Join the Forestry Speed Dating webinar series, organized by the EFI Bioregions Facility and FIRE-RES to foster collaboration and innovation in wildfire risk mitigation. In this session, experts from the FIRE-RES, Firelogue projects, and other solution providers will share cutting-edge strategies for managing wildfire risks and enhancing integrated fire management with a specific focus on Extreme Wildfire Events (EWE). Europe has seen a dramatic increase in this phaenomenon in recent years, with over half a million hectares burned and 20 megatons of CO2 released in the EU alone in 2023. As global temperatures rise and droughts intensify, innovative solutions and sustainable forest management are more crucial than ever.

Date: 20 November 2024, 15:00 CET
Registration: You can register using this link.
Format: Four innovators will present their solutions to a broad international audience of innovators, stakeholders, and potential end-users

1. LookOut: smarter surveillance with AI wildfire detection
   LookOut is an AI-driven wildfire detection Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to identify wildfires from the images captured by standard video surveillance cameras. Developed by Robotics Cats, LookOut can be integrated with existing surveillance cameras, enabling users to enhance their cameras with detection capabilities. The software detects early-stage wildfires and sends alerts to users via emails, app notifications, and calls. LookOut is a tool that can be useful for public authorities, local NGOs, and businesses focused on environmental monitoring and wildfire prevention.
   Speaker: Andre Cheung, Robotics Cats
2. Unblur’s IRIS Core: technology applied to emergency response
   Unblur’s IRIS Core is a software solution that centralises real-time data and tools into one interface, supporting decision-making, team coordination, and post-incident reporting. Integrating existing systems, such as communications, platforms, surveillance systems, access control and GPS data, IRIS Core boosts firefighter safety and post-incident analysis and learning.
   Speaker: Martín Nicholls, Unblur
3. Wildflyer: advanced wildfire data management for wildfire team
   Wildflyer makes efficient and advanced wildfire data management available to every wildfire management team in Europe by developing a wildfire intelligence application. It is designed to help fire suppression teams create easy fire forecasts and analyse situation overviews during incidents and easy post-fire reports.
   Speaker: Daan Aerts, Wildflyer
4. Hephaesnus Projectile Solution
   The Hephaesnus Projectile solution offers an innovative approach to combating forest fires in hard-to-reach areas or safeguarding assets for firefighters. This solution deploys projectiles launched from distances up to 300 meters using an attachable device for existing fire trucks. Made from sustainable, biodegradable, and compostable materials, Hephaesnus projectiles carry an extinguishing load, providing an eco-friendly and efficient means of fire suppression.
   Speaker: Amaro Filipe Martins, Hephaesnus

The next Forestry Speed Dating sessions will be held monthly until the end of first quarter of 2025, offering speakers a chance to present their solutions to a global audience of like-minded innovators, key stakeholders, and potential end-users. Anyone can join the audience for these events. You can find the recording of the October webinar session here. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with wildfire management experts: if you want to become a pitcher for one of the next events, use this link to express your interest by 30 November 2024.