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8am-6pm
Registration for the main event (15-16 April 2026) is now closed
2026 MAIN FORUM PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Start | End | Duration | Session |
8:00 | 9:00 | 1:00 | Arrival and registration |
9:00 | 10:15 | 1:15 | Welcome and Opening Session |
10:15 | 10:45 | 0:30 | Keynote address: MPAs and Ocean Restoration |
10:45 | 11:15 | 0:30 | BREAK |
11:15 | 12:00 | 0:45 | AAORIA in action: Ocean literacy and broadening engagement |
12:00 | 12:30 | 0:30 | Our linkages with the polar seas |
12:30 | 14:00 | 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
14:00 | 14:30 | 0:30 | Exploring a Potential All-Atlantic Joint Call for Research and Innovation |
14:30 | 15:15 | 0:45 | Ocean Tech Panel |
15:15 | 15:30 | 0:15 | Project Highlight: Robots to protect coastal ecosystems and explore the oceans (SENAI CIMATEC) |
15:30 | 16:00 | 0:30 | BREAK |
16:00 | 16:45 | 0:45 | AAORIA in action: New proposed activity areas (I) |
16:45 | 17:30 | 0:45 | AAORIA in action: Sustainable Blue Economy and Food from the Ocean |
17:30 | 17:30 | 0:00 | END OF DAY |
Day 2 – Thursday, 16 April 2026
Start | End | Duration | Session |
9:00 | 9:10 | 0:10 | Day 1 Recap |
9:10 | 9:40 | 0:30 | Keynote address – ECOPs |
9:40 | 10:25 | 0:45 | AAORIA in action: Ocean Observation and Modelling |
10:25 | 10:35 | 0:10 | Project Highlight B |
10:35 | 11:05 | 0:30 | BREAK |
11:05 | 11:45 | 0:40 | AAORIA in action: New proposed activity areas (II) |
11:45 | 12:30 | 0:45 | AAORIA in action: Coastal Resilience – From Local to Global, Sharing Knowledge and Experiences |
12:30 | 13:15 | 0:45 | AAORIA High-Level Board Meeting (invite only/closed meeting) |
12:30 | 14:00 | 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
14:00 | 14:45 | 0:45 | AAORIA Supporters |
14:45 | 15:20 | 0:30 | Sailing to Rio: the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference |
15:20 | 15:30 | 00:10 | Photo Competition winners |
15:30 | 16:00 | 0:30 | BREAK |
16:00 | 16:45 | 0:45 | ECOP-Led Session on Knowledge gaps of Ocean Science on the Atlantic |
16:45 | 17:15 | 0:30 | Salvador Hackathon Award Ceremony |
17:15 | 17:25 | 0:10 | Look ahead to 2027 AAORIA Forum |
17:25 | 17:45 | 0:20 | Closing remarks |
17:45 | 17:45 | 0:00 | END OF DAY |
Overall 2026 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Week Program
Full side-event information may be found at: https://allatlanticocean.org/all-atlantic-forums/2026-all-atlantic-forum/
