Programme

Coastal Futures Conference 2026

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

It is the largest marine and coastal conference of its kind in the UK and convenes different sectors to discuss critical developments and concerns. The conference has a firmly established reputation, attracting >780 delegates, 25 sponsors and 50+ speakers and chairs.

Leading organisations across government, industry, consultants, academia, NGOs and the voluntary sector are invited to submit proposals to either present a talk in one of the six theme sessions or a poster.


Conference details for Coastal Futures 2026 will be available soon

Download the 2025 programme with speaker and poster abstracts


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.


2025
Coastal Futures 2025: The path to 2030

This and all previous conference material, including programme, delegate notes, session recording and slides are in the conference archive.