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Friday, September 25
 

7:45am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Friday Morning Breakfast
Friday September 25, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am EDT
Great Egret A

Friday September 25, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am EDT
Great Egret A
  Professional Exchange Break, Friday Morning Breakfast

8:30am EDT

Multi-Benefit Resiliency in West Galveston Bay
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
RB

Rhett Blackmon

Vice President - Federal Program, Callan Marine
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

8:30am EDT

Powering Port Resilience: LNG as a Reliable Energy Solution for Florida's Maritime and Coastal Communities
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Palometa

Speakers
DS

Douglas Shanda

CEO, Seaside LNG
Douglas Shanda is Seaside LNGís CEO, with 30+ years of experience across the public and private energy sectors. Doug joined the company in July of 2024, and brings two decades of LNG experience in the advancement and operational expertise in the industryís regasification and liquefaction... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4
  • about <br>

8:30am EDT

Treasure Island Living Shoreline & Seawall Enhancement Project
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
CA

Carlos Andres Rivera

Coastal Engineer, Environmental Science Associates
Carlos Andres Rivera is a coastal engineer at ESA with experience in shoreline restoration, living shoreline design, and stormwater management. He holds a BS in Ocean Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology.
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

8:30am EDT

Embedding Resilience Within an Agency Program – Lessons from a USACE/DOW Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis in Puerto Rico
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
avatar for Mike Flood

Mike Flood

Resilience Lead - State and Local Government Sector, WSP
Mr. Flood has over thirty years of consulting experience and has led most of the national projects conducted by WSP focusing on determining the risks of extreme weather and future conditions and the development of potential strategies for addressing those risks. †This has included... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

8:50am EDT

How Human Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity by Squeezing Sandy Coasts
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
CA

Christine Angelini

Vice President, Nature Advisory, AECOM
Christine is a coastal ecologist with more than 15 years of experience innovating ecological restoration and nature based solutions design, resilience planning technologies and multi-sector collaboration processes. She currently serves at the Vice President for Nature Advisory Services... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

8:50am EDT

Insights on Energy Policy for Next Generation Reliability, Affordability, and Security
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Palometa

Speakers
DG

David Gattie

Associate Professor, College of Engineering; Senior Fellow, Center for International Trade & Security, University of Georgia
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4
  • about <br>

8:50am EDT

Power BI Dashboards Inform and enhance SFWMD’s Flood Protection Level of Service Assessment of Eastern Palm Beach County
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
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Dr. Charlotte Haberstroh

Water Resources Engineer, Black & Veatch
Dr. Charlotte Haberstroh is a water resources engineer at Black & Veatch with more than nine years of engineering and consulting experience. She specializes in planning, stormwater, and hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling in Florida.
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Seyed “Haji” Mirzaie, PhD, PE, ENV SP

Principal Engineer, Water Resources & Systems Modeling (WRSM) Bureau, South Florida Water Management District
Dr. Seyed “Haji” Mirzaie, is a Principal Engineer at SFWMD and has worked there for 14 years. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for ASCEís Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

8:50am EDT

Enhancing Coastal Planning and Resilience with NOAA’s Sea Level Calculator
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
avatar for Matt Pendleton

Matt Pendleton

Southeast & Caribbean Regional Geospatial Coordinator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Southeast & Caribbean Regional Geospatial Coordinator for NOAA Office of Coastal Management. Holds a BA in Marine Science and a Masters in Environmental Studies / GIS
Friday September 25, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

9:10am EDT

When Seaweed Meets the Shore: Bacteria, Arsenic, and Beach Decisions in South Florida
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
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Afeefa Abdool Ghany, PhD,

Senior Water Resource Engineer, WSP
Afeefa Abdool Ghany, PhD, is a Senior Water Resources Engineer at WSP specializing in water quality assessment, environmental monitoring, and regulatory support for public?sector clients across Florida. Her work includes applied research and project delivery related to coastal water... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

9:10am EDT

Innovative Wastewater Reuse – The Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department Innovative Approach to Implement Wastewater Reuse
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Palometa

Speakers
NG

Natalia Garcia, P.E.

