16th Session of Consultative Meetings on High-Level Policy on Satellite Matters (CM-16)
Geneva, Switzerland
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 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Agenda item | Speaker |
| Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission | ||
| 09:00 | WELCOME REMARKS AND WMO REORGANIZATION | Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-General |
| 09:20 | 1. OPENING PRESENTATIONS/KEYNOTES | |
| 09:20 | Key strategic priorities of WMO (EW4All, AI/ML, G3W, …) and status of GCOS | Anthony Rea, Director, WMO Earth Systems, Observations and Predictions Department |
| 09:40 | 2. ROLE OF WMO TO SPACE AGENCIES | |
| 09:40 | WMO Space Programme’s key activities | Natalia Donoho, Chief, WMO Space Programme Section |
| 09:50 | Round table interventions from space agencies (CMA, ESA, EUMETSAT, IMD, ISRO, JAXA, JMA, KMA, NASA, NOAA, ... ) | Space agencies (5 min each) |
| 10:40 | Coffee break & Group photo | |
| 11:10 | CGMS and WMO | Phil Evans, Head of the CGMS Secretariat |
| 11:25 | CEOS and WMO | Agnes Lane, BoM, on behalf of CEOS |
| 11:40 | 3. USE OF AI/ML TECHNOLOGIES | |
| 11:40 | The activities of the Joint Advisory Group on AI (JAG-AI) and outcomes of the WMO AI Conference: AI for Weather Prediction, Advances, Challenges & Future Outlook (9-11 September, Abu Dhabi) | Michel Jean, President of INFCOM & co-chair of JAG-AI |
| 11:55 | AI/ML applications impacts on the delivery of hydro-MET and related environmental services (Outcomes of the SERCOM Management Group meeting) | Ian Lisk, President of SERCOM |
| 12:05 | Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies at ECMWF with a focus on satellite observations | Stephen English, Acting Director of Research, ECMWF (online) |
| 12:25 | Updates on AI for Nowcasting Pilot Project (AINPP) with a focus on satellite observations | DAI Kan (CMA), AINPP Steering Committee Co-Chair (online) |
| 12:45 | Feedback from space agencies | Space agencies |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | 4. 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.) | |
| 14:00 | Overview of EW4ALL Initiative : current status and next steps | Andrew Tupper, Chief, Early Warning Services Section |
| 14:15 | CREWS Contributions to EW4ALL | John Harding, Director, CREWS Secretariat |
| 14:30 | RA I: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Sarah Kimani, KMD, RAIDEG Chair |
| 14:45 | RA II/V: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Agnes Lane, BoM, RA-V ET-SAT Chair |
| 15:00 | RA III/IV: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Diego Souza, INPE, SDR-RA-III-IV-Group Co-Chair |
| 15:15 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | RA VI: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Kornélia Radics, Director, Regional Office for RA-VI |
| 15:45 | Feedback from space agencies | Space agencies |
| 16:00 | Presentation on the Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project | Vincent Gabaglio, EUMETSAT (online) |
| 16:15 | WRAP UP OF DAY 1 AND DISCUSSION | |
| 17:00 | RECEPTION (Salle D, 9 floor) | |
| 4 March 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Agenda item | Speaker |
| Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission | ||
| 09:00 | 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPACE-BASED OBSERVING COMPONENT OF WIGOS | |
| 09:00 | Update on the WIGOS Vision 2050 | Sid Boukabara (NASA, WIGOS Vision Update Group Chair) |
| 09:20 | CGMS Position on the WIGOS Vision 2050 | Sean Burns, EUMETSAT, CGMS Secretariat, INFCOM MG Member |
| 09:40 | CGMS Baseline and Risk Assessment | Irene Parker, NOAA/NESDIS, CGMS WG-III Co-Chair |
| 10:00 | Discussion | All |
| 10:20 | Coffee break | |
| 10:50 | 6. SATELLITE DATA SHARING (To review progress on core satellite data, discuss barriers and opportunities for broader exchange, and explore practical approaches for the use of WIS 2.0 by space agencies as a key mechanism for satellite data sharing.) | |
| 10:50 | Updates on satellite data sharing | Albert Fischer, Director, WIGOS Division |
| 11:05 | Status of Core Satellite Data for Earth system disciplines/domains | Heikki Pohjola, WMO Space Programme Section |
| 11:20 | Overview of WIS 2.0, status, and how space agencies can contribute to data exchange under the new framework | Rémy GIRAUD , Chair of SC-IMT |
| 11:35 | The status of the satellite community’s transition from GTS to WIS 2.0, including relevant ongoing activities at EUMETSAT | Simon Elliott, EUMETSAT |
| 11:50 | Feedback from other space agencies | Space agencies |
| 12:10 | 7. DIALOGUE WITH PRIVATE SECTOR | |
| 12:10 | Engagement with private sector | Daniel Kull, Director, WMO Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery (online) |
| 12:30 | Discussion | All |
| 12:45 | 8. STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEETING | |
| 12:45 | Draft High-level conclusions from CM-16 | WMO Secretariat |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 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 |
| 14:30 | High-level conclusions and Actions from CM-16 (Key outcomes, conclusions, and actions from CM-16 for endorsement by participants.) | WMO Secretariat |
| 15:00 | DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING | |
| 15:00 | CLOSING REMARKS | Prof. Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General |