Introduction sessionApr 8, 20243:30 PM3:40 PMWelcome!Alison ClausenIOC - UNESCODeputy Global Coordinator
Introduction sessionApr 8, 20243:40 PM3:50 PMIntroducing OceanPrediction DCCPierre BahurelMercator Ocean InternationalDirector General
Introduction sessionApr 8, 20243:50 PM4:00 PMTowards delivering as oneEnrique Alvarez FanjulMercator Ocean InternationalTechnical Coordinator OceanPrediction DCC
Session 1 - Connecting the world around Ocean forecastingApr 8, 20244:00 PM4:30 PMRound table - Connecting the World around Ocean ForecastingSwadhin BeheraJAMSTECLeading Scientist in global ocean and climate researchMauro CiranoFederal University of Rio de JaneiroProfessor in Physical OceanographyGhada el SerafyDeltaresSpecialist in Data Science and Coastal ExpertPatrick HoganNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAAChief of OGSSD’s Oceanographic Sciences BranchSrinivas KumarTummalaIndian National Centre For Ocean Information Services - INCOISDirectorJennifer VeitchSouth African Environmental Observation Network - SAEONPhysical oceanographer
Session 2 - The future of ocean forecastingApr 8, 20244:30 PM4:40 PMCopernicus Marine perspectivePierre-Yves Le TraonMercator Ocean InternationalScientific Director
Session 2 - The future of ocean forecastingApr 8, 20244:40 PM4:50 PMEuropean Digital Twin of the Ocean perspectiveAlain ArnaudMercator Ocean InternationalHead of Digital Ocean Program
Session 2 - The future of ocean forecastingApr 8, 20244:50 PM5:00 PMMaking marine ecosystem models operational: the NECCTON project Stefano CiavattaMercator Ocean InternationalOceanographer Expert in Biogeochemistry and Marine Biology
Session 3 - OceanPrediction DCC and the Decade Apr 8, 20245:00 PM5:30 PMRound table - OceanPrediction DCC and the DecadeJoana AkrofiUNEPProgramme OfficerJan-Bart CalewaertIOC - UNESCOLead Manager, Decade Coordination Office (DCO) for Ocean Data Sharing (ODS)Eric ChassignetFlorida State UniversityDirector of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)Terry McconnellUNESCODCO Lead - Ocean ObservingJohn SiddornNational Oceanography CentreChief Scientist and Director Data, Science and TechnologyJoaquín TintoréSOCIB & IMEDEA(CSIC-UIB)Director of SOCIB
Session 4 - Shaping ocean forecasting to serve societyApr 8, 20245:30 PM5:40 PMGEO Blue Planet perspectiveAudrey HassonMercator Ocean InternationalHead of GEO Blue Planet European Office
Session 4 - Shaping ocean forecasting to serve societyApr 8, 20245:40 PM5:50 PMPrediction of Marine Biodiversity to support society: thoughts on requirementsPr. Frank Muller-KargerUniversity of South FloridaBiological Oceanographer
Session 4 - Shaping ocean forecasting to serve societyApr 8, 20245:50 PM6:00 PMOcean science for policyKarina von SchuckmannMercator Ocean InternationalOceanograph specialized in ocean climate monitoring
ConclusionApr 8, 20246:00 PM6:10 PMClosing speechAndreaa StrachinescuEuropean CommissionHead of Unit, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - Maritime Innovation, Marine knowledge and Investment
Dinner cocktail & poster SessionApr 8, 20246:10 PM7:00 PMCocktail & poster session on prediction applications