05-09 May 25

Convention Center - Auditorium della Tecnica,

Rome, Italy

Full Schedule

05 May

Monday,09:15 - 17:30

09:15-10:10

Opening Ceremony

10:10-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

Room A

Community Event Session 1: Youth as Agents of Change for a Skilled Workforce in the EO Sector

11:00-12:30

Room G

Community Event Session 2: Bringing Ocean Observation and Prediction to Decision Makers for the Benefit of Society

11:00-12:30

Sala Pininfarina

Community Event Session 3: Earth Observation for Climate Action: Supporting Innovative Projects

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Room A

Community Event Session 4: Human Planet Intelligence and Partnership for Better Population and Settlement Policies

14:00-15:30

Room G

Community Event Session 5: Joint Regional GEOs Event

14:00-17:30

Sala Pininfarina

ODOK

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Room A

Community Event Session 6: EO for Land: The Power of Collaboration for Country Impact

16:00-17:30

Room G

Community Event Session 7: ArcticGEOSS and GEO Mountains - Cool Collaborations

06 May

Tuesday,09:00 - 20:00

09:00-10:30

Room A

Community Event Session 8: Earth Intelligence for Food, Water, and Ecosystem Resilience

09:00-10:30

Room G

Community Event Session 9: Bridging Global Principles and Local Actions: Operationalizing the Digital Earth Approaches CoP

09:00-10:30

Sala Pininfarina

Community Event Session 10: Copernicus: Earth Observation Services in Support of EU Policies, Market Uptake and Broader Earth Intelligence

09:00-10:30

Room H

GEO Joint Working Group meeting

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:30

Room A

Community Event Session 11: Earth Observation for Forests

11:00-12:30

Room G

Community Event Session 12: Earth Observation Data and AI: a Revolution for Earth Intelligence and Information Services

11:00-12:30

Sala Pininfarina

Community Event Session 13: Italian ongoing Developments of EO Infrastructure and Services: their Potential Role in the Cooperation with African Countries

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Room A

Community Event Session 14: The Heat Under our Feet: from Risk Prevention to Development Opportunities in Volcanic Regions

14:00-15:30

Room G

Community Event Session 15: The Digital Twin of the Ocean: from Observations to Impact and a Resilient & Inclusive Blue Economy

14:00-15:30

Sala Pininfarina

Community Event Session 16: Earth Intelligence in Action: Advancing Urban Resilience, Biodiversity & Nature through the Global Heat Resilience Service, Global Ecosystems Atlas, and Partner Initiatives

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-17:30

Room A

Community Event Session 17: Safety, Security and Resilience of Citizens and Societies

16:00-17:30

Room G

Community Event Session 18: Scaling Impact Through Cloud Innovation: Industry, Infrastructure & Inclusive Earth Intelligence

16:00-17:30

Sala Pininfarina

Community Event Session 19: Assessing the Impact of EO Solutions and Mapping Future Benefits, Needs and Requirements

18:00-20:00

Auditorium Foyer

Welcome Reception

07 May

Wednesday,09:00 - 21:30

09:00-10:10

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 1: Opening Ceremony

10:10-11:15

Group Photo + Coffee Break

11:15-11:35

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 2: Approval of Plenary Agenda

11:35-13:15

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 3: Presentation of the GEO Post-2025 Strategy Implementation Plan and GEO Work Programme

13:15-14:30

Lunch

14:30-15:30

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 4: Ministerial Roundtable | Earth Intelligence for One Health

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 4: Ministerial Roundtable | Earth Intelligence for Disaster Risk Reduction

17:00-17:30

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 4: Declarations of Support from Global Leaders and Adoption of the GEO Work Programme

18:30-21:30

Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

08 May

Thursday,09:00 - 17:00

09:00-11:00

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 5: GEO Plenary Business | Fit for Purpose for the Future

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 6: Keeping our Promises to Young People

12:30-14:00

Lunch

12:30-13:15

Room B-C

Final presentations of the GEO Youth Ideathon 2025

14:00-15:30

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 7: Strengthening Private Sector Engagement to Deliver on GEO’s Vision

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

GEO-20 Plenary, Session 8: Closing Ceremony

09 May

Friday,09:00 - 13:00

09:00-13:00