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Second Multi-stakeholder Forum on the Role of Telecommunications/ICT in Disaster Management for the Americas Region - Provisional Programme

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                  TUESDAY, 29 AUGUST 2017

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony
  • Sr. Randall Trevino, Vice Director, Regional de las Américas UIT, Brazil
  • Sr. Carlos Iván Marquez, Director, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, Colombia
  • Sr. Oscar Alberto Quintero González, Jefe, Comunicaciones y Tecnologías de la Información del Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares, Colombia
  • Sr. Cein Castro Gutiérrez, Jefe de Oficina, Telemática Policía Nacional, Colombia
  • H.E. Sr. David Luna, Ministro, Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Colombia
09:30 – 10:00 Group Photo and Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00

 

 Session 1: Role of ICTs in disaster risk reduction and disaster management

The first session will look at the important role of telecommunications/ICT in the different phases of disaster management. In this context, it will discuss linkages to key international development agenda, including the implementation of the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
             
Setting the stage 
  • Sra. Maritza Delgado, Oficial de Programa, Oficina del Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones, Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones, Suiza - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Carlos Iván Marquez, Director, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)
  • H.E. Sr. David Luna, Ministro, Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Colombia
11:00 – 13:00 Session 2: Legal and organizational aspects for emergency telecommunications

This session will focus on the legal and organizational frameworks for disaster management, look at the role of telecommunication regulation and discuss policy issues related to effective deployment of telecommunications/ICT for disaster management. This session will highlight the importance of establishing national emergency telecommunication plans.
  • Sr. Rodrigo Robles Flores, Oficial de Programa, Oficina de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones (BDT), Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT) - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Héctor Lizarraga, COMTELCA Central America - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Juan Sebastián Rozo, Vice Ministro, Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Carlos Valdez Velásquez-López, Viceministro, Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones, Perú - Presentation (pdf)

PANEL: Moderator: Sr. Juan Sebastián Rozo

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00 Session 3: Country experiences on the use of ICTs in disaster risk reduction and disaster management

This session will give an overview on experiences and best practices on the implementation and use of information and communication technologies for disaster response, risk reduction as well as disaster management. 
  • Sr. Carlos Valdez Velásquez-López, Viceministro, Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones, Perú - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Paolo Cedeño, MINTEL, Ecuador - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Juan Ignacio Crosta Blanco, Director, BlueNote Management Consulting, Argentina - Presentation (pdf)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00

 Session 3 (Continuation): Country experiences on the use of ICTs in disaster risk reduction and disaster management
  • Sr. Paulino Alonso Rivera, CENAPRED, Mexico - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Oscar Alberto Quintero González, Jefe, Comunicaciones y Tecnologías de la Información del Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)

PANEL: Moderator: Sr. Richard Alberto Vargas Hernández

18:00 Welcome Reception

 

WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2017
08:00 – 10:00 Session 4: Availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information

This session will aim to highlight the importance of establishing effective and comprehensive multi-hazard early warning systems and platforms, such as the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), exchange information and promote the replication of best practices in different countries.                             
  • Sr. Christian Felipe Euscategui Collazos, Jefe de Oficina, Servicio de Pronósticos y Alertas, IDEAM, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sra. Elysa Jones, OASIS, Estados Unidos - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Marinson Buitrago Salinas, Subdirector Operativo, Dirección General de Socorro Nacional de la Cruz Roja, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Oscar Oré Herrera, INDECI, Perú - Presentation (pdf)

PANEL: Morderator: Sr. Christian Felipe Euscategui Collazos

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 Session 5: Country Case Studies on the implementation of Multi-hazard Monitoring Systems

This session will highlight country experiences and lessons learned in the implementation and use of monitoring and early warning systems for different natural hazards. It will further discuss the importance of last-mile connectivity and ICT networks.                       
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 Session 5: Country Case Studies on the implementation of Multi-hazard Monitoring Systems

PANEL: Moderator: Dra. Martha Lucía Calvache

15:30 – 16:00  Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 Session 6: The importance of stablishing a single emergency number

This session will focus on implementation models and regulatory frameworks to establish a single national emergency number and its importance when responding to major disasters.
  • Sr. Virgilio Benavides Hilgert, Director, Monitoreo de Eventos Adversos, Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos, Ecuador - Presentation (pdf)  
  • Sr. Cein Castro Gutiérrez, Jefe de Oficina, Telemática Policía Nacional, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. David Vieira Mejia, Empresa para la Seguridad Urbana, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)

PANEL: Moderator: Sr. Virgilio Benavides Hilgert

17:30 End of the day

 

            THURSDAY, 31 AUGUST 2017
08:00 –10:30 Session 7: International and Regional Organizations in humanitarian operations

This session will present the activities and services provided by regional and international institutions and organizations for disaster management and humanitarian activities.
  • Sr. Rodrigo Robles Flores, Oficial de Programa, Oficina de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones (BDT), Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT) - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sr. Gerard Gomez, Director, OCHA, Colombia - Presentation (pdf)  
  • Sr. Mauro Accurso, Gerente de Sostenibilidad y Medios, GSMA, Argentina - Presentation (pdf)         
  • Sra. Chaya Nayak, Gerente de Investigación de Políticas Públicas, Facebook, California, Estados Unidos - Presentation (pdf)
  • Sra. Tatiana Lawrence, Vicepresidenta, Iridio Regulatorio y Legal - Presentation (pdf)

PANEL: Moderator: Sra. Maritza Delgado

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 Session 8: The Role of Academia and the private sector in developing new technologies for disaster risk reduction

This session will examine the key role played by the academic sector in raising awareness on the importance of disaster risk reduction and in the development of new technologies for disaster management.           

PANEL: Moderator: Sr. Nicolás Silva, Director de Industria de Comunicaciones, Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Colombia

13:00 – 13:30  Final conclusions and closing of the Forum

Practical Information

​ITU plays an important role in using ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management, through the design of national emergency telecommunication plans, the setting up of early warning and monitoring systems and the provision of emergency telecommunications equipment when disasters strike. 

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