Webinar Agenda

Opening and Welcomes

Klaas Deneudt
Lead Coordinator of DTO-BioFlow; Head of Marine Observation Centre, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Adam Leadbetter
Lead, UN Ocean Decade Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing (DCO Ocean Data Sharing), UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC UNESCO)

Marina Tonani
DITTO - Digital Twins of the Ocean Co-Chair; Head of Marine Data Hub, Mercator Ocean International

PART I: Setting the Scene

Introduction to DTO-BioFlow
Klaas Deneudt, Lead coordinator of DTO-BioFlow; Head of Marine Observation Centre at Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Dismantling biodiversity data bottlenecks: A playbook to address barriers and enable the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EDITO)
Neil Holdsworth, Head of Data and Information, ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

Data management and sharing in the UN Ocean Decade
Margarita Lopez-Velosa, Science Support Officer, DCO Ocean Data Sharing, IOC UNESCO

PART II: Diving Deeper

14:30–14:35 | Introduction: Digital twins of the ocean and DTO-BioFlow Demonstrator Use Cases
Matthias Obst, University of Gothenburg

14:35–14:50 | Marine Non-Indigenous Species Management
Justine Pagnier, University of Gothenburg

14:50–15:05 | Assessing Pelagic Biodiversity and Communities
Willem Boone, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

15:05–15:20 | Spatial Planning of Sustainable Mariculture
Rutendo Musimwa, Ghent University

PART III: Looking Ahead

Panel Discussion & Audience Engagement

Moderated discussion with representatives from EU Policy, DITTO, DCO Ocean Data Sharing and DTO-BioFlow

Interactive Q&A and Mentimeter Audience Engagement

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

Key takeaways, follow-up actions, collaboration opportunities and announcements