PROGRAMME
All timetables in the Agenda refer to UTC (Azores GMT).
All timetables in the Agenda refer to UTC (Azores GMT).
DAY 1
11h30 › 19h00 UTC | Blue Corridor: All-Atlantic Ocean Projects and Initiatives
11:30 – 13:00 UTC Atlantic Pole to Pole: Climate Science 2 Policy
11:30 – 13:00 UTC The Sea of the Outermost Regions – The potential of the Blue Economy
11:30 – 13:00 UTC Connecting subsea cables and satellites for global Oceans health monitoring
13:00 – 15:00 UTC All Atlantic COASTal observing and technology NETwork – AA-COASTNET
13:00 -14:30 UTC Atlantic Seabed Mapping and Exploration – Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities
13:00 – 15:00 UTC Overview of scientific knowledge on the oceanic field in Morocco
14:00 – 16:00 UTC The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) – Advancing Collaborative Biodiversity Observations
14:00 – 16:00 UTC Networking from pole to pole: facilitating access for research and infrastructure
14:30 – 15:30 UTC The Blue Azores Program – How a Transatlantic Partnership is Bridging the Gap between Science, Policy and Civil Society for Ocean Conservation
14:30 – 15:30 UTC Opening doors for early-career ocean professionals
16:00 – 17:30 UTC All-Atlantic Floating University Network
16:00 – 18:00 UTC Unlocking the potential for a microbiome-based blue economy along and across the Atlantic
16:00 – 18:00 UTC Challenges and Opportunities in the spread of Sargassum across the tropical Atlantic Ocean
16:00 – 17:30 UTC Marine robotic infrastructures network: lessons learned and future developments
17:00 – 19:00 UTC Atlantic Contributions to the Global Ocean Observing System
17:30 – 18:30 UTC The blue bioeconomy wave: unlocking the potential for cooperation towards a sustainable use of the Atlantic Ocean
17:30 – 19:00 UTC All-Atlantic Blue Schools Network
DAY 2
11h30 › 15h00 UTC | Blue Corridor: All-Atlantic Ocean Projects and Initiatives
11:30 – 13:00 UTC The Future Atlantic Ocean: Forecasting ecosystem functioning from microbiomes to fisheries
11:30 – 13:30 UTC Developing sustainable aquaculture in the Atlantic
11:30 – 13:30 UTC Challenges and Opportunities in monitoring the sources and pathways of Marine Debris in the Atlantic Ocean
11:30 – 13:00 UTC Atlantic Smart Cables: Challenges and Opportunities of the CAM Ring
11:30 – 13:00 UTC Showcasing Atlantic Ocean Capacity Building programmes in marine sciences
13:00 – 15:00 UTC Towards an All-Atlantic Data Space for the Ocean
13:00 – 15:00 UTC Innovative Actions to Promote S&T Collaboration between the EU, Amazon Coast and the Caribbean
13:00 – 15:00 UTC Atlantic Marine Research and Innovation Ecosystem in the Azores
13:00 – 15:00 UTC All-Atlantic Marine Research Infrastructures Network – AA-MARINET
15h15 › 17h15 UTC | All-Atlantic R&I solutions - by invitation only
Coordinator
José Moutinho, Atlantic International Research Centre
Participants
Pledgers and other Atlantic stakeholders that have an interest in making pledges in the future + All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors
José Moutinho, Atlantic International Research Centre
Moderator
Joana Xavier, CIIMAR/University of Porto, Portugal
Rapporteur
Patrick Heimbach, University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
17h15 › 17h30 UTC | Welcome message from Regional Authority
Pedro Faria e Castro, Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, Portugal
17h30 › 19:00 UTC | Rethinking our stewardship of ocean and waters
Moderator
17h30 – 17h50 UTC Keynote speech
17h50 – 18h50 UTC Debate with:
18h50 – 19h00 UTC Wrap-up and closing remarks by moderator
DAY 3
Master of Ceremonies: João Tomé, Journalist, Portugal
Hybrid event
10h30 › 10h35 UTC | Convene and welcome by moderator
10h35 › 10h45 UTC | Opening blessing / prayer from a South African Indigenous Community member
10h45 › 11h15 UTC | Opening ceremony
11h15 › 11h30 UTC | All-Atlantic R&I solutions
11h30 › 12h15 UTC | Connecting, Acting, Cooperating: What has been achieved?
Moderator:
João Tomé, Journalist, Portugal
Invited speakers:
12h15 › 13h45 UTC | Connecting, Acting, Cooperating: How to sustain the long-term cooperation?
Moderator:
Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science and Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
Brief remarks from Ministers
13h45 › 14h00 UTC | EU Portuguese Presidency Conference Declaration
14h00 › 14h15 UTC | Break
14h10 › 14h40 UTC | Press Conference
[Teatro Micaelense – Ministers Room] [Watch Stream]
15h00 › 16h00 UTC | Plastic Pirates Azores Campaign – Connecting Atlantic Ministers & Youth
Presential and Streamed.
Coordinator:
Expolab, Ciência Viva Centre, Portugal
Moderator:
Raquel Gaião, All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador, Portugal
Opening session
Plastic Pirates Briefing, Expolab team and Hands-on activity
14h15 › 15h15 UTC | Strengthening R&I Cooperation between major Atlantic Initiatives
Moderator:
João Tomé, Journalist, Portugal
Invited speakers
15h15 › 16h00 UTC | AANChOR Joint Pilot Actions as a collaborative R&I effort
Moderator:
João Tomé, Journalist, Portugal
Invited speakers:
Debate with AANChOR Joint Pilot Action Leaders:
16h00 › 16h15 UTC | Break
16h15 › 17h15 UTC | Coasts, Ocean, Climate & Space: The Digital Ocean
Moderator:
Keynote speaker:
Debate with:
17h15 › 18h00 UTC | R&I solutions for a sustainable blue economy
Moderator:
João Tomé, Journalist, Portugal
Invited speakers:
18h00 › 18h15 UTC | Closing keynote speech on All-Atlantic R&I solutions funding
18h15 › 18h30 UTC | Closing ceremony
18h30 › 18h40 UTC | Closing blessing/prayer from a Canadian Indigenous Community member
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