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Coastal Futures 2026

28th & 29th January, at the Royal Geographical Society in London and online.

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About the conference

Coastal Futures is the largest ocean conference of its kind in the UK and the 2026 edition will provide delegates with wide-ranging coverage of the critical current and future issues. The conference provides unrivalled knowledge sharing, networking, promotion, and training opportunities.

Coastal Futures conferences offer unparalleled networking opportunities with over 750 delegates from 200 organisations across two-days in January every year.

2026 conference details

Conference details for Coastal Futures 2026 will be available soon

Download the full 2025 programme

2025 Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Media Partner

Reception Sponsor

Sponsors

“An amazing start to the year”

Hannah Rudd
Author

 

“You soak in everything that’s been going on in the field”

Sangheeta McNair
Natural England

 

“It’s great to see the cross-collaboration and energy in the room and hopefully we’ll see much more of that in years to come”

Hugo Tagholm
Oceana

 

“One of the great things about coming to Coastal Futures is the networking opportunity with all the delegates and the conversations we have in the sidelines about a whole range of themes”

Roger Proudfoot
Head of Estuaries and Coasts, Environment Agency

 

“You get a chance to see everybody’s perspective, it makes you take a step back and look at the whole picture”

Sam Fanshawe
Blue Marine Foundation

 

Bob Earll Award

This new award began in 2024 and recognises an individual with outstanding contributions to ocean and coastal management. The Award will be presented on the 28th of January 2026 at the Coastal Futures conference.

Nominations opening soon

Coastal Futures Bursary

Ocean and Coastal Futures are pleased to announce our third Coastal Futures Bursary, continuing our commitment to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Details available soon

Ethnic Diversity in the Marine and Coastal Sector: research report

Published May 2024, our report highlights the pressing imperative to diversify the marine and coastal practitioner community. The report identifies the need to bring in the perspectives and energy of currently underrepresented groups.

Download the full report (PDF 4.4 MB)

The venue

The event will be held at: Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR

All visitor information including how to get there and accessibilty is on the Royal Geographical Society website.

Need somewhere to stay?

Premier Inn London Kensington (Earl’s Court) SW5 0TJ
Premier Inn London Kensington (Olympia) SW5 9QJ
Best Western The Boltons Hotel SW5 9TT
Travelodge Central Marylebone NW1 6SE
Travelodge Fulham SW6 1NQ
Montana Hotel Kensington SW7 4PG
Strathmore Grange Hotel SW7 5NB