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Day 1 – October 7: Understanding and managing societal risks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Time \u00b7<\/th>\u00b7 Program \u00b7<\/th>\u00b7 Room \u00b7<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
11:00
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14:00<\/td>		Registration<\/strong>
<\/td>		Aula foyer
(Building 1E)<\/td><\/tr>
12:00
\u2193
13:00<\/td>		Lunch
<\/td>		Solsta Inn <\/td><\/tr>
13:15
\u2193
13:20<\/td>		Conference opening<\/strong>
Vice-Chancellor of Karlstad University Jerker Moodysson

Language: English<\/td>		Lagerl\u00f6fsalen
(1A 305)<\/td><\/tr>
13:20
\u2193
13:30<\/td>		Introduction RisCon26<\/strong>
Prof. Mikael Granberg

Language: English<\/td>		Lagerl\u00f6fsalen
(1A 305)<\/td><\/tr>
13:30
\u2193
14:00<\/td>		Keynote by SRSG Kamal Kishore<\/strong>
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and Head of UNDRR

Cascading risks, emerging threats, and interdependencies<\/em>

Language: English
<\/td>		Lagerl\u00f6fsalen
(1A 305)<\/td><\/tr>
14:00
\u2193
14:30<\/td>		Panel discussion<\/strong>

Societal risk in an interconnected world: Reflections on cascading risks, emerging threats, and societal interdependencies
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Moderator: Prof. Mikael Granberg<\/em>

Panelists:

1. Margareta Wahlstr\u00f6m<\/em>, Diplomat and former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
2. Mette Lindahl Olsson<\/em>, Head of the Natural Hazards and Climate Adaptation Section, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (MCF)
3. Finn Nilson<\/em>, Professor of Risk Management, Karlstad University
4. Ann Enander<\/em>, Professor, Department of Leadership and Command, Swedish Defence University

Language: English
<\/td>		Lagerl\u00f6fsalen
(1A 305)<\/td><\/tr>
14:30
\u2193
15:00<\/td>		Coffee break
<\/td>		Transformum <\/td><\/tr>
15:00
\u2193
16:30<\/td>		Parallel workshop sessions<\/strong>

Workshop A<\/strong>. Exploring an AI-Mediated Crisis Training Exercise<\/strong>

Facilitated by Alexander Nieuwborg<\/em> from the Chair of Crisis Governance at University of Antwerp & PM crisis and risk managment, Jasper van Kuijk<\/em> from the Information Systems group & Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University and Pierre Sj\u00f6berg <\/em>from the Information Systems group at Karlstad University

Can AI facilitate crisis training? Join an interactive tabletop exercise where AI takes the role of exercise facilitator, followed by a discussion on training quality, human-AI collaboration, and responsible adoption.

Language: English<\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
15:00
\u2193
16:30<\/td>		Parallel workshop sessions<\/strong>

Workshop B<\/strong>. Droughtville – Come build a city resilient to drought!<\/strong>

Facilitated by Tove Bodland<\/em> and Mathilde de Go\u00ebr de Herve<\/em> from RiskLab

This is a participatory simulation workshop that immerses participants in a fictional municipality confronted with drought as a complex societal risk.

Language: English and Swedish<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
15:00
\u2193
16:30<\/td>
Parallel workshop sessions<\/strong>

Workshop C<\/strong>. Stop Disasters: A Game-Based Workshop on Disaster Risk Reductio<\/strong>

Facilitated by Erik Persson Pavlovi\u0107 <\/em>from RiskLab

How can today\u2019s decisions reduce the impacts of tomorrow\u2019s disasters? In this interactive workshop, participants work in small teams with UNDRR\u2019s Stop Disasters<\/em> game to explore how planning, preparedness and investment choices shape disaster risk.

Language: X<\/td>		RiskLab
(21A 259)<\/td><\/tr>
16:30
\u2193
16:40<\/td>		Transition to plenary session
<\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
16:40
\u2193
17:40<\/td>		Plenary<\/strong>

The economics of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Moderator: Margareta Wahlstr\u00f6m<\/em>

Pathways for governments, financial institutions, insurers, the private sector and researchers to strengthen the financing of disaster risk reduction, reduce economic losses, protect fiscal stability and build resilience, with a focus on emerging financing instruments, evidence gaps and Swedish experience.