Engineer Manager, Black and Veatch
Natalia Garcia, P.E. is an Engineering Manager at Black & Veatch with over a decade of experience in water and wastewater treatment planning, design, and project management. She specializes in hydraulic systems, and municipal infrastructure projects for local utilities. Natalia holds... Read More →
AO

Austin Oxley, E.I.

Associate Engineer, Black and Veatch
Austin Oxley, E.I. is an Associate Engineer at Black & Veatch with two years of experience supporting water and wastewater infrastructure projects. His experience includes design and construction-phase services for local municipal utilities. Austin holds a Bachelorís degree in Environmental... Read More →
DG

David Garcia

Sr. Staff Engineer, Black and Veatch
David Garcia, P.E. is a Senior Electrical Staff Engineer at Black & Veatch with experience in water and wastewater infrastructure projects. David holds a Masterís degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University.
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4
  • about <br>

9:10am EDT

When the Water Recedes: Turning Disaster into Dollars
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
AC

Alycia Ciresi, PE, ENV SP

Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn
Alycia is a water resources engineer with specializing in resiliency planning including vulnerability and risk assessment, adaptation planning, 1D and 2D hydraulic and hydrologic modelling, alternatives analysis and design of stormwater facilities at a site and regional scale, and... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

9:10am EDT

Sensors to Strategy: Scaling Hyperlocal Flood Monitoring into Florida’s Resilience Planning Framework
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
BG

Brian Glazer

CEO, Hohonu, Inc.
Brian Glazer is a professor in the Department of Oceanography, in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, at the University of Hawaiíi at M?noa, and cofounder and CEO of Hohonu, Inc. He has served on the National Science Foundationís Ocean Observing Initiative Facilities... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

9:30am EDT

Coastal Resilience through WeRestore a Co-working model of Collaborative and Community-Driven Marine Restoration
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
avatar for David Weinstein

David Weinstein

Board member- Director of Science, Ocean Rescue Alliance Intl.
Dr. David Weinstein is an award-winning marine scientist and strategic leader with over 15 years of experience spanning federal agencies (NOAA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy), academia, and nonprofit ocean conservation. He holds a Ph.D. in Marine Geology and Geophysics from... Read More →
ST

Shelby Thomas

CEO and Founder, Ocean Rescue Alliance Intl. and Coastal Resilience Solutions
Dr. Shelby Thomas is a marine conservation scientist, eco-entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of Ocean Rescue Alliance International (nonprofit) and Coastal Resilience Solutions, where she leads innovative, community-driven ocean restoration and coastal resilience initiatives that integrate... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

9:30am EDT

Bridging the Temperature Gap: Integrating Heat and Cold into Infrastructure Resilience Planning in Jacksonville, Florida
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Palometa

Speakers
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Indrani Ghosh

Practice Leader, Weston & Sampson
Indrani has more than 20 years of experience as a water resources engineer and as a practice leader in climate change resiliency projects, specializing in leading interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders through risk-based prioritization of adaptation solutions.
GR

Grace Rau

Climate Resiliency Planner, Weston & Sampson
I am a climate resiliency planner working towards building resilient communities through actionable planning, extreme temperature mitigation, and hazard mitigation.
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4

9:30am EDT

Funding the Green - Providing Resilience
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
SP

Sheryl Parsons

Regional Funding Leader, Mead & Hunt
Sheryl spent 30 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a senior State Revolving Fund program manager and co-led national teams in the development of funding guidance documents and the review of SRF programs. †She specializes in providing financing alternatives and... Read More →
EA

Emily Ayers

Funding Support Project Assistant, Mead & Hunt
Emily assists public clients with identifying, pursuing, and securing funding for the success of their infrastructure projects. †With a background in accounting, she specializes in helping clients navigate complicated application processes and the myriad requirements of different... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

9:30am EDT

A Practical Look at Cultural Resources and Risk in Coastal Projects
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
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Francis Stankiewicz

Director-Underwater Program, Chronicle Heritage
Mr. Francis (Franky) Stankiewicz joined Chronicle Heritage in early 2024 (Director of Underwater Program) and holds an M.A. in Maritime Archaeology from Flinders University and a B.S. in Marine Science and Coastal Geology from Coastal Carolina University; he is RPA certified and has... Read More →
BC

Bas Coolen

Commercial Director Europe, Chronicle Heritage
Bas Coolen is a director and commercial/business development manager specializing in submerged cultural heritage, unexploded ordinance (UXO), and seabed-related environmental risk, with a primary focus in Northwest Europe and growing involvement in the Mediterranean. He is a client-focused... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

9:50am EDT

Shaping the Shoal: Lake Worth Inlet Flood Shoal Dredging
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
avatar for Gina Chiello

Gina Chiello

Associate Principle, Cummins Cederberg, Inc.
Gina is an associate principal at Cummins Cederberg and marine scientist who brings over 17 years of experience in regulatory permitting, mitigation planning, habitat characterizations, marine resource surveying, coral relocation, and biological monitoring throughout South Florida... Read More →
IE

Ian Eyeington

Operations Director, Florida Inland Navigation District
Ian brings over ten years of experience working with Florida waterways as a biologist and project manager.†
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

9:50am EDT

Watts Next? Building Modernized, Diversified, and Low-Cost Energy in Florida
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Palometa

Speakers
DS

Dawn Shirreffs

Florida Director, Environmental Defense Fund
As Florida Director for Environmental Defense Fund, Dawn Shirreffs brings over 20 years of public policy experience to build resilience and improve access to affordable clean energy and transportation in Florida. She serves as a Downtown St. Peterburg Partnership Board Member. †Dawn... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4
  • about <br>

9:50am EDT

Measuring the Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services and Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon System
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
avatar for Cortney Cortez

Cortney Cortez

Senior Economist, The Balmoral Group
Cortney Cortez, Senior Economist with the Balmoral Group has extensive experience focused in economic modeling, feasibility analysis, data management, and cost-benefit analysis in the areas of natural resources management, restoration, and infrastructure.†
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

9:50am EDT

Applying an Innovative Compound Flood Model to Inform Resilience Planning and Projects in Jacksonville, FL
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
AC

Anne Coglianese

Chief Resilience Officer, City of Jacksonville
As the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Jacksonville, Anne leads the development of resilience initiatives to ensure Jacksonville can adapt and thrive in the face of acute shocks and chronic stresses. Prior to joining the City of Jacksonville, Anne served as the Coastal Resilience... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

9:50am EDT

One Water, One Message: Making One Water Make Sense Through Policy, Funding, and People
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
avatar for Kelly Flowers

Kelly Flowers

Marketing & Strategic Engagement Leader, Jones Edmunds
Kelly Flowers Hass is the Marketing and Strategic Engagement Leader for Jones Edmunds, guiding firmwide marketing, business development, and outreach strategies that connect technical excellence with meaningful public impact. She specializes in translating complex infrastructure... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A2

10:10am EDT

Cedar Key Marina Revitalization and Coastal Protection: Building Resilience for an Exposed Historic Working Waterfront
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Royal Tern A

Speakers
JB

Jackie Brower, PhD, PE

Senior Coastal Engineer, Kimley-Horn
Experienced coastal/waterfront engineer and research scientist specializing in coastal resiliency and flood protection, waterfront structures, water resources, urban waterfront development, beach nourishment, Engineering With Nature, and gray-green marine infrastructure design. Over... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Royal Tern A
  Beaches, B4

10:10am EDT

Session Q&A
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Palometa

Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Palometa
  Energy, C4
  • about <br>

10:10am EDT

Building Lagoon Resilience Through Innovative Muck Capping: Design and Permitting for the Cocoa Beach Muck Project
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Royal Tern B

Speakers
JL

Jim Langenbach, PE, BCEE

Principal Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
Principal Engineer based in Florida's Space Coast with over 20 years of experience in environmental assessment, remediation design and treatment system optimization, environmental management systems and regulatory compliance. †Specializing in the application of innovative assessment... Read More →
WD

