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PHAROS Plastic Fantastic Hackathon Days (18–19 May 2026)

May 18 - May 19

The Plastic Fantastic Hackathon Days is an online innovation challenge where teams come together to design actionable solutions for the detection, collection, prevention, and valorisation of marine litter.

Let’s design and develop solutions to pollution.

The contamination of oceans, seas, and coastal ecosystems by plastics, chemicals, waste, and other human-derived debris is threatening ecosystems and biodiversity, human health, and the sustainability of marine resources.

PHAROS is seeking solutions that address this challenge through:

Detection and monitoring
Methods and tools to identify, track, and assess marine litter sources, distribution, and impacts.

Collection and valorisation
Efficient systems to remove marine litter and transform recovered materials into valuable resources through reuse, recycling, or upcycling.

Reduction and prevention
Strategies, products, and policies that prevent marine litter at its source and reduce its generation across value chains.

AGENDA

18 May | 14:15 – 15:15 CET
Panel Discussion: Funding the Blue Economy
Moderator: Andrei Geica (Sporos Platform)
Speakers: Ruth Andrade (LUSH), Patricia Puig (Oceanomi), Ines Mas de la Peña
(Climate KIC)
Scope: Funding strategies, investment perspectives, and pathways to scale blue economy solutions.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98088735518

19 May | 17:00 CET
Keynote Speech
Speaker: Andreea Strachinescu (CINEA)
Scope: Insights on EU priorities, funding frameworks, and opportunities in the blue economy.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94100596362

19 May | 17:30 – 19:15 CET
Hackathon Pitching Session
Participants: 12 finalist teams
Scope: Final pitching session where selected teams present their solutions to the jury and winners are selected.
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/94100596362

We also invite you to discover more about the Experts, Mentors, and Jury members of the Hackathon here.

You can explore the complete agenda of all Bootcamp and Hackathon days here.

The Hackathon is part of PHAROS, an EU-funded project that aims to provide nature-based solutions for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity while addressing climate change and human impacts in the Atlantic and Arctic maritime regions.

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