2026 Florida Resilience Conference

2026 Florida Resilience Conference

1:00pm EDT

Call to Order Great Egret A

1:15pm EDT

Opening Legislative Keynote: Florida's Environmental Outlook on Policy and Fund Great Egret A

1:35pm EDT

FDEP Updates on Florida’s Resilience Efforts and Coastal Programs Great Egret A

1:50pm EDT

Engineering Florida’s Future: Navigation, Restoration, and Resilience Great Egret A

2:10pm EDT

The Value of Open Space to Resilience Great Egret A

2:40pm EDT

Navigating the Tides of Public Opinion Great Egret A

3:00pm EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Ice Cream Social Exhibit Hall - Great Egret BStantec Consulting Services, Inc

3:30pm EDT

To Fill or Not to Fill, “When” is the Question? Royal Tern A Statewide Resilience Initiatives Royal Tern B Tampa Bay Coastal Master Plan: Engaging Communities to Shape Flood Resilience Silver Perch Using Brownfields Remediation to Advance Smart Planning and Community Resilience: The Connor Park Redevelopment in Palmetto, Florida Great Egret A

3:50pm EDT

Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Royal Tern A Building a Community-Driven Coastal Watershed Resilience Plan to Maximize Flood and Wildlife Benefits in Miami Dade County Royal Tern B

4:00pm EDT

Upper Barataria Terracing Project - An Affordable Approach to Combat Interior Marsh Deterioration Great Egret A From Commissioner Chambers to Classrooms – Why Effective Climate Resilience Education, Public and Stakeholder Engagement Matters Silver Perch

4:20pm EDT

Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Royal Tern A From Code Change to Construction: How Regulatory Reform Enabled Living Seawalls in Miami Shores Village Great Egret A Bayshore Drive 17 AC Boardwalk: Ecological Restoration, Performative Infrastructure and Public Open Space Royal Tern B

4:30pm EDT

Building Back Smarter: A Three Phase Approach to Fort Myers Beach Resilience Silver Perch

4:40pm EDT

Miami-Dade County’s Coastal Storm Risk Strategy: The Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM Project and Beyond Great Egret A Lovers Key and Bonita Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Royal Tern A

4:50pm EDT

Trees as Infrastructure: Leveraging Mitigation Funds to Build Community Resilience Royal Tern B Building Countywide Resilience: Comprehensive Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Assessment as the Foundation for Water Management in Charlotte County, Florida Silver Perch

5:00pm EDT

Florida’s Ports on the Frontlines: Advancing Resilience and Readiness in 2026 Great Egret A

5:10pm EDT

Development of a “Working with Nature: Flood Resilience Blueprint” for the Naples, FL Area Silver Perch Coastal Resiliency Design and Implementation Following Multiple Major Storm Impacts in Naples Florida Royal Tern A Managed Retreat to Address Extreme Weather, Natural Hazards, and Climate Impacts Royal Tern B

5:45pm EDT

Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B

8:00am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Morning Sunshine Break Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B

8:30am EDT

Sand, Ships, and Solutions Royal Tern A Applying an Innovative Compound Flood Model to Inform Resilience Planning and Projects in Jacksonville, FL Silver Perch A Practical Guide for Coastal Resilience Royal Tern B

8:50am EDT

Florida Statewide Beach Management Funding Program Updates Royal Tern A Low Impact Development Incentives: A Practical Solution to the Resiliency Preemption Feedback Loop Silver Perch

9:00am EDT

A Blueprint for Florida’s Waters – Building a Resilient Crystal River Community Royal Tern B

9:10am EDT

Stakeholders Shaping Shorelines: How Indian River County Makes Coastal Management Work Royal Tern A Scaling the Private Property Adaptation Tool: A Replicable Framework for Local Governments Silver Perch

9:30am EDT

408 without the Heartbreak Royal Tern A Reclaiming the Coast: Nature Based Infrastructure at Kracker Avenue Royal Tern B From Regional Planning to Street-Level Insights: Integrating Science-Based Flood Visualizations and Data into Northeast Florida’s Smart Planning Framework Silver Perch

