EVENTS
March 18, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm EST, Online
What Is Earth Ex Live?
Earth Ex Live is a scenario-based online exercise that brings together senior experts from the emergency management, electricity, gas, water, and energy sectors to examine how large-scale infrastructure crises unfold, and how they can be managed.
The Context
Growing geopolitical tensions and visible attacks on critical infrastructure highlight how interconnected and vulnerable essential systems have become. Earth Ex Live places participants inside this evolving threat environment.
The Scenario
The exercise begins with coordinated physical attacks on electric grid assets, including substations and transmission lines across multiple countries. These are followed by simultaneous cyberattacks targeting water, natural gas, communications, and additional grid systems, triggering cascading impacts across sectors.
How It Works
Each expert responds to the same scenario from their sector’s perspective, outlining actions, priorities, dependencies, and coordination challenges. Together, these responses reveal the full, cross-sector picture of crisis response.
What You Will Gain
- Insight into cross-sector dependencies and cascading failures
- Practical perspectives from senior infrastructure experts
- Actionable lessons for resilience planning and response
February 20, invitess Event
On Friday, February 20, you are warmly invited to a special roundtable conversation with Ambassador Ronen Hoffman, Ph.D., President of the EIS Council, scholar, and former Israeli diplomat.
Ambassador Hoffman will offer an in-depth perspective on the evolving Middle East and the shared Israeli-American path forward at a time of profound regional transformation:
“Leading Through Resilience: A Shared Israeli-American Path in a Shifting Middle East”
About the roundtable:
Israel and the United States are navigating one of the most consequential periods in the modern Middle East – marked by internal political realignments, leadership debates, and rapidly evolving regional dynamics. From the war in Gaza to shifting regional alliances and renewed great-power engagement, the challenges facing the region are increasingly interconnected. This talk will explore the deeper forces shaping the current moment, examine how domestic pressures in both Israel and the United States interact with regional security realities, and consider how resilience – political, societal, and strategic – can serve as a foundation for a shared Israeli-American path forward. The discussion will outline possible scenarios for the alliance’s role in shaping stability, security, and opportunity in the Middle East in the months and years ahead.
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Location: Prime 47, Downtown Indianapolis
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- 6:00 pm Reception
- 6:30 pm Remarks, Q&A
Hosted by: Mark Bowell, KiBo Business Development
Convened by: Heartland to Holyland (HH)
Heartland to Holyland (HH) is a U.S.-based convening and strategic engagement platform connecting American heartland leade
rs with Israeli counterparts across government, industry, academia, and civil society. Through curated roundtables, briefings, and leadership engagements, HH creates structured spaces for informed dialogue, trust-building, and sustained collaboration. The platform supports thoughtful exchange on shared geopolitical, economic, and security challenges at a time of increasing global complexity.
For more information, please contact Laura Hatton, Strategic Director | Heartland To Holyland
On demand event: Wednesday, January 21
Click Register now to watch the recording!
Online event, Wednesday, January 21, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Cities today sit at the intersection of growing risks: aging infrastructure, climate extremes, cyber threats, energy disruptions, and rapidly expanding operational complexity. Municipal leaders must now prepare for scenarios that can overwhelm local systems and cascade across transportation, energy, water, healthcare, and communications.
Our opening session of 2026 will explore:
- What “urban resilience” means in a world of interconnected infrastructure
- Why cross-border cooperation matters, with examples from Israel and the UK.
- How cities can scale preparedness with national/regional partners, community organizations, and technology platforms
On Demand event: Wednesday, February 18,
Online event, Wednesday, February 18, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Truth Under Attack: Misinformation, Trust, and Resilience
False information spreads faster than facts, and during crises, that can be devastating.
From AI-generated deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns to misleading narratives amplified through social media, misinformation is increasingly shaping public behavior, eroding trust in institutions, and complicating emergency response and recovery efforts.
What we’ll explore:
- The growing role of AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes in shaping perception and behavior.
- How the “truth crisis” directly impacts crisis management.
- What is “TrustTech”? How can technology and policy help protect decision-making and public confidence?
- How today, Cyabra, a growing startup leading the fight against disinformation, is harnessing the power of AI to fight malicious AI.
Past Events
