Resilience 365 Conference 2026

Sign in, receive your pass, and grab some pastries and coffee. 

Opening Remarks 

Speakers:

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County 

Michael Berkowitz, Climate Resilience Institute 

Financing Resilience 

Speakers:

Judith Rodin, former University of Pennsylvania

Sadek Wahba, I Squared Capital

The Building Blocks of Community Cohesion: Strengthening Social Infrastructure within the Built Environment

Moderator:

Jen Posner, UM Climate Resilience Institute 

Speakers:

Carlos Martín, Resources for the Future

Erin Kobetz (Invited), UM Miller School of Medicine

Yoca Arditi-Rocha (Invited), The CLEO Institute

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Addressing Heat-Related Health Risk

Moderator:

Jane Gilbert, Climate Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council

Speakers:

Arnab Ghosh, Weill Cornell Medicine

Nkosi Muse, Harvard University

Anjali Saxena, UM Miller School of Medicine

Josh Sorin, Centre for Public Impact

New Approaches to Resilience Finance

Speakers:

Michael Beck, UC Santa Cruz

Victoria Salinas, Duke University

Tucker van Aken, Systemiq

Charlie Sidoti, InnSure (Invited)

Considerations for Financing Resilient Housing 

Speakers:

James Carras, Harvard Kennedy School

Stuart Yasgur, Economic Architecture

Laura Foote, YIMBY Action

CJ Reynolds, Florida Housing Coalition

Laurie Schoeman, Partners for the Common Good 

The Future of Climate Services

Speakers:

Jainey Bavishi, UM Climate Resilience Institute

Emily Becker, UM Cooperative Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)

Living with Water: New Paradigms for Urbanism on the Edge

Speakers:

Stephen Davis, The Everglades Foundation

Brett Bibeau, Miami River Commission

Aaron DeMayo, Future Vision Studios

Edgar Westerhof, Arcadis

How Can Academia Drive Impact: Innovative Partnerships

Speakers:

Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Chancellor, University of Massachussetts, Boston

Interdisciplinary Innovation at the University of Miami

Speakers:

Joel Samuels, Provost, University of Miami

Better Public Financing

Moderator:

Xavier de Souza Briggs, The Brookings Institution

Speakers:

Andrew Salkin, Resilient Cities Catalyst

Brian Strong, City of San Francisco

Jennifer Jurado, Broward County 

Policy Levers for Building Stronger Communities

Speakers:

James Murley, former Miami-Dade County 

Amanda Mullan, National Academy of Public Administration

Frances Colón, Center for American Progress

Real Talk About NBS: Logistical Challenges for Practical Solutions

Speakers:

Landolf Rhode Barbarigos, University of Miami

Aida Curtis, Curtis & Rogers Design Studio

Mike Beck, UC Santa Cruz

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida

Christian Kamrath, Miami-Dade County

Danielle Irwin (Invited), Cummins Cederberg - Coastal & Marine Engineering

Climate x Health: The Community Benefits of Resilience Interventions

Speakers:

Josh Sorin, Centre for Public Impact

Joanna Lombard, University of Miami

Kilan Bishop-Ashad, University of Miami

Jennifer Mandeville, Washington University, St. Louis

Applying AI/Data Science to Climate Resilience Initiatives

Speakers:

Anthony Townsend, Cornell Tech

Marybeth Arcodia, University of Miami

Thomas Merrick (Invited), University of Miami

CRO Roundtable - Progressing Climate Resilience in These Times - Invