
Climate & Resilience Finance
The next frontier in innovative approaches to funding and financing infrastructure projects for stronger communities.
The UM Climate Resilience Institute, in partnership with Miami Dade County, will host a two-day conference to bring together communities and thought leaders to catalyze action related to driving tech innovation, financing resilience infrastructure, and fostering healthy communities. The conference is part of the inaugural Miami Climate Week hosted by Miami Climate 365 with activations and events intended to spark conversation and grow community networks around resilience.
The next frontier in innovative approaches to funding and financing infrastructure projects for stronger communities.
Connecting conservation and local resilience thought and practice to look holistically at how we can build more sustainable, equitable and resilient communities.
How climate tech can resolve the most pressing global challenges.
Please note, the agenda and speakers are subject to change. *- Invited Speakers, Confirmation Pending **- Title subject to change
Richter Library Conference RoomChief Resilience Officers' Roundtable - Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Sign in, receive your pass, and grab some pastries and coffee.
Lakeside Expo Center Michael Berkowitz, UM Climate Resilience Institute Guillermo "Willy" Prado, UM Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Loren Parra, Miami-Dade County Speakers: Henk Ovink, Global Commission on the Economics of Water Steve Davis, The Everglades FoundationWelcome Address
Everglades Restoration: The Nation’s Pioneer Water Engineering Project
Frost Institute of Molecular Science Conference Room Pace Universty Law School and University of Miami Law School will be adjudicating this year's law and policy hack competition to choose the winner! Judges: Jessica Owley, University of Miami Law School Katrina Fischer Kuh, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network Keith Hirokawa, Albany Law School
Shalala Activity Room Moderator: Stephen Hammer, New York Climate Exchange Marice Leal, The Nature Conservancy Timothy Norris, University of Miami Libraries, Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) Haoluan Wang, University of Miami, Department of Geography and Sustainable Development Shannon Jones, Frost Science Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Michael Berkowitz, UM Climate Resilience Institute Speakers: Mike Beck, UC Santa Cruz Tee Thomas, Quantified Ventures Dave Kelly, University of Miami Herbert Business School Rebecca Benner, The Nature Conservancy Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Michael Berkowitz, UM Climate Resilience Institute Lolita Jackson, Sustainable Development Capital LLP Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Erin Meezan, JLL Sustainability Speakers: Jose Prado, Gresham Smith Vincent J. Torres, University of Miami Emergency Management Matt Arsenault,* Baptist Health Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Communities
Speakers:Innovative Resilience Finance Mechanisms
EDGE 305: New Approaches to Finance Energy Transition (until 12:00 pm)
EDGE 305: Resilient Medical Systems: Building Strong Communities (until 12:00 pm)
Shalala Activity Room Moderator: Jen Posner, UM Climate Resilience Institute Speakers: Kate MacKenzie, NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy Catherine Compitello, Plentiful Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Rodolphe "Rudy" el-Khoury, University of Miami School of Architecture Speakers: Arnoud Molenaar, Floating Square City Aziza Chaouni, University of Toronto Prannoy Suraneni, University of Miami College of Engineering Lakeside Training RoomResilient Food Systems for a Changing Climate
Innovation in the Built Environment: Infrastructure for the 21st Century
EDGE 305: Investing in Miami - Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Enjoy lunch while networking with fellow attendees. Connect, share ideas, and build relationships in a relaxed setting!
Shalala Activity RoomGlobal Commission on the Economics of Water: Next Steps & Coalitions – Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Alix Lebec,* WaterEquity Speakers: Saadia Madsbjerg,* Co-Impact Rebecca Gruby, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Mathew Sanders*, The Pew Charitable Trusts Lakeside Expo Center Speakers: Alexis Trittipo, McKinsey & Company Jon Schnur,* America Achieves Frances Colón, Center of American ProgressPhilanthropic Investing: Closing the Funding Gap (1:45 - 2:15 pm)
Landscaping a New Administration’s Funding Priorities (2:15 - 3:00 pm)
Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Jessica Owley, University of Miami School of Law Speakers: Geoffrey Supran, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Katrina Fischer Kuh, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law Cinnamon Carlarne, Albany Law School Delaney Reynolds, University of Miami Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Stephen Keppel, PVBLIC Foundation Speakers: Eugénie Birch, University of Pennsylvania Mauricio Rodas, former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network Lakeside Training RoomUnderstanding Climate Litigation
Climate Finance in Emerging Markets: Financial Risks and Opportunities
Intersections of Climate and Health (until 5 pm) - Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Scotney Evans, University of Miami School of Education and Human Development Speakers: Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The CLEO Institute Leesa Carter-Jones, Captain Planet Foundation Maria Nardi,* Miami-Dade County Marta Viciedo, Knight Foundation Lakeside Training RoomAdvocacy and Engagement
Intersections of Climate and Health (until 5 pm) - Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Sign in, receive your pass, and grab some pastries and coffee.
Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Michael Berkowitz, UM Climate Resilience Institute Speakers: Loren Parra, Miami-Dade County Amy Knowles, City of Miami Beach Sonia Brubaker, City of Miami Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Matt Petersen, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Speakers: Stephen Hammer, New York Climate Exchange Stonly Baptiste Blue, Third Sphere Elle Hempen, Tailwind Climate Lakeside Training RoomResilient 305 Discussion Panel
Financing Resilience Tech: Funding the Future
Empowering the Next Generation (until 11:00 am) - Invitation Only
Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Pamela Berkowsky, Risk + Resilience TechHub, Blue Sapphire Strategies Speakers: Russell Sillmon, Miami Dade Innovation Authority Adam Friedman, 1Print Richard Miller, Florida Defense Alliance Dylan Monroe, Space Eyes Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Victoria Salinas, former FEMA Speakers: Robin Keegan, former FEMA Elizabeth Greig, UM Global Institute for Community Health & Development Laurie Schoeman, Partners for the Common GoodThe Duality of Dual-Use - Harnessing Commercial and Military Resilience Tech
Building Back Better: Community Recovery and Resilience
Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Sherrell Dorsey, Plexus Speakers: Anastasia Simon, Techstars WaterTech & Sustainability Ivan Rapin-Smith,* Watsco Ventures Jeb Bruggman, Resilient Cities Catalyst Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Rob Verchick, Loyola University of New Orleans Speakers: Andrew Baker, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Arnoud Molenaar, Square Floating City Anya Freeman, Kind Designs Meenakshi Chabba, Everglades Foundation Lakeside Training RoomFrom Pilots to Market Share: Accelerators & Ecosystem Supports Powering Deployment
Nature Based Solutions and Coastal Infrastructure
Structures of Resilience Finance (11:15am - 12:45 pm) - Invitation Only
Lakeside Expo Center Enjoy lunch while networking with fellow attendees. Connect, share ideas, and build relationships in a relaxed setting!
Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Francesca de Quesada Covey, Miami-Dade County Speakers: Guillermo Franco, Guy Carpenter Enrique Villamor, Florida International University Rebecca Benner, The Nature Conservancy Benjamin NcNeil, Swiss Re Frost Institute of Molecular Science Conference Room Moderators & Speakers TBD Lakeside Expo Center Lakeside Expo Center Moderator: Janisse Schoepp, Health Foundation of South Florida Speakers: Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County CJ Reynolds, Florida Housing Coalition Lynée Turek-Hankins, Darmouth College Laurie Schoeman, Partners for the Common Good Martina Spolini, Rebuilding Together Miami Dade Alexandro Bolaños, Miami-Dade County Housing & Community DevelopmentInsurance Innovations: Protecting Communities and Incentivizing Risk Mitigation
Challenges and Opportunities for the Media Covering Climate Resilience**
Reitmeister-Abess Center Environmental Stewardship Award Ceremony
Heat Health: Innovative Strategies for Safer Homes (until 2:45 pm)
Lakeside Expo Center Enjoy some coffee and light bites.
Lakeside Auditorium Moderator: Terri-Ann Brown, Miami Tech Works Speakers: Esber Andiroglu, University of Miami Civil & Architectural EngineeringJobs that Work: Equipping a Future-Ready Workforce
Lakeside Auditorium The Risk + Resilience Tech Hub will host a series of 30 minute product pitch sessions from resilience, ocean, and climate startups with market-ready innovations on water, infrastructure, and data. Potential customers and deployment partners are encouraged to attend and will be given time to ask questions.Tech & Innovation Pitches
Lakeside Expo Center Jen Posner, UM Climate Resilience Institute Speakers: Joanna Lombard, University of Miami School of Architecture Susannah Drake, DLAND Studio Aruni Bhatnagar, University of Louisville Meg Daly, The UnderlineUrban Greening: Creating Healthier, More Resilient Cities
Lakeside Expo Center Join us for the closing ceremony, where we reflect on key moments, celebrate achievements, and wrap up with final remarks.
The Environmental Law Program and the UM Climate Resilience Institute are hosting Prof. Robert Verchick, author of the award-winning "The Octopus in the Parking Garage", and Alex Harris, Miami Herald's lead climate change reporter, to discuss themes of risk management, adaptation, and climate resilience as climate justice.
The conference will take place from March 24-25 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (both days) at the Lakeside Village Expo Center, in addition to a few surrounding buildings. Address below: University of Miami Lakeside Village Expo Center 1280 Stanford Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Uber and Lyft are available. Please note, you will need access to the internet on your cellphone and will need to register accounts with these companies in order to request a driver. Set the destination to Lakeside Village Expo Center. If you are close enough to the University, we encourage you to walk or bike! The Underline path is a biking and walking path that runs parallel to US 1 for several miles under the Miami Metrorail from Brickell to Coral Gables. There are also sidewalks and bike lanes around the main roads leading to the University in addition to bike racks at multiple locations on campus.Public Transit
Ridesharing Services
Biking/Walking
Paid parking is available all around the University of Miami Coral Gables campus. See below a map with options closest to the Lakeside Village Expo Center.
There are several hotels near the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Environmental Medicine
Director, Christina Lee Brown Environmental Institute/ American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation Center
Professor
Chair, City Planning Graduate Group
Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Co-Director, Global Institute for Community Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of the Shark Research and Conservation Program (SRC)
Research Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
Visiting Fellow, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador
Assistant Professor, Sustainable Economics
Director, Undergraduate Studies Department of Geography and Sustainable Development
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Economics, Miami Herbert Business School