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 ForecastingMauro CiranoFederal University of Rio de JaneiroProfessor in Physical OceanographySwadhin BeheraJAMSTECLeading Scientist in global ocean and climate researchSrinivas KumarTummalaIndian National Centre For Ocean Information Services - INCOISDirectorJennifer VeitchSouth African Environmental Observation Network - SAEONPhysical oceanographerGhada el SerafyDeltaresSpecialist in Data Science and Coastal ExpertPatrick HoganNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAAChief of OGSSD’s Oceanographic Sciences Branch
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 DecadeEric ChassignetFlorida State UniversityDirector of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)Joana AkrofiUNEPProgramme OfficerTerry McconnellUNESCODCO Lead - Ocean ObservingJohn SiddornNational Oceanography CentreChief Scientist and Director Data, Science and TechnologyJan-Bart CalewaertIOC - UNESCOLead Manager, Decade Coordination Office (DCO) for Ocean Data Sharing (ODS)JoaquÃn 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