A Program Built for Impact
From visionary Keynote Speakers to dynamic Curated Sessions and open General Tracks, the ICONHIC 2026 program brings together global leaders, experts, and innovators to explore resilience from every angle. Designed for relevance and collaboration, the agenda evolves with the challenges shaping our world.
Keynote & Plenary
Speakers
Confirmed to date
Kenichi Soga
Jim Hall
Helen Crowley
Guillermo Franco
Alice Hill
Daniel Kaniewski
George K. Guszcza
Ruth Lux
Maria Lehman
Theme
Speakers
Confirmed to date
Kai Liu
Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Nicos Makris
Maria Koliou
Eleni Chatzi
Bryan Adey
7 Thematic Streams on Today’s Most Pressing Infrastructure Challenges
Climate, Natural Hazards, and Disasters
01
System-Approach to Risk and Resilience Assessment
02
Urban Adaptation & Sustainability
03
People, Policy & Governance for Resilience
04
Insurance & CAT Modeling
05
Financing Resilience
06
Technologies for Resilience Management
07
Curated
Sessions
Curated Sessions are at the heart of ICONHIC 2026 — a collection of 18 expert-led discussions spanning the full spectrum of resilience, from seismic protection and digital innovation to climate adaptation, infrastructure interdependencies, and community-centered decision-making. Each session has been proposed and will be chaired by distinguished subject-matter experts, bringing together leading voices from research, practice, and policy to explore critical and emerging topics in depth.
There is still time to contribute! Authors are welcome to submit an abstract to any of the curated sessions until 30 November 2025. Explore the confirmed sessions below and make your contribution!
Modelling Resilience: Innovative Approaches to Simulating Complex and Interconnected Infrastructure Systems
Organizers: Bryan Adey, Hamed Hafeznia
Practical Tools for Risk and Resilience Assessments
Organizers: Kalliopi Anastassiadou, Elco Koks, Siyu Gao
Resilience of Ports, Transport and interdependent Urban Ecosystems
Organizers: Sotirios Argyroudis, Eugene O’Brien, Athanasia Kazantzi, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis
Organizers: Yonas Zewdu Ayele, Kamal Achuthan, Manu Sasidharan
Parametric Risk Transfer: Current Challenges and Future Developments
Organizers: Roberto Guidotti, Guillermo Franco
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
Resilient CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage (CCS) Infrastructure Across Europe: Risk, Monitoring, Systemic Resilience, Policy
Organizers: Olga-Joan Ktenidou, Anastasia Kiratzi, Katrin Stökle
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
Organizers: Stavros Sakellariou, Sotirios Argyroudis, Jianghao Wang, 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
Seismic Isolation: Advances in Theory, Experiments, and Applications
Organizers: Dimitrios Konstantinidis, Daniele Losanno, Michalis Vassiliou
Nature-based Solutions for Increasing Infrastructure Resilience
Organizers: Yiannis Xenidis, Elisabete R. Teixeira
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!
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.
