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ESPREssOThinkTank2:Wednesday24thJanuary2018Swissotel,Oerlikon,Zurich,Switzerland

ManagementofTrans-BoundaryCrisesParticipantsList

OlivierRubin,AssociateprofessorinGlobalPoliticsandThirdWorldNaturalDisasters,DepartmentofSocialSciencesandBusiness,RoskildeUniversity,DenmarkPhDinPoliticalScience,Dep.ofPoliticalScience.UniversityofCopenhagenBorn1973,DanishNationalKeyresearchinterests:(i)Thepoliticsoffamine;(ii)Sociopoliticaldimensionsofnaturaldisasters;(iii)Climatechangeimpactsandadaptation;(iv)Thetransboundarypoliticalresponsetopandemics;(v)Thetransboundarypolicyprocessesofantimicrobialresistance.Selected recent publications: (i) Rubin, O. and Dahlberg, R. (2017) A Supplementary Dictionary ofDisaster Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press; (ii) Baekkeskov, E. & Rubin, O. (2016).InformationDilemmas and Blame-Avoidance Strategies: From Secrecy to Lightning Rods in ChineseHealth Crises.Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions; (iii)Dahlberg, R., Rubin, O., & Vendelø, M. T. (eds.) (2015). Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary andInternationalPerspectives.Abingdon:Routledge.

FlorianRoth,SeniorResearcher,CenterforSecurityStudies(CSS),ETHZürich,Switzerland

FlorianRoth’swork focusesonpolitical,organizationalandsocialaspectsofnaturalandman-madedisasters. His research analyzes different strategies to reduce vulnerabilities and build societalresilience,includingtheuseofdigitalinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesformoreeffectiveriskcommunicationandinnovativeprocessesforinstitutionallearning.Mr. Roth studied Political Science, History, Arts and Media at the University of Konstanz and atStockholmUniversity.HereceivedhisMAandhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofKonstanz.Before joining theCSS,FlorianRothworkedasaResearchFellowat theDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationattheUniversityofKonstanzandasanAssociatedResearcherattheuniversity'sCenterofExcellence.

TomaszWalczykiewicz,DeputyDirectorforNationalHydrologicalandMeteorologicalServiceandMeteorologicalSupportofCivilAviation,Poland

Doctor hab. of technical studies in environmental engineering, Associate Professor.EmployeeoftheInstituteofMeteorologyandWaterManagementNationalResearchInstitute(IMGWPIB)since2003andpreviousheadoftheDepartmentofWaterManagementSystemsat IMGW PIB. Now. He deals with water management issues based on the principles ofIntegratedWaterResourcesManagement,combininghydrological,economical,organizationaland social issues,whichheemphasizedand included in thehabilitationdissertation.Hehasorganizational experience, was the Director of the Regional Water Management Board inCracow and the Director of the Department of Water Resources in the Ministry of theEnvironment.PresidentoftheInternationalNetworkofRiverBasinOrganizationsforthe2000-2002period.InitiatorandparticipantinnationalandinternationalR&DprojectsalsorelatedtoDRR(https://tacticproject.eu)PermanentRepresentativeofPolandwithWMO.

LauraBooth,PostDoc,ETH,Zurich,Switzerland,ESPREssO

LaurahasabackgroundinGeoscience,focussingonenvironmentalreconstruction,landscapechangeandnaturalhazards,inparticularglacio-volcanicjökulhlaup(glacialoutburstfloods)inIceland,tectonicgeomorphologyandvolcanichazardsinNewZealand,andassessingcoastalfloodriskinScotland,UK.Alongside, she hasworked for over a decade communicating between stakeholders inmarine andcoastalmanagementonScotland’sEastCoast.NowshehelpstobringtogetherstakeholdersfortheESPREssOProject, spanning the fieldsofClimateChangeAdaptationandDisasterRiskReduction inEurope.

