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Online event
Webinar Series: Modern Technologies for Disaster Management
12 October 2021
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Natural and man-made disasters have become more frequent than ever before and the need for disaster preparedness has increased over the years. Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Drones and Internet of Things (IoT) have the potential to revolutionize the domain of disaster risk prevention, reduction and response.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is hosting a series of webinars on these 4IR technologies presenting a chance to learn from and engage with leading experts from around the world as they discuss opportunities and challenges associated with these technologies and their use in disaster management.
Webinar 1: Robotics in Disaster Management
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14 September 2021, 1500-1630 CEST
Webinar 2: Artificial Intelligence in Disaster Management
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28 September 2021, 1500-1630 CEST
Webinar 3: Drones in Disaster Management
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12 October 2021, 1500-1630 CEST
Webinar 4: Internet of Things in Disaster Management
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26 October 2021, 1500-1630 CEST
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt
14 Sep 2021
Time & Place
Event Details
15:00
Webinar 1: Robotics in Disaster Management
Robots can go to places that are either impossible or unsafe for humans to reach. They can perform preventive inspections, quickly locate and rescue humans, and map disaster struck areas.
If you are interested in learning more about the capabilities of robots in disaster management join us for our first webinar of the Series “Modern Technologies for Disaster Management”.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
If you are interested in learning more about the capabilities of robots in disaster management join us for our first webinar of the Series “Modern Technologies for Disaster Management”.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
Muralee Thummarukudy
Acting Head of the Resilience to Disasters and Conflicts Global Support Branch, UNEP
Chaesub Lee
Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
Prof. Robin R. Murphy
Vice President, Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue
Dr. Ali-akbar Agha-mohammadi
Group leader and Technologists, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ed.D. Paige Day
Director of Sales, Hydronalix
Gordan Pešić
Business Development Manager, DOK-ING
Jayakrishnan T
CEO, ASIMOV Robotics
28 Sep 2021
Time & Place
Event Details
15:00
Webinar 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Disaster Management
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly one of the biggest tech trends at the moment, and in the upcoming years it will become an even more valuable tool for helping us to interpret and understand the world around us.
If you are interested in learning more about AI in disaster management join us for the second webinar of our Series on “Modern Technologies for Disaster Management”.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
If you are interested in learning more about AI in disaster management join us for the second webinar of our Series on “Modern Technologies for Disaster Management”.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
Monique Kuglitsch
Chair of the ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on Al for Natural Disaster Management
Andre Cheung
CEO & Founder, Robotics Cats
William Castaings
Chief Technology Officer, Tenevia
Dr. Muhammad lmran
Senior Scientist, Qatar Computing Research lnstitute
Craig Fugate
Chief Resilience Officer, One Concern
12 Oct 2021
Time & Place
Event Details
15:00
Webinar 3: Drones in Disaster Management
What are the opportunities of Drones in Disaster Management?
Join us in our next webinar of the series Modern Technologies for Disaster Management taking place on Tuesday 12 October 15h00 -16h30 CEST.
We will be looking into the different applications of drones such as mapping, delivering essentials and reconnaissance in extremely dangerous situations. This webinar will focus on different leading drone companies and institutions and how they use their products in disaster risk reduction and response.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
Join us in our next webinar of the series Modern Technologies for Disaster Management taking place on Tuesday 12 October 15h00 -16h30 CEST.
We will be looking into the different applications of drones such as mapping, delivering essentials and reconnaissance in extremely dangerous situations. This webinar will focus on different leading drone companies and institutions and how they use their products in disaster risk reduction and response.
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
Yves Barthelemy
Senior Geospatial Expert, UNEP, World Bank
Dr. Patrick Meier
Co-Founder and Executive Director at WeRobotics
Cameron Chell
Chairman/CEO of DraganFly
Davide Scaramuzza
Associate Professor of Robotics and Perception at the University of Zurich
Dumisani Kaliati
Founder & CEO Micromek
Mr. Taichi Furuhashi
Founder of Drone Bird and President at CrisisMappers Japan
Dr. Ning Wang
Researcher, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME) & Digital Society Initiative (DSI), University of Zurich
26 Oct 2021
Time & Place
Event Details
15:00
Webinar 4: Internet of Things (IoT)
Link to register: https://bit.ly/ModernTech4DisasterMgmt.
