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 | ||
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Time | Agenda item | Speaker |
Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission | ||
09:00 | WELCOME REMARKS AND WMO REORGANIZATION | Prof. Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General |
09:20 | 1. OPENING PRESENTATIONS/KEYNOTES | |
09:20 | Key strategic priorities of WMO | 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 | CGMS and WMO | Phil Evans, Head of the CGMS Secretariat |
10:10 | CEOS and WMO | CEOS leadership (TBC) |
10:30 | Coffee break & Group photo | |
11:00 | 3. 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.) | |
11:00 | Overview of EW4ALL Initiative : current status and next steps | Division of Meteorological and Sectoral Services |
11:15 | CREWS Contributions to EW4ALL | John Harding, Director, CREWS Secretariat |
11:30 | RA I: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Sarah Kimani, KMD, RAIDEG Chair |
11:45 | RA I: Presentation on the Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project | EUMETSAT |
12:00 | RA II/V: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Agnes Lane, BoM, RA-V ET-SAT Chair |
12:15 | RA III/IV: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Diego Souza, INPE, SDR-RA-III-IV-Group Co-Chair |
12:30 | RA VI: Results of the gap analysis on EW4ALL | Kornélia Radics, Director, Regional Office for RA-VI |
12:45 | Discussion | All |
13:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 | 4. Use of AI/ML technologies | |
14:00 | 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, P/INFCOM & co-chair of JAG-AI |
14:20 | Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies at ECMWF with a focus on satellite observations | Florian Pappenberger (ECMWF) |
14:50 | Updates on AI for Nowcasting Pilot Project (AINPP) with a focus on satellite observations | David John GAGNE (UCAR) & DAI Kan (CMA), AINPP Steering Committee Co-Chairs |
15:10 | Discussion | |
15:30 | Coffee break | |
16:00 | WRAP UP OF DAY 1 AND DISCUSSION | |
17:00 | RECEPTION (Salle D, 9 floor) |
4 March 2025 | ||
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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 (TBC) |
09:40 | CGMS Baseline and Risk Assessment | Irene Parker, NOAA/NESDIS, CGMS WG-III Co-Chair |
10:00 | Status of Core Satellite Data for Earth system disciplines/domains | Heikki Pohjola, WMO Space Programme Section |
10:15 | Discussion | All |
10:30 | Coffee break | |
11:00 | 6. Socio-economic benefits of satellite programmes [TBC] | |
11:00 | Progress of the CGMS socio-economic benefit activities | JMA on behalf of CGMS |
11:20 | Discussion | All |
11:30 | 7. DIALOGUE WITH PRIVATE SECTOR | |
11:30 | Engagement with commercial sector | Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery |
10:50 | Discussion | All |
12:00 | 8. 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.) | |
12:00 | Overview of WIS 2.0, status, and how space agencies can contribute to data exchange under the new framework | Enrico Fucile, Head, WMO Information System Section |
12:20 | The status of the satellite community’s transition from GTS to WIS 2.0, including relevant ongoing activities at EUMETSAT | Simon Elliott, EUMETSAT |
12:40 | 9. STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEETING | |
12:40 | 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 |
14:15 | 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 | |
15:15 | CLOSING REMARKS | Prof. Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General |