Welcome to Natural Disasters Expo Houston! For its fifth year, Natural Disasters Expo USA comes back to Houston on October 14–15, 2026, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. And there’s no better place. This city knows what it takes to prepare for disasters, respond, and rebuild afterward.
For two days, industry leaders, government agencies, first responders, and resilience professionals will come together with one shared goal: helping communities weather the next storm stronger than the last. Explore new solutions and technology, learn from front-line experts, and meet the partners who will help you turn preparedness into action. Whether you’re here to learn, share, or collaborate, you’re part of the effort to build a more resilient nation.
Tom interviews Rob Borse about his talk “Artificial Intelligence & Emergency Management: Hype, Reality, and the Road Ahead.”
Borse has recently retired from Dallas Fire Rescue and the City of Dallas. He has 26+ years of experience in operations and executive strategy and now serves as an independent advisor on public safety strategy, technology, data, and predictive analytics. Borse previews his conference session, aiming to separate AI hype from practical use cases and highlight under-discussed risks. He outlines potential applications in planning, intelligence, situational awareness, public information, damage assessment, and resource management, while emphasizing concerns including hallucinations, bias, privacy, cybersecurity, and overreliance on algorithms. He also raises resilience issues tied to AI infrastructure, such as data centers’ power and water demands, fire protection, supply chains, and continuity planning, and urges multidisciplinary, cross-jurisdictional dialogue. He hopes to learn, connect, and contribute at the conference.
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