United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Twenty-Second meeting
6 – 10 June 2022
Panel
“Ocean observing”

Segment 1
Ocean observation: tools, contributions to science-based decision-making, and challenges relating to gaps in observational data
Monday, 6 June
3 – 6 pm EDT
Panellist Affiliation Presentation
Co-Chair of IOC GOOS Steering Committee;
Ms. Anya Waite Scientific Director and CEO, Ocean Frontier Overview of global ocean observing activities: frameworks, status and challenges
Institute; Professor, Dalhousie University

Member of the International Argo Steering Team;

The Argo array: operation, contributions to science-based decision-making and
Mr. Brian King Oceanographer, National Oceanography Centre,
challenges
United Kingdom

Director, NOAA NOS Center for Operational The National Water Level Observation Network: evolution, operation and societal
Mr. Richard Edwing
Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) applications

Head of Department of Innovation and

Satellite infrastructure and ocean observation: contributions to science-based
Mr. Niels Andersen Authorities, DTU Space, Technical University of
decision-making and remaining gaps
Denmark

Director of Australia's Integrated Marine Application of ocean observations for decision-making: delivering benefits at
Ms. Michelle Heupel
Observing System (IMOS) multiple scales

Group Director, Modelling and Ocean

Observations Group, Indian National Centre for The role of ocean data acquisition, processing and management in contributing to
Mr. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao
Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of sustainable development
Earth Sciences of India
 Segment 1
Ocean observation: tools, contributions to science-based decision-making, and challenges relating to gaps in observational data
Tuesday, 7 June
10 am - 1 pm EDT
Panellist Affiliation Presentation

Senior Scientific Officer, French Prime Minister

A regional perspective on ocean observation and monitoring of the marine and
Mr. Gilles Lericolais General Secretariat for the Sea;
coastal environment
Chair of the European Marine Board

Director, Central and Northern California Ocean

Contributions of ocean observation to understanding and conserving biological
Mr. Henry Ruhl Observing System; Member of the GOOS Biology
diversity
and Ecosystem Panel

Professor, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul

Mr. Bayram Öztürk University; Contributions of ocean observation to fishery science and marine conservation
Head, Turkish Marine Research Foundation

Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean

Ms. Amy Baco-Taylor and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University Contributions of ocean observation to understanding the deep ocean
College of Arts and Sciences

Professor, Ecole normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL

Contributions of ocean observation to understanding, adapting and mitigating the
Ms. Sabrina Speich Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique – IPSL
effects of climate change
CLIVAR Atlantic (ex-officio) and OOPC Co-Chair

Program Director, Institute of Marine Research

Mr. Peter Haugan Professor, Geophysical Institute at the University Contributions of ocean observation to sustainable ocean-based economy
of Bergen
 Segment 2
International cooperation and coordination in advancing ocean observing and addressing related challenges
Tuesday, 7 June
3 - 6 pm EDT
Panellist Affiliation Presentation

Co-Chair, IOC GOOS Steering Committee;

Mr. Toste Tanhua How to optimize the ocean observing value chain: Insights from EuroSea
Senior Scientist, GEOMAR

Director-General, Mercator Ocean International,

Mr. Pierre Bahurel Digital oceanography to bridge observations and society: Lessons from Copernicus
Data Hub for GEMS Ocean

Chief Executive Officer, Tuvalu Ocean data management for addressing effects of climate change: a case study
Ms. Tenanoia Simona
Telecommunications Corporation from Tuvalu

Mr. Fabiano Lopes Ocean data analysis and modeling in interdisciplinary research: Lessons from
Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Thompson RABICÓ

Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of Norway, Towards autonomous sensor platforms and use of AI to advance seabed
Mr. Terje Thorsnes
Mareano Programme Group observations contributing to science-based decision-making

Head, Pacific Community Centre for Ocean

Mr. Jérôme Aucan Technological innovations for ocean observation: SMART cables
Science, the Pacific Community
 Segment 2
International cooperation and coordination in advancing ocean observing and addressing related challenges
Wednesday, 8 June
3 - 6 pm EDT
Panellist Affiliation Presentation

Ambassador for Malta on Climate Change; Engaging with policymakers in advancing ocean observing and addressing related
Ms. Simone Borg
Professor, University of Malta challenges

Physical Oceanographer, Instituto Hidrografico

Mr. Joao Vitorino Citizen science and the engagement of non-scientific communities
(IH, the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute)

Team Leader, Ocean Management and Literacy,

Strengthening Pacific Island ocean observation capacity through community
Ms. Molly Powers-Tora Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime (GEM)
engagement
Division, the Pacific Community

Government Accounts Director, Fugro (a

multinational corporation headquartered in the
Mr. David Millar Role of the private sector in contributing to advancing ocean observation
Netherlands active in Seabed 2030 and the UN
Ocean Decade)

Research Director at Institut National de

Recherche Halieutique (Morocco)
Mr. Karim Hilmi Building an integrated national ocean observing system: A case study from Morocco
National Focal Point and Vice Chair at IOC-
UNESCO

Acting Director of the Global Ocean Observing Building a fit-for-purpose global ocean observing system through multi-stakeholder
Ms. Emma Heslop
System in IOC-UNESCO partnerships
 Segment 2
International cooperation and coordination in advancing ocean observing and addressing related challenges
Thursday, 9 June
10 am - 1 pm EDT
Panellist Affiliation Presentation

Advancing ocean observation through international cooperation in the United

Mr. Ariel Hernán Troisi Chair of IOC-UNESCO
Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

Programme Management Officer, Team Leader,

Building a global ocean monitoring system for sustainable development through
Ms. Joana Akrofi Global Environment Monitoring System on Ocean
transdisciplinary partnership: The GEMS Ocean co-design experience
and Coasts (GEMS Ocean), Science Division, UNEP

Director, Global Ocean Monitoring and

Mr. David Legler Observation program at NOAA; Ocean observing co-design through international cooperation and coordination
Chair, Ocean Observation Coordination Group

Professor, Instituto Oceanográfico, University of Building common standards for ocean data sharing: experience from a cross-
Ms. Olga Sato
São Paulo regional initiative

Oceanographer, South African Environmental

Ms. Juliet Hermes Observation Network; Challenges and successes in international partnering for regional ocean observation
Professor, University of Cape Town

Senior Scientific Officer, Flanders Marine Institute

Strengthening ocean observation value chain through regional cooperation: lessons
Ms. Joana Beja (VLIZ); EMODnet Biology coordinator, EurOBIS
from EMODnet Biology
node co-manager