AI & Data for Disaster Management Event

We’re pleased to invite you to a timely and high-level convening: AI & Data for Disaster Management – Preparing for the FIFA World Cup, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania on July 31, 2025.

Please join us for breakfast, followed by a closed-door workshop and panel discussion, co-hosted by AI for Good at Meta, Direct Relief/CrisisReady, and the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. A zoom option will also be available.

This session will bring together elected officials, emergency response agencies, researchers, and private sector leaders to explore how cutting-edge AI and novel data sources can enhance disaster preparedness, particularly in the context of high-profile events like the FIFA World Cup.

We’ll examine how predictive mobility models can support real-time crisis response, how crowdsourced infrastructure data can enhance situational awareness on the ground, and how generative AI tools—such as Meta’s LLaMA and Segment Anything—can improve coordination and decision-making across agencies during high-pressure disaster scenarios.

The discussion will also highlight emerging opportunities for bipartisan collaboration, data-sharing frameworks, and the integration of these tools into emergency workflows to better serve constituents across the region.

📍 Location: Amy Gutmann Hall, University of Pennsylvania (Zoom option is also available.)

🗓️ Date and Time: July 31, 2025, 9 AM EST – 3:30 PM EST

🤝 Co-hosts: Meta (AI for Good), Direct Relief/CrisisReady, Penn (Computational Social Science Lab)

🎯 Special Guests: PA, NJ, and MD Emergency Services

We would be honored to include your perspective in this important dialogue at the intersection of policy, innovation, and public safety. If you or a staff representative would like to attend, please register via the following form.

We hope you’ll be part of this critical conversation!

Regina Ruane, Ph.D.

Managing Director

Computational Social Science Lab

Lecturer, Data Science and Statistics

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania


Philadelphia, PA 19104

ruanej@wharton.upenn.edu