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2025 Schedule at a Glance

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Tuesday • March 11

7:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Pre-Conference Offsite Resiliency Field trips

 

1:00 PM
Registration Opens


2:15 PM
Welcome


2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
“Go Big or Go Local: A Spectrum of Strategies Towards a Resilient Electric Grid”


3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
PM Break

 

3:45 PM – 4:30PM
Concurrent Sessions

  • “Engaging International Communities Throughout the Disaster Cycle”
  • “A Whole of Government Approach to Extreme Weather in the Pacific Northwest”

 

4:45 PM – 5:30PM
Concurrent Sessions

  • “Lessons from Recent Wildfire and Extreme Heat Disasters“
  • “Improving the Resilience of the Nation’s Watershed Regions to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Risk Landscape”

 

5:30PM
Welcome Mixer – Porch Party

 

Wednesday • March 12

8:00 AM
Coffee + Conversation

 

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions

  • “Creating Climate Resilient Communities with FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared”
  • “Local Floodplain Regulations that Increase Resilience and Disaster Recovery”

 


9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Campfire Sessions

  • “Implementation of South Carolina’s Strategic Statewide Resilience and Risk Reduction Plan”
    Features: South Carolina
  • “Lessons from the Bomb Cyclone”
    Features: Nebraska

 


10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
AM Break


10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Plenary Session
“The Power of Persuasion: The Science of Being Heard, Understood and Believed”


11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
“Al-Fresco Luncheon”


1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Plenary Panel
“Strengthening Resilience: Unpacking Risk Management & Insurance”

 

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Fast Break

 

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

  • “Harnessing the Tech Revolution”
  • “Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction: Advancing Flood and Wind Resilience in South Louisiana”

 

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Plenary Session
“Leading Resilience: What Leaders Need to Know in Order to Lead People Building Resilient Systems”


4:30 PM-6:30PM
“Revelry & Resilience” Closing Reception
Sponsored by:  Beam

 

Thursday • March 13

8:00 AM
Coffee + Bites

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Campfire Sessions

  • “Working Across the Aisle: A Collaborative Approach to Resilience Success”
    Features: Virginia
  • “Tornadoes and Recovery the Goldilocks Conundrum – Not too big and not too small”
    Features: Louisiana

 

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
“Disaster FINANCIAL Readiness and Recovery –  Before, During and After Disaster“

 

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Plenary Session – Annual CRO Panel
“Different Strokes for Different Folks: Emerging Practices in State Resiliency Offices”


11:45 AM
Conference Concludes