Speakers for EWB-Annual Conference
| Session 1: Smart Shelter Lecture in Conference Room | |
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Martijn Schildkamp, Founder & Executive Director of Smart Shelter Understanding the Seismic Behaviour of Non-Engineered Building Techniques for Nepal. |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Break |
| 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Conference Registration and Networking |
| Session 2: Main Conference in Lecture Theatre | |
| 6:30pm – 6:45pm | Opening John Byrne, Managing Director of Byrne Looby Elaine Doyle, Head of Overseas Placements, EWB-Ireland |
| 6:45pm – 7:30pm | Martin Schildkamp, Founder & Executive Director of Smart Shelter Martijn is an architect and engineer who specialises in building with alternative materials and methods, particularly low-tech earthquake resistant principles. Martijn will speak about his experience of having researched, designed and built numerous projects in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and Indonesia. Martijn is a former finalist for the largest design award in the world; Index Award. |
| 7:30pm – 8:00pm | Dominic McSorley, CEO of Concern Worldwide During his 30 years of experience with Concern Worldwide Dominic has led or helped lead Concern’s responses to the world’s most devastating humanitarian emergencies and crises in countries including Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Haiti. |
| 8:00pm – 8:20pm | Tom Oldfield, Director of ORBAS Tom has worked as a humanitarian professional working managing a refugee camp for Rohingha refugees in Bangladesh, and in the response to cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and is currently researching the environmental impact of recovering nutrients from agri-food resources. |
| 8:20pm – 8:30pm | Sean Byrne, Member of the winning team of Where There is No Engineer 2015 An update on the team’s recent trip to Marsabit, North Kenya, to implement their winning “Modified Airdrop System” project. |
| 8:30pm – 8:45pm | Declan Alcock, Director of Engineers Without Borders Ireland. Review of 2015 activities and upcoming projects and initiatives. |
| 8:45pm – 8:50pm | Closing Remarks Elaine Doyle, Head of Overseas Placements, EWB-Ireland |
| 8:50pm – 10:00pm Reception and Networking in Café Clyde | |