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OVERVIEW
The GEM Foundation is launching a Public Partnership Opportunity, inviting public organisations to join GEM’s Governing Board as Public Governors through a newly updated sponsorship scheme. To introduce this initiative, GEM is hosting a webinar on 10 April 2025, bringing together current and prospective public partners, regional representatives, and members of GEM’s leadership.
The webinar will highlight GEM’s collaborations with public sector organisations worldwide, including projects in El Salvador, Bhutan, Nepal, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, and Australia, showcasing how public partnerships strengthen earthquake risk assessment and mitigation efforts. Participants will also learn about GEM’s new public sponsorship scheme and application process, designed to enable wider public participation in shaping global earthquake risk science and tools.
The event will feature video testimonials from GEM’s partners, an introduction to GEM’s new Arab States Regional Coordinator, and an open Q&A session. This is an opportunity to engage directly with GEM’s leadership and explore how public sector organisations can contribute to and benefit from GEM’s mission to advance seismic resilience.
The webinar will be recorded and made available on GEM’s website and YouTube channel for those unable to attend live.
Speakers & Panelists
Session Title
Catalina Yepes
Exposure Development Lead
Daniela Di Bucci
Vice-Chair, GEM Governing Board
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
Jamal Dabbeek
Arab States Regional Coordinator
More invited speakers coming soon!
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Auditorium
Time | Title | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
16:25-16:40 | Using GEM products to support rapid loss assessment | Alberto Michelini | Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) ARISTOTLE |
16:55-17:25 | Closing Discussion Panel: The role of GEM to 2030 | Closing Panel Moderator:
John Schneider (GEM)
Panelists:: Laurie Johnson, Sibylle Steimen, Kishor Jaiswal, Jenty Kirsch-Wood, Matthias Schmid, Sangeeta Singh | |
16:10-16:25 | Systemic or cascading infrastructure risk | Astha Poudel | Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki |
14:20-15:00 | Intro Discussion Panel: Lessons learned regarding post-earthquake impact assessment | Intro Panel Moderator:
Michael Ewald (SwissRe)
Panelists: Nilesh Shome, Jay Guin, Mustafa Erdik,
Sinan Akkar,
Jaime Abad
Perez | |
17:30-18:00 | Discussion Panel 1: Development and use of the Global earthquake models | Panel 1 Moderator:
Helen Crowley (Eucentre)
Panelists: Vitor Silva, Marco Pagani, Chung-Han Chan, Paul Della Marta,
Daniela
Di Bucci | |
Session 3: Where are we going? (June 14th, afternoon) | |||
13:20-13:50 | Lessons learned from the 2023 Kahramanmara?, T�rkiye earthquakes: Modeling aspects of insured portfolio losses | Sinan Akkar | Turk Reinsurance Inc.,
Principal Catastrophe Modeler (keynote speaker) |
15:10-15:40 | Coffee break - Posters and demonstrations | ||
14:05-14:20 | Triggered or secondary effects: Tsunami | Stefano Lorito | Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) |
13:00-13:10 | Introductory remarks | John Schneider | GEM |
17:25-17:30 | Final Wrap/Closing | Jorg Steffensen | Hannover Re |
11:25-11:40 | Site-specific seismic hazard assessment for nuclear and hydropower facilities in France | Paola Traversa | Electricit�
de France (EdF) |
Agenda
13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Topic | Speaker |
Summary of GEM Foundation and Introduction to Webinar | Helen Crowley, GEM Secretary General, and Daniela Di Bucci, Vice-Chair, GEM Governing Board |
An overview of GEM's collaborative projects with public organisations (with testimonials) | Catalina Yepes, Exposure Development Lead and Jamal Dabbeek, Arab States Regional Coordinator |
GEM's New Public Sponsorship Scheme and Call for Applications | Helen Crowley, GEM Secretary General |
Q&A |
POSTERS & DEMOS
Showcasing GEM Integration, Innovative Tools, and Advanced Data for Enhanced Hazard and Risk Assessment
REGISTRATION
Join us for this important webinar on GEM’s Public Partnership Opportunity!
Discover how public organisations can collaborate with GEM to advance earthquake risk assessment and resilience. Learn about GEM’s updated public sponsorship scheme, hear real-world experiences from current public partners, and explore how your organisation can get involved.
The webinar will feature expert insights, partner testimonials, and a live Q&A session with GEM’s leadership.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with GEM and be part of a global effort to reduce seismic risk.
👉 Register now via Zoom
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