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History of EU Digital Twin Ocean development & EU Digital Twin Ocean achievements

- History of EU Digital Twin Ocean development - Pascal Lamy (Chair of the Board EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters) & Geneviève Pons (CEO & Vice Chair of Europe Jacques...

Pascal Lamy

EU Mission Restore our Ocean and WatersChair of the Board

Geneviève PONS

Europe Jacques DelorsCEO and Vice Chair

Alain ARNAUD

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

INSPIRE Area

Jun 9, 2025

6:15 PM6:30 PM

Panel discussion: How to support the EU Ocean Pact implementation with the Copernicus and EU...

- Speakers TBC

Zoi KONSTANTINOU

European Commission - DG MAREPolicy Officer on Marine Knowledge

Pavel MISIGA

European Commission - DG RTDHead of the Oceans, Seas and Waters Unit

Alain ARNAUD

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

Alessandra CACCIARI

European Commission - DG DEFISProgramme Officer

INSPIRE Area

Jun 9, 2025

6:30 PM6:35 PM

Closing words by our Master of Ceremony

Henri LANDES

Master of CeremoniesLecturer and event facilitator

INSPIRE Area

Jun 9, 2025

6:35 PM6:50 PM

EUMETSAT & Mercator Ocean : Towards an Agreement on Long-Term Cooperation

Pierre BAHUREL

Mercator Ocean InternationalDirector General

Phil EVANS

EUMETSATDirector General

Alain ARNAUD

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

Maria HOOD

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor for Strategic Planning and International Collaborations

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

10:30 AM10:40 AM

Welcome notes

Emily PENN

eXXpeditionOcean Advocate & Skipper l Director at eXXpedition

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

10:40 AM11:00 AM

State of the Ocean

- Nutrients - Plastic - Heavy metals - Sound

Dominic PATTINSON

OSPARExecutive Secretary

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

11:00 AM11:30 AM

Advances on monitoring 

- Global Plastics Hub - Christopher Corbin (UNEP) - Satellite I Eutrophication - Hayley Evers-King (Eumetsat) - Modelling I Oil Spills - Christophe Logette...

Hayley EVERS-KING

EUMETSATLead Marine Applications Expert

Christopher COBIN

UNEP's Cartagena Convention Secretariat and Caribbean Environment ProgrammeCoordinator

Christophe LOGETTE

Centre de documentation, de recherche et d'expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux - CEDREDirector

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

11:30 AM12:00 PM

Keynote on plastic citizen science monitoring and shift platform

Emily PENN

eXXpeditionOcean Advocate & Skipper l Director at eXXpedition

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

12:00 PM12:30 PM

Action for SDG 14 solutions

- Charting the Environmental Footprint of Maritime Transport – Insights...

Amelia MACAPIA

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOIBioacoustics Researcher

Georg HANKE

European Commission JRCScientific Officer

Samy DJAVIDNIA

European Maritime Safety Agency - EMSAEnvironment & Sustainability Senior Project Officer

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

12:30 PM1:00 PM

Panel discussion and Q&A

Amelia MACAPIA

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOIBioacoustics Researcher

Dominic PATTINSON

OSPARExecutive Secretary

Georg HANKE

European Commission JRCScientific Officer

Samy DJAVIDNIA

European Maritime Safety Agency - EMSAEnvironment & Sustainability Senior Project Officer

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

1:00 PM1:15 PM

DataViz demo

Wrap up

Audrey HASSON

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

1:45 PM1:55 PM

Opening remarks

Alain ARNAUD

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

1:55 PM2:05 PM

Scientific Keynote - Theme: Ocean 2050 – What challenges for innovation and science?

Overview of key oceanic challenges by 2050 (biodiversity, plastic pollution, warming, sea level rise) and the critical role of science and AI in addressing them.

Nayat SANCHEZ-PI

Inria Research Center in ChileDirector

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

2:05 PM2:15 PM

Inspiring keynote

by Dr. Zoï Konstantinou - DG MARE Policy Officer on Marine Knowledge

Zoi KONSTANTINOU

European Commission - DG MAREPolicy Officer on Marine Knowledge

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

2:15 PM2:40 PM

Pitch Session – “Innovating for the Oceans”

Theme: Startups and companies engaged in BlueTech and AI Objective: Highlight concrete innovations supporting water quality, pollution reduction, maritime decarbonization,...

Seydina Issa LAYE SAMBE

Mayor of Dakar/Yoff - Senegal

Claire DORVILLE

French Ministry Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea, and FisheriesProject Manager General Commission for Sustainable Development

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

2:40 PM3:00 PM

Institutionnal closing and announcements

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

3:15 PM3:50 PM

Welcome session

- Opening remarks - Pierre Bahurel (Mercator Ocean International) - Crucial role of OceanPrediction DCC for the Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development -...

