Shaping the Agenda, Together
Infrastructure sits at the core of today’s most pressing challenges — from climate extremes and urban pressure to the drive for sustainability, digitalisation, and inclusion.
The challenge requires more than expertise. It requires collaboration.
The agenda of ICONHIC2026 will be shaped from the ground up — built for relevance, and powered by contributions from engineering, policy, finance, and technology. Like the systems we aim to build, it will be adaptive, open to change, and responsive to reality.
Keynote
Speakers
Discover the keynote voices driving
transformative change.
Prof. Jim Hall
Prof. Kenichi Soga
Curated
Sessions
As part of ICONHIC 2026, we are introducing a dedicated track of Curated Sessions — thematic sessions designed and chaired by leading experts, providing a focused forum for discussion on critical topics. We are particularly pleased to accommodate a diversity of formats, from themed technical sessions to panels and interactive workshops, reflecting the breadth of perspectives and expertise within our community.
Anyone is welcome to submit an abstract to a Curated Session. These sessions are visible as theme sessions in our manuscript submission platform, where authors can choose to submit either to such a curated session or to the general conference themes
Each of the following links leads to a dedicated session page, where you can find details about the session’s theme and its chairpersons:
- These sessions may have custom abstract and manuscript deadlines, which can differ from the general conference timeline. Final manuscripts will nonetheless be included in the official ICONHIC 2026 proceedings, with reviews coordinated by the session organizers.
- This page will be continuously updated as the program develops, reflecting ICONHIC’s dynamic and evolving agenda.
Modelling Resilience: Innovative Approaches to Simulating Complex and Interconnected Infrastructure Systems
Organizers: Bryan Adey, Hamed Hafeznia
Resilience of Ports, Transport and interdependent Urban Ecosystems
Organizers: Sotirios Argyroudis, Eugene O’Brien, Athanasia Kazantzi, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis
Community-Centric Decision Support for Infrastructure Resilience
Organizers: Omar Kammouh, Nazli Aydin, Jasper Verschuur, Srijith Balakrishnan
Geohazards & Pipelines: Addressing Vulnerabilities, Standards, and Systemic Risks
Organizer: Spyros Karamanos
Disasters in Thessaly after Daniel and Elias storms
Organizers: Vanessa Katsardi, Grigoris Tsinidis, Lampros Vasiliades
Nature-Positive Engineering for Mitigating Multi-Hazard Coastal Risks
Organizers: Abiy S. Kebede, Siddharth Narayan, Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan, Kwasi Appeaning Addo
From Data to Decisions: the role of Digitalization in Bridge Integrity Management
Organizers: Maria Pina Limongelli, Marianna Loli, Michael Havbro Faber, Sotiris Argyroudis
Prioritising climate adaptation for resilient infrastructure networks
Organizers: Margreet van Marle, Raghav Pant, Elco Koks
Bridging Systems and Societies: Rethinking Resilience in Critical Infrastructures
Organizers: Mathaios Panteli, Jose Palma
Rethinking Wildfire Resilience: Integrating Forest, Spatial and Physical Dimensions Across the Wildland–Urban Interface and Critical Infrastructures
Organizers: Stavros Sakellariou, Sotirios Argyroudis, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis
Innovative Retrofit Strategies for Seismic Protection of Structures with Vibration Control Systems
Organizers: Evangelos Sapountzakis, Konstantinos Kapasakalis
Balancing Energy Demand with Seismic Safety
Organizers: Alexandros Savvaidis, Iason Grigoratos, Annemarie Muntendam-Bos
Risk assessment and monitoring of masonry arch bridges exposed to natural disasters
Organizers: Enrico Tubaldi, Vasilis Sarhosis, Paolo Zampieri
ICONHIC
Spotlights
We are introducing a new strand in the ICONHIC 2026 program where innovators and practitioners explore a shared challenge in real time. Each Spotlight blends an expert anchor talk with rapid pitches, live demonstrations, and brief, facilitator-guided questions from participants.
Each Spotlight is curated by a recognized leader who frames the topic, selects the pitches and demo material, and steers the exchange.
What to expect
- Expert anchor talk and moderation
- Integration with the Exhibition Hall and a dedicated Spotlight Pavilion
- Curated, technical dialogue with concrete examples
- Open interaction rather than formal panels
The Spotlight Lineup
Browse here all confirmed SPOTLIGHT sessions for ICONHIC 2026 — each a fast-paced, interactive exploration of a real-world challenge.
Lights stay on – Fresh sessions coming your way!
Contribute to the Program
We invite researchers, practitioners, and innovators to submit an abstract for presentation at ICONHIC2026. Selected contributions will be included in the conference programme and featured within thematic technical sessions.
Authors may choose to submit their work under one of seven thematic streams, each encompassing a wide range of subtopics. Before submitting, please review the submission guidelines.
Seven Thematic Streams
Bridging the Disciplines of Resilience
Climate, Natural Hazards, and Disasters
Climate, Natural Hazards, and Disasters
– Climate models and predictive analytics
– Flood hazard: assessment and mitigation
– Extreme wind and severe storms
– Wildfire risk in an evolving landscape
– Extreme heat and droughts
– Coastal hazards and sea-level rise
– Permafrost, the Arctic, and cold regions
– Glacier outbursts and avalanches
– Volcanic hazards
– Earthquakes and seismic hazard assessment
– Hazards cascades, tsunamis, and landslides
– Infrastructure in multi-hazard environments
System-Approach to Risk and Resilience Assessment
System-Approach to Risk and Resilience Assessment
– Ιnterconnected systems: transportation, energy, water, ICT, and lifelines
– Βusiness interruption & recovery of infrastructure
– Public preparedness and recovery strategies
– Ageing Infrastructure and lifecycle modelling
– Stress testing of critical infrastructure systems
– Data-Poor Environments: Risk analysis strategies
– Threat-agnostic resilience frameworks
Urban Adaptation & Sustainability
Urban Adaptation & Sustainability
– Decarbonizing infrastructure
– Nature-based solutions for climate resilience
– Climate-tech innovations
– Infrastructure circularity and resource efficiency
– Rebuilding after disaster: Ukraine, Myanmar, and beyond
– Community-led planning and engagement for cities
People, Policy & Governance for Resilience
People, Policy & Governance for Resilience
– Participatory planning & co-design of infrastructure
– Socially inclusive resilience strategies
– Communicating risk to communities & policymakers
– Collaboration for adaptive governance
Insurance & Cat Modeling
Insurance & Cat Modeling
– Insurance as a catalyst for resilience
– Cat modeling: Challenges and advancements
– Big data and remote sensing
– Innovative insurance solutions for climate
– Climate change: Decision making under uncertainty
Financing Resilience
Financing Resilience
– Private-Public Participation for sustainable resilient infrastructure
– De-Risking climate investments
– Economic benefits of resilience: Tools & methods
– Climate investments in EMDEs: Challenges & opportunities
Technologies for Resilience Management
Technologies for Resilience Management
– Early warning systems for disaster resilience
– Remote sensing for resilient development
– Monitoring and diagnostics for lifecycle resilience and predictive maintenance
– Predict, prevent & manage catastrophe loss with AI-powered analytics
– Advances in digital twins and sensors
– Digitalization of integrity management
– Seismic isolation and retrofit
What shakes our systems?
Dive into a curated collection of thematic posts that spark dialogue on disaster and resilience. Discover the stories, share them with your network, and join the conversation leading up to ICONHIC2026.
