Early Edition Speaker Series
Register by the Early Bird Deadline of October 10, 2025 to receive access to 8 bonus sessions offered via live webinar on the following dates.
Tuesday, October 14 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “Leading Through Chaos: Principles for Crisis Leaders in an Era of Uncertainty” Edward Conley, Author and Former Disaster Responder, Crisis Leadership | |
Thursday, October 16 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “Behind the Win” Moderator – Lanita Lloyd, CEM, IAEM-USA Chair of the Awards & Recognition Committee | |
Tuesday, October 21 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “Empowering the One: The Impact of Individual Action in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief” Billie Ullrich, Pastor/Paramedic/Global Disaster Relief Volunteer, Christ Connect Church | |
Thursday, October 23 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “EM’s Helping EM’s: The Free & Formal Way” Lauren Sanchez, CEM, Regional Emergency Management Coordinator, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster Fire Dept. | |
Tuesday, October 28 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “A New Era in Flood Resilience: New Standards Advancing Flood and Future Conditions Resilience” John Ingargiola, Lead Physical Scientist, FEMA Planning, Safety, and Building Science Division, Policy & Regulations Section | |
Thursday, October 30 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “Public-Private Partnerships- 'Everything I Know, I Learned from My Marriage'” Billie Gwyn, CEM, Emergency Manager, Walgreens | |
Tuesday, November 4 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “When the Disaster Is War: Why Ukraine Matters to Emergency Managers Everywhere” Leslie Wilson, Emergency Manager & Vulnerable Population Specialist, Resilient Village Ukraine (pro bono) | |
Thursday, November 6 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET |
| “20 Years after Katrina - How New Orleans Communities Have Changed or Remained the Same” Heather Hilliard, CEM, Executive Director, Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle ECC |