FORUM · LORCA 2026

One day, three tracks

A full working day at IFELOR: keynotes, three parallel panels, a technology brokerage event, a startup area with innovative solutions and a study visit through the reconstruction of Lorca.
TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER · 11:45 – 13:15

Three parallel panels

Each panel runs two 45-minute sessions, each opened by a moderator setting the scene. Pick your track when you register.
PANEL I
Rebuilding & Resilience. Preparedness

11:45 · I.1 Disaster Management
Moderator: Juan Francisco Galván Montero, DG ECHO.B3, European Commission
Experts: Rosario Paradinas Zorrilla, Spanish Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine · Francisco Martínez, CIVILIO · Dr. Andrii Vilenskyi, Medical Director, Superhumans Charitable Foundation · Ólöf Eyjolfsdottir, Weave Reality (Norway)

12:30 · I.2 Resilient Technologies for Recovery or Preparedness
Moderator: Pedro Vicente Martínez, General Director for Emergencies, Region of Murcia
Experts: Iris Cuevas, LIBELIUM · Juan Carlos Riquelme, ECOHIDRO · Susan Hommerson, Eindhoven University of Technology

Rapporteur · Fernando Ballesta Sánchez · Regional Development Agency of Murcia
PANEL II
Human Recovery

11:45 · II.1 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (1)
Moderator: Jorge Aranda, Hands With Heart Foundation
Experts: Fr. Pedro Zafra Gómez Limón (online) · Viacheslav Olshanskyi, Ukrainian Armed Forces chaplain
Written contribution: Dr. Stephen W. Porges, behavioural neuroscientist and originator of the Polyvagal Theory (read by the moderator)

12:30 · II.2 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (2)
Moderator: Jorge Aranda, Hands With Heart Foundation
Experts: Dr. Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas, University of Murcia / Daellus Lab · Andrii Anpleiev (online), Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist; Chair of the Board, Mental Recovery Institute of Ukraine (MRIU) · Dr. Yaser Alsaidi (online), neurosurgeon

Rapporteur · Jorge Aranda Beltrán · Hands With Heart Foundation / University School of Osteopathy, University of Murcia
PANEL III
Dual-Use Innovation in Crisis and Reconstruction

11:45 · III.1 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (1)
Moderator: Jorge González Olalla, Cluster TICBioMed Region of Murcia
Experts: Michael Quarshie, Metabite (Finland) · Alberto Martínez, Limbium Makers

12:30 · III.2 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (2)
Moderator: Tonny Velin, President, ICT Technology Centre (CENTIC)
Experts: Rubén Martínez Sandoval, Biyectiva · Enrique Pablo Sánchez Benítez-Cano, Aerospace Design Technology · Antonio Peñalver Sánchez, CEO, Biopro, S.L.

Rapporteur · Jorge González Olalla · Cluster TICBioMed Region of Murcia
20
Tuesday · October 2026
Open to all registered participants
Institutional opening, keynotes, three parallel panels, lessons learned from recent emergencies, brokerage meetings, a startup exhibition and a study visit.
08:45 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Institutional opening

Fernando López Miras, President of the Region of Murcia. Fulgencio Gil Jódar, Mayor of the City of Lorca.

10:00 – 10:45
Keynote speeches

10:00 José Martínez, United States Army Veteran, Four Season Fighters.
10:30 Video message from Pekka Toveri, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA).

10:45 – 11:15
Networking coffee, EEN bilateral meetings & Startup Exhibition
11:15 – 11:45
Keynote

NATO Resilience and Survivability in Hybrid Environments, Captain (N) Ignacio Nieto, ACOS IAT, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands.

11:45 – 13:15
Three parallel panels

Rebuilding & Resilience · Human Recovery · Dual-use Innovation. Six expert sessions.

See the three panels
PANEL I

Rebuilding & Resilience. Preparedness

  • 11:45 I.1 Disaster Management
  • 12:30 I.2 Resilient Technologies for Recovery or Preparedness
PANEL II

Human Recovery

  • 11:45 II.1 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (1)
  • 12:30 II.2 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (2)
PANEL III

Dual-Use Innovation in Crisis and Reconstruction

  • 11:45 III.1 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (1)
  • 12:30 III.2 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (2)
13:15 – 14:30
Networking lunch
14:30 – 16:00
From crisis to resilience

Lessons learned from recent emergencies in Europe. Keynote and two roundtables, detailed below.

16:15 – 17:15
Networking coffee, EEN bilateral meetings & Startup Exhibition
Pre-scheduled 20-minute bilateral meetings, supported by the Enterprise Europe Network.
17:30
Study visit — Lorca's Legacy
Post-earthquake heritage recovery, guided by architect Francisco Jurado. Limited places: apply when registering; participation requires email confirmation.
TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER · 14:30 – 16:00

From crisis to resilience

Lessons learned from recent emergencies in Europe. A multidisciplinary forum examining good practice, key challenges and strategies to strengthen preparedness and coordinated response.

Keynote
Urban recovery

Carmen Mendoza Arroyo. School of Architecture, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona).

Roundtable 1 — Experiences in Spain

Moderator: Colonel Francisco Javier Moreno Miguel, Spanish Military Emergency Unit (UME)

Lorca earthquake: María del Sagrado Corazón García Martínez, Lorca City Council

La Palma volcano: Beate Ricken, Dean of the Las Palmas College of Architects

Valencia floods: Salvador Lara, Dean of the Valencia College of Architects

Wildfires, Castilla y León: Paula Nogueira, León College of Architects

Roundtable 2 — International experiences

Moderator: Gonzalo Martín, Grupo GAVE

AFPS, France: Didier Combescure (online), President of AFPS – Association Française du Génie Parasismique

Civil Protection, Italy: Stefania Renzulli, PROCULTER project

Storms, Andalusia and southern Portugal: Juan Antonio Benítez, Málaga City Council & Portuguese College of Architects

Coordinated by Ana Allende (CEBAS-CSIC).

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Bring a technology. Leave with a partner.

Places in the parallel panels and in the brokerage agenda are limited.