OceanPrediction DCC - Global Event Draft Programme
3-5 November 2026
All times shown are Central European Time (CET)
Online
Nov 3, 2026
10:30 AM12:30 PM
Africa - Regional Team Session
Harmonizing OceanPrediction and Services for Africa's Blue Future
- 10:30 AMWelcome Notes
- 10:35 AMWho is in the room?
- 10:45 AMVoices from Africa’s Coastlines
- 11:00 AMAfrica's forecasting and services repertoire
- 11:10 AMQuizz - The African Ocean Challenge
- 11:25 AMOPERA: a symphony of parts
- 11:40 AMPannel discussions - From score (data) to stage (value): co-designing an end-to-end blue value chain
- 12:20 PMAfrica session closing & future plans
UDT
Uchi Dominic Terhile
Ocean prediction DCC
LD
Lillian DIARRA
Mercator Ocean International
KA
Kouadio AFIAN
University Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Online
Nov 4, 2026
11:30 AM1:30 PM
Mediterranean & Black Sea - Regional Team Session
- 11:30 AMKick-Off session
- 11:45 AMPanel Discussion - From Forecasts to Action: What Marine Data Users Really Need
- 12:15 PMVideos - Young Voices (ECOP), Real Coasts: Ocean Prediction in Action
- 12:30 PMOcean Prediction in Action: What’s New, What We Bring, What’s Next
- 12:45 PMVote, Quiz, Discover: Test Your Regional Ocean Knowledge
- 1:15 PMSession Closing & Call to Action
EC
Emanuela CLEMENTI
CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
Online
Nov 5, 2026
9:00 AM11:00 AM
Indian Seas - Regional Team Session
Ocean Prediction, Services and Community Perspectives
- 9:00 AMImportance of Operational Ocean Forecasting — An ECOP Perspective
- 9:10 AMTranslation of Ocean Sciences to Services in the Indian Seas
- 9:25 AMPanel Discussion: Current Challenges and Future Directions in Operational Oceanography
- 9:50 AMEnd-User Perspectives on Operational Oceanographic Products and Services from the Indian Seas.
- 9:55 AMKnow Our Ocean: An Interactive Quiz
- 10:05 AMMoulding the next generation: Outreach programs/Ocean literacy activities
- 10:30 AMOcean Services at your fingertips: Samudra app / OceanPrediction DCC Tools
- 10:40 AMTwo Generations, One Ocean: Sharing Stories, Shaping the Future
- 10:45 AMFinal Takeaways
- 10:20 AMPresentation of the Operational Centre
SP
Sandra Prasad
INCOIS
NJ
Nithya JEEVENAND
INCOIS
TB
Trishneeta Bhattacharya
LOCEAN-IPSL, SORBONNE UNIVERSITE-CNRS-IRD-MNHN
SJ
Sudheer JOSEPH
INCOIS
Online
Nov 5, 2026
11:30 AM1:30 PM
North East Atlantic - Regional Team Session
- 11:30 AMIntroduction & Calls to action
- 11:40 AMActual panorama and challenges of Ocean forecasting and its applications in the region
- 12:00 PMCoastal and Estuarine Forecasting Services for Maritime Surveillance and Flood Risk Prevention along the Northern Coast of Spain - Ana J. Abascal (IHCantabria)
- 12:15 PMMachine Learning-based Bias Correction of Wave Forecast Systems in the Iberian Peninsula - Juan L. Garzon
- 12:30 PMObservation and forecasting tools for a digital twin of coastal flooding in the Basque estuaries - Roland Garnier (AZTI)
- 12:45 PMHigh-resolution forecasts of ocean physics and Lagrangian transport connectivity in the Bay of Biscay - Luis Ferrer (AZTI)
- 1:00 PMExploring sea-level rise projections and impacts using physically-based storylines
- 1:25 PMECOPs’ work - “Reconstructing Past Sea Levels for Ocean Model Calibration” & “AGORA High-resolution Forecasting System” - Mélinda Martins (Cardiff University) & Tania López-Pérez (NOWSystems)
AJA
Ana J. Abascal
IHCantabria
TLP
Tania LÓPEZ PÉREZ
NOWSystems
LF
Luis Ferrer
AZTI
RG
Roland Garnier
AZTI
GES
Ghada El SERAFY
Deltares
Online
Nov 5, 2026
3:30 PM5:30 PM
North America - Regional Team Session
- 3:30 PMWelcome Notes
- 3:35 PMInteractive session - Opening Poll
- 3:40 PMFrom Forecast to Impact: A North American Region Stakeholder’s perspective
- 3:45 PMBridging the Vision and the Agenda: Advancing OceanPrediction in North America
- 3:50 PMThe North American Ocean Forecasting Landscape: Canada, the USA and Mexico
- 4:15 PMOcean Forecasting in Action: Live Tools from Canada, the USA and Mexico
- 5:00 PMOne Ocean, Shared Solutions: North American Challenges and Opportunities
- 5:20 PMFrom Shared Insights to Collective Action - Closing the North American Session
MH
Minna HO
UCLA
SG
Scott GLENN
Rutgers University
FD
Fraser DAVIDSON
Fisheries & Oceans Canada
