Agenda

This session highlights innovative projects at the intersection of citizen science, digital technologies, and ocean literacy. Speakers will share practical examples from digital twins for coastal...

10:55 AM12:05 PM

Session 1: Citizen science, ocean digitalization and capacity development projects

Natalie FOX

Citizens of SurfFounder of Ocean Decade Action: Citizens of Surf

Garabet KAZANJIAN

American University of ArmeniaAssistant Professor

Houssine NIBANI

AGIR - Al Hoceima Marine ObservatoryMarine Ecologist

Clémentine NORDON

Citoyens pour le Climat

Joshua BAGHDADY

University of Hawai'iResearch Engineer

This session showcases inspiring initiatives driving real-world change for ocean sustainability. From cetacean research in the Pelagos Sanctuary and coral reef restoration efforts, to youth-led...

12:20 PM1:30 PM

Session 2: Inspiration: successful projects making a positive impact for our shared future

Marin LESAGE

Children For The OceansCo-founder

Stéphane DIERICK

SailcoopCo-founder

Joshua BAGHDADY

University of Hawai'iResearch Engineer

Massimiliano ROSSO

CIMA Research FoundationAssociate Director

Coco TAMLYN

Coral GuardianDirector

Solène JONVEAUX

Coral GuardianScientific manager - Coral restoration

European CommissionActive Senior Advisor

3:00 PM3:15 PM

Opening of the afternoon session

Sigi GRUBER

This session spotlights Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) driving transformation across ocean science. Through presentations from ECOP Programme nodes and task teams, discover how their...

3:15 PM4:30 PM

Session 3: UN Ocean Decade ECOP Programme: transformation that ECOPs are bringing to ocean...

Mathieu POUPON

Princeton UniversityPhD Student

AVJ

Anabel von JACKOWSKI

Stockholm University/ECOP ProgrammePostdoctoral Researcher

Juana JIMENEZ

ECOP Belgium - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)Marine Scientist & ECOP Belgium coordinator

Astrid DELORME

IfremerPostdoctoral researcher

Tara MASCARENHAS

The SOI FoundationDirector of Programs

Yvy DOMBAL

ECOP-Pacific Northern Province, New-Caledonia - Guardians of the Islands

Shenghui LI

ECOP-China

HEM

Houangninan Emmanuel MIDINOUDEWA

BMCC / ECOP-Benin

Evgeniia KOSTIANAIA

IOC - UNESCOConsultant | UN Ocean Decade ECOP Programme Global Coordinator

This session brings together representatives from global leading youth and early career researcher (ECR) networks to share insights, opportunities, and collaboration pathways. Learn how these...

4:40 PM6:00 PM

Session 4: Youth and ECR networks: highlights, benefits, ways to cooperate and participate.

Gayathra BANDARA

Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)

Evgeniia KOSTIANAIA

IOC - UNESCOConsultant | UN Ocean Decade ECOP Programme Global Coordinator

Jihyun LEE

World Ocean Day | The Ocean ProjectGlobal Outreach Coordinator

Laura KHATIB

Guardians of the BlueCo-founder

Lisa PASTOR

Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)

Léa VICHERAT

Youth4Ocean

Virginia MOREJON

European Marine Board ECOP NetworkPhD

6:15 PM6:45 PM

Day #1 - One Ocean Science Congress - Key takeaways

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor, Ocean Science for Policy

The ocean drives Earth’s climate, sustains vital ecosystems, and supports the global economy. Yet, much of it remains under-observed, limiting our ability to improve weather forecasts, ensure...

10:30 AM11:45 AM

Accelerating Ocean Knowledge and Governance: From OneArgo’s Global Vision to Argo-Dome’s Regional...

Hervé CLAUSTRE

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS and Sorbonne UniversitéSenior Scientist

William LLOVEL

CNRS - LOPSPhysical Oceanographer

Philip BOYD

University of TasmaniaProfessor of Marine Science

Tamaryn MORRIS

South African Environmental Observation Network - SAEONOcean and Polar Coordinator

Antoine MANGIN

ACRI-STScientific Director

Nathalie ZILBERMAN

UC San DiegoAssociate Researcher

Toshio SUGA

Tohoku UniversityProfessor of Physical Oceanography

Elisabeth REMY

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of service - Observations for analysys and forecasting systems

SCS

Sergio CAMBRONERO SOLANO

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche - LOVPhD Candidate

Susan WIJFFELS

Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionSenior Scientist

In 2018, a new active underwater volcano emerged in the Mozambique Channel, near the island of Mayotte. In 2020, the French Ministry of Ecology launched a continuous monitoring program for CO2/CH4...

