09:00 - 09:30
| Registration (Panoramic Hall, entrance via 3 Coudenberg)
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| 09:30 - 10:00 |
High-Level – Opening Remarks
(Plenary Hall 400)
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Welcome Remarks: Hans Das, Deputy Director-General,European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), European Commission: "Launch of the AI in Emergency and Crisis Management report by the Scientific Advice Mechanism Scientific Advice Mechanism and the Commission’s contribution to the 3rd Meeting of the Global Initiative"
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Welcome Remarks: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union - (Video Message)
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Keynote Remarks: Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization
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10:00 - 11:30
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Interactive High-Level Panel – Building Capacity on AI for Disaster Preparedness (Plenary Hall 400)
Moderator: Hans Das, Deputy Director-General, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), European Commission
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Kilian Gross, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, (DG CNECT) I
Director for Enabling and Emerging Technologies, European Commission [Presentation] -
Tiago Quintino, Head of Development Section, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) [Presentation]
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Quentin Brot, Captain, National Training School for Fire Service (ENSOSP) [Presentation]
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Véronique Bouchet, Director, Science and Innovation, World Meteorological Organization [Presentation]
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Lukas Liesenhoff, Team Lead Data Science, OroraTech [Presentation]
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Group Photo + Coffee-Break(Panoramic Hall with Expo Area)
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12:00 - 13:00
12:20-13:00
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Hands-on session on AI tools on hydrometeorological hazards—from fires to floods, (Plenary Hall 400 + Breakout Rooms 311, 312)
This session bridges innovation and standardization through hands-on activities. After opening presentations from the UPU and Manteo-ai, participants will build an AI pipeline and explain its sequence. The following activity will focus on model development; through a series of hidden images and iterative clues about their content, we will discover the concept of feature classification. Participants will explore how AI-based classification supports disaster risk reduction (DRR) and discuss related challenges.
Two parallel activities will then follow: one will guide participants in creating a random forest model and developing a decision tree capable of predicting disasters. The other will use a roleplay to explore AI applications during floods. The session will conclude with a review of how international standards ensure responsible and interoperable AI use.
Opening Remarks:
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Soichiro Yasukawa, Chief of the Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
This session will encompass the following activity: |
13:10 - 14:15
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Lunch Break(Panoramic Hall)
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13:40 - 14:15
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Side Event: (Breakout Rooms 311, 312)
Note: This side event will be taking place in parallel to the Lunch Break
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14:15 - 16:30
[14:15 - 15:00]
[15:00 - 16:00]
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Hands-on session on AI tools on hydrometeorological hazards—from fires to floods (Plenary Hall 400 + Breakout Rooms 311, 311). This consist of two main activities namely:
- Guess the Features
- WMO Role-playing exercise on flood management
Closing:
- Fumiko Nohara, Senior Expert for Emergencies and Postal Resilience, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
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16:30 - 17:00
| Coffee-Break (Panoramic Hall with Expo Area)
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17:00 - 18:00
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From theory and prototype to real-world action and capacity building (Plenary Hall 400 + Breakout Rooms 311, 312)
This capacity-building workshop will bring participants together to explore how AI can move from promising concepts and prototypes toward practical, scalable use in disaster preparedness. Through hands-on group work and a brief LEGO® Serious Play® exercise, participants will work with three illustrative case studies at European, national, and local levels, identifying key challenges, enablers, and concrete actions needed to advance AI adoption for disaster preparedness. [Presentation]
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18:00 - 18.30
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Closing Remarks
- Erwan Marteil, Head of Unit for Prevention and Preparedness Capacity Building, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), European Commission
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