Programme Themes

1.1 Understanding Dynamic Risk and Resilience in a Changing Climate

1.2 Multi-Hazard Interrelationships and Compound Hazards: Cascades, Crises, Disasters, and Systemic Consequences

2.1 Urban Risk and Resilience in Megacities

2.2 UK-Based Interdisciplinary Disaster Research: From Knowledge to Resilience and Practice

3.1 Anthropogenic and Technological Hazards: Research and Practice Perspectives

4.1 The Science–Policy–Public Interface: Breaking Down Silos for Resilience

4.2 Education, Training, and Public Engagement for Disaster Resilience

Innovation and Emerging Tools for Interdisciplinary Hazard and Disaster Science: AI, Remote Sensing, Serious Games, Big Data, and others

Programme Schedule (Tentative)

Day 1 – Thursday 4 September 2025

Time	Session
09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 10:30	Panel Debate 1 (Interactive, audience engagement encouraged)
10:30 – 11:20	Pop-up Talks Session 1 (2-minute, 1-slide presentations)
11:20 – 11:30	[Transition to Poster Session]
11:30 – 12:30	Poster / Idea Wall Session 1 + Coffee
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 13:45	[Transition to Breakout Rooms]
13:45 – 14:35	Breakout Session 1 (Small groups, 7–10 people)
14:35 – 14:50	[Return from Breakouts]
14:50 – 15:40	Plenary Feedback and Discussion 1
15:40 – 15:50	[Transition to Poster Session]
15:50 – 16:50	Poster / Idea Wall Session 2 + Coffee
16:50 – 17:00	[Walk to Icebreaker]
17:00 – 18:30	Icebreaker Networking Event

Day 2 – Friday 5 September 2025

Time	Session
09:00 – 10:00	Panel Debate 2 (Interactive format, themes TBD)
10:00 – 10:50	Pop-up Talks Session 2
10:50 – 11:00	[Transition to Poster Session]
11:00 – 12:00	Poster / Idea Wall Session 3 + Coffee
12:00 – 13:00	UKADR General Steering Committee Meeting
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:15	[Transition to Breakout Rooms]
14:15 – 15:05	Breakout Session 2
15:05 – 15:20	[Return from Breakouts]
15:20 – 16:10	Plenary Feedback and Discussion 2
16:10 – 16:30	Closing and Thank You