Events
Join the Grow Blue Team at Upcoming Events
The Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England hosts a variety of networking, educational and innovation in-person and webinar events throughout the year. These events offer opportunities to connect with consortium members, learn about the latest developments and innovations in ocean technology, and explore potential collaborations. Attendees can meet industry leaders, exchange ideas, and stay at the forefront of the blue tech innovation field.
BlueTIDE is not a conference. It is a working waterfront laboratory—delivering live, integrated, multi domain mission demonstrations that show how emerging technologies perform in realistic maritime conditions. Experience a full day of high impact demonstrations and elite networking, including: In-Water Demonstration Coordinated demonstrations featuring autonomous systems (UxS), counter UxS defenses, and multidomain awareness technologies operating […]
The Alliance for Defense Tech, Talent, and Innovation, will hold its 12th Annual Defense Innovation Days 2026, a three-day national convening bringing together national security experts and policymakers with defense industry leaders developing innovative technology and the next-generation workforce.
The New England M.A.D.E. Summit is the region’s premier event for manufacturers, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and business resources for a full day of learning, networking, and collaboration. Whether you’re launching a business, scaling operations, exploring government contracting opportunities, strengthening your workforce, or looking for new ways to improve your manufacturing processes, this Summit is […]
Join URI for the URI Tech Showcase Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Fascitelli Engineering Building, URI – Kingston, RI URI’s flagship innovation and entrepreneurship event, the URI Tech Showcase brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, and community partners to explore technologies emerging from the university. The showcase highlights promising research with real-world potential through startup pitches, technology […]
Maine Blue Economy Week will convene entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, students, and ecosystem shaping the future of Maine’s ocean and coastal economy. Over three days, the event will feature programming designed to build connections, exchange ideas, and foster collaboration around emerging trends in blue economy investment, entrepreneurship, workforce training, and cross-sector innovation. It will highlight Maine’s […]
Join New Bedford Ocean Cluster in historic downtown New Bedford for the New Bedford Ocean Economy Conference Series A three-part event exploring innovation and technology across key areas of the regional blue economy: Aquaculture, Commercial Fishing, and Offshore Renewable Energy. Hosted by the New Bedford Ocean Cluster, the series will bring together research, industry, and […]
The Defense Investment Forum is dedicated to exploring geopolitical developments, emerging technologies, and capital trends shaping the future of maritime defense. Bringing together investors, naval and maritime industry leaders, government stakeholders, founders, and strategic partners, the forum serves as a platform for high-level discussion on emerging opportunities across autonomous systems, subsea technologies, maritime cybersecurity, dual-use […]
In 2027, IPF heads to Newport, Rhode Island, placing the industry’s leading conference in the heart of New England, a region rich in shipbuilding and maritime history, a supply chain hub delivering several Northeast U.S. projects under construction, and a springboard for the intersection of marine renewables and ocean technology. From Sunday, April 11 through […]