Community
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Evening Event (Optional) - Honolulu Elks Lodge No. 616
Please join us for a networking event at the Elks Lodge on Waikiki Beach, which is perfect for the sunset view in front of the ocean. There is a nominal fee, which includes a drink ticket Dont forget to check out the Lodge's Shaka Cam.
Activity
7:15 – 8:00 AM
Check-in/Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Welcome: IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM
Opening Protocol: Amos Lonokailua-Hewett
Opening Remarks: Josh Green, Governor, Hawaii
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Keynote: Todd DeVoe, 2nd Vice President, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Learn more
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Session 1: It's All Fun and Games (IAEM-USA Region 9 Vice President Troy Lutrick, CEM) Learn more
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:30 AM
Session 2: State/Local EM Panel facilitated by Soraya Sutherlin, CEM, with HIEMA Administrator James Barros, HCCDA Administrator Talmadge Mango, MEMA Administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett, DEM Administrator Dr. Randy Collins, CEM, and KEMA Administrator Elton Ushio. Learn more
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 3: Finding the Future of Emergency Management: How to Involve and Excite Students and the Next Generation of Emergency Managers (Ethan Scenters-Zapico) Learn more
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Session 4: Empowering Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Friends and Relatives Center (FRC)/Family Assistance Center (FAC) Operations and Planning Tools (Vanessa Flores, CEM) Learn more
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Session 5: Executing Complex EM Plans (Ted Halpin, CEM) Learn more
2:15 – 2:30 PM
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Session 6: Extension Services in Disaster (Liz Fischer) Learn more
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Session 7:Maximizing a Growing Resource Through the Implementation of an Adapted Teen CERT Program (Nancy Ooki) Learn more
3:45 – 4:00 PM
Day 1 Wrap-up/Closing Comments: IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM
4:30 – 7:00 PM
Evening Event (Optional) Please join us for a networking event at Beer Lab Hawaii–Puck's Alley, which is a few minutes walk from the symposium site.
Keynote: Behind the Burn: What We Endure, What We Carry, What We Say. A personal and professional reckoning with the LA Firestorm. (Soraya Sutherlin, CEO, Emergency Management Safety Partners) Learn more
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Session 8: Black Swans, Grey Rhinos, and Dragon Kings: The Next Great Challenges for Emergency Management (Chris Godley, CEM) Learn more
9:30 – 10:00 AM
IAEM-USA Region 9 Board Update (IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM)
10:15 – 11:00 AM
Session 9: Hawaii's Homeland Security "Seam" Iniative: Civil Defense Modernized (Jimmie Collins) Learn more
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 10: Artificial Intelligence use by Federal Agencies and Connecting with the Community (Mary Ann Swendsen, CEM) Learn more
Session 11: Ransomware in Healthcare: An Emergency Manager's Response and Recovery Manual (Grant Madden) Learn more
Session 12: Extreme Weather Planning Strategies (David Blackberg) Learn more
2:15– 2:30 PM
2:30 – 3:15 PM
Session 13: PLOT TWIST: Adaptive Thinking in Emergency Management (Zuzette Bricker, CEM) Learn more
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Day 2 Wrap-up/Closing Comments: IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Evening Event (Optional): Please join us for a networking event immediately following the last session of the symposium.
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Certification Exam