Event Details
Featured Speakers
Speakers from private, public and academic sectors will present their perspectives on the development and application of GEM's hazard and risk models to disaster risk reduction activities.
Hector Ibarra
Global Parametrics
Reducing the insurance protection gap in developing countries
Murray Journeay
Geological Survey of Canada
Developing a National Earthquake Resilience Strategy for Canada
Ana Beatriz Acevedo
EAFIT University, Colombia
Developing an urban earthquake risk assessment capability and applications to cities in Colombia
Mokhamad Asrurifak
PuSGeN, Indonesia
Impacts and lessons from the recent Indonesian earthquakes in Lombok and Palu
Panelists (Confirmed)
Panel discussions will give you an insider’s look into the GEM2018 maps and how they were made, and will explore uses, strategic drivers, and future directions.
Opening Session
How we built the maps and models
Panel 1
Uses for the maps and models, technical perspective
Domenico Giardini (intro to hazard), Marco Pagani (GEM), Rui Pinho (intro to risk), Vitor Silva (GEM)
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Moderator: Domenico Giardini
Amaryllis Mouyiannou (Axis Capital), Surya Shresta (NSET), Aneta Florczyk (JRC), Daniela Di Bucci (Italian Civil Protection Department), Rolando Castillo (University of Costa Rica)
Moderator: Claudio Boettcher
Panel 2
Drivers and demands for the map and models, strategic perspective
Panel 3
Future Directions for models
Emma Phillips (GFDRR), Dickie Whitaker (OASIS), Gari Mayberry (USAID), Ricardo Mena (ISDR)
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Moderator: Anselm Smolka
Colm Jordan (BGS), Roberto Basili (GTM, INGV), Alex Copley (COMET), Andy Thompson (SafeHub), Chris Burton (Auburn University)
Moderator: Jochen Zschau