Early Edition Speaker Series

Register by the Early Bird Deadline of October 6, 2023 to receive access to 8 bonus sessions offered via live webinar on the following dates.

Tuesday, October 10th
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Resilience Innovator: What's Your Type?

Nia D'Emilio, Learning & Events Coordinator, Epicenter Innovation

Thursday, October 12th
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Experiences of Implementing International Emergency Management Programs

Christopher Knobel, Emergency Management Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service International Programs

Tuesday, October 17th
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Preparing for Grid Fragility - An Emergency Management Summit and Initiative

Michael Lambert, Planner, Houston-Galveston Area Council

Thursday, October 19th
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Operationalizing Equity: Building a State-Wide Energy Resilience Program and Whole Community Energy Resilience Planning Process – From the Ground Up

Deborah Witmer, Energy Resilience & Mitigation Program Manager, Washington State Department of Commerce, Energy Division

Tuesday, October 24th
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Community Lifelines as an EOC Organizational Model

Meischa Jackson, CEM, Emergency Management Coordinator, Cape Coral Division of Emergency Management

Thursday, October 26th 
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Access and Functional Needs in Contaminated Environments; Partnering to Improve the Decontamination Process and Save Lives

LTC William Sumner, CEM, Deputy Chief, CBRN Program Management, U.S. Northern Command & LTC Eric Miller, CBRN Operations Officer, U.S. Northern Command

Tuesday, October 31st
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

What is Situational Awareness in Emergency Management? Do We Even Know?

Travis Cryan, CEM, Principal Consultant, Bent Ear Solutions, LLC

Thursday, November 2nd  
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Charlottesville to Grand Rapids: When Civil Unrest Becomes Your World

Allison Farole, CEM, Emergency Management Administrator, City of Grand Rapids