m_pre_program_text EMODnet Open Conference: Consolidating the Foundations, Building the Future 20 October 2015, De Grote Post, Oostende (Belgium)ProgrammeRegistration of participants 08:00-09:00 Start 09:00 Conference venue GROTE POST – How to get there Conference chair: Phil Weaver (Chair of the EMODnet Steering Committee) Morning sessions co-chair: Matthew King (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs - DG MARE) Welcome StatementsBart Tommelein (State Secretary of the Sea, BE)João Ferreira (Member of the European Parliament)Matthew King (DG MARE): EMODnet as central driver of Marine KnowledgeOpening SessionVladimir Ryabinin (Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO): Global dimension and importance of Marine Observations and Data for science, policy and industryJan-Bart Calewaert (EMODnet Secretariat), Dick Schaap (EMODnet Bathymetry), Alan Stevenson (EMODnet Geology), Jacques Populus (EMODnet Seabed Habitats), Alessandra Giorgetti (EMODnet Chemistry), Simon Claus (EMODnet Biology), Antonio Novellino (EMODnet Physics) and Alessandro Pititto (EMODnet Human Activities): EMODnet State of Play and overview of thematic portalsNadia Pinardi (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia and University of Bologna, IT): EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints: assessing observation capacity and data adequacy for users at the regional sea-basin level: status and future prospectsCoffee Break 10:30-11:00 Session 2 - Perspectives from stakeholders and expertsCyndy Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOI, USA): Opportunities and challenges for marine data management to support Future Ocean ResearchGert Verreet (Department of Economy, Science & Innovation, Flemish Government, BE): Reflections on EMODnet from the perspective of collaborative international environmental assessment practiceLyndsey Dodds (Head of Marine Policy, WWF-UK): Perspectives of WWF as civil society actor on issues related to marine observation and collection, management, access and sharing of marine dataJean-Francois Minster (Scientific Director of TOTAL S.A., France): How can maritime industry benefit and contribute to an initiative such as EMODnet?Interventions from the public and discussionJob van den Berg (Royal Haskoning DHV, The Netherlands): Plenary introduction of the afternoon brainstormingLunch from 12:30 to 14:00 Afternoon sessions co-chair: Job van den Berg (Royal Haskoning DHV, The Netherlands) Session 3 – EMODnet Breakout sessions (Summary report) Coffee Break 16:00-16:30 Closing SessionReconvene in plenary to report on breakout group discussionsPanel discussion withJonathan Williams (CEO, Marine South East Ltd. Maritime Cluster, UK)Kathrine Angell-Hansen (Director, Joint Programming Initiative for Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans, JPI Oceans)Jan Mees (Chair of the European Marine Board)Ricardo Serrão Santos (Member of the European Parliament)Iain Shepherd (DG MARE)Conclusions and closing statement by Ricardo Serrão Santos (Member of the European Parliament)Reception 18:00