FilomenaPapa,DepartmentofCivilProtection,Italy

FilomenaPapa,architectin1992hasgotaPhdinstructuralengineering.Since1997shehasworkedatItalianDepartmentofCivilProtection.She'samongtheauthorofthesafetycheckprocedureofthe building structure damage after earthquake and expert of technicalmanagement of seismicemergencies. Since 1997 she has been involved inmany seismic crises alsowith specific role ofresponsibility,amongtheseUmbriaMarche1997,SanGiulianodiPuglia2002,l'Aquila2009,EmiliaRomagna2012,Amatrice2016,Ischia2017.ShehasleadprojectsonknowhowtransferabilityabouttheposteventsafetyanalysistowardsEuropeancountry,especiallyintransfrontaliereagreement,withrelevantexerciseatnationalandinternationallevel.She'scoordinatorfortrainingprogramsforsafetyevaluationsandemergencymanagement, inwhichsheis involvedasteacheraswell.She'sauthorofmanypapersattestingherconstantactivityinthefield.

BorisOrlowsky,SeniorAdvisorClimateChangeAdaptationatCARITASSwitzerland.

Borishasworkedfor14yearsinclimateresearch,analyzingclimatedatafromobservations,globalandregionalclimatemodelsandhasbuiltanin-depthexpertiseinstatisticalandGISanalysisofclimate and environmental data. A long focus of his research lies on climatic extreme events,particularly droughts, and their socio-economic impacts. Since 2013, he also works as anindependent consultant on climate change and data analysis, including design and analysis ofsurveysfromevaluationsofdevelopmentprojects.Makingclimatescienceknowledgeusablefordevelopmentandpromotinganappropriateuseofquantitativedataindevelopmentprojectsarethedrivingmotivationforhiswork.Since2017heworksatCARITASSwitzerlandasaSeniorAdvisoronClimateChangeAdaptation.

ChaimRafalowski,MagenDavidAdom’s(MDA)DisasterManagementcoordinator,Israel.

M.AinPublicPolicyandadministration(TelAvivUniversity).

MDAbeingtheNationalEmergencyMedicalService(EMS)oftheStateof Israel, respondingtoabout1500callsdaily,andtheIsraelisociety,memberoftheInternationalredCrossmovement,istaskedwithpreparingforandrespondingtoanyemergencysituationinthecountry,naturalormanmade,andwithparticipatingintheInternationalresponsetolargescaledisasters.

Christine Tobler, Leiterin Geschäftsstelle Kantonale Krisenorganisation (KKO) Basel-Stadt,Switzerland

Justiz-undSicherheitsdepartement,KantonsBasel-Stadt.

Christine’s interests span crisis management, security policy, risk assessment and internationalrelations.Basedinthetri-nationalCantonofBasel-Stadt,herworkoftenleadshertoliaisewithcross-bordercolleaguesintermsofdisasterriskreductionandemergencyplanning,cross-border.

GiulioZuccaro,AMRA,Italy,ESPREssOCoordinator

Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics and Theory of Structures at University ofNaplesFedericoII.HeismemberoftheMajorRisksNationalCommitteeoftheItalianCivilProtection Department. He is Scientific Director of PLINIVS (Study Centre forHydrogeological, Volcanic and Seismic Engineering), Operative Structure of theInterdepartmentalResearchCentreLUPT,UniversityofNaplesFedericoII.

PLINIVS is a research structure specialized in seismic, volcanic and hydrogeological riskassessment,andNationalCompetenceCenterof the ItalianCivilProtection forvolcanicrisk.ResearchactivitiesofPLINIVSStudyCentreconcerntheanalysesofeffectsofsinglenatural hazards and potential cascading effects on urban settlements, vulnerabilityanalyses at local, regional and national scale, impact damage scenarios and hazardmodelling, emergency planning anddecisionmakingsupport,includinginnovativemethodsandtoolstoassessmitigationandadaptationoptions.

