and civil society will discuss the implementation of national measures to achieve the European Ocean Pact goals:

- Protection and restoration of marine ecosystems
- Promotion of sustainable marine use
- Development of innovative technologies for climate, energy, and food security
- Geopolitical positioning of Europe in an increasingly volatile global community

Programme

15.12.2025 at 11 .am.

We invite you to set the stage for public welfare orientation in water sports.

We will explain the advantages for companies working for the common good in a series of expert-led workshops Together, we will examine the following questions:

• What can we learn from successful companies?

• How can ecological, social, and economic sustainability be combined?

• What business advantages does public welfare management offer?

17-25 January 2026, love your ocean

At the “Love Your Ocean” area, visitors of all ages have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in ocean sustainability, listen to lectures, participate in workshops, and discuss issues with our network of experts on site.

Since 2021, the initiative has been part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The area, which covers almost 800 square meters, features seven islands dedicated to the seven goals of the UN Ocean Decade. We offer workshops and hands-on activities for young and old, especially for schoolchildren, who can book a special session with our marine biologists as part of the boot4school program. On the Water Pixel World stage, people from all over the world present their sustainability projects.

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18.01.26 at boot Düsseldorf

The 2025 student teams will present their research projects and results, giving the jury, guests and journalists the chance to learn more about the projects. The written final report, together with the final colloquium, form the basis for the jury's ranking of the teams.

The award ceremony marks the ceremonial end of the competition. Although the competition officially ends here for the teams, they can continue researching their projects and submit their results to other competitions such as “Jugend forscht”.

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J19.01.26 at boot Düsseldorf

The forum is an entertaining conference featuring pitch presentations by speakers from science, research, NGOs, and civil society, all of whom are committed to tackling the ten challenges of the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

In previous years, we have welcomed ocean greats from the field of marine research such as Dr. Sylvia Earle, UN representatives such as Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin from UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, renowned scientists such as Professor Ronán Long from the World Maritime University Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, marine activists such as Emily Penn, and numerous representatives from NGOs, marine startups, and marine education initiatives to this event.

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20.01.26, at the City Hall, Düsseldorf

The ocean tribute Award is presented every year by the German Ocean Foundation and boot Düsseldorf. Since 2018, this marine conservation award has recognized initiatives, associations, and projects that are particularly committed to protecting the ocean. Whether it's technical innovations, expanding research capacities, raising public awareness, or reducing waste and nutrients, protecting the ocean is the goal of the ocean tribute Award. The winner of the award is announced each year at the BLUE MOTION NIGHT at boot Düsseldorf with a prize of €20,000.

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20.02.2026 at 11 .am.

We invite you to set the stage for public welfare orientation in water sports.

We will explain the advantages for companies working for the common good in a series of expert-led workshops Together, we will examine the following questions:

• What can we learn from successful companies?

• How can ecological, social, and economic sustainability be combined?

• What business advantages does public welfare management offer?