OPENING SESSION at director level Location: Big Hall
Head of the Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department, on behalf of Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programme.
Rune Floberghagen
European Space Agency (ESA)
Deputy Director for Earth Science (video recording)
Julie Robinson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Deputy Director-General
Joanna Drake
European Commission, DG RTD (research & Innvation)
Director for Biodiversity
Humberto Delgado-Rosa
European Commission DG ENV (Environment)
European Commission DG JRC (Joint Research Centre)
Ivan Kulis Kulis
Head of Unit for “Biodiversity Conservation and Observations”, presenting on behalf of Bernard Magenhann, Acting Director-General
Executive Secretary, introduced by Jillian Campbell, Head of Monitoring, Review and Reporting
Astrid Schomaker
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
Secretary General
Musonda Mumba
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
Executive Secretary, introduced by Aidin Niamir, Head of IPBES Data and Knowledge Technical Support Unit
Anne Larigauderie
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Secretariat
Executive Secretary
Vidar Helgesen
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Director
Yana Gevorgyan
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat
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