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Early Edition Speaker Series Information 2025

Speakers Early Edition Speaker Series Information 2025

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
	“Emergency Management in the Department of Everything Else” Brent Ruggles, Incident Management Program Manager, U.S. Department of Interior, Preparedness and Response Division
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