11:55 AM12:15 PM

Addressing regional variability by monitoring the water column with underwater gliders: examples...

Laurent BEGUERY

ALSEAMAROffshore Service manager

With a 360 degree view of the sea surrounding the Maltese Islands, and a marine area under national jurisdiction up to the 12 nm limit that is 14 times the size of the land, the challenge to...

12:15 PM12:45 PM

CONNECT - Building blocks for a national marine observing system in the Maltese Islands

Aldo Drago

Malta College of Arts, Science & TechnologyProfessor in Oceanography

The French Ocean Observing System (Fr-OOS) is the national coordination of French marine observation infrastructures. The objective of the Fr-OOS is to consolidate and develop the national...

4:30 PM6:00 PM

Observing the Ocean : The role of France with the French Ocean Observing System (Fr-OOS)

CNRSCo-Director of the French National Research Infrastructure ILICO on Coastal and Littoral Systems

Dominique LEFEVRE

CNRS-MIOSenior Researcher

CNRSDirector National Institute for Earth Sciences and Astronomy (INSU) of CNRS

Nicolas KOLODZIEJCZYK

University of BrestPhysical Oceanographer

Sebastien DUPRAY

CeremaDirector of Risks, Water, and Maritime Affairs

Frederic HUYNH

IR Data TerraDirecteur

Erwann QUIMBERT

IR Data Terra - IfremerDirecteur du pôle Océan ODATIS

French Ministry of Higher Education and ResearchHead of the Research and Innovation Strategy Department

Corinne BOREL

Marc MORONI

French Ministries for Territorial Development and Ecological TransitionDeputy Director

Lucie COCQEMPOT

IfremerOceanographic observation coordinator and member of Secrétariat Exécutif Fr-OOS - Board of Director

Lotfi AOUF

METEO FRANCESenior scientist

Sabrina SPEICH

Institut Pierre-Simon LaplaceProfessor in Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Sciences at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, Member of the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique of the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)

IOC - UNESCOHead of Ocean Observations and Services Section

Fabrizio D'ORTENZIO

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche - LOV - CNRSExecutive Secretariat of Fr-OOS, CNRS Co-Coordinator, Scientific Delegate at INSU

Sheila HEYMANS

European Marine Board -EMBExecutive Director

6:15 PM6:45 PM

Day #2 - One Ocean Science Congress - Key takeaways

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor, Ocean Science for Policy

CNRS - LOCEANDirector of Research

10:30 AM10:40 AM

Why “monitoring the ocean from space”

Jacqueline BOUTIN

CNRS - LOCEANDirector of Research

10:40 AM12:20 PM

Monitoring from space to better understand the ocean

- Sea Level rise - Anny Cazenave (LEGOS) - Wave & wind - Lotfi Aouf (Meteo France) - Currents - MH Rio (ESA-European Space Agency) - Salinity -...

Jacqueline BOUTIN

Anny CAZENAVE

LEGOSEmeritus Researcher

Marie-Hélène RIO

ESAOcean Applications Scientist

Hubert LOISEL

Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO)Oceanographer and Professor

EIT

Em. Imen TURKI

CNRS-Rouen Normandy UniversityAssociate Professor - Senor Researcher

Lotfi AOUF

METEO FRANCESenior scientist

- Transforming EO data for operational applications - Estelle Obligis (Eumetsat) - Ocean applications at European Space Agency (ESA) - Marie Helene Rio (ESA) - Marine...

12:20 PM1:30 PM

Applications and social benefit

Estelle OBLIGIS

EUMETSATMarine Applications team leader

Marie-Hélène RIO

ESAOcean Applications Scientist

Svetlana JEVREJEVA

National Oceanography Centre - NOCPrincipal Research Scientist

Overview of European and international efforts to monitor and forecast the ocean using models, including Copernicus Marine Service, OceanPredict and OceanPrediction DCC forecasting systems,...

3:00 PM4:00 PM

Ocean models : the numerical ocean in four dimensions

Andrew SAULTER

UK Met OfficeHead, Ocean Forecasting R&D

Laurent BERTINO

Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - NERSCSenior Researcher

Raphaelle Sauzede

CNRS

EDITO-Model Lab Training Workshop aims to involve relevant end-users (decision-makers and citizens) and encourage them to test the project’s simulations of What if Scenarios available on the...

Training EDITO Model Lab - from model development to what if scenarios on the digital twin of the...

Francisco CAMPUZANO

+ATLANTIC CoLABProject Manager and researcher

Wei CHEN

HereonResearcher

Jens MURAWSKI

Danish Meteorological Institute-DMIResearch Scientist

Lorinc MESZAROS

DeltaresAdvisor/Researcher

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

Joanna STANEVA

Fabrice MESSAL

Mercator Ocean InternationalUX and User Learning Manager Copernicus Marine Service

Kick off of the Marine Environment Reanalysis Evaluation Project MER-EP that will focus on observations-model systems used to reconstruct the ocean state since the latter 20th century,...

5:00 PM6:00 PM

Marine Environment Reanalyses Evaluation Project - MER-EP I Towards an improved knowledge of the...

Laurent BERTINO

Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - NERSCSenior Researcher

Marilaure GREGOIRE

University of LiegeDoctor of Engineering - Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics & Oceanography

Chunxue YANG

Italian National Research Council - CNRResearch Scientist

Welcome address by Christian ESTROSI, Mayor of Nice, Pierre BAHUREL, Director General of Mercator Ocean International on behalf of the Copernicus Marine Service and Jean JOUZEL, President of Météo...

10:30 AM10:40 AM

Welcome address

Météo et ClimatPresident, climatologist and former member of the IPCC

Jean JOUZEL

Christian ESTROSI

Nice Town Hall / Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolitan AreaMayor of Nice

Meteo et ClimatMember of the Board, former General Director of EUMETSAT

10:40 AM10:45 AM

Introduction

Alain RATIER

The EU Copernicus Marine Service, implemented by Mercator Ocean International, is a world-leading, reference digital information service on the world ocean and EU regional seas. It monitors in...

10:45 AM11:15 AM

The Copernicus Marine Service: architecture, observations, models and services

The ocean plays an essential role in regulating Earth's climate, influencing weather conditions, providing sustenance for large populations, moderating anthropogenic climate change, encompassing...

11:15 AM11:35 AM

The challenge of observing the ocean in three dimensions: Argo and other automated in situ...

Virginie THIERRY

IFREMERIfremer Researcher in physical oceanography; Head of the french Research Infrastructure Argo-France

SWOT (Surface Water Ocean Topography), a French-U.S mission with contributions from Canada and the UK, was launched in December 2022, carrying an innovative wide-swath interferometric radar sensor....

11:35 AM12:00 PM

Swath altimetry: a revolution in space-based observation of the ocean

Yannice FAUGERE

CNESOcean Program Manager

A digital twin of the ocean is being developed on a European scale. The aim of this new platform is to enable the creation of new services and host local digital twins, capable of answering precise...

1:30 PM1:50 PM

Towards multi-scale digital twins of the ocean for simulating “what if" scenarios

ECMWF routinely couples a dynamic ocean model to its atmospheric model for all its prediction systems from days to weeks. This presentation will show the benefits an ocean model brings and some...

1:50 PM2:10 PM

Multi-coupled forecasts: the added value of coupling the ocean and the atmosphere

Sarah KEELEY

ECMWFOcean Modelling Team Leader, Research Department

The UN Ocean Decade is addressing ten challenges, one of which is building a digital representation of the ocean. The digital ocean will be free and accessible to all and help users from a range of...

2:10 PM2:30 PM

The digital ocean in the UN Decade for Ocean Science and Sustainable Development: an overview

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

The panellists will introduce the main application areas of the “digital ocean” and some weather events which should be better forecast by future high-resolution coupled systems, discuss high stake...