9:50am EDT

The FEMA Public Assistance Roadmap: Key Steps and Compliance Requirements Royal Tern A Building Nature-Based Solutions for Seagrass Royal Tern B Resilient SRQ: Sarasota County’s Plan for Recovery and Resiliency Silver Perch

10:10am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Morning Beverage Break Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B

10:40am EDT

City of Jacksonville Beach Integrated Water Royal Tern B Legal and Planning Challenges for Resiliency and Watershed Management Silver Perch Resilient Reef Initiatives Royal Tern A

11:00am EDT

Adapting Wastewater Infrastructure to Sea-Level Rise and Storm Events Royal Tern B From Watershed Science to Statewide Policy—Advancing Resilience Through SB 302 Watershed Science to Statewide Policy—Advancing Resilience Through SB 302 Silver Perch

11:10am EDT

Franklin 98 Living Shoreline Royal Tern A

11:20am EDT

Permitting Should Be Easier! Golden Gate Adaptation Story Royal Tern B Statewide Resilience Grant Programs Silver Perch

11:30am EDT

Reconstructing Ben T. Davis Beach: Engineering, Ecology, and Public Life at an Urban Shoreline Royal Tern A

11:40am EDT

From Maps to Money: Turning Vulnerability Assessments into Fundable, Permittable, and Buildable Projects

11:50am EDT

Protecting Tampa’s History: Philippe Park Living Shoreline Project Building Florida's Resilient Future Silver Perch

12:00pm EDT

Whiteboard to Waterfront: Lessons from Shoreline Protection in Hollywood

12:10pm EDT

Annual FSBPA Membership Meeting Royal Tern A

12:20pm EDT

Lunch Great Egret A

7:45am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Friday Morning Breakfast Great Egret A

8:30am EDT

Multi-Benefit Resiliency in West Galveston Bay Treasure Island Living Shoreline & Seawall Enhancement Project Embedding Resilience Within an Agency Program – Lessons from a USACE/DOW Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis in Puerto Rico Silver Perch

8:50am EDT

How Human Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity by Squeezing Sandy Coasts Royal Tern A Power BI Dashboards Inform and enhance SFWMD’s Flood Protection Level of Service Assessment of Eastern Palm Beach County Enhancing Coastal Planning and Resilience with NOAA’s Sea Level Calculator Silver Perch

9:10am EDT

When Seaweed Meets the Shore: Bacteria, Arsenic, and Beach Decisions in South Florida Royal Tern A When the Water Recedes: Turning Disaster into Dollars Royal Tern A Sensors to Strategy: Scaling Hyperlocal Flood Monitoring into Florida’s Resilience Planning Framework Silver Perch

9:30am EDT

Coastal Resilience through WeRestore a Co-working model of Collaborative and Community-Driven Marine Restoration Royal Tern A Funding the Green - Providing Resilience Royal Tern A A Practical Look at Cultural Resources and Risk in Coastal Projects Silver Perch

9:50am EDT

Shaping the Shoal: Lake Worth Inlet Flood Shoal Dredging Royal Tern A Measuring the Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services and Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon System Royal Tern A One Water, One Message: Making One Water Make Sense Through Policy, Funding, and People Silver Perch

10:10am EDT

Cedar Key Marina Revitalization and Coastal Protection: Building Resilience for an Exposed Historic Working Waterfront Royal Tern A Building Lagoon Resilience Through Innovative Muck Capping: Design and Permitting for the Cocoa Beach Muck Project Royal Tern A Recovery to Resiliency: Lessons from Three Storms Shaping Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning in Tampa Bay Silver Perch

10:30am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Morning Beverage Break Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B

11:00am EDT

Building Resilient Infrastructure Faster: How the Corps of Engineers is Modernizing with RAPID Planning and Streamlined Environmental Compliance Great Egret A Navigating Endangered Species Act Compliance for Coastal Projects: Updates to Key Programmatic Biological Opinions Great Egret A

11:30am EDT

Statewide Resilience and Regulatory Updates Great Egret A

12:00pm EDT

Water Management Districts: The Importance of Resilience Planning for Florida’s Water Future Great Egret A

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