Session Title: “Resiliency of critical infrastructure: Are we ready for extreme events?”
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM CST
Keywords: Resiliency, safety, security, critical infrastructure, energy supply chain (refineries, pipeline, power), extreme events (natural hazards, hurricane, freeze, pandemic, cyberthreats)
Session Objectives:
- What are the current challenges for the critical infrastructure especially regarding energy supply chain (pipeline, power, and refineries) in response to the extreme events?
- What technological advantage/means can help us be better prepared against the natural calamities due to climate change (e.g. hurricane, flood, freeze) or otherwise?
- What framework or strategy do you suggest to that may be environmentally sustainable and economically feasible?
Bilal Ayyub
PhD, PE, Dist.M.ASCE, Hon.M.ASME, Professor and Director of the Center of Technology and Systems Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Panelist
Nathan C. Gould
P.E., S.E., Director, Director and Chief of Technology, Advanced Engineering, ABS Group
Panelist
Sara Saxena
Process Safety and Risk Manager, Western Midstream
Panelist
Ulrich Staub
Helvetia Insurance Company
Panelist
Stewart W. Behie
Associate Director, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center
Moderator