2:30 PM3:30 PM

Round table on future digital ocean applications worldwide

Frédéric CASTEL

Journalist and foreign press correspondent

National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)Executive Director

MKD

Mohan Kumar DAS

Sarah KEELEY

ECMWFOcean Modelling Team Leader, Research Department

Meteo et ClimatMember of the Board, former General Director of EUMETSAT

10:30 AM10:35 AM

Introduction

Alain RATIER

The ocean emerges as a major—if not the major—subsystem in the regulation of Earth’s climate, absorbing about 90% of the excess heat and 25% of the carbon dioxide produced by human activities. This...

10:35 AM10:55 AM

The role of the ocean in the climate system and open questions on the Atlantic Meridional...

Impacts of climate change on ocean health

Climate change undermines ocean health through warming, acidification, and deoxygenation, disrupting ecosystems and threatening biodiversity. These changes impact food webs and reduce the ocean’s...

Jean-Pierre GATTUSO

CNRS-Sorbonne University-IddriSenior Research Scientist

Marine Debris pollution is a growing transboundary, multi-dimensional problem with environmental, cultural, economic, and human health risks and associated costs, as highlighted by the United...

11:20 AM11:45 AM

Plastic pollution of the ocean

Daphné LECELLIER

GEO Blue PlanetProgramme Manager

The Copernicus Ocean State Report is an annual flagship publication by the Copernicus Marine Service, offering cutting-edge scientific insights into the health and changes of the global ocean and...

11:45 AM12:10 PM

The state of the ocean in our changing climate: key findings of the 8th Copernicus Ocean State...

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor, Ocean Science for Policy

TABLE RONDE Animation : Gérard VALLÈS, journaliste, membre de la section Prospective du Conseil économique, social et environnemental régional (CESER) Occitanie - ...

12:20 PM1:20 PM

TABLE RONDE – En finir avec les plastiques en Méditerranée !!!

CESERJournaliste, membre de la section Prospective

Gérard VALLÈS

Nathalie VEYRE

CESERConseillère

Maria RUYSSEN

Ifremer - SeteDirectrice

Marie-Jeanne NICOLI

Conseil économique, social environnemental et culturel de Corse (CESECC)Présidente

Anne CLAUDIUS-PETIT

Région Sud-PACAConseillère régionale, Présidente de la Commission Transition énergétique, stratégie des déchets, qualité de l’air

Jean-Louis CHAUZY

CESERPrésident du CESER Occitanie, Président du Réseau des CES de l’Arc méditerranéen

NVDB

Nathalie VAN DEN BROECK

CESERice-Présidente déléguée du CESER Sud PACA, membre du CESE

Craig Donlon will provide an overview of the European Space Agency data sets that have been developed to monitor the ocean from space. As part of the Climate Space Initiative, these climate records...

1:30 PM1:50 PM

Changes in the ocean monitored from space: examples from the ESA Climate change Initiative

Craig DONLON

European Space Agency - ESAHead of ESA Earth Observation System Architect Office

The Copernicus Marine Service's viewers, dataviz and indicators make it possible to exploit the data and highlight the information they contain. They make the wealth of scientific knowledge...

1:50 PM2:10 PM

Evidence and visualisation of changes in the ocean from digital ocean indicators

Fabrice MESSAL

Mercator Ocean InternationalUX and User Learning Manager Copernicus Marine Service

METEO FRANCESenior scientist

2:10 PM2:30 PM

Expected impact of climate change on extreme coastal sea level events

Lotfi AOUF

The oceans have absorbed 90% of the extra heat from human-caused climate change. The rising temperatures in the oceans are changing weather patterns and making ocean-driven storms like hurricanes...

2:30 PM2:50 PM

How warming in the ocean impacts people through changing weather and altered ecosystems

Andrew PERSHING

Climate CentralVice President for Science

A couple of key messages proposed as priorities for communication in the media by the ocean and climate scientists on stage will be confronted to the perspective of media communication...

2:50 PM3:45 PM

Round table and open discussion on when and how weather and climate presenters could communicate...

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor, Ocean Science for Policy

Paul GROSS

Gross WeatherPresident, Meteorologist Emeritus, Wdiv-Tv

FCS

Francisca CORTÉS SOLARI

Philanthropie Cortés Solari and the MERI FoundationFounder and Executive Chairman

Les mers Méditerranée - Conférence de Laurent Ballesta I Photographe Naturaliste

Laurent BALLESTA

Photographe Naturaliste

Mercator Ocean InternationalOceanographer Expert in Biogeochemistry and Marine Biology

10:30 AM10:35 AM

Introduction - Why and how talking about marine biodiversity today?

Stefano CIAVATTA

(Current) Status of ecosystem biodiversity, in relation to key pressures (pollution, climate change, overfishing), and socio-economic implications (trying to bring a broad perspective including...

10:35 AM11:20 AM

State of the Ocean

Cyrielle DELVENNE

VLIZMarine Project & Data Manager

Stefano CIAVATTA

Mercator Ocean InternationalOceanographer Expert in Biogeochemistry and Marine Biology

Laurence FAUCONNET

OkeanosResearcher

Marcial BARDOLET

Mediterranean Posidonia NetworkHead of the Posidonia Seagrass Surveillance Service

Showcasing solutions in monitoring biodiversity changes, including solutions addressing water quality, biodiversity, and coastal erosion -

11:20 AM12:00 PM

Advances in Biodiversity Monitoring

Paola TEPSICH

CIMA Research FoundationResearcher

Hervé CLAUSTRE

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS and Sorbonne UniversitéSenior Scientist

CVV

Cooper van VRANKEN

Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON)Ocean Data Network and Scientific GOOS Coordinator

Mercator Ocean InternationalUX and User Learning Manager Copernicus Marine Service

Fabrice MESSAL

Projection of Thalas Ocean’s video during the break

12:00 PM12:20 PM

DataViz: Thalas Ocean’s video

Thomas CAPITEN

Thalas OcéanPrésident

Exploring practical solutions and best practices for addressing biodiversity challenges, including marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries, and coastal restoration.  -

12:20 PM1:20 PM

Action for SDG 14: Solutions

Thomas CAPITEN

Thalas OcéanPrésident

Antonio NOVELLINO

ETT S.p.A.Scientist

FEM

Frank E. MULLER-KARGER

USF College of Marine ScienceDistinguished University Professor

UN Patron of OceansUN Patron of Oceans

Lewis PUGH

Synthesis of the key takeaways and next steps

1:20 PM1:30 PM

Wrap-up

FEM

Frank E. MULLER-KARGER

USF College of Marine ScienceDistinguished University Professor

European Marine Board -EMBExecutive Director

3:00 PM3:05 PM

Welcome to participants by moderator

Sheila HEYMANS

L4M Consulting Ltd.Outgoing EOOS Chair

3:05 PM3:10 PM

The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) - Framework within the ocean observing landscape

Inga LIPS

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche - LOV - CNRSExecutive Secretariat of Fr-OOS, CNRS Co-Coordinator, Scientific Delegate at INSU

3:10 PM3:15 PM

National coordination and integration at the French Ocean Observing System (Fr-OOS)

Fabrizio D'ORTENZIO

European Commission - DG MAREPolicy Officer on Marine Knowledge

3:15 PM3:40 PM

Moderated discussion on the coordination of ocean observations in Europe and EOOS is fit for the...

Zoi KONSTANTINOU

Fabrizio D'ORTENZIO

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche - LOV - CNRSExecutive Secretariat of Fr-OOS, CNRS Co-Coordinator, Scientific Delegate at INSU

Inga LIPS

L4M Consulting Ltd.Outgoing EOOS Chair

European Commission -DG MAREDirector General

4:00 PM4:10 PM

Introducing the new EU OCEAN Pact

Charlina VITCHEVA

- Elisabeth Hamdouch - Deputy Head of Unit for Copernicus, DG DEFIS, European Commission

4:10 PM4:15 PM

The EU OCEAN Pact and Copernicus

Elisabeth HAMDOUCH

European Commission - DG DEFISDeputy Head of Unit for Copernicus

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

4:15 PM4:20 PM

The EU OCEAN Pact and Research & Innovation

Pavel MISIGA

- Speaker from Directorate General for International Partnerships - DG INTPA

4:20 PM4:25 PM

The EU OCEAN Pact and International Partnerships

Carole RIGAUD

European Commission - DG INTPAProgramme Officer

European Commission - DG DEFISDeputy Head of Unit for Copernicus

4:30 PM4:40 PM

Celebrating Copernicus Marine 10-year anniversary

Elisabeth HAMDOUCH

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Markets & Services Department

4:40 PM4:50 PM

History of the Copernicus Marine Service development

Laurence CROSNIER

European Space Agency - ESAHead of the Copernicus Space Office - Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes

4:50 PM4:55 PM

ESA as a building block of Copernicus Marine

Pierre POTIN

4:55 PM5:00 PM

EUMETSAT as a building block of Copernicus Marine

Phil EVANS

EUMETSATDirector General

5:00 PM5:10 PM

Copernicus Marine achievements: A world leading EU Marine Service

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Markets & Services Department

5:10 PM5:20 PM

Real time demonstration of the Copernicus Marine Service

Laurence CROSNIER

Puertos del EstadoHead of the Climate Change and Prediction Department

5:20 PM5:35 PM

Panels: Testimonies from Copernicus Marine European partners and users

Rémi GRUET

Ocean Energy EuropeCEO

Dominic PATTINSON

OSPARExecutive Secretary

BPG

Begoña PÉREZ GÓMEZ

Johnny JOHANNESSEN

Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - NERSCPhysical Oceanographer

Emanuela CLEMENTI

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change - CMCCResearcher

Laia ROMERO

Lobelia EarthManaging Director

European Commission - DG DEFISDeputy Head of Unit for Copernicus

5:35 PM5:45 PM

Copernicus Marine, a roadmap for the future

Elisabeth HAMDOUCH

- 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...

5:50 PM6:05 PM

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

Pascal Lamy

EU Mission Restore our Ocean and WatersChair of the Board

Geneviève PONS

Europe Jacques DelorsCEO and Vice Chair

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

European Commission - DG MAREPolicy Officer on Marine Knowledge

6:15 PM6:30 PM

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

- Speakers TBC

Zoi KONSTANTINOU

Pavel MISIGA

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

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

Alessandra CACCIARI

European Commission - DG DEFISProgramme Officer

6:30 PM6:35 PM

Closing words by our Master of Ceremony

6:35 PM6:50 PM

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

Phil EVANS

EUMETSATDirector General

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

Maria HOOD

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor for Strategic Planning and International Collaborations

eXXpeditionOcean Advocate & Skipper l Director at eXXpedition

10:30 AM10:40 AM

Welcome notes

Emily PENN

- Nutrients - Plastic - Heavy metals - Sound

10:40 AM11:00 AM

State of the Ocean

Dominic PATTINSON

OSPARExecutive Secretary

EUMETSATLead Marine Applications Expert

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

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

eXXpeditionOcean Advocate & Skipper l Director at eXXpedition

11:30 AM12:00 PM

Keynote on plastic citizen science monitoring and shift platform

Emily PENN

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

12:00 PM12:30 PM

Action for SDG 14 solutions

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

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOIBioacoustics Researcher

12:30 PM1:00 PM

Panel discussion and Q&A

Amelia MACAPIA

Dominic PATTINSON

OSPARExecutive Secretary

Georg HANKE

European Commission JRCScientific Officer

Samy DJAVIDNIA

European Maritime Safety Agency - EMSAEnvironment & Sustainability Senior Project Officer

1:00 PM1:15 PM

DataViz demo

Wrap up

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

1:45 PM1:55 PM

Opening remarks

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program

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.

1:55 PM2:05 PM

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

Nayat SANCHEZ-PI

Inria Research Center in ChileDirector

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

2:05 PM2:15 PM

Inspiring keynote

Zoi KONSTANTINOU

European Commission - DG MAREPolicy Officer on Marine Knowledge

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

2:15 PM2:40 PM

Pitch Session – “Innovating for the Oceans”

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

2:40 PM3:00 PM

Institutionnal closing and announcements

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

3:15 PM3:50 PM

Welcome session

Mercator Ocean internationalOceanPrediction DCC technical coordinator

EAF

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

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

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

3:50 PM4:10 PM

Session on Central & South America Regional Team

Valentina GIUNTA

Mercator Ocean InternationalManager OP4CR project

Esteban Herrera

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

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

4:10 PM4:40 PM

Session on African Regional Team

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

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

4:40 PM5:00 PM

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

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

5:15 PM5:20 PM

Welcome and initial remarks (on behalf of GOOS)

