Earth Observation Architectural Challenges 2040–2060 Workshop
from
Monday, 28 September 2026 (13:00)
to
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 (14:30)
Monday, 28 September 2026
13:00
Coffee / Light Lunch and Space Expo Visit
Coffee / Light Lunch and Space Expo Visit
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Welcome Address
14:00 - 14:15
14:15
Overview and Purpose of the Workshop
14:15 - 14:30
14:30
The Future of Earth Observation and Government Policy
14:30 - 14:45
14:45
1. Fragmentation, Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy: Resilient EO under Systemic Disruption
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
The Future of Weather Forecasting: Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence
15:00 - 15:15
15:15
2. AI-Native Earth System Prediction
15:15 - 15:30
15:30
Future Earth Observation Systems for Ocean Forecasting
15:30 - 15:45
15:45
3. Trust, Accountability and Decision-Grade Information
15:45 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
What can we learn from the past to inform the future?
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
4. Loss of Free and Open Data: Commercialization and Hybrid EO Architectures (Fragmentation of the EO Data Commons)
16:45 - 17:00
17:00
What is expected from Earth Observation for climate Research in 2040+
17:00 - 17:15
17:15
5. Climate Extremes and Persistent Environmental Stress
17:15 - 17:30
17:30
The European Earth Observation Ecosystem: Trends and Narratives
17:30 - 17:45
17:45
Planning the next days
17:45 - 18:00
19:00
Non-hosted Dinner at Het Prentenkabinet
Non-hosted Dinner at Het Prentenkabinet
19:00 - 21:30
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
08:30
Coffee
Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
Breakout Re-Caps
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Immersion with the Future - Introduction on Strategic Foresight and the FX28 scenarios
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Session 1: Future Scenarios and the role of Earth Observation
10:00 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
Session 2: Assessing implications and future European EO needs
13:30 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee
Coffee
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Breakout Re-Caps
16:00 - 17:00
17:00
Cocktail and CIMR-Antenna celebration
Cocktail and CIMR-Antenna celebration
17:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
08:30
Coffee
Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
Messaging
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Session 3: How to communicate
10:00 - 11:30
11:30
Final Messages to the plenary
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Wrap-up and Conclusions
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Light Goodbye Lunch
Light Goodbye Lunch
13:00 - 14:30