| 1. | Introduction by the Chair |
| 2. | Strategic overview by the IOC Executive Secretary |
| 3. | Logistics of the 59th Session of the IOC Executive Council |
| 4. | Ocean Data & Observations - Update on key EC Agenda Items |
| 4.1 | GOOS Governance Reform |
| 4.2 | Global Sea-Level Observing system (GLOSS) Implementation Plan 2026-2030 |
| 4.3 | Development of an IOC Data Architecture |
| 4.4 | WMO-IOC Joint Collaborative Board |
| 5. | IOC & Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction |
| 6. | Joint Work of Groups of Experts on Capacity Development & Ocean Literacy |
| 7. | Warning and Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards |
| 8. | Governance, Programming & Budgeting |
| 8.1 | Update on the Programme & Budget 2026-2027 (Draft 43 C/5) |
| 8.2 | Review of Governance & Management Processes |
| 8.2.1 | Update on progress and next steps |
| 8.2.2 | Review of the working methods of IOC Governing Bodies |
| 8.2.3 | New IOC Communication Strategy |
| 8.3 | IOC Secretariat Implementation Plan to deliver on Medium Term Strategy 2022–2029 |
| 8.4 | IOC and the Future of the Ocean Consultation Process |
| 8.4.1 | Phase II report and proposal for Phase III |
| 8.4.2 | Vision for strengthening IOCAFRICA and other IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies |
| 8.5 | Draft Programme & Budget 2028–2029 (Draft 44 C/5) – Preliminary Proposals by the Secretariat |
| 9. | Private Meeting of the IOC Officers |
| 10. | Online meeting with Subsidiary Bodies chairs & co-chairs |