2026 Florida Resilience Conference: Full Schedule

8:50am EDT

Low Impact Development Incentives: A Practical Solution to the Resiliency Preemption Feedback Loop

Thursday September 24, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT

Speakers

Lily Galleo

Sustainability Planner, City of Titusville

Sustainability and communications professional with nearly a decade of experience across energy efficiency start-ups, property management, research, and engineering, currently leading all sustainability strategies and initiatives for the City of Titusville. She holds an MBA from Virginia... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2026 8:50am - 9:10am EDT
Silver Perch

Smart Planning, A2

9:10am EDT

Scaling the Private Property Adaptation Tool: A Replicable Framework for Local Governments

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT

Silver Perch

Speakers

Alec Bogdanoff

CEO, Brizaga

Alec is the CEO and co-founder of Brizaga, where he leads efforts to advance innovative solutions in adaptation and community resilience. With deep expertise in resilience planning and implementation, he works closely with private industry and communities to develop practical, forward-thinking... Read More →

Alan Dodd, PE

Director of Emergency Management/Utilities Department, City of Wilton Manors

Director of†Emergency Management/Utilities Department for the City of Wilton Manors

Amy Knowles

Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Beach

Chief Resilience Officer and Director of Environment & Sustainability Department for the City of Miami Beach

Molly Ferch

Environmental Sustainability Manager, City of Oakland Park

Environmental Sustainability Manager for the†City of Oakland Park.

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:10am - 9:30am EDT
Silver Perch

Smart Planning, A2

9:30am EDT

From Regional Planning to Street-Level Insights: Integrating Science-Based Flood Visualizations and Data into Northeast Florida’s Smart Planning Framework

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT

Silver Perch

Speakers

Dan Rizza

Director, Program on Sea Level Rise, Climate Central

Dan Rizza leads the FloodVision program at Climate Central, directing a team dedicated to equipping coastal practitioners and communities with the tools, information, and products needed to understand, visualize, communicate, and respond to coastal flooding. The coastal †tools his... Read More →

Andrew Prokopiak

Sr. Regional Resiliency Planner, Northeast Florida Regional Council

Andrew Prokopiak is a Senior Regional Resiliency Planner with the Northeast Florida Regional Council, specializing in climate resilience, vulnerability assessment, hazard mitigation, and regional adaptation planning. With almost a decade of experience in local and regional planning... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:30am - 9:50am EDT
Silver Perch

Smart Planning, A2

9:50am EDT

Resilient SRQ: Sarasota County’s Plan for Recovery and Resiliency

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT

Silver Perch

Speakers

Steve Hyatt, MBA, CPM

Division Manager, Resilient SRQ

Steve is currently serving as the Division Manager of the Program Management Division within the Office of Financial Management which is overseeing the administration of $411 million of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds from Hurricane Ian (2022), and Hurricanes... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2026 9:50am - 10:10am EDT
Silver Perch

Smart Planning, A2

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

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