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The 2026 GEM Conference: From faults to future scenarios

June 23-25, 2026
(Live Streaming on YouTube on June 23rd)

Conference

OVERVIEW

The 2026 GEM Conference will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, from 23-25 June 2026, hosted by our partners at the Croatian Centre for Earthquake Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia.


At this three-day event, GEM will release the 2026 version of its global seismic hazard and risk models, marking a major milestone in our ongoing mission to advance earthquake risk understanding worldwide. The conference will feature a range of scientific and technical sessions, panel discussions, and community presentations, providing an open forum for collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Invited Speakers

Session Title

Luis Mixco

Seismologist, MARN
El Salvador

Carmine Galasso

Professor, Catastrophe Risk Engineering, UCL

Helen Crowley

Secretary General,
GEM

Marzia Santini

Coordinator, ECML-JRU, European Commission

Josip Atalic

Professor, Seismic Risk, University of Zagreb

Iwan Stalder

Head, Accumulation Management, Zurich Insurance

Vitor Silva

Head of Risk Engineering,
GEM

Trevor Allen

Senior Seismologist, Geoscience Australia

Marco Pagani

Head of Seismic Hazards,
GEM

More invited speakers coming soon!

AGENDA

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Topic
Speaker
Organisation
Luis Mixco
MARN-El Salvador
Iwan Stalder
Zurich Insurance
Josip Atalic
University of Zagreb
Marzia Santini
European Commission
Trevor Allen
GA
Carmine Galasso
UCL
Vitor Silva
GEM
Marco Pagani
GEM
Helen Crowley
GEM

PROGRAMME DETAILS

AGENDA

Below is the overview of this 3-day conference, which will take place between 23rd and 25th June 2026. We will be releasing the 2026 version of GEM's global seismic hazard and risk models at this conference, and we will have a number of sessions that are open to contributions from the community.


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REGISTRATION

Conference Registration Closed

Watch the Global Releases Live!


Registration for the GEM Conference 2026 is now closed. However, the opening day on 23 June 2026 will be live-streamed, featuring the public release of GEM’s latest global seismic hazard and risk maps, along with new datasets on liquefaction, exposure, and other global risk indicators.


Check this page regularly for updates and the live stream link!

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