Get the latest Federal Updates in a series of four presentations on Sunday, November 17th during the Annual Conference. 

Last Year’s (2023) Featured Speakers

Featured Speakers

12:15pm – 1:00pm

FEMA Preparedness Grant Case Studies: Overview, Updates, and Community Highlights

Amanda Snook, Section Chief, Measures and Standards Branch in the National Preparedness Assessments Division, FEMA & Sharon Kushnir, Branch Chief, National Preparedness Assessment Division, FEMA

1:15pm – 2:00pm

The New National Exercise Program

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Essential Partnerships and Climate Literacy for Meeting FEMA Strategic Objectives

Ned Gardiner, Engagement Manager, NOAA, Cindy Huang, Emergency Management Specialist (Response), National Planning Branch | Planning & Exercise Division, FEMA & Daniel Berkman, CEM, Emergency Management Specialist, Planning Integration Division, Office of Resilience Strategy, FEMA

3:15pm – 4:00pm

What’s the Big IDEA? Learn How to Incorporate Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility into Exercises to Improve your Community’s Preparedness

Jennifer Lynch, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Lead, National Exercise Division, FEMA