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 · 11:30 – 13:00

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

11:30 · 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 · further company to be confirmed

12:15 · I.2 Resilient Technologies for Recovery or Preparedness
Moderator: to be confirmed
Experts: Antonio Jara, LIBELIUM · ECOHIDRO · Susan Hommerson, Eindhoven University of Technology

Rapporteur · Fernando Ballesta Sánchez · Regional Development Agency of Murcia

PANEL II

Human Recovery

11:30 · II.1 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (1)
Moderator: Jorge Aranda, Hands With Heart Foundation
Experts: Fr. Pedro Zafra Gómez Limón · Viacheslav Olshanskyi, Ukrainian Armed Forces chaplain · Tetiana Sirenko, Lisova Poliana Centre

12:15 · II.2 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (2)
Moderator: Jorge Aranda, Hands With Heart Foundation
Experts: Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas · Andriy Anpleev · Shareen Elnaschie

Rapporteur · Jorge Aranda Beltrán · Hands With Heart Foundation / University of Murcia

PANEL III

Dual-use Innovation

11:30 · III.1 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (1)
Moderator: to be confirmed
Experts: Michael Quarshie, Metabite · Alberto Martínez, Limbium Makers · Rafael Valverde, Iconic Solutions by Murcia

12:15 · III.2 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (2)
Moderator: to be confirmed
Experts: Rubén Martínez Sandoval, Biyectiva · Enrique Pablo Sánchez Benítez-Cano, Aerospace Design Technology · Superhumans Charitable Foundation (to be confirmed)

Rapporteur · Jorge González Olalla · Cluster TICBioMed

Further experts and moderators are being confirmed and will be added to this page.

Tuesday · October 2026

Open to all registered participants

Institutional opening, keynotes, three parallel panels, lessons learned from recent emergencies, brokerage meetings and a study visit.

08:45 – 09:15

Registration

09:20 – 10:00

Institutional opening

10:00 – 11:00

Keynote speeches

Keynote 1 (to be confirmed). Keynote 2: Captain (N) Ignacio Nieto, ACOS IAT, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. Video message from Pekka Toveri, MEP, Chair of the Delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee.

11:00 – 11:30

Networking coffee

11:30 – 13:00

Three parallel panels

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

See the three panels

PANEL I

Rebuilding & Resilience

11:30 I.1 Disaster Management
12:15 I.2 Resilient Technologies for Recovery or Preparedness

PANEL II

Human Recovery

11:30 II.1 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (1)
12:15 II.2 Healing Ukraine: Mental Health and Resilience (2)

PANEL III

Dual-use Innovation

11:30 III.1 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (1)
12:15 III.2 Innovative Solutions for Disasters & Recovery (2)

13:00 – 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.

See the roundtables

16:00 – 16:30

Closing keynote

José Martínez, Four Season Fighters. United States Army Veteran.

16:30 – 17:30

EEN Brokerage Event

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: Spanish Military Emergency Unit (UME) (to be confirmed)

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, Castilla y León College of Architects

Roundtable 2 — International experiences

Moderator: Gonzalo Martín, Grupo GAVE

AFPS, France: Didier Descombes

Civil Protection, Italy: Tiziana Vicario, PROCULTER project

Storms, Andalusia: Juan Antonio Benítez, Málaga City Council

Storms, southern Portugal: Portuguese College of Architects

Coordinated by Juan Carlos García López Davadillo (IGME-CSIC / GADE).

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Bring a technology. Leave with a partner.

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