AnnaScolobig,ETHZurich,Switzerland,ESPREssO

Anna’sresearchpaysparticularattentiontothesocialdimensionsofenvironmentalchange,publicparticipationinscienceforpolicy,riskcommunicationandgovernance.Shehasperformedextensivefieldworkincommunitiesatriskofnaturalandclimate-relatedhazardssuchasfloods,flashfloods,landslides, earthquakes,marine inundations and volcanic eruptions. Her training is in social andpolitical sciences, but her research has beenmostly conducted in interdisciplinary and problem-driventeams, includingphysical scientists,engineersandgeographers.Atpresenther focus isoncomparative analysis of disaster policies, barriers to effective multi-risk governance, design oftechnical-policy options for disaster management and cross-sectoral partnerships to improveresilience.

MattiaLeone,UniversitadiNapoliFedericoII,Italy,ESPREssO

Architect, PhD inBuildingTechnologyandEnvironmentalDesign, is aResearchFellowatPLINIVSStudy Center, University of Napoli Federico II and professor in “Environmental Technology” atPolitecnicodiMilano. Since 2013he ismember of theUrbanClimateChangeResearchNetwork(UCCRN)andsince2014associateat theCenter forUrbanDisasterRiskReductionandResilience(CUDRR+R).Hisresearchactivityfocusesonsustainablebuildingtechnologiesandresilience-basedurbandesignsolutionsforDisasterRiskReductionandClimateChangeAdaptation.

LynnSchüller,DKKV,Germany,ESPREssO

LynnholdsaMScinGeographyofEnvironmentalRisksandHumanSecurity,UnitedNationsUniversity,Bonn,Germanyandhasbeeninvolvedinseveralprojectsrelatedtodisasterriskreductioninthepastyears. She is engaged in the ESPREssO project representing the German Committee for DisasterReductionandhaspreviouslyworkedfortheCenterofDevelopmentResearchinBonn,Germany.

KevinFleming,GeoForschungsZentrum,Potsdam,Germany,ESPREssO

Kevin is a senior researcher and projectmanager in the Centre for EarlyWarning Systems of theGeoForschungsZentrum in Potsdam, Germany. He has managed the SAFER (EU FP6), MATRIX andSENSUM(EUFP7)andSIBYL(ECECHO)projects.Hisresearchinterestsincludeearthquakeearlywarningsystemsandmulti-hazardhazardassessment.

KristianCedervallLauta(PhD,Ll.M.)AssociateProfessorattheUniversityofCopenhagen,ESPREssO

KristianCedervallLautaisanAssociateProfessorinlawanddisastersattheFacultyofLaw,Universityof Copenhagen.He is the chair of Copenhagen Center forDisaster Research (COPE), co-director ofCenterforInternationalLaw,ConflictandCrisisattheFacultyofLawandmemberofthemanagementcommitteeofUCPH’sSustainabilityScienceCenter.Furthermore,KristianisamemberoftheDanishRoyalAcademyofSciencesandLetters’YoungAcademy.Inhisresearch,Kristianfocusesontheroleoflawinthemanagementofdisasters.IntheESPREssOproject,Kristianisheadingtheworkpackageondissemination,andpartoftheprojectsteeringcommittee.

GillesGrandjean,DeputyDirectoroftheRiskandPreventionDivision,BRGM,France,ESPREssO

Hisresearchactivitiesarefocusedongeophysicalandremotesensingimaging(tomography,inversion,image processing) applied to geotechnics (cavities detection, trenchless works, landscapemanagement), geology (fracture imaging, soils characterization) or natural hazards (landslides,seismology). He was involved, as coordinator or collaborator, in several national (French NationalAgency forResearch,ECOUPREF,SISCA,SAMCO,RICOCHET)or internationalprojects (European7thFrameworkProgram,FP7-DIGISOIL,FP7-SAFELAND,H2020-ESPRESSO)relatedtonaturalhazardsandrisks.

JaimeAbad,BRGM,France,ESPREssO

JaimehasbeenworkingasanearthquakeriskengineerintheRisksandPreventionDivisionatBRGMsince2011.Hismainareasofexpertisearestructuralvulnerabilityandcatastrophemodelling,anticipatingandquantifying the impacts of earthquakes, as well as extensive experience in the characterization ofearthquakesiteamplificationeffects.PriortoESPREssO,hetookpartin7thFrameworkprojectssuchasREAKTandMATRIX.

