The 2011 earthquake reshaped risk management and urban planning across the Region of Murcia, and made Lorca a working case study in reconstruction.
Satellite observation, AI-powered early warning, drones for rapid damage assessment, resilient communication networks and advanced analytics let authorities anticipate risk, coordinate response and speed up recovery.
The EU is backing dual-use start-ups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs to shorten innovation cycles for critical technologies, while the Preparedness Union Strategy strengthens civilian and military resilience across Europe.
Rebuilding brings together public institutions, emergency management experts, security agencies, technology companies and start-ups to put practical solutions on the table.
Technologies built for defence are already saving civilian lives — in floods, earthquakes, fires and conflict. This Forum brings together the people who build them and the people who deploy them on the ground.
20 Tuesday · October
08:45Registration
09:20Institutional opening and keynote speeches
11:30Three parallel panels, six expert sessions
14:30From Crisis to Resilience: keynote and roundtables on recent emergencies
16:00Closing keynote
16:30EEN bilateral meetings
17:30Study visit — Lorca’s Legacy