Welcome by the co-facilitators

High Level Remarks and Opening

• Harry Vreuls, SBSTA Chair 
• Vidar Helgesen, Executive Secretary, IOC-UNESCO (virtual)
• Kevin Magron, France, co-host of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference
• Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

Expert Panel Topic 1. Marine biodiversity conservation and coastal resilience

• Brittany Young, Standing Committee on Finance
• Stephanie Ockenden, Deputy Head of Secretariat, High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (virtual)
• Joanna Post, Head, Ocean Observations and Services, IOC-UNESCO
• Valentina Germani, Senior Legal Officer, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 
• Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma, Chief, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, UN Environment (virtual)

Expert Panel Topic 2. Technology needs for the ocean climate action, including finance links

• Filippo Berardi, Climate Change Focal Area Coordinator, Global Environment Facility
• Ambrosio Yobánolo del Real, Technology Executive Committee
• Fredrik Haag, Head, Office for London Convention, International Maritime Organization (virtual)
• Loreley Picourt, Executive Director, Ocean & Climate Platform

Introduction to the Breakout Group Discussions

• Co-facilitators

Breakout Group Discussions on Topics 1 and 2

• Participants will divide into groups (10–20 people in each group) to discuss the guiding questions  
• Participants will have a chance to discuss both topics

15:30–16:10: There will be 4–5 breakout groups for Topic 1 and 4–5 breakout groups for  Topic 2 for a total of 40 mins. 5 min changeover time

16:15–16:55: Participants will change groups for a second round of breakout discussion on the same or the other topic as per their preference for a total of 40 mins

Wrap up day 1

• Co-facilitators

Day 1 recap & day 2 agenda setting

• Co-facilitators

Reporting back on the breakout groups/ Q&A

• Moderators and rapporteurs of the breakout groups
• Moderated by the co-facilitators

Panel discussions on case studies, best practices and challenges at the regional and national level

Topic 1: Marine biodiversity conservation and coastal resilience 

• Sophie Mirgaux, Special Envoy for the Ocean, Belgium
• Denzel Atumurirava, Oceans Stream, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji
• Gunnar Finke, Ocean Team Leader, Head of MeerWissen Secretariat, GIZ, Germany

Topic 2: Technology needs for the ocean – climate action, including finance links

• Juan Carlos Bedoya Ceballos, Head of Regulatory and Business Affairs, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Colombia (virtual)
• Nobuhito Mori, Professor at Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan (virtual)
• Taryn Laubenstein, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, United States of America
• Dwikorita Karnawati, Head of Indonesia Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia (virtual)

Plenary statements by Parties and observers on ways forward and further strengthening ocean-based action

Close

• Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Director, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress division, UNFCCC secretariat
• Co-facilitators

Moderator

Moderator