20 October 2026IFELOR · Lorca, Region of Murcia · CAETRA Programme
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.
CAETRA is the Region of Murcia’s programme for dual-use technologies — solutions that work both in civilian life and in defence, security and post-disaster reconstruction.
Led by INFO, the Regional Development Agency, and co-funded by the European Union, it supports R&D, technology entrepreneurship, international cooperation and technology transfer. CAETRA is also a member of the European Network of Defence-related Regions (ENDR), promoted by the European Commission.
Engineering, materials and construction methods that make territories harder to break — and faster to repair.
Reconstruction that puts people first: mental health, neurorehabilitation and technology for recovery at scale in Ukraine.
Field-deployable care, remote diagnostics and secure health data — defence-driven innovation reaching civilian systems.
20Tuesday · 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
Detailed timings, moderators and speakers for every session.
European institutions, emergency services, universities and companies working on the ground. More experts announced every week.
School of Architecture, UIC Barcelona · Keynote on urban recovery
Captain (N), ACOS IAT · NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands
Lisova Poliana Mental Health and Rehabilitation Centre for Veterans, Ukraine
The 2011 earthquake was one of the most damaging seismic events in recent Spanish history, and the Segura basin has flooded again and again. Those experiences reshaped risk management, urban planning and civil protection across the Region of Murcia — and made Lorca a working case study rather than a conference venue.
IFELORExhibition centre hosting the Forum
90 minFrom Alicante and Murcia–Corvera airports
300+Days of sun a year in the “City of the Sun”
2011The earthquake and the reconstruction that followed
Free registration for companies, institutions and research centres. Places in the parallel panels and in the brokerage agenda are limited.
