“Activating Communities and Businesses for a More Resilient Future”
March 22–23, 2016 | Richmond, Virginia
PARTNERS EVENT PHOTOS AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS CONTACT
The 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference took place March 22–23, 2016 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. The first statewide conference on resiliency activated community and business stakeholders around the Commonwealth:
- to learn about resiliency planning to address current and future environmental, social, and economic challenges, and
- to become leaders in their communities to address formulating plans for a resilient future.
View the complete conference agenda here.
Our agenda included speakers on:
- national security and resiliency,
- adaptation strategies for the built environment,
- risks to infrastructure and solutions,
- challenges for the agricultural sector,
- developments in emergency preparedness,
- tools for resiliency planning,
- outstanding examples of community resiliency, and
- the business case for resiliency planning.
The Conference also provided a forum for highlighting progress in implementing the Virginia Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission’s recommendations and the Clean Power Plan, and a review of this year’s related General Assembly actions.
Event Resources
Photos from the 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference are provided courtesy of Jim Pierobon.
Agenda & Speakers
The 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference provided a unique forum to inform, educate, and activate communities across Virginia about the benefits of resiliency planning. It offered Virginia communities and businesses:
- Critical information on the rationale for resiliency planning, including national security, climate change, and economic factors;
- Options and resources from the national, state and local levels for local resiliency planning; and
- Opportunities for in-depth learning experiences involving expert speakers and facilitated discussions.
Plenary sessions featured national public and private speakers who addressed environmental, economic, and national security aspects of resiliency, as well as highlighted the economic value to both governments and corporations of adopting resiliency measures in their policies and operations.
Breakout sessions provided in-depth presentations on critical aspects of resiliency including infrastructure and building design, emergency management and resilient disaster recovery, and ensuring successful food production in the face of economic or climate uncertainty.
| TUESDAY, MARCH 22 |
7:00 AM–8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS8:00–11:50 AM WELCOME AND OPENING PLENARY8:00–8:15 AM Plenary Speakers8:15–8:45 AM 8:45–9:30 AM
9:30–10:00 AM 10:00–10:30 AM
10:40–11:40 AM Facilitator: Shawn Talmadge, Homeland Security and Resilience Staff Director, Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
11:40–12:10 BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS12:10–1:50 PM LUNCH WITH PLENARY PANELPanel Presentation: General Assembly Updates and the Clean Power Plan Implementation
1:50–2:00 PM BREAK2:00–5:10 PM AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONSTrack: Integrating Resiliency into Building and Community Design Track: Resiliency Strategies in Agriculture and Rural Communities Track: Adapting Infrastructure for Resiliency Track: Resiliency’s Role in Emergency Management 2:00–3:30 PM AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION ONESession 1: Factors in Building and Community Resiliency MODERATOR: Jerry Walker, CEM, LEED AP, Henrico County
Session 2: Agriculture and Forest Management in Times of Climate Variability MODERATOR: Erin Stanforth, Virginia Commonwealth University
Session 3: Infrastructure Risks and Opportunities MODERATOR: Speaker Pollard, Williams Mullen
Session 4: Building Resiliency into Emergency Preparedness MODERATOR: Harry E. Gregori, Jr., Gregori Consulting, LLC
3:30–3:40 PM BREAK3:40–5:10 PM AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION TWOSession 5: Tools for Resiliency in Buildings and Communities MODERATOR: Jim Pierobon, Southeast Energy News
Session 6: Tools for Agricultural and Rural Resiliency MODERATOR: Kimberly Davis, Kimberly V. Davis & Associates
Session 7: Tools for Infrastructure Resiliency Planning MODERATOR: Tracy Winkelman Ruff, P.E., Kine Vue Consulting
Session 8: Tools for Resiliency in Emergency Preparedness MODERATOR: Alex McLellan, Resilience Thinking Institute 5:10–7:00 PM RECEPTION IN EXHIBITOR SPACE |
| Wednesday, March 23 | |||
8:30 AM–9:30 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS9:30 AM–12:30 PM MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9:30–11:00 AM MORNING BREAKOUT SESSION ONESession 9: Urban Resiliency and Economic Opportunities MODERATOR: Annette Osso, Resilient Virginia Session 10: Economic Challenges in Rural Communities MODERATOR: Daniel Michaelson
Session 11: Economic Impacts of Coastal Resiliency MODERATOR: Speaker Pollard, Williams Mullen
11:00 AM–12:30 PM MORNING BREAKOUT SESSION TWOSession 12: Urban Resiliency Capacity Building MODERATOR: Kimberly Davis, Kimberly V. Davis & Associates
Session 13: Rural Resiliency Capacity Building MODERATOR: Andrew Sorrell, VDACS
Session 14: Coastal Resiliency Capacity Building MODERATOR: Erin Stanforth, Virginia Commonwealth University 12:30–2:00 PM LUNCH WITH PLENARY SPEAKERSMoving Ahead with Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies in the Commonwealth Regional Resilience Dashboard
Science Museum of Virginia’s Learn, Prepare, Act Program |
Resilient Virginia Conference Partners
Thanks to our State Partners including:
- Get Ready! Emergency Planning Center
- Greater Virginia Green Building Council
- Leaders in Energy (LERCPA)
- State Universities
- Virginia Association of Counties
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
- Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
- Virginia Municipal League
National Partners include:
- American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
- CDP—Driving Sustainable Economies
- National League of Cities Sustainable Cities Institute
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Southeast Climate Research Hub
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
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Media Sponsor |
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Planning Committee
Conference Planning Committee
We are pleased that our Conference Planning Committee included representatives from national organizations, state and local government, the private sector, and academia.
Co-Leaders
Annette Osso, LEED AP, Managing Director, Resilient Virginia
Jerry Walker, CEM, LEED AP, County of Henrico, and Chairman, Resilient Virginia
Georgiana Ball, Consultant
Charley Banks, VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Sharon Baxter, VA Department of Environmental Quality
Nell Boyle, LEED AP, City of Roanoke
Karl Bren (Retired)
Tracy Browne, Balfour Beatty
Tim Cole, Virginia Beach Public Schools
Michelle Covi, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Brendan Doyle, ORD, US EPA
Bryna Dunn, AICP, LEED Fellow, Moseley Architects
Jane Frantz, Dewberry
Harry Gregori, Gregori Consulting LLC
Alan Hecht, ORD, US EPA
Lori Herrick, City of Virginia Beach
Jeremy Holmes, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Robin Jones, VA Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Charles Kline, VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Joe Lerch, Virginia Municipal League
Cooper Martin, National League of Cities
Ben McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Anne McRay, County of Henrico
Steven McNulty, Ph.D., USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub
Jonathan Miles, Ph.D., James Madison University
Saskia Mollet, CDP
Charlotte Moore, Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
Scott Nelles, Sustainable Water
Henry Pollard, Williams Mullen
Mari Radford, FEMA
Lorna Rosenberg, Region 3, USEPA
Tracy Ruff, Kine Vue LLC
Daniel Slone, McGuire Woods, PLC
Andrew Sorrell, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Erin Stanforth, Virginia Commonwealth University
Pamela Vosburgh, Resilient Virginia Board of Directors
Contact info
For more information on the 2016 Resilient Virginia Conference, please contact:
| Annette Osso, LEED AP, Managing Director, Resilient Virginia | |
| Telephone: | (703) 486-2966 |
| Mobile: | (703) 629-1650 |
| E-mail: | osso@resilientvirginia.org |
| Mail: | Resilient Virginia PO Box 6539 Arlington, VA 22206 |
