TS51 – Extreme Weather Events & Disaster Preparedness and Management

MODERATOR

• Manuel Rodriguez Porcel, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

SPEAKERS

• Fanis Papadimitriou, Attikes Diadromes SA / Attica Tollway (“Attiki Odos”) Operation & Maintenance Authority – Preparation and Management of adverse weather effects in Greece. The case of “ELPIDA”, the Athens Snowstorm of January 2022.
• Stergios Mavromatis, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens – Variable Speed Limit Control via Hydroplaning Assessment on Freeways.
• Christos Karadimas, Olympia Odos Operation SA – The need for Motorway Operators to adapt to the new reality of extreme climatic events.
• Adewole Adesiyun, Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories – Multi-hazard and systemic framework for enhancing risk-informed management and decision-making in the E.U.