EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Community of European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS)COMMUNITY FOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SECURITY (CERIS)DISASTER RESILIENT SOCIETIES (DRS)
ANNUAL EVENT

4-7th December 2023
Hybrid (physical attendance + ZOOM) Meeting
BAO Congress Centre
Rue Félix Hap 11, 1040 Brussels

AGENDA
MODERATOR: PHILIPPE QUEVAUVILLER (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)
MONDAY 4th December
CBRNe Crisis Management
Session’s Moderator: Antonella Cavallo (DG ECHO)
Session’s Rapporteur: Michel Zayet (CERIS Expert Group)
13:00 – Registration
13:30 – 13:45 Welcome address by Nicolas Bessot (Head of Unit Secure Societies Programme, DG HOME)
13:45 – 15:00 PANEL1 – Involving citizens in CBRN research and capacity-building initiatives(moderated by Denis Josse, CERIS Expert Group)
Panellists: Grigore Havarneanu (PROACTIVE project), Marie-Hélène Bonneau (IMPRESS, ISFproject), Sabina Magalini (INCLUDING project), Olga Vybornova (eNOTICE2 project)
15:00 – 16:15 PANEL2 – Detection and monitoring of CBRN threats (moderated by Paul Thomas(Bioxhale Ltd)
Panellists: Stefano Mazzaro (MoSaic project), Manuel Lozano (NEST project), Friedrich Aflenzer(EDA, CBRN SaaS), José Luis Pérez Días (STBERNARD project), Eleftherios Ouzounoglou (TeamUpproject)
16:15 – 16:30 BREAK
16:30 – 17:30 PANEL3 – From Research to Innovation – The ENCIRCLE experience (moderated byLukasz Szlarski, CHIMERA project)
Panellists: Olga Vybornova (ENCIRCLE project), Béla Mihalik / János Pálhalmi (HoloZcan project),
Robert Sigg (EU-RADION), Pawel Gromek (EU-SENSE & CHIMERA)
17:30 CLOSE OF THE SESSION
17:45 – 18:45 COCKTAILTUESDAY 5th December
SOCIETAL RESILIENCE AND RISK GOVERNANCE
Session’s Moderator: Ivonne Herrera (Samforsk, Norway)
Session’s Rapporteur: Magda Stepanyan (CERIS Expert Group)
09:00 – Registration
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome address by Juha-Pekka Japola (DG ECHO)
09:45 – 11:00 PANEL1 – From knowledge of multi-hazard risks and vulnerabilities to responses – Risk
awareness, early warning and education (moderated by Abdelghani Meslem, Norsar)
Panellists: Betsabée Haas (Deputy-Mayor of City of Tours, France), Daniela Di Bucci (ROADMAP2project) on-line, Femke Mulder (RISKPACC project), Vlatko Sesov (ISRA project), Rui Perdigão(C2IMPRESS)
11:00 – 12:00 PANEL2 – Connecting multi-hazard and compounding risk initiatives at EU level(moderated by Keith Jones)
Panellists: Cees van Westen (PARATUS), Abdelghani Meslem (MEDiate), Jaroslav Mysiak (Climaaxproject), Nicole van Maanen (MYRIAD-EU and ESA-EO4MULTIHA projects)
12:00 – 12:30 International Resource Centres initiative with the IDRIM Society, by EmmanuelGarnier (Univ. Franche Comté) and Roland Nussbaum (AFPCNT) – Discussions about possible links withclustering initiatives and CERIS
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30 PANEL3 – Involving citizens in research projects (moderated by Maike Vollmer(RISKPACC project)
Panellists: Samuel Rufat (affiliation), Matias Barberis (FUTURESILIENCE project), Selby Knudsen(RiskPACC project) on-line, Raffaella Russo (CORE project)
14:30 – 15:30 PANEL4 – Towards an all-society approach to disaster resilience: from research topolicy recommendations (moderated by Nathan Clark)
Panellists: David Wales (ENGAGE project), Maike Vollmer (RISKPACC project), Michele Calvello(The Hut project), Max Steinhausen (DIRECTED project)
