8:30-9:00 am EST / 9:30-10:00 am AST: Log in and Troubleshooting

9-9:15 am EST / 10:00-10:15 am AST: Welcome and Day 1 Summary

9:15-10:30 am EST / 10:15-11:30 am AST:  Session 5: Extreme Heat Impacts on Health and Communities
Speakers will highlight information and resources addressing the risks of extreme heat, heat impacts to communities, and mitigation strategies and initiatives to address risks.

Moderator:

• Pamela Berkowsky, Blue Sapphire Strategies

Speakers:

• Esteban Wood, We Count!

• Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County

• Neela Ram, City of Atlanta, Natural Resources Defense Council

• Dr. Janice Barnes, Climate Adaptation Partners, Charleston Heat Watch

• Dr. Greg Guannel, University of the Virgin Islands, Caribbean Green Technology Center

10:30-10:45 am EST / 11:30-11:45 am AST: BREAK

 

10:45 am-12:00 pm EST / 11:45 am-1:00 pm AST: Session 6: Funding Resilience in Smaller and Underrepresented Communities

Panelists will address the significant resilience needs of smaller and underserved communities and discuss opportunities to fund and support resilience through collaboration, capacity development, and leveraging the work of similar communities.

Moderator:

• David Johnston, Hamilton Advisors

Speakers:

• Summer Modelfino, American Flood Coalition

• Regine Webster, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

• Dorothy Abreu, PNC Bank, Public Finance, Senior Vice President 

• Angela Gladwell, FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

 

12:00-12:45 pm EST / 1:00-1:45 pm AST: LUNCH

 

12:45-2:00 pm EST / 1:45-3:00 pm AST: Session 7: Managed Retreat and Climate Migration

Presenters will highlight lessons learned from current work on buyouts, retreats, and resettlement, and those we have yet to learn. The discussion will include applications for future climate adaptation strategies and the use of national, state, and local policies to address retreat and resettlement.

Moderator:

• Dr. Gavin Smith, NC State University

Speakers:

• Dr. Katharine Mach, University of Miami Rosenstiel School

• Dr. Wendy Saunders, Earthquake Commission 

• Dr. Amanda Martin, NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency

• Carlos Olmedo, Puerto Rico Dept. of Housing

 

2:00-2:15 pm EST / 3:00-3:15 pm AST: Next Generation Resilience Professionals Discussion

 

2:15-2:30 pm EST / 3:15-3:30 pm AST: BREAK

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2:30-4:00 pm EST / 3:30-5:00 pm AST: Session 8: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate, Disaster, and Community Resilience

This session seeks to increase the implementation and awareness of nature-based solutions and understanding of how, where, and at what scale they are happening. Additionally, we seek to understand efficiencies gained from streamlined permitting and how we can employ nature-based solutions to protect vulnerable and resourced communities.

Moderator:

• Meredith Hovis, NC State University

Speakers:

• Dr. Amanda Tritinger, USACE Engineering with Nature

• Sarah Watling, FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities Program

• Roberto Viqueira, Protectores de Cuencas

• Blair Williams, SC Coastal Management Program

• Rich Brown, Bank of America

 

4:00-4:30 pm EST / 5:00-5:30 pm AST: Wrap Up and Closing Remarks