Conference Schedule
Sea-Deep in Innovation
When: October 16th, 2025
Where: Hotel 1620, Downtown Plymouth
| 7:30AM | PLYMOUTH AT THE HELM Conference Attendee Registration & Welcome bags |
| 8:00AM – 9:15AM | Plymouth at the Helm – Breakfast Buffet Welcome, Stephen Cole, highlights from the 3 years of the Blue Future |
| 9:15AM – 9:25AM | 10-minute break – coffee, tea, water only |
| 9:25AM – 10:30AM | Panel A – Pilot Programs in Plymouth |
| 10:30AM – 10:40AM | 10-minute Refreshment Break (fruit, yogurt, bars) |
| 10:40AM – 11:45AM | Panel B – Master Plan for Plymouth’s Marine Economy |
| 11:45AM – 12:30PM | SEA-DEEP in INNOVATION – General Session Lunch in Mayflower Room Welcome back: Stephen Cole Greetings from Plymouth (highlights from State of the Town), Derek Brindisi, Town Manager |
| 12:20PM – 12:30PM | Anchor Institution Award Presentation |
| 12:35PM – 12:45PM | Introduction to Keynote Bill Nye in Ballroom |
| 12:45PM – 1:15PM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| 1:15PM – 1:30PM | 15-minute refreshment break – Resource Tables |
| 1:30PM – 2:30PM | Panel Session C – Climate Resilience |
| 2:30PM – 3:35PM | Panel Session D – Marine Technology |
| 3:35PM – 3:45PM | 10-minute Refreshment Break – Crudité, sweets, juices, water |
| 3:45PM – 4:50PM | Marine Policy Roundtable |
| 4:50PM – 5:00PM | Closing: That concludes the Blue Future Conference, 2025. See you next year! |
| 5:00PM – 7:30PM | Ugly Fish Networking at Plymouth Center for the Arts – STEAM Presentation & Award |