Language: English
<\/td>		Lagerl\u00f6fsalen
(1A 305)<\/td><\/tr>
17:45
\u2193
19:00<\/td>		Social event<\/strong>: mingle, drinks and snacks

Poster session:<\/strong> pitch and poster walk

1. Eleni Georgali<\/em>, Event-based windstorm exposure in Sweden using hazard and building footprints. 
2. Jenny  Friedl<\/em>, App-guided storytelling in climate walks: Supporting public sense-making and preparedness for local climate change-related risks
3. Johanna Johansson, <\/em>Function and feeling interwoven: older adults\u2019 perspectives on heat-resilient urban environments
4. Josefin M\u00e5nefjord<\/em>, From Farm to Fork? Mapping Food System Resilience in Sweden 
5. Julia  Gerster<\/em>, Exporting Resilience? Japanese BOSAI and the Global Circulation of Disaster Preparedness Practices 
6. Peter Bellstr\u00f6m<\/em>, St\u00e4rkta forskningsallianser f\u00f6r framtidens krisforskning
Nuvarande status och framtidsspaning
7. Rafaela Campos,<\/em> Assessing River Basin Committees’ institutional capacities for drought risk management in Brazil: a conceptual framework
8. Shashank Ghai<\/em>, Floor-Hugging Intervention: Exploratory Findings from a Multicomponent Floor-Exposure and Post-Fall Recovery Program
9. Siri Jakobsson St\u00f6re<\/em>, Mobile applications for suicide prevention: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
10. Sofia Hallerb\u00e4ck<\/em>, Unruly Nature-Based Solutions

Language: English and Swedish<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 – October 8: Climate, Environment and Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00b7 Time \u00b7 <\/th>\u00b7 Program \u00b7<\/th>\u00b7 Room \u00b7<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
08:30
\u2193
09:00<\/td>		Registration<\/strong>
<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
09:00
\u2193
09:05<\/td>		Opening<\/strong>
Dr. Avit Bhowmik

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
09:05
\u2193
09:30<\/td>		Keynote by Prof. Takako Izumi<\/strong>
Deputy Director and Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japan

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
09:30
\u2193
10:00<\/td>		Panel discussion<\/strong>

Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Management of Climate Change and Imposed Social Risks <\/strong>

Moderator: Dr. Avit Bhowmik<\/em>

Panelists:

1. Caroline Bhowmik<\/em>, Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger
2. Susanne Gustafsson<\/em>, Associate Professor at J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University
3. Han Soo Lee<\/em>, Professor at Hiroshima University
4. Pierre Raoul de Wit<\/em>, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg
5. Karin Blad<\/em>, Senior Lecturer at the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences at \u00d6rebro University
6. Mikael Granberg<\/em>, Professor at Karlstad University
7. Maria Falkevik<\/em>, County Administrative Board, V\u00e4rmland County

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
10:00
\u2193
10:30<\/td>		Coffee break
<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
10:30
\u2193
11:30
<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong>

Spot A. From analysis to action: Making climate adaptation happen<\/strong>

Chair: Assoc Prof. Magnus Johansson<\/em>

10:30 – 10:45 Jenny Friedl
Decision-making under constraint: Heavy rainfall adaptation at the municipal sharp end
10:45- 11:00 Peter \u00d6nnby<\/em>
From flooding to climate adoption: A proven model for Cross-Sector Collaboration and Co-Financing that Accelerate Climate Adaptation in Urban areas
11:00 – 11:15 Venkanna Babu Guthula<\/em>
High-resolution automated mapping of potential Aedes larval container habitats using drone imagery and supervised machine learning in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11:15 – 11:30 Susanne Skyllerstedt<\/em>
Risker i ett f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrat klimat \u2013 resultat fr\u00e5n den f\u00f6rsta nationella klimat- och s\u00e5rbarhetsanalysen f\u00f6r Sverige 

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
10:30
\u2193
11:30<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong>

Spot B. AI as solution and risk: The societal implications of digitalization<\/strong>

Chair: Assoc Prof. David Olsson <\/em>

10:30 – 10:45 Magnus Moglia<\/em>
From blind spots to sensing systems: AI-enabled observation of systemic climate risk pathways \u2013 applied to the June 2021 Victorian storms
10:45- 11:00 Bj\u00f8rn Tallak Bakken<\/em>
Built to Optimize, Designed to Fail? Risk in the Age of AI
11:00 – 11:15 Kristian Petrov<\/em>
The (In)Security Paradox and the Colonization of the Lifeworld: A Critique of AI in Politics, Academia, Health Care and Suicide Prevention
11:15 – 11:30 \u00c5sa Davidsson<\/em> and Eva Mittermaier<\/em>
Riskbed\u00f6mning av geodata vid tillg\u00e4ngligg\u00f6rande som \u00f6ppna data (presentation in Swedish)

Language: English
<\/td>		5C 337 <\/td><\/tr>
11:30
\u2193
13:00<\/td>		Lunch
<\/td>		Solsta In<\/td><\/tr>
11:30
\u2193
13:00<\/td>		Poster Walk<\/strong><\/td>Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
13:00
\u2193
14:30<\/td>		Parallel workshop sessions<\/strong>

Workshop D.<\/strong> Pressat l\u00e4ge –<\/strong> Play together for a resilient and sustainable future<\/strong>

Facilitated by David Olsson<\/em> and Tove Bodland<\/em> from RiskLab

A serious collaborative board game that aims to build a resilient and sustainable society capable of withstanding a range of crises while promoting sustainable transformation.

Language: Swedish
<\/td>		RiskLab
(21A 259)<\/td><\/tr>
13:00
\u2193
14:30<\/td>		Parallel workshop sessions<\/strong>

Workshop E. Critical infrastructures and accessibility analysis under flood conditions<\/strong>

Facilitated by Sai Ganesh Veeravalli<\/em> and Stefanos Georganos<\/em> from the Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite Enabled Social Science Analytics (SESAC)

A hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop exploring how flooding disrupts road networks and access to hospitals and other critical services using GIS, flood data and accessibility analysis.

Language: English
<\/td>		5C 329<\/td><\/tr>
14:30
\u2193
15:00<\/td>		Coffee break
<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
15:00
\u2193
16:30<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong>

Spot C. Living with Heat: Health, adaptation, and social vulnerability<\/strong>

Chair: Assoc Prof<\/em>. Moniruzzaman Syed
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15:00 – 15:15 Lovisa Rosenquist Ohlsson<\/em>
Seventy-five years of temperature and precipitation extremes in the Middle East and its impacts on refugee settlements
15:15 – 15:30 Dide Dijkers<\/em>
Summertime thermal behavioural benchmarks and intra-seasonal adaptation among pedestrians in Karlstad, Sweden
15:30 – 15:45 Moniruzzaman Syed<\/em>
A narrative review of heatwave adaptation and mitigation strategies in school and preschool settings
15:45 – 16:00 Abhishekh Barua<\/em>
Localized Anticipatory Action to Reduce Heatwave Impacts in Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:00 – 16:15 Klara Petersson<\/em><\/em>
Who carries the risk? Hazard-selective protection and structural vulnerability in Swedish extreme-weather adaptation
16:15 – 16:30 Johanna Johansson<\/em>
Navigating outdoor activities during heatwaves: Older adults\u2019 perspectives on heat adaptation 

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
15:00
\u2193
16:30<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions<\/strong>

Spot D. When water runs short: Drought, food, and societal preparedness<\/strong>

Chair: Dr. Mathilde de Go\u00ebr de Herve <\/em>

15:00 – 15:15 Mathilde de Go\u00ebr de Herve<\/em>
Nordic societal priorities in the face of droughts
15:15 – 15:30 Felicia O. Akinyemi<\/em>
Two decades of agricultural drought impacts assessment on vegetation productivity and phenological change in semi-arid context using Remote Sensing
15:30 – 15:45 Claudia Canedo Rosso<\/em>
Analyzing hydrological and land cover changes driving water scarcity in indigenous communities in Southern Bahia, Brazil
15:45 – 16:00 Mahmood Fayazi<\/em>
Strengthening Indigenous Civil Preparedness through Community-Led Floodproofing in Listuguj Mi\u2019gmaq First Nation, Canada
16:00 – 16:15 Jenni Koivisto<\/em>
Navigating challenges and opportunities \u2013 Food producers in a crossroad 

Language: English
<\/td>		5C 337<\/td><\/tr>
19:00<\/td>Conference dinner
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Day 3 – October 9: Preparedness, response, and capacity building<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00b7 Time \u00b7<\/th>\u00b7 Program \u00b7<\/th>\u00b7 Room \u00b7<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
08:30
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09:00<\/td>		Registration<\/strong>
<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
09:00
\u2193
09:05<\/td>		Opening<\/strong>
Prof. Lars Nyberg

