3:00 PM3:05 PM
“Towards a Global Network of Digital Twins of the Ocean: An international dialogue on visions, expectations, and perspectives on DTOs”
28 October - 03:00 to 05:00 pm UTC
Timing best suited for participants in Africa, America and Europe. Check your timezone
Note that this is a draft agenda. The full program of speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
3:05 PM3:20 PM
Shaping a common vision for DTOs
A perspective from the Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
What role do DTOs play in delivering the ambitions of the Ocean Decade?
Facilitated by: Julia Vera Prieto, Lead Manager Business & Strategy, Seascape Belgium / EDITO2
3:20 PM4:00 PM
Ongoing Digital Twin Ocean initiatives and perspectives: Opportunities & challenges around DTOs
- Introducing EDITO, the public infrastructure of the European Digital Twin Ocean - Victoria Persson (Mercator Ocean International)
- Democratising digital twin technologies through an open-source digital twin platform: A coastal digital twin. - Nicolas Arellano & Ken Percy (Carleton Immersive Media Studio - Canada)
- Exploring interactions between fishing activity and critically endangered whales: A “What-if-Scenario” tool. - Dr Anamaria Berea Associate Professor (College of Science, George Mason University) & Amir Tofighi Senior Systems Analyst and Developer (George Mason University)
- SIOM-IFOP digital ocean system - Dr Jaime Letelier Pino (IFOP - Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Chile)
Facilitated by: Cyrielle Delvenne (VLIZ)
4:00 PM4:10 PM
Comfort Break
4:10 PM4:55 PM
Interactive dialogue with participants
Understanding regional priorities for DTOs & shaping a common vision for global collaboration
Identifying local needs, priorities & collaboration opportunities through an open whiteboard
Facilitated by: Victoria Persson
4:55 PM5:00 PM
Wrap-up & closing
“Towards a Global Network of Digital Twins of the Ocean: An international dialogue on visions, expectations, and perspectives on DTOs”
29 October - 7:00 to 9:00 am UTC
Timing best suited for participants in Asia, Australia and Oceania. Check your timezone
Note that this is a draft agenda. The full program of speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
7:00 AM7:05 AM
Welcome & introduction
7:05 AM7:20 AM
Shaping a common vision for DTOs
A perspective from the Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
What role do DTOs play in delivering the ambitions of the Ocean Decade?
Facilitated by: Julia Vera Prieto, Lead Manager Business & Strategy, Seascape Belgium / EDITO2
7:20 AM8:00 AM
Ongoing Digital Twin Ocean initiatives and perspectives
Opportunities & challenges around DTOs
- Introducing EDITO, the public infrastructure of the European Digital Twin Ocean - Victoria Persson (Mercator Ocean International)
- Digital Twin Ocean developments in Japan: Key initiatives and future directions - Professor Swadhin Behera (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
- A City-Scale Digital Twin of Coastal Flooding in Busan: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Next - Dr Jae-Il Kwon (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
- Oil spill simulation: Research experience and perspectives - Prof. Sungwon Shin (Hanyang University)
- User-Driven Coastal Digital Twins for the Korean West Coast: An Operational Case from Incheon Port - Prof. Seung-Buhm Woo (Inha University)
- "Sustaining Our Oceans" Digital Learning Modules - Chalisa Jantaraksa - Associate Education Officer (UNESCO Bangkok)
- From Coastal Pilots to Global Interoperability: China’s Digital Twin Ocean Activities and Perspectives - Qiang Deng, Ph.D (Xiamen University)
Facilitated by: Cyrielle Delvenne (VLIZ)
Prof. Swadhin Behera
JAMSTEC - Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science Technology
Cyrielle Delvenne
Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ
Prof. Qiang Deng
Xiamen University
Chalisa Jantaraksa
UNESCO Bangkok
Prof. Jae-Il Kwon
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Victoria Persson
Mercator Ocean International
Prof. Sungwon Shin
Hanyang University
Prof. Seung Buhm Woo
Inha University
8:00 AM8:10 AM
Comfort Break
8:10 AM8:55 AM
Interactive dialogue with participants
Understanding regional priorities for DTOs & shaping a common vision for global collaboration
Identifying local needs, priorities & collaboration opportunities through an open whiteboard
8:55 AM9:00 AM
