
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 Room
Lakeside Expo Center
Sign in, receive your pass, and grab some pastries and coffee.
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.
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