Martin Visbeck
Professor of Physical Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Kiel University
Professor Dr. Martin Visbeck is head of the Physical Oceanography research unit at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and professor at Kiel University. His research focuses on the ocean’s role in the climate system and sustainable development, ocean circulation, upwelling systems, integrated global ocean observation and digital-twins of the ocean. He led the ‘Future Ocean’ network to bring together different disciplines for the advancement of integrated marine sciences and the EU AtlantOS Project on sustained ocean-observing in the Atlantic. He serves on a range of advisory committees, including the Governing Board of the International Science Council (ISC), Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), leadership council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Interim Decade Advisory Board for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the Assembly supporting the development of the EU Horizon Europe Ocean Mission.
He leads the development of the OceanDecade DITTO program the advance a global Digital Twins of the Ocean framework. Previously, Visbeck was the President of The Oceanography Society (TOS) and was elected fellow of the AGU, AMS, TOS and the European Academy of Sciences. He is involved in national and international strategic planning and decision-making.
Speakers & Moderators
Angelika Brandt
Head of Department Marine Zoology, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt
Beth Fulton
Lead, Integrated Marine Management, CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
Deputy Director, Centre for Marine Socioecology
Judith Giblin
Senior Technical Officer in Oceanography in the Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division/ Pacific Community
Melissa Iwamoto
Director and Principal Investigator, Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Marjolaine Krug
Senior Scientific Advisor, OCIMS, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Mojib Latif
Professor, University of Kiel and researcher, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Roshan T Ramessur
Co-Chair OA-Africa
Advisory Member, The Ocean Foundation
Associate Professor, University of Mauritius
Derrick Snowden
Chief, Operations Division, US Integrated Ocean Observing System Office at NOAA/National Ocean Service
Detlef Stammer
Professor and Director of the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg
Janice R. Trotte-Duhá
Special Adviser, Directorate-General for Scientific, Technological and Nuclear Development of the Brazilian Navy
Ramasamy Venkatesan
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Chennai India
Martin Visbeck
Professor of Physical Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Kiel University