Pierre BAHUREL

Mercator Ocean InternationalDirector General

EAF

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean internationalOceanPrediction DCC technical coordinator

Marc MORONI

French Ministries for Territorial Development and Ecological TransitionDeputy Director

Marina LIPARI

European Commission - DG INTPAPolicy Officer

Alison CLAUSEN

IOC - UNESCODeputy Global Coordinator, UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

3:50 PM4:10 PM

Session on Central & South America Regional Team

- Presentation of project OP4CR - OceanPrediction for Costa Rica - Valentina Giunta (Mercator Ocean International) - Cocos Marine Conservation Area - Esteban Herrera (Costa...

Valentina GIUNTA

Mercator Ocean InternationalManager OP4CR project

Esteban Herrera

SINAC-ACMCDirector of Protected Wildlife Areas / Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC)

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

4:10 PM4:40 PM

Session on African Regional Team

- Presentation of project OPERA – Ocean Prediction Enhancement for Regions in Africa - Lillian Diarra (Mercator Ocean International) - Support to science, technology, innovation,...

Ibukun ADEWUMI

IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island StatesHead

Lillian DIARRA

Mercator Ocean InternationalOPERA project manager

Carole RIGAUD

European Commission - DG INTPAProgramme Officer

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

4:40 PM5:00 PM

Promoting Ocean forecasting and its applications via the OceanPrediction DCC regional teams

Roundtable with participation from India, Asia,, Europe, Med. Sea, South and Central America Moderator: - Jennifer Veitch (SAEON) Panel - Emanuela Clementi...

Mauro CIRANO

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)Professor in Physical Oceanography

Emanuela CLEMENTI

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change - CMCCResearcher

Swadhin BEHERA

JAMSTECLeading Scientist in global ocean and climate research

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

5:15 PM5:20 PM

Welcome and initial remarks (on behalf of GOOS)

Joanna POST

IOC - UNESCOHead of Ocean Observations and Services Section

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

5:20 PM5:30 PM

Towards a Decade digital ecosystem (on behalf of DCO Data sharing)

DCO Data Sharing coordinator

Adam LEADBETTER

IOC - UNESCOLead Manager, Decade Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing (DCO-ODS)

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

5:30 PM5:40 PM

The ocean forecasting component of the Decade Digital Ecosystem (on behalf of the OceanPrediction...

EAF

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean internationalOceanPrediction DCC technical coordinator

INSPIRE Area

Jun 10, 2025

5:40 PM6:00 PM

Open dialogue on challenges and ways forward towards a Decade Digital Ecosystem

Moderator: - Enrique Alvarez Fanjul (Mercator Ocean International) Panel: - Peter Burger (Data & Knowledge Management Officer (IOC-UNESCO) - Joanna Staneva ...

Peter BURGER

IOC - UNESCOData & Knowledge Management Officer

EAF

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean internationalOceanPrediction DCC technical coordinator

Emma HESLOP

IOC - UNESCOProgram specialist - GOOS

Joanna STANEVA

Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht (Hereon)Head of Department - Hydrodynamics and Data Assimilation

Ronnie NOONAN-BIRCH

Ocean Frontier InstituteScience & Policy Manager

Agenda

All sessions

EUMETSAT as a building block of Copernicus Marine

Copernicus Marine achievements: A world leading EU Marine Service

Real time demonstration of the Copernicus Marine Service

Panels: Testimonies from Copernicus Marine European partners and users

Copernicus Marine, a roadmap for the future

History of EU Digital Twin Ocean development & EU Digital Twin Ocean achievements

Panel discussion: How to support the EU Ocean Pact implementation with the Copernicus and EU...

Closing words by our Master of Ceremony

EUMETSAT & Mercator Ocean : Towards an Agreement on Long-Term Cooperation

Welcome notes

State of the Ocean

Advances on monitoring

Keynote on plastic citizen science monitoring and shift platform

Action for SDG 14 solutions

Panel discussion and Q&A

DataViz demo

Wrap up

Opening remarks

Scientific Keynote - Theme: Ocean 2050 – What challenges for innovation and science?

Inspiring keynote

Pitch Session – “Innovating for the Oceans”

Institutionnal closing and announcements

Welcome session

Session on Central & South America Regional Team

Session on African Regional Team

Promoting Ocean forecasting and its applications via the OceanPrediction DCC regional teams

Welcome and initial remarks (on behalf of GOOS)

Towards a Decade digital ecosystem (on behalf of DCO Data sharing)

The ocean forecasting component of the Decade Digital Ecosystem (on behalf of the OceanPrediction...

Open dialogue on challenges and ways forward towards a Decade Digital Ecosystem

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