On Monday 20th May, between 9:30 and 12:30 CET, the Lombardy Foundation for the Environment (FLA) will organise an online workshop on Risk mitigation planning within the scope of the 5th call activities.
Partners, together with their stakeholders will have the opportunity to discuss and exchange experiences on how to improve business support measures in their PIs, focusing on integrating risk management tools in rural SMEs’ business models.
The workshop's agenda is presented below:
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89418281263?pwd=UUd2S3RvdXZQQzNnaDJMeHBDbkFpdz09
09.00 – 09.15 Log in to ZOOM – Technical check [online]
09.30 – 09.50 Welcome and introduction
Session 1 – Understanding risk management in rural SMEs
09:50 – 10:10 Concepts of rural SMEs resilience and risk management
Massimo Di Domenico, External Expert, FLA and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa
10.10 – 10.30 Communities facing Covid19: lessons learnt and SMEs resilience
Giulia Pesaro, External Expert, FLA and Milan Politecnico
10.30 – 10.50 Resilient business system exposed to natural risks: some recent researches by Milano Politecnico
Veronica Gazzola, ABC Department, Milan politecnico
10.50 – 11.00 Q&A session
11:00 – 11:15 (15' Coffee break)
Session 2 – Building resilience of rural SMEs
11:15 – 11:35 Adaptation to climate change, risk management and resilience strategies for rural SMEs.
Prof. Antonio Ballarin Denti, Chairman, Scientific Committee Lombardy Foundation for the Environment FLA
11:35 – 11:55 Risk management strategies used by rural SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from the UK
Matthew Gorton and Thao Nguyen, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
11:55 – 12:15 Risk assessment and management in Business Continuity
Romina Niro and Luca Casale, Macroazienda S.r.l.Innovazione e Sviluppo CoC -Molise, Italy
ROUND TABLE SESSION: Session 3 – Disaster risk reduction for building the resilience of rural SMEs
12:15 – 12:30 - Building resilience through prevention
- Role of public authorities and rural SME stakeholders to strengthen resilience to risk for rural SMEs
- Greatest risks and skills required for risk management
12:30 – 12:40 Wrap up and conclusions of the workshop