Jaime is the contact for ESPREssO’sActionDatabase,orESPREssO-ADB, adatabaseof initiativesandprojects(referredtounderthegenericterm“action”)addressingdisasterriskreduction(DRR)andclimatechangeadaptation(CCA).ActionsareenteredintothedatabaseviaaquestionnairewhichevaluatestheefficacyofeachactionbothwithintheframeworkofDRRandCCA,butmoreoverintermsofsurmountingthechallengesthatESPREssOseekstoaddress:Whatworksacrossdifferentterritories?Doesithelptobringdifferentfieldsofresearchtogether?Canitleadtoimprovingpolicies?TheESPREssO-ADBisintendedtobearepositoryofgoodideasandcase-studiestohelpanswerthesequestionsandcapitalizeonpreviousexperiencestoproposenewsolutions.

KristofferAlbris,UniversityofCopenhagen,Denmark,ESPREssO

KristofferAlbris isasocialanthropologist,currentlyemployedasapostdocat theFacultyofLaw,UniversityofCopenhagen.HedefendedhisPhDthesis,entitledDisastersasUsual:ThePublicLifeofRecurring Floods inDresden inMay2017. Inhis research,Kristofferhas focusedonhowcitizensrespondtoenvironmentalhazardsanddisasters,andhowsocialcohesion,solidarityandresilienceariseinthewakeofcalamity.Healsohassubstantialexperiencewithpoliticaltheory,scienceandtechnologystudies,digitalmethods,knowledgecontroversies,andquali-quantitativemethods.

GeorginaClegg,UniversityofHuddersfield,UK,ESPREssO

Georgina is the newest member of the ESPREssO team at the Global Disaster Resilience Centre,UniversityofHuddersfield,UKcurrentlyworkingasaResearchAssistantontheEUESPREssOproject.Herinterestsareinnaturalhazards,disastersandclimatechangeandsheholdsanMScinMeteorologyandClimatology.Shepreviouslyworkedforanenergycompanywheresheworkedonthestatisticalcharacterisationofextremeweatherevents.

AnnegretThieken,UniversityofPotsdam,Germany,ESPREssO

SinceOctober2011,AnnegretH.ThiekenhasbeenProfessorofGeographyandRiskResearchattheUniversityofPotsdam.WithabackgroundinEnvironmentalSciencesshehasresearchedwater-relatedrisksoverthepast20yearsatGermany’sClimateServiceCenter,theUniversityofInnsbruck(Austria),theGermanResearchCentre forGeosciences (GFZ) and theUniversity ofHalle. Specializingon theanalysis,modellingandreductionoffloodlossesshehas(co-)authoredmorethan60reviewedpapersininternationaljournalsandmanyothercontributionsinproceedingsandbooks.FromMarch2013toDecember2015,Prof.Dr.AnnegretThiekenwasthechairwomanofthescientificboardoftheGermanCommitteeDisasterRiskReduction (DKKV). SinceDecember2015 shehasbeen the chairwomanofDKKV’smainboardandthusresponsibleforthedevelopmentandimplementationofthenewstrategyDKKV2020+.Inaddition,sheisaccompanyingDKKV’spartwithintheEU-ProjectESPREssO-EnhancingSynergiesforDisasterPreventionintheEuropeanUnion.

NielsJohanJuhls-Nielsen,NordicAdvisoryTeam

Duringthelastmonths,NielsJohanJuhl-Nielsenhasbeenengagedontheseissues:

1.SustainableDevelopmentGoals:aDanishCSOresponsetotheDanishUNevaluationofthenationalSDG-implementation

2.Areview(Danish)ofDanielPinchbecksbook,Howsoonisnow.2017.Areviewofthebookcanbefoundat:https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/avertingapocalypse/2017/08/23

3.Ecolise-acommunity-ledtransitioninEurope(www.ecolise.eu)

AudreyBaills,BRGM,France,ESPREssO

AudreyBaillsisaresearch-engineeratBRGMonnaturalrisksandtheimpactofglobalchangesince2009. She has been deeply involved in FP7-SAFELAND (Living with landslide risk in Europe:Assessment,effectsofglobalchange,andriskmanagementstrategies)intheQuantificationofglobalchangescenarios(climaticandanthropogenic)andtheirimpactonlandslidehazardandriskinthefuture.Morerecently,shehasbeeninvolveddifferentprojectsaboutclimatechangeadaptationincoastalzones.

