Everbridge Supports Research for “Creating Effective Warnings for All” at University College London (UCL) Conference

The premier public warning event brings together global policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to explore the latest advancements in early warning systems

LONDON, UK, August 22, 2023 – Everbridge, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM) and national public warning software solutions, today announced its participation at the Creating Effective Warnings for All Conference taking place at University College London (UCL) from September 11 to 13, 2023. As the only private technology company sponsoring this important event, Everbridge joins government and humanitarian leaders in showcasing its technology and commitment to driving innovation and excellence in public warning systems.  Everbridge Public Safety solutions support the UN’s “Early Warnings for All” initiative, the goal of which is to protect every person on Earth with an early warning system by 2027.

“We are honored to participate in and support  such a valuable forum as ‘Creating Effective Warnings for All’  at the esteemed University College London and to share our experience implementing public warning systems for countries around the world,” said Dave Wagner, CEO of Everbridge. “Helping to build resilient communities and organizations is core to our mission.  Everbridge is committed to acting now in driving the innovation and collaboration – with our customers, partners, and stakeholders – needed to pursue global climate adaptation goals within our industry and beyond.”

The Creating Effective Warnings for All Conference brings together global policymakers, researchers, financiers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss and explore the latest advancements in warning systems. The three-day conference aims to promote knowledge exchange, collaboration, and the development of best practices to ensure effective warnings reach all individuals, regardless of their location or abilities. 

The Everbridge gold sponsorship reflects the company’s dedication to research in advancing public safety and emergency communication. With its robust and market-leading cell broadcast and location-based SMS and address-based SMS platform, Everbridge enables organizations to rapidly and accurately disseminate emergency warnings, saving lives and keeping residents and travelers informed.  Helping to protect populations across the globe, Everbridge Public Warning is trusted and deployed by more national governments than any other provider including the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Iceland, Estonia, Singapore, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and several coastal states in India.

Everbridge will present three sessions during the conference:

Monday 11 September 2023

15.30 – 17.00    Session 3A  

“Accelerating early action: Integrating EWS and trigger-based finance with national and international financial mechanisms”

Panel: Glynnis Kellaway, Sr. Director Finance, Everbridge; Viktoria Seifert, Willis Tower Watson 

Tuesday 12 September 2023 

10.45 – 11.15    Keynote panel discussion 

“Making the last mile, the first: Integrating bottom-up and top-down approaches” 

Panel: Val Risk, VP International Public safety Everbridge; CUAMM UK; Red Cross

13.30 – 15.00     Session 5A

“The role of technology in warnings – now and the future” 

Panel: Manuel Cornelisse, Sr. Director Sales, Everbridge; CUAMM; Red Cross 

15.30 – 17.00    Session 6C 

“Translating warnings from technology to action, and filling the gaps” 

Panel: Chris Van Arum, Peter Sanders, Directors of Product Management and Standards, Everbridge 

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the Everbridge team to gain insights into best practices and emerging trends in early warning systems.

Everbridge serves as an active institutional member of both the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) and takes part in the European Union research and innovation program Horizon 2020.

About Everbridge

Everbridge (Nasdaq: EVBG) empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover stronger from critical events. In today’s unpredictable world, resilient organizations minimize impact to people and operations, absorb stress, and return to productivity faster when deploying critical event management (CEM) technology. Everbridge digitizes organizational resilience by combining intelligent automation with the industry’s most comprehensive risk data to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. For more information, visit https://www.everbridge.com/, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter. Everbridge… Empowering Resilience.

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