Walker Dawson

Sr. Project Manager, Applied Ecology, Inc
Walker Dawson is a coastal and water resources engineer with nearly two decades of experience leading complex stormwater, lagoon restoration, and coastal resiliency projects throughout Florida. His work focuses on developing and implementing innovative, science-based solutionsósuch... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Royal Tern B
  Infrastructure, D4

10:10am EDT

Recovery to Resiliency: Lessons from Three Storms Shaping Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning in Tampa Bay
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Silver Perch

Speakers
DQ

Diane Quigley

Risk and Resilience Senior Project Manager, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Diane, AICP, CFM, has over 40 years of experience in areas of resilience, environmental, transportation and land use planning. As a geologist and planner, primary focus is in the areas of urban vulnerability/risk assessments, adaptation plans, resilience project development, environmental... Read More →
KS

Katie Shannon, AICP, CNU, LEED GA

Senior Community Planner, VHB
Katie Shannon is a Senior Community Planner with VHB who focuses on community planning, Healthy Community Design principles, and the provision of innovative placemaking and low-impact design solutions to bolster community sustainability and resiliency. She has extensive experience... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 10:10am - 10:30am EDT
Silver Perch
  Smart Planning, A4

10:30am EDT

Professional Exchange Break – Morning Beverage Break
Friday September 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B

Friday September 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Exhibit Hall - Great Egret B
  Professional Exchange Break, Morning Beverage Break

11:00am EDT

Building Resilient Infrastructure Faster: How the Corps of Engineers is Modernizing with RAPID Planning and Streamlined Environmental Compliance
Friday September 25, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
DG

Dr. Gretchen Ehlinger

Coastal and Navigation Environmental Branch Chief, US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
Dr. Gretchen Ehlinger is currently the Coastal and Navigation Environmental Branch Chief in the Planning Division at the USACE Jacksonville District.
Friday September 25, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Great Egret A
  Closing General Session

11:00am EDT

Navigating Endangered Species Act Compliance for Coastal Projects: Updates to Key Programmatic Biological Opinions
Friday September 25, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
KD

Kristen Donofrio

Chief, Coastal and Navigation NEPA Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Kristen Donofrio is the Chief of the Coastal and Navigation National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Section, where she leads NEPA compliance and supports Section 401 water quality certification for coastal storm risk management and navigation projects. Her experience spans from the... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Great Egret A
  Closing General Session

11:30am EDT

Statewide Resilience and Regulatory Updates
Friday September 25, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
avatar for Lainie Edwards

Lainie Edwards

Deputy Director, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
avatar for Tim Rach

Tim Rach

Program Administrator, Division of Water Resources, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Environmental Resource Permitting; Use of Sovereign Submerged Lands; wetlands; mitigation bank permitting; marina permitting; living shorelines rule development
DR

Devin Resko

Environmental Administrator, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Friday September 25, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Closing General Session

12:00pm EDT

Water Management Districts: The Importance of Resilience Planning for Florida’s Water Future
Friday September 25, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Great Egret A

Moderators
avatar for Ann Shortelle

Ann Shortelle

Senior Scientist, Bio-Tech Consulting

Speakers
avatar for Thomas Frick

Thomas Frick

Chief Resilience Officer, St Johns River Water Management District
AC

Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, PhD, P.E.

Division Director, South Florida Water Management District
Carolina Maran, Ph.D., P.E. is the Chief of District Resiliency with the South Florida Water Management District. In her role, she is responsible for coordinating resilience efforts across federal, state, regional and local agencies, advancing scientific research and data analysis... Read More →
JC

John Crowe, Jr

Chief, Bureau of Hydrologic Assessment, Resilience, and Response, Northwest Florida Water Management District
MH

Mary-Margaret Hull, PMP, APR

Senior Planner/Resilience Coordinator, Southwest Florida Water Management District
LM

Leroy Marshal, PE, PMP, CRM

Director, Resource Management & Projects Division, Suwannee River Water Management District
Friday September 25, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Closing General Session
 
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