15:30 – 15:45 BREAK
15:45 – 16:45 PANEL5 – Anticipating tomorrow’s crises and adapting response means (moderated byJaroslav Mysiak, CMCC)
Panellists: Emmanuel Garnier (RISCDIS project), Gianluca Pescaroli (AGILE project), Jörgen Sparf(Mid Sweden University), Georgios Tsionis (JRC)
16:45 – 17:30 CONCLUDING PANEL
17:30 – 18:45 COCKTAIL
18:45 – 21:00 WALKING DINNER & SOCIAL EVENTWEDNESDAY 6th December
TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDERS
Session’s Moderator: Jon Hall (CMINE Network)
Session’s Rapporteur: Anastasios Dimou (CERIS Expert Group)
09:00 – Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome addresses by Teresa Capula (DG ECHO) and Robbert Heinecke (NIPV)
10:00 – 11:00 PANEL1 – Consolidating past projects to promote innovation and knowledge exchanges
for Disaster Risk Management (moderated by Dennis Davis, Int. Firefighter Association)
Panellists: Jon Hall (CMINE), Michel Bour (FIRE-IN legacy), Martin Nekula (CTIF ExecutiveCommittee), Olivier Salvi (DIREKTION project)
11:00 – 12:00 PANEL2 – Research gaps in technology developments (moderated by Anastasios Dimou)
Panellists: Eleftherios Ouzounoglou (ICCS), Tiina Ristmäe (THW, SYNERGISE project), Alexandre
Ahmlad (CS), Evangelos Sdongos (ASTRIAL)
12:00 – 12:30 WRAP-UP
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30 PANEL3 – Tools and technologies for monitoring, surveillance and rescue (moderated byChristian Resch)Panellists: Krishna Chandramouli (SILVANUS project), Robbert Heinecke (TRADR andASSISTANCE projects), Jakub Ryzenko (COLLARIS project), Quentin Brot (RESCUER project)
14:30 – 15:30 PANEL4 –Technology validation in research projects (moderated by Tiina Ristmäe)
Panellists: Vangelis Katsaros (CERIDES), Steve Gadsdon (SYNERGISE project), Gerald Czech(Austrian Fire Brigade), Léa Taillandier (RESCUER project)
15:30 – 15:45 BREAK
15:45 – 16:45 PANEL 5 – Medical First Responders perspectives (moderated by Eleftherios
Ouzounoglou, NIGHTINGALE project)
Panellists: Serena Bianchi (iProcure Security PCP project), Demetris Eliades (PathoCERTH project),Zeynep Sofuoglu (TeamAware project)
16:45 – 17:30 CONCLUDING PANEL
17:30 – 18:45 COCKTAIL
18:45 – 21:00 WALKING DINNER & SOCIAL EVENT

THURSDAY 7th December
INTEROPERABILIY (HARMONIZATION, STANDARDIZATION)
Session’s Moderator: Beatrice Errico (PEERS project)
Session’s Rapporteur: William Hynes (PEERS project)
09:00 – Registration
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome address
09:45 – 10:30 PANEL1 – Linking technical solutions to standards (moderated by Patricia Compard,
CERIS Expert Group)
Panellists: Tom Flynn (PEERS project), Keith Jones (MEDiate project), Salvatore Corrao(OVERC.O.M.E project)
10:30 – 11:15 PANEL2 – Interoperability training and full-scale exercises (moderated by Tom Flynn,
PEERS project)
Panellists: Christian Resch (FORMATEX project / links with STRATEGY project), Sheila Perosa (CEI),
Hendrik Bruns (INEGMA-E² project), Kim Covent (Belgian Police)
11:15 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 ROUND-TABLE – Issuing recommendations to policy-makers (moderated by Philippe
Quevauviller, DG HOME)
Panellists: Giannis Chasiotis (STRATEGY project), Patricia Compard (CERIS Expert Group), Beatrice
Errico (PEERS project)
12:00 – 12:15 WRAP-UP & CONCLUSIONS
12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH