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| 1. | Opening |
| 2. | Organization of the Session |
| 2.1 | Adoption of the Agenda |
| 2.2 | Designation of the Rapporteur |
| 2.3 | Establishment of Sessional Committees and Working Groups |
| 2.4 | Introduction to Timetable, Documentation and IOC Memorial Lectures |
| 3. | IOC Matters and Reports |
| 3.1 | Statement of the Chairperson |
| 3.2 | Report of the Executive Secretary on the work accomplished since the Thirty-second Session of the Assembly |
| 3.3 | Reports of the IOC Sub-Commissions |
| 3.3.1 | IOC Sub-Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States: 8th Session of IOCAFRICA |
| 3.3.2 | IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific:15th Session of WESTPAC, Tokyo, Japan, 11–13 March 2025 |
| 3.3.3 | IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions: 18th Session of IOCARIBE |
| 3.3.4 | IOC Sub-Commission for the Central Indian Ocean: 1st Session of IOCINDIO, United Arab Emirates, |
| 3.4 | Reports of other IOC Subsidiary Bodies |
| 3.4.1 | 3.4.1 Warning and Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards |
| 3.4.1.1 | Regional Early Warning Services |
| 3.4.1.2 | Global Coordination of Warning and Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards |
| 3.4.2 | International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange: 28th Session of IODE, Santa Marta, Colombia, 12–14 March 2025 |
| 3.4.3 | IOC Data Architecture |
| 3.4.4 | IOC-FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms: 17th Session of IPHAB, FAO, UNESCO, Paris, 18–20 March 2025 |
| 3.5 | IOC Report to the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO |
| 4. | Programmatic Developments |
| 4.1 | Draft IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management |
| 4.2 | Draft Implementation Plan for the IOC Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030 |
| 4.3 | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) -- Report and Follow-up on the Governance Review |
| 4.4 | IOC Ocean Literacy Action Plan and Strategy |
| 4.5 | Global Ocean Observing System |
| 4.5.1 | GOOS Governance |
| 4.5.2 | GOOS Steering Committee Workplan |
| 4.5.3 | Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Ocean Observations in Areas under National Jurisdiction |
| 4.6 | Joint WMO-IOC Collaborative Board (JCB) Strategic Advice on Joint Work to achieve Common Objectives |
| 4.7 | IOC Contributions to United Nations Governance Process |
| 4.8 | Report on the United Nations Ocean Decade 2021-2030 Implementation Plan and Results of the Mid-term Evaluation |
| 5. | Governance, Programming and Budgeting |
| 5.1 | Draft Programme and Budget for 2026-2029 (Draft 43 C/5; first biennium 2026-2027) |
| 5.2 | External Assessment of IOC's Governance and Management Process Proposal |
| 5.3 | IOC and the Future of the Ocean: Consultation Process |
| 5.4 | Report by the Chairperson of the Financial Committee |
| 5.5 | Elections of the Officers of the Commission and Members of the Executive Council |
| 5.5.1 | Elections of the Chairperson of the Commission |
| 5.5.2 | Elections of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission |
| 5.5.3 | Elections of the Members of the Executive Council |
| 5.6 | 34th Session of the Assembly and 59th Session of the Executive Council |
| 6. | Adoption of Resolutions and Modalities for the Finalization of the Report |