IOC - UNESCOHead of Ocean Observations and Services Section

5:20 PM5:30 PM

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

DCO Data Sharing coordinator

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

Mercator Ocean internationalOceanPrediction DCC technical coordinator

5:30 PM5:40 PM

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

EAF

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

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

5:40 PM6:00 PM

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

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

Objectives and organization of the session

10:30 AM10:35 AM

Introduction

Angélique MELET

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Ocean Climate Service

BPG

Begoña PÉREZ GÓMEZ

Puertos del EstadoHead of the Climate Change and Prediction Department

10:35 AM10:55 AM

State of the Ocean

Poll on Sea Level Rise facts - All panel

Angélique MELET

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Ocean Climate Service

BPG

Begoña PÉREZ GÓMEZ

Puertos del EstadoHead of the Climate Change and Prediction Department

- In-situ monitoring of sea level rise - The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) - Elizabeth Bradshaw (National Oceanographic Centre - NOC) -

10:55 AM11:25 AM

Advances in Sea Level Rise Monitoring

Fabien LEFEVRE

CLSHead of Ocean & Climate

Remko SCHARROO

EUMETSATAltimetry Project Scientist

Elizabeth BRADSHAW

National Oceanographic CentreHead of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level

- Melting Giants: How Polar Ice Sheets Shape Our Future Sea...

11:25 AM12:00 PM

Advances in Sea Level Rise Science

Thorsten KIEFER

JPI OceansExecutive Director

Gaël DURAND

CNRS

Andrew MEIJERS

British Antarctic Survey - BAS (CSIRO)Science Leader - Polar Oceans

- From sea level monitoring to coastal flood risks...

12:00 PM1:10 PM

Action for SDG 14 & 13: Solutions

Tiago GARCIA

+ATLANTIC CoLABCommunication Officer

Claire DUFAU

Collecte Localisation SatellitesHead of the Solutions & Innovation Division - Environment & Climate Business Unit

Angélique MELET

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Ocean Climate Service

Gaël DURAND

CNRS

Théophile BONGARTS

Ocean & Climate PlatformHead of Coastal Adaptation

Joanna STANEVA

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

Fabrice MESSAL

Mercator Ocean InternationalUX and User Learning Manager Copernicus Marine Service

GLC

Gonéri LE COZANNET

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - BRGM

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Ocean Climate Service

1:10 PM1:30 PM

Q&A and Wrap up

Angélique MELET

BPG

Begoña PÉREZ GÓMEZ

Puertos del EstadoHead of the Climate Change and Prediction Department

- Overview of Group on Earth Observations (GEO) - Yana Gevorgyan (GEO)

3:00 PM3:15 PM

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Yana GEVORGYAN

Group on Earth ObservationsDirector of Secretariat

GEO Blue Planet / Mercator Ocean International - !Audrey Hasson

3:15 PM3:25 PM

GEO Blue Planet and EuroGEO Marine Activities

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

Moderated by Pierre-Yves Letraon (Mercator Ocean International)

3:25 PM3:45 PM

Panel discussion

Yana GEVORGYAN

Group on Earth ObservationsDirector of Secretariat

Thierry RANCHIN

EuroGEOScientific Coordinator

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

Sigi GRUBER

European CommissionActive Senior Advisor

- Welcoming the audience and brief introduction of speakers. - Overview of ocean sustainability challenges and current issues. - The complementarity of space-based, in-situ, and...

4:00 PM4:05 PM

Introduction and Context

- Role of Space: "Why is it crucial today to connect the space sector with the ocean, marine, and maritime sectors?" - The Space4Ocean Alliance: "What are its objectives and concrete...

4:05 PM4:35 PM

From Space to Oceans: An Alliance for Sustainable Management

- Summary of key points discussed. - Call to action and opportunities for the audience to contribute to ocean conservation efforts. - Interactive session with the audience to...

