Indian Ocean Regional Decade Conference 2024
Bridging billions to BarcelonaAn Official Prelude to the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference
1-3 February 2024
Inaugural and Plenary session
Date: 1 Feb, 2024
Session: Forenoon (0900-1300h IST)
Agenda:
| 1000-1005 IST | Lighting of lamp and Invocation | |
| 1005-1010 IST | Dr. Srinivasa Kumar T INCOIS, India | Welcome Address |
| 1010-1015 IST | Ms. Alison Clausen IOC-UNESCO, France | Ocean Decade |
| 1015-1020 IST | Dr Yutaka Michida IOC-UNESCO Chairperson | Special Remarks |
| 1020-1040 IST | Mr. Vishal V. Sharma, India's Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO | Special Remarks |
| 1040-1100 IST | Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin IOC-UNESCO, France | Address on Ocean Decade |
| 1100-1110 IST | Dr. Ravichandran M Ministry of Earth Sciences, India | Inaugural Address |
| 1110-1130 IST | Inauguaration of Exhibition and High Tea | |
| 1130-1150 IST | Dr. Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK | Plenary 1 - Ocean Health |
| 1150-1210 IST | Dr. Nadia Pinardi,Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience, Italy | Plenary 2 - Community Resilience |
| 1210-1230 IST | Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA | Plenary 3 - Climate and Oceans |
| 1230-1250 IST | Dr. Peter M. Haugan,Institute of Marine Research, Norway | Plenary 4 - Policy and Ocean Governance |
| 1250-1300 IST | Discussion and Conclusion | |
Session Coordinators: Dr. E Pattabhi Rama Rao, INCOIS, India