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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
Session Title
Catalina Yepes-Estrada
Exposure Development Lead
GEM
Jenty Kirsch-Wood
Head, Global Risk Management & Reporting, UNDRR
Ana Beatriz Acevedo
Professor, Civil Engineering Department, EAFIT University
Chung-Han Chan
Deputy Director, E-DREaM Center, NCU
Kirsty Bayliss
Seismic Hazard Scientist
GEM
Iain Stewart
Advisory Board Vice Chair
GEM, University of Plymouth
Anirudh Rao
Seismic Risk Modelling Lead
GEM
More invited speakers coming soon!
AGENDA
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Auditorium
Time | Title | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
14:45 - 15:00 | Future Exposure/Risk to 2065 | Alejandro Calderon | GEM Foundation |
15:00 - 15:15 | Global Exposure of Infrastructure to Liquefaction | Catarina Costa | GEM Foundation |
15:15 - 15:30 | Global Carbon Cost of Earthquakes | Martina Caruso | GEM Foundation |
15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break + GEM demos + GEM PhD posters | ||
16:00 - 16:30 | Keynote: Advancing Seismic Risk Assessment in El Salvador using GEM Tools Moderator: Lindsay Davis, USGS | Luis Mixco | MARN, El Salvador |
16:30 - 17:00 | Ignite Session for Live Demos Moderator: Iain Stewart, University of Plymouth | ||
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 | ||
Carmine Galasso | UCL | ||
Vitor Silva | GEM | ||
Marco Pagani | GEM | ||
Helen Crowley | GEM | ||
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 | ||
Karim Aljawhari | GEM | ||
Jamal Dabbeek | GEM, An-Najah University | ||
Karim Aljawhari | |||
Fatemeh Jalayer | |||
Maria Durante | |||
Finn Løvholt
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Romeu Vicente | |||
Vitor Silva | GEM | ||
Christopher Brooks | |||
Daniela Di Bucci | DPC Italy | ||
Jamal Dabbeek | GEM | ||
Catalina Yepes | GEM | ||
Helen Crowley | GEM | ||
Christopher Brooks | GEM | ||
Kirsty Bayliss | GEM | ||
Manuela Villani | GEM | ||
Marco Pagani | GEM | ||
Catalina Yepes Estrada | GEM | ||
Anirudh Rao | GEM | ||
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh | GEM | ||
Martina Caruso | GEM | ||
Alejandro Calderón | GEM | ||
Marco Baiguera | GEM | ||
16:45-17:00 | Q&A | Moderator | GEM |
Catarina Costa | |||
Meera Raghunandan | |||
Cláudia Pinto | |||
Al Mouayed Nafeh | |||
Christopher Brooks | |||
Maria Durante | |||
Finn Løvholt
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Stavroula Fotopou | |||
Fatemah Jalayer | |||
Romeu Vicente | |||
Vitor Silva | GEM | ||
PSHA models for the oceans (Pacific Region) | |||
Development of the Pacific Islands (PAC) Model | |||
16:20-16:45 | Expansion plans under the FORCE project covering small island communities | Kirsty Bayliss | GEM |
16:00-16:20 | Overview of GEM's Global Seismic Hazard Mosaic | Kendra Johnson | GEM |
Anil Pokhrel | Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority, Nepal | ||
Nicolas Pondard | Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank | ||
Helen Crowley | Secretary General, GEM | ||
Dominik Lang | Director, Natural Hazards Division, NGI, Norway | ||
Shinji Takarada | Chief Senior Researcher, Geological Survey of Japan | ||
Robert Emberson | Associate Program Manager, NASA Earth Applied Sciences Program | ||
Janise Rodgers | COO, Geohazards International | ||
Ramesh Guragain | Deputy Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) Nepal | ||
Discussion: Forming a global geohazards risk assessment network (community of practice) | Malaika Ulmi and John Schneider | GSC and GEM | |
Renato Solidum, Jr. | Secretary, Department of Science & Technology-Philippines | ||
Lindsay Davis | Manager, Global Portfolio-Earthquake Hazard & Risk, USAID/USGS | ||
Christina Magill | Natural Hazard Risk Scientist, GNS Science, NZ | ||
Anselmo Pedrazzi | Executive Coordinator, Applied Geology Division, (LAMESO-SGB), Brazil | ||
Celestin Mahinda | Scientific Director, Research Center of Natural Sciences, Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
Teresito Bacolcol | Director, Phivolcs, Philippines | ||
Mabelline Cahulogan | Supervising Science Research Specialist, -Phivolcs, Philippines | ||
Asaka Iwaki | Chief Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Japan | ||
Hendriyawan Djazilus | Head, Ocean Engineering Program, ITB-Indonesia | ||
Takeshi Sato | Senior Engineer, Earthquake and Tsunami Div, Japan Meteorological Agency | ||
Panel 2: Existing Global Networks | John Schneider | Senior Advisor, GEM | |
Malaika Ulmi | Nat. Hazards & Climate Change Geoscience Program Manager, Geo Survey of Canada | ||
Judith Giblin | Ocean & Coastal Risk Data Analyst, South Pacific (SPC) | ||
Panel 1: Assessing National Capability | John Schneider and Malaika Ulmi | GEM and GSC | |
Gill Jolly | Chief Science Advisor, MBIE, GNS Science, NZ | ||
Malaika Ulmi | Nat. Hazards & Climate Change Geoscience Program Manager, Geo Survey of Canada | ||
Nicolas Pondard | Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank | ||
Renato Solidum, Jr. | Secretary, Department of Science & Technology-Philippines | ||
Anil Pokharel | Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority (NSET), Nepal | ||
Shunichi Koshimura | Deputy Director, IRIDes-Tohoku University | ||
Shubharoop Ghosh | Vice President, ImageCat, Inc. | ||
Laurie Johnson | CEO, Laurie Johnson Consulting | ||
Helen Crowley | Secretary General, GEM | ||
Maksud Kamal | Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University | ||
18 June
10:30 - 12:30 (Plenary) | Plenary: Richter Resilience: Advancing Seismic Protection Worldwide | The World Bank | ----- |
Ron Eguchi | CEO, ImageCat, Inc. |
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 |
POSTERS & DEMOS
Showcasing GEM Integration, Innovative Tools, and Advanced Data for Enhanced Hazard and Risk Assessment
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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