4:35 PM4:45 PM

Conclusion and Q&A Session

Environment and Climate Change Canada - ECCC

5:00 PM5:10 PM

Building the ocean prediction of tomorrow

Fraser DAVIDSON

European Space Agency - ESAHead of ESA Earth Observation System Architect Office

5:10 PM5:20 PM

The role of space and in situ observations

Craig DONLON

IOC - UNESCOHead of Ocean Observations and Services Section

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of Operations & Monitoring Department

5:20 PM5:30 PM

Presentation of the call for action

Marie DREVILLON

5:30 PM5:45 PM

International and European response to the call for action

European Commission - DG DEFISProgramme Officer

Alessandra CACCIARI

Vidar HELGESEN

IOC - UNESCOExecutive Secretary

6:00 PM6:05 PM

Welcome Notes

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

6:05 PM6:15 PM

IMDOS

6:15 PM6:25 PM

Take away messages from the Blue Zone

6:25 PM6:40 PM

Short addresses

Mercator Ocean InternationalHead of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative

IOC - UNESCOHead of Ocean Observations and Services Section

6:40 PM6:45 PM

Closing remarks

- High-level statement - Julio Cordano, Director of Environment and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile) - The Ocean and Climate - Johan Rockström, Director...

10:30 AM11:15 AM

State of the Ocean

Heïdi SEVESTRE

AMAP - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeDeputy Secretary

Julio CORDANO

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ChileDirector of Environment and Ocean Affairs

Johann ROCKSTRÖM

University of PotsdamDirector of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science

- High-level statement: The importance of ocean monitoring for climate - Tatjana Hema (UNEP-MAP Coordinator) - Ocean monitoring at Mercator Ocean international - Pierre-Yves...

11:15 AM12:00 PM

Advances on Monitoring

Holger BRIX

EuroGOOSExecutive Directors Board, Chair

UNEP-MAP - United Nations Environment Programme - Mediterranean Action PlanProgramme Officer

Tatjana HEMA

Samantha BURGESS

Copernicus ECMWFDeputy Director Copernicus Climate Change Service

Susanne MECKLENBURG

European Space Agency - ESAHead of Division for Climate and Long-Term Action

Lucie COCQEMPOT

IfremerOceanographic observation coordinator and member of Secrétariat Exécutif Fr-OOS - Board of Director

- Ocean & Climate: sustainable development - Rashid Sumaila (University of British Colombia) -

12:00 PM12:45 PM

Actions for SDG 14: Solutions

Hans-Otto PORTNER

Alfred Wegener Institute - AWIProfessor of polar sciences and animal ecophysiology

URS

Ussif Rashid SUMALIA

University of British ColombiaProfessor

Cynthia BARZUNA

World Resources InstituteGlobal Deputy Director

Christophe MENKES

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRDClimatologist and Research Director

12:45 PM1:00 PM

Starfish Barometer

Mercator Ocean InternationalSenior Advisor, Ocean Science for Policy

Marina LEVY

Sorbonne Université, LOCEAN-IPSL, CNRS/IRD/MNHNOceanographer

- Breaking the Status Quo: Toward Massified, Community-Led Ocean...

1:00 PM1:30 PM

Wrap up

Alex MUNOZ-WILSON

Vital Oceans - C MindsDirector

Craig DONLON

European Space Agency - ESAHead of ESA Earth Observation System Architect Office

Haakon VATLE

Stasraad LehmkuhlDirector and expedition leader

2:30 PM2:35 PM

Introduction

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

EMODnet Head, EMODnet Secretariat; Director Marine Knowledge, Seascape Belgium

2:35 PM2:40 PM

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): A regional exemplar in data...

Kate LARKIN

- EMODnet thematic coordinator - Alessandra Giorgetti - OGS, Italy - Decade Corporate Data Group perspective - Peter Burger - Decade Coordination Unit - Citizen...

2:40 PM3:05 PM

Discussion Panel

ISP

Isabel SOUSA PINTO

CIIMARGroup Leader of the Coastal Biodiversity Lab

Alessandra GIORGETTI

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics- OGSLead Technologist

Peter BURGER

IOC - UNESCOData & Knowledge Management Officer

Arianna LICONTI

WildStepsMarine Ecologist | Ocean Citizen Science expert & mediator

Ocean Networks CanadaChief Innovation & Technology Officer

Benoit PIRENNE

3:05 PM3:15 PM

Open Q&A and wrap-up