2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) Offsite Side-Event on the Staatsrad Lehmkuhl :Advancing “Skills, Knowledge, Technology and Participation for All”: An Interactive Marketplace for Capacity Development Tools and Methodologies

Conference

12 June 2025

Location

Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Nice
France


Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation

By invitation only.

2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) Offsite Side-Event on the Staatsrad Lehmkuhl :Advancing “Skills, Knowledge, Technology and Participation for All”: An Interactive Marketplace for Capacity Development Tools and Methodologies
Summary

Leveraging the Decade to address the UN Ocean Decade Challenge 9, this side event will showcase key CD tools and methodologies through an interactive marketplace format that will introduce diverse pathways to enhance coordination and collaboration with bodies that engage in capacity development. This side event showcases knowledge exchange and collaboration through an interactive marketplace to explore various IOC tools and methodologies, such as the matchmaking platform of the Decade Capacity Development Facility, its Collaborative Centres and Coordination Offices, as well as programs, projects, and actions; and global networks of training centers (e.g., IOC OceanTeacher Global Academy, IOC CD-Hub, Regional Training Research Centres, WMO Regional Training Centres, IMO Maritime Training Institutes, etc).

Event purpose:

  1. Introduce IOC CD tools and platforms
    1. OTGA
    2. IOC CD-Hub
    3. Ocean Expert
    4. Demonstration of the Decade Capacity Development Facility Matchmaking Platform
  2. Gain buy-in from the audience and provide examples of
    1. how these tools can be of benefit to stakeholder groups
    2. Obtain feedback on how to further improve

 

Event co-organisers and partners: IOC CD and Decade CDF

Format: interactive presentation, in-person (no streaming, no virtual participation)

Notes

 

Preliminary agenda

 

Time

(PM CEST)

Title/topic

Presenters / speakers

duration

 

 

 

 

1:30-1:35

Opening and Overview

Johanna Diwa-Acallar

Deputy IOC CD Global Coordinator

 

 

5 mins

1:35-1:40

Welcome Address

 

Alison Clausen,

Programme Specialist

IOC/MPR

5 mins

1:40-2:10

IOC CD-Hub

OTGA

Ocean Expert

IW LEARN

Moderated by: Ana Carolina Mazzuco, UNESCO/IOC OceanTeacher Global Academy

30 mins

2:10 – 2:25

Demonstration of the Matchmaking Platform:

Your Match Awaits: how IOC and Ocean Decade support Capacity Development

Nayeon Kim

Decade CDF Coordinator

 

15 mins

2:25-2:50

A mix of audience Q&A and live online polls, for feedbacking on Matchmaking Platform

25 min

 

Conclusion

 

 

2:50-3:00

Wrap-up & Closing

Ana Carolina Mazzuco, UNESCO/IOC OceanTeacher Global Academy

10 min

Group(s): IOC, IOC Capacity Development, IOCARIBE, IOCINDIO, OceanTeacher.
 Label(s): IOC Capacity Development Priority 1 , OceanTeacher Priority 1
Created at 10:17 on 05 Jun 2025 by Sofie de Baenst
Last Updated at 12:21 on 06 Jun 2025 by Sofie de Baenst