Opening Session

Inaugural Session: Presentation by Keynote Speakers (3) 

Panel Session with Keynote Speakers (3)

Lunch Break

Session 2: Compound events

Session 3: Cascading events

 15:30 - 16:00

Conclusion and closing remarks 

Opening Session

Welcoming remarks: Dr. Todd Crowl – Director, Institute of Environment, and Chair Advisory Board UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security at FIU, USA

Opening Statement: Dr. Anil Mishra – Chief of the Hydrological Systems, Climate Change, and Adaptation Section, UNESCO

Rapporteur: Ms. Clara Larson – University of California Berkeley, Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, USA

Inaugural Session

Moderator: Dr. Maria C. Donoso – UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security at FIU, USA

Panelist - Academia: Dr. Giuliano di Baldasarre – Professor, Uppsala University, & Director, Centre of Natural Hazards & Disaster Science, Sweden

Panelist - Private: Dr. Andrew Smith – CCO and Founder, Fathom, United Kingdom

Panelist - Int. Organization: Dr. Toshio Koike – Executive Director, ICHARM, Japan

Rapporteurs:

• Mr. Orlando Viloria – University of Georgia, USA
• Prof. Veronica Leyva – Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico

Session #1: Multi-hazard Events

Moderator: Dr. Assefa Melesse – Professor, FIU, USA

Panelist - Academia: Dr. Alfonso Gutiérrez – Regional Coordinator, International Flood Initiative IHP-LAC, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico

Panelist - Private: Dr. Carli Italo Piero – Head of ARTE Generali, and Dr. Massimo Cruciotti – CHARISMA Academy, Italy

Panelist - Int. Organization: Dr. Willian Logan – Director, ICIWaRM, USA

Rapporteurs:

• Mr. Alemayehu Shanko – FIU & University of Florence, Ethiopia
• Ms. Maria Eduarda Coelho – University of Brasilia, Brazil

Special Session – Compound Flooding in a Non-Stationary World: A Primer For Practice

Moderator: Dr. Robert Jane – Research Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, USA

Session Keynote: Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera – Director, Sea Level Solutions Center, FIU, Co-editor, USA

Rapporteur: Dr. Antonio Annis – Assistant Professor, University of Padua, Italy

Session #2: Compound Events

Moderator: Dr. Felix Santiago-Collado – Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, USA

Panelist - Academia: Dr. Henrique Chaves – Professor, University of Brasilia, Brazil

Panelist - Private: Dr. Jose Salinas – Associate Director, Analytics & Modeling, Moody’s RMS, United Kingdom

Panelist - Prof. Organization: Dr. Avantika Gori – Assistant Professor, Rice University & ASFPM, USA

Rapporteurs: 

• Mr. Javed Ali – University of Central Florida, USA
• Ms. Isabela Fernanda Camargo – University of Brasilia, Brazil

Session #3: Cascading Events

Moderator: Dr. Fernando Nardi – Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Panelist - Academia: Dr. Colin Raymond – Assistant Research Scientist, University of California Los Angeles, USA

Panelist - Private: Mr. Guillermo Leal Báez – Director General, Inesproc S.A. de C.V., Mexico

Panelist - Federal Organization: Mr. David Powers – Climate Hazard Lead, U.S. Department of State, USA

Rapporteurs:

• Ms. Luciana Iannone Tarcha – University of Georgia, USA
• Ms. Katherine T. Genovese – United States Marine Corps. USA

Conclusion and Closing Remarks

Moderator: Dr. Rita Teutonico – UNESCO Vice-Chair on Sustainable Water Security at FIU, USA

Conclusions: Dr. Francisco Pena – ASFPM International Committee, USA

Closing remarks: Prof. Edson Silva and Dr. Henrique Chaves – University of Brasilia, Brazil

Rapporteurs:

• Ms. Agatha Tommasi – Environmental Engineer, Brazil
• Ms. Maira Liseth Charry – Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico