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United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation
Global Solutions for the Challenges of
Sustainable Development in Societies at Risk
26-28 May 2015, Bonn, Germany
Image: ESA/JAXA
Preliminary
Agenda
TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
Time
Activity
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:15
Registration of Participants
Welcome remarks
Keynotes
Remarks/Speakers
Mr. Bradnee Chambers, UN Environment Programme/CMS, Chair UN Agencies Bonn
Ms. Christiane Lechtenbörger, German Aerospace
Center
Lord Mayor Jürgen Nimptsch, City of Bonn (t.b.c.)
Ms. Simonetta di Pippo, UN Office for Outer Space
Affairs, Director
Mr. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, German Aerospace
Center, Chairman of the Executive Board
N.N., German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and
Energy
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:00
Coffee break and Group Photo
High level opening panel: Setting
the agenda on the relevance of
Earth observation
12:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Lunch Break, incl. VIP lunch
Special Talk “The view from Space: Mr. Alexander Gerst, ESA Astronaut
Challenges in protecting Earth
Mr. Michael K. Simpson, Secure World Foundation,
Director
Mr. Neil McFarlane, UN Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction, Chief Coordination and Regional Programming
Section (t.b.c.)
Mr. Halldor Thorgeirsson, UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change, Director for Strategy
Mr. Roberto Battiston, Italian Space Agency,
President
Ms. Patricia Flor, German Federal Foreign Office,
Director General for the United Nations and Global Issues
(t.b.c.)
Ms. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Director General for Global Issues - Sector policies and
programmes, (t.b.c.)
Session 1: The post2015 framework on disaster risk reduction: Opportunities for Earth observation
How can Space-based information effectively contribute to the post2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and what
are the expectations and needs of decision makers?
14:30 - 15:40
Session 1: Plenary Presentations
Mr. Günter Strunz, German Aerospace Center
Mr. Pedro Basabe, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Mr. Juan Carlos de Villagrán de Léon, UN Platform
for Space-based Information for Disaster Management
and Emergency Response
Time
Activity
15:40 - 16:10
Coffee Break
16:10 - 18:00
18:30
Session 1: Working groups
Icebreaker hosted by DLR
Remarks/Speakers
WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Time
Activity
Remarks/Speakers
09:00 - 09:30
Session 1: Working group presentations
Session 2: Current capabilities and future potentials of Earth observation to support climate change
agreements
How can Space-based information effectively contribute to Climate Change Agreements, especially considering adaptation as well as loss and damage and what are the expectations and needs of decision makers?
Mr. Youssef Nassef, UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (t.b.c.)
Mr. Michael Siebert, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (t.b.c.)
Mr. Luc St-Pierre, UN Platform for Space-based
Information for Disaster Management and Emergency
Response
09:30 - 10:40
Session 2: Plenary Presentations
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break
Session 2: Working groups
Lunch Break
Session 2: Working group presentations
Session 3: Global Development Agenda and national needs
How can Space-based information effectively contribute to the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals and what are
the expectations and needs of decision makers?
14:30 - 16:00
Session 3: Plenary Presentations
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Mr. Niklas Hedman, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
Mr. Thomas Kemper, EU Joint Research Centre
Session 4: Solutions to address these challenges
How can the private and public sectors as well as the research community and the UN be involved in the use of Earth observation to address challenges in the contexts of sustainable development, climate change and disaster risk reduction?
16:30 - 18:00
Session 4: Open discussions
Views from the private and the public sectors, the UN and
research centres
THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Time
Activity
Remarks/Speakers
Special session: Joint UN-Space - Bonn Conference High-Level Panel on Space-based information for
development
How can the international community promote the use of Space-based applications to address the post2015
Development Frameworks?
09:00 – 10:30
High-level panel discussions
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Ms Simonetta Di Pippo, UN Office for Outer Space
Affairs, Director
Ms. Caroline Richter, Global Climate Observing System, Director (t.b.c.)
Mr. Phillipe Brunet, EU Directorate K - Aerospace,
Maritime and Defence Industries
Mr. Jakob Rhyner, UN University, Vice Rector (t.b.c.)
Ms. Elizabet Paunovic, World Health Organization,
Head of Bonn Office (t.b.c.)
Mr. Shizuo Yamamoto, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, Chair (t.b.c.)
Mr. Francis Ghesquiere, Global Facility for Disaster
Reduction and Recovery, Head (t.b.c.)
Mr. Francesco Pisano, UN Institute for Training and
Research Operational Satellite Applications Programme,
Director (t.b.c.)
Session 5: Enhancing resilience: The role of Space mechanisms
How can regional and international mechanisms contribute to sustainable development?
11:00 - 12:30
Plenary presentations
Views from mechanisms established by the Space
community
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 17:00
Lunch
Summary and closing
Extended Coffee Break: Open space for networking
As of 2 March 2015
For more information and updates visit www.un-spider.org/post2015