16th Session of Consultative Meetings on High-Level Policy on Satellite Matters (CM-16)

16th Session of Consultative Meetings on High-Level Policy on Satellite Matters (CM-16)

Date & Time

3-4 March 2026  

Logistics

Venue:  WMO headquarters (Salle Obasi, ground floor)

by invitation only

Provisional Agenda

3 March 2025
TimeAgenda itemSpeaker
 Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission
09:00WELCOME REMARKS FROM SECRETARY-GENERALProf. Celeste Saulo
09:101.    OPENING PRESENTATIONS/KEYNOTES
09:10

Key strategic priorities of WMO 

WMO Earth Systems, Observations and Predictions Department
09:302.   ROLE OF WMO TO SPACE AGENCIES
09:30WMO Space Programme’s key activitiesNatalia Donoho, Chief, WMO Space Programme Section
09:503.   CGMS PERSPECTIVES
09:50CGMS perspectivesPhil Evans, Head of the CGMS Secretariat
10:104.   CEOS PERSPECTIVES
10:10CEOS perspectivesCEOS leadership (TBC)
10:30Coffee break & Group photo 
11:00

5.   Regional ACTIVITIES in Support of the EW4ALL Initiative

(To review the activities conducted by regional groups related to Early Warning Systems (EWS) and agree on follow-up actions supporting the EW4ALL initiative.)

11:00Overview of EW4ALL Initiative : current status and next steps

Meteorological and Sectoral Services Division

11:15CREWS Contributions to EW4ALL  John Harding, Head, CREWS  Secretariat
11:30RA I: Regional perspective on EW4ALL Sarah Kimani, RAIDEG Chair
11 :45RA II/V: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALLAgnes Lane, RA-V ET-SAT Chair
12:00RA III/IV: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALLDiego Souza, SDR-RA-III-IV-Group Co-Chair
12:15RA VI: Regional perspective on EW4ALLKornélia Radics, Director, Regional Office for RA-VI
12:30Discussion and Next Steps: Key Actions to Be Agreed All
12:45Lunch 
14:006. Use of AI/ML technologies
14:00The activities of the Joint Advisory Group on AI (JAG-AI)Michel Jean, P/INFCOM & co-chair of JAG-AI
14:20Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies at ECMWF with a focus on satellite observationsFlorian Pappenberger (ECMWF)
14:50Updates on AI for Nowcasting Pilot Project (ANPP) with a focus on satellite observationsDavid John GAGNE & DAI Kan (AINPP Steering Committee Co-Chairs)
15:20Discussion   
15:40Coffee break  
16:00ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
17:30End of the Day 1
18:00RECEPTION  (Salle D, 9 floor)
4 March 2025
TimeAgenda itemSpeaker
Chair:  Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission
09:007. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPACE-BASED OBSERVING COMPONENT OF WIGOS
09:00Update on WIGOS Vision 2050Sid Boukabara (WIGOS Vision Update Group Chair, NASA)
09:30Position paper on the WIGOS Vision revisionCGMS Secretariat
09:45CGMS Baseline & Risk Assessment

Irene Parker, CGMS WGIII  Co-Chair

10:00Resilience of operational infrastructure (TBC)WMO Earth Systems, Observations and Predictions Department
10:158. DATA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR SATELLITE DATA, INCLUDING CORE DATA DEFINITION
10:15Outcomes of the Core Satellite Data Workshop for Nowcasting, work towards to Core Satellite Data for hydrology

WMO Space Programme Section

10:30Coffee break 
11:009. Dialogue with private sector 
11:00Engagement with commercial sector

Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery

11:30

10. sharing satellite data via WIS 2.0

(To discuss the role of space agencies in supporting the implementation of WIS 2.0 and explore practical approaches for satellite data sharing.)

11:30Overview of WIS 2.0, status, and how space agencies can contribute to data exchange under the new framework

Division of Data and Prediction Systems, WMO Information System Section

12:00The status of the satellite community’s transition from GTS to WIS 2.0, including relevant ongoing activities at EUMETSAT

Simon Elliott, EUMETSAT

12:30Lunch 
14:0011. STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEETING
14:00

Review of Actions from CM-15

(Summary of progress made on actions agreed during CM-15 and identification of any pending items.)

WMO Secretariat

14:20

Draft Statement and Actions from CM-16

(Key outcomes, conclusions, and actions from CM-16 for review and endorsement by participants.) 

WMO Secretariat 
14 :4512. DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING
 
15:00CLOSING REMARKSProf. Celeste Saulo