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Wednesday, September 23
 

1:00pm EDT

Call to Order
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
JB

Jessica Beach

Resiliency Florida Chair and Chief Resilience Officer & Deputy Director of Utilities & Public Works, City of St. Augustine, FL
AS

Andy Studt

Program Supervisor, Coastal Resources Management, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

1:00pm EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
HF

Hector Flores

County Administrator, Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

1:15pm EDT

Opening Legislative Keynote: Florida's Environmental Outlook on Policy and Fund
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:15pm - 1:35pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
AM

Ana Maria Rodríguez

Florida Senate, District 40, Monroe County and part of Miami-Dade County
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:15pm - 1:35pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

1:35pm EDT

Statewide Resilience Initiatives
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:35pm - 1:50pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
avatar for Eddy Bouza

Eddy Bouza

Floridaís Chief Resilience Officer, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Nearly 15 years of experience in the Public Sector in Government Administration and Community Development. Strong Technical, Managerial, and Institutional Skills with Proven Experience as a Leader and Team Builder. Certified Floodplain Manager, Certified in Supervisory Management... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:35pm - 1:50pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

1:50pm EDT

Engineering Florida’s Future: Navigation, Restoration, and Resilience
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
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Colonel Brandon Bowman

Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:50pm - 2:10pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

2:10pm EDT

The Value of Open Space to Resilience
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:10pm - 2:40pm EDT
Great Egret A

Moderators
MB

Meredith Budd

Live Wildly Foundation
Jason Lauritsen is the Chief Conservation Officer of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, overseeing land and water protection, science, and stewardship across the 18-million-acre Corridor. He previously led the Corridor Coalition as Executive Director and directed Audubon's... Read More →
Speakers
NA

Nick Aumen

Visiting Research Professor, University of Florida
MD

Mallory Dimmitt

CEO, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:10pm - 2:40pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

2:40pm EDT

Navigating the Tides of Public Opinion
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:40pm - 3:00pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
SR

Stacy Ranieri

President and Chief Illuminator, The Firefly Group
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:40pm - 3:00pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Opening General Session

3:30pm EDT

Using Brownfields Remediation to Advance Smart Planning and Community Resilience: The Connor Park Redevelopment in Palmetto, Florida
Wednesday September 23, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
avatar for Elie Araj

Elie Araj

President, Applied Sciences Consulting, LLC
President of Applied Sciences, focused in the design and engineering of a sustainable and resilient future for Florida.
avatar for Kevin Yue

Kevin Yue

Associate, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
I'm an Associate and Senior Environmental Engineer at Stantec, focusing in contaminant assessment and remediation.
JM

Joe Marsh

Senior Associate, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
I'm a Senior Associate and Project Manager at Stantec, with experience in Brownfields redevelopment activities. †
MP

Matthew Pleasant, AICP

Planning Manager, Applied Sciences Consulting, Inc.
Planning Manager at Applied Sciences, bringing resilience to urban planning.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Smart Planning, A1

4:00pm EDT

Upper Barataria Terracing Project - An Affordable Approach to Combat Interior Marsh Deterioration
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
KH

Kiara Horton

Coastal Engineer, Freese and Nichols
Kiara is a Coastal Engineer in Freese and Nichol's New Orleans office with 6 years' experience. She has extensive experience in H&H modeling as well as coastal projects including several marsh restoration and living shoreline projects.†
MS

Matthew Salmon, PE

Senior Coastal Engineer, Freese and Nichols
Matthew is a Senior Coastal Engineer in Freese and Nichols' New Orleans office with 18 years' experience in coastal protection/restoration and environmental remediation. He has provided coastal design services for projects across the U.S. that included shoreline stabilization, marsh... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Smart Planning, A1

4:20pm EDT

From Code Change to Construction: How Regulatory Reform Enabled Living Seawalls in Miami Shores Village
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:20pm - 4:40pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
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Anya Freeman

CEO, Kind Designs
3D-Printing Living Seawalls in Miami.
JL

Jorge Loor

Project Manager, Public Works, Village of Miami Shores, FL
LB

Leonard Barrera Allen

Project Director, Cummins Cederberg
Leonard Barrera is a coastal engineer with experience in the planning, engineering analysis, and design of coastal and waterfront development projects in Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America. His experience, ranging from project inception to construction, includes field investigations... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:20pm - 4:40pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Smart Planning, A1

4:40pm EDT

Miami-Dade County’s Coastal Storm Risk Strategy: The Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM Project and Beyond
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:40pm - 5:00pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
JG

Julie Grissett, E.I.

Coastal Associate, Moffatt & Nichol
Julie is a Coastal Associate at Moffatt & Nichol based in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
CK

Christian Kamrath

Resilience Program Manager, Miami-Dade County Office of Environmental Risk and Resilience
Christian Kamrath is a Resilience Program Manager at the Miami-Dade County Office of Environmental Risk and Resilience.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:40pm - 5:00pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Smart Planning, A1

5:00pm EDT

Florida’s Ports on the Frontlines: Advancing Resilience and Readiness in 2026
Wednesday September 23, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Great Egret A

Speakers
avatar for Jose De Jesus, PE

Jose De Jesus, PE

Director of Engineering, Port Tampa
JD

John D. Glass Jr., PE

Deputy Director of Engineering and Construction, SeaPort Manatee
HS

Helga Sommer, PE, PPM

Chief of Engineering, Port Miami
Wednesday September 23, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Great Egret A
  Smart Planning, A1
 
Thursday, September 24
 

12:30pm EDT

Lunch
Thursday September 24, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Great Egret A

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Great Egret A
 
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

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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