Please pass to NY-area folks interested in what can be done at the public-private interface to boost urban resilience in a turbulent century. 10/20 half day conference at Pace University Manhattan location featuring top people from Rockefeller Foundation, World Bank, FEMA and more.. pace.edu/dyson/academic-departments-and-programs/criminal-justice/graduate-programs/resilience/schedule Conference Schedule Summit on Resilience II: THE NEXT STORM Monday, October 20 Michael Schimmel Theater 3 Spruce St, Manhattan, NY 10038 8:00am: Registration and breakfast (Schimmel Lobby) 8:45am: Welcome: Dean Nira Herrmann, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences, Pace University 8:50am: Introductory Remarks: Stephane Hallegatte, Senior Economist, Climate Change Group, The World Bank 9:10am: Stéphen J. Friedman, President, Pace University interviews Patrick Foye, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Topic: “How did we do?” 9:30 - 10:30am: Private and Public Sector Panel—Risk Management Perspectives Discussion on physical restoration, general insurance claims for loss of records, interruption of business and what worked well during Superstorm Sandy. Moderator: Rose Littlejohn, Managing Director, Business Services and LETS, PricewaterhouseCoopers Panelists: Jerome Hatfield, Regional Administration, Region II, FEMA Vincent Barrella, Mayor, Point Pleasant, New Jersey Jill Dalton, Managing Director, Global Risk Consulting and Property Claims Preparation, Advocacy and Valuation, AON Risk Solutions Gary Lawrence, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Office, AECOM 10:30 - 10:45am: Break (Schimmel Lobby) 10:45 - 11:45am: Utilities and Experts on Distributed Power Panel Perspectives Discussion on distributed power to identify policy shifts that could lead to better results next time. Moderator: Andrew Revkin, Dot Earth Blogger, New York Times; Senior Fellow, Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies. Panelists: Tom Bourgeois, Deputy Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center; Director, US Department of Energy’s Northeast CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Robert Schimmenti, Senior Vice President, Electric Operations, Con Edison Daniel Zarrilli, Director of Recovery and Resiliency, Mayors Office NYC Chris Levendos, Vice President, National Operations, Verizon 11:45am: Closing Topic: Michael Berkowitz, President, 100 Resilient Cities Speak on the Foundation’s multi-year effort to build urban resilience worldwide. 12:05pm: Final Remarks: Professor Joseph Ryan, Chair, Criminal Justice, Pace University 12:10pm: End For more information please contact [email protected].
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:10:45 +0000
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