Join us on Wednesday, November 18th, at the DoubleTree in Center City to network with industry leaders experienced and interested in the myriad challenges that people and projects face to achieve resiliency, as well as the solutions that are succeeding.
Don’t miss this opportunity to have thoughtful and rigorous discussions about an array of resilience topics, including coastal resilience, energy security, and resilient leadership. These essential conversations will help communities throughout the greater Philadelphia area address the historic challenges of today and adapt to thrive in the complex operating environment of tomorrow.
NOTE: We are providing 3.5 self-reporting PDH hours for this conference. Please note that that theses PDHs are NOT ACEC NY PDHs.
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Agenda
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Exhibitor Setup
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Registration, Exhibit and Networking
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome/Announcements
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Every Project Is a Resilience Project, If You Know Your Assets. Bill Jones – MCFA
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Providing Effective Leadership, Commitment, & Communication Through Challenging Times. Chief Scott Little – Manheim Township Fire Rescue
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM From Net Zero to Resilience: Intelligent Energy Management for Communities. Wangda Zuo – Pennsylvania State University
11:30 AM – Noon Keynote Address. Carrie Ann Williams MBA, CPSM, F.SAME, CQM – Vice President, Society of American Military Engineers
12:05 PM – 1:00 PM NETWORKING LUNCH (on-site)
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM STEM Scholarship Award Ceremony. SAME Philadelphia Post Education/ Mentoring Committee
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Space Optimization Utilization Program. Cathy Califano – Deputy Secretary for Administration and Real Estate Services, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Opioid Response in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Jesse P. Samluk, PhD, Esq. – U.S. Public Health Service
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM NETWORKING BREAK
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Comparison of Synthetic Tropical Cyclone Datasets for Storm Surge Assessment in the Northeastern United States. Amir Begmohammadi – Baird & Associates
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM New Jersey Coastal Resilience Efforts. Erik Rourke – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Summary/Closing Comments
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM OPEN NETWORKING FORUM