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