MartinRoth,Kommandant,Kantonspolizei,Basel-Stadt

Inhisroleasapoliceofficer,hehas18yearsofexperience.Sincemid-2006hehasbeenchiefofstaffatthecantonalpoliceofBasel-Stadtandseconddeputytothecommander.Previously,hewasHeadofCentralServices.Priortojoiningthecorps,hegainedleadershipexperienceintheprivatesector-asaproject leader in development andproductmanagement. AsHeadof the JointOperations, hewasresponsibleforthesuccessfulplanningandleadershipoftheOSCEMinisterialCouncilmeetinginBaselin2014and for theUEFAEuropa LeagueFinal2016.He is alsoChiefof Staffof theCantonalCrisisOrganization.

YvesSteiger,FederalDepartementofDefence,CivilProtectionandSportDDPS

FederalOfficeforCivilProtectionFOCP,Switzerland.Units:CivilProtectionPolicy

TheFederalOfficeforCivilProtection(FOCP)intheDepartmentofDefence,CivilProtectionandSport(DDPS)isbasicallyresponsibleforcivilprotectionatthefederallevelTheFOCPconsistsofthefollowingbusiness units (organisational units): Civil Protection Policy, Spiez Laboratory, National EmergencyOperationsCentre(NEOC),Training,InfrastructureandResources.

TheCivilProtectionPolicyunitcontainsthedivisionsFederalStaffandPrecautionaryPlanning.

Scientificadvisorofthefederalstaff,forFederalResourceManagementintheChiefofOperationsoftheNationalCoordinationCenterandpost-seismicspecialistsprojectinthecoordinationfunction.

RobertoPeruzzi,DirectoroftheofficeKurmannCrettonEngineersinMonthey

Engineerincivilengineering,graduatedfromtheFederalInstituteofTechnologyLausanne,MemberoftheSwissSocietyofEngineersandArchitects(SIA).MemberoftheSwissSocietyofEarthquakeEngineeringandStructuralDynamics(SGEB)

ExpertinseismicengineeringforthecantonofValaisandtheSwissConfederationfor:

ü theintroductionofnewseismicdesignstandardsinearthquakeengineeringin2003ü control of seismic predimensioning relationships of new constructions and

transformationssince2003ü verification of the seismic safety of schools, Valais hospitals and Swiss embassies

abroad(Guatemala,Mexico,Peru,Venezuela,Bolivia,India,etc.)ü earthquakereinforcementoftheSionandMartignyhospitalandmanyschoolswith

insufficientearthquake-resistantsafetyü earthquakereinforcementoftheSwissEmbassyinNewDelhi,IndiaandLima,Peruü establishmentofthemanualandtheevaluationsheetofthepost-seismichabitability

ofbuildingsandthetrainingofpost-seismicinspectors

Jean-ChristophePutallaz,AMARISProjectEngineer in civil engineering, graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich,memberoftheSwissSocietyofEngineersandArchitects(SIA).

Headof theRoad InfrastructureandTrafficSectionof theMobilityService /DepartmentofMobility,TerritoryandtheEnvironment(DMTE)-StateofValais

Member of the Swiss Working Group on Bridge Research and standards developmentcommittees.MemberoftheCantonalRiskObservatory(OCRI)responsibleforriskanalysisinValais.

Co-authoroftheCantonalConceptofPreparednessandResponsetoEarthquakes(COCPITT-2013)andmemberoftheStrategicCommitteeresponsibleforcoordinatingitsimplementation.

MemberoftheCantonalBodyofConduct(OCC);supervisoroftheengagementofpost-seismicengineers.