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OVERVIEW
The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation invites you to a special webinar marking the 15th anniversary of the OpenQuake Engine, GEM’s open-source software for seismic hazard and risk assessment.
Over the past 15 years, the OpenQuake Engine has evolved into a global standard for evidence-based risk information, supporting public agencies, researchers, NGOs, and industry in assessing hazard, risk, and potential losses. This session will highlight the Engine’s enhanced capabilities, collaborative development, and worldwide applications, and will share insights from a forthcoming publication on its evolution.
Aligned with the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme, “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters,” the webinar will showcase how science-driven tools like OpenQuake help guide resilience-focused policies and investments.
Speakers & Panelists
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Chung-Han Chan
Deputy Director, E-DREaM Center, NCU
Anirudh Rao
Seismic Risk Modelling Lead
GEM
Ana Beatriz Acevedo
Professor, Civil Engineering Department, EAFIT University
Catalina Yepes-Estrada
Exposure Development Lead
GEM
Jenty Kirsch-Wood
Head, Global Risk Management & Reporting, UNDRR
Iain Stewart
Advisory Board Vice Chair
GEM, University of Plymouth
Kirsty Bayliss
Seismic Hazard Scientist
GEM
More invited speakers coming soon!
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Time | Topic | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
Chung-Han Chan | National Central University | ||
Ana Beatriz Acevedo | EAFIT University, Colombia | ||
Jenty Kirsch-Wood | UNDRR | ||
Kirsty Bayliss | GEM | ||
Iain Stewart | GEM, University of Plymouth | ||
Catalina Yepes-Estrada | GEM | ||
Anirudh Rao | GEM |
Agenda
Date and Time:
Monday, October 13, 2025
15:00 - 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Moderator:
Prof. Iain Stewart, GEM / University of Plymouth
Objectives:
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the OpenQuake Engine by sharing milestones from the past decade with the GEM/OQ stakeholders and the broader DRR community.
Contribute to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters” by showing how OQ has been used in the past and can be used at present and in the future to:
Identify where DRR funds are most needed, and
Guide investment decisions in public and private undertakings through evidence-based, scientifically robust risk information.
Language:
English
Agenda:
Topic | Speaker |
Overview | |
Opening Remarks: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 - "Fund Resilience, Not Disasters" | Jenty Kirsch-Wood, UNDRR |
Welcome and GEM Introduction | |
Evolution of the OpenQuake Engine: Enhanced Capabilities, Collaborative Development, and Global Adoption | |
Q&A | Panelists:
with Anirudh Rao, Catalina Yepes-Estrada and Kirsty Bayliss |
Summary and Closing | Prof. Iain Stewart |
REGISTRATION
15 Years of the OpenQuake Engine
Join GEM to celebrate 15 years of the OpenQuake Engine, the global standard for seismic hazard and risk assessment. This 1-hour webinar will explore the Engine’s evolution, capabilities, and applications, and its role in providing the evidence base for resilience-focused decisions.
The session will be available on-demand, with the recording and additional materials shared after the event.
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