Language: Swedish
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
09:05
\u2193
09:30<\/td>		Keynote by MSc. Helena Gullberg<\/strong>
Senior Consultant in crisis management at Murphy Solution, Sweden
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
09:30
\u2193
10:00<\/td>		Panel discussion
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Who Builds Resilience? Sweden’s Opportunities and the Local Level’s Role in a Changing Security Environment <\/strong>

Moderator: Prof. Lars Nyberg<\/em>

Panelists:

1. Alexander Cedergren<\/em>, Researcher on Risk Management and Societal Safety, Lund University
2. Mattias Larsson<\/em>, Head of Rescue Services for Arvika, S\u00e4ffle and Eda municipalities
3. Patrik Olsson<\/em>, Farmer and Entrepreneur

Language: Swedish
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
10:00
\u2193
10:30<\/td>		Coffee break
<\/td>		Transformum<\/td><\/tr>
10:30
\u2193
11:45<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong>

Spot E<\/strong>. Who owns the crisis? Complexity, responsibility, and collaboration<\/strong>

Chair: Assoc Prof<\/em>. Jenni Koivisto<\/em>

10:30 – 10:45 Sara Lindersson<\/em>
Unpacking the complexity of disaster risk reduction
10:45- 11:00 Stefan Lundborg<\/em>
Brewing Storms: Crisis as a Continuum of Severity, Urgency, and Resilience
11:00 – 11:15 Patrik Baard<\/em>
Responsibility during crises: Contradictions between Swedish and Norwegian principles for civil preparedness, and principles of disaster ethics
11:15 – 11:30 Kenny Turesson<\/em>
Den m\u00e4nskliga dimensionen av s\u00e5rbarhet: En litteratur\u00f6versikt av nordisk forskning om faktorer f\u00f6r social s\u00e5rbarhet f\u00f6r klimatrisker

Language: English
<\/td>		5C 337 <\/td><\/tr>
10:30
\u2193
11:45<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong>

Spot F. When peacetime planning meets the demands of war <\/strong>

Chair: Assoc Prof. Shashank Ghai<\/em>

10:30 – 10:45 Carl Englund<\/em>
F\u00f6r ett fritt folk, i ett fritt land: Beredskap och film i kalla krigets Sverige
10:45- 11:00 Alexander Cedergren<\/em>
Exploring urban planners\u2019 views on actions to address synergies and conflicts between climate-related and defense-related threats
11:00 – 11:15 Henrik Hassel<\/em>
Methods to assess and design security of supply in the district heating sector \u2013 a review of the literature
11:15 – 11:30 Johan Ingvarson<\/em>
Total defence in land-use planning: Future research based on insights from a Swedish case study 

Language: English
<\/td>		3A 340 <\/td><\/tr>
10:30
\u2193
11:45<\/td>		Parallel oral sessions <\/strong><\/strong>

Spot G.<\/strong> Preparing for the unexpected: Games, simulation and learning<\/strong>

Chair: Dr. Erik Persson Pavlovic<\/em>

10:30 – 10:45 David Olsson<\/em>
Collaborate or Collapse: Designing a Serious Game for Cross-Border Climate Resilience under Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous Conditions
10:45- 11:00 Peter Bellstr\u00f6m<\/em>
Serious Games as Tools for Crisis Preparedness Training
Preliminary Results from INCREDILAB, a Swedish-Norwegian R&D Project
11:00 – 11:15 Alexander Vestin<\/em>
Digitala kollaborativa skrivsystem i kris\u00f6vningar: en studie av funktioner, utmaningar och potential f\u00f6r \u00f6kad krisberedskap
11:15 – 11:30 Alexander Nieuwborg<\/em>
Operationalising resilience through wargaming
11:30 – 11:45 Caroline Verena Bhowmik<\/em>
Thinking and Acting Future-Wise: The Potential of Future Visioning to Strengthen Students\u2019 Action Competence and Hope in Times of Planetary Crisis

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr>
11:45
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12:15<\/td>		Closing session<\/strong>
Prof. Mikael Granberg

Language: English
<\/td>		Fr\u00f6dingssalen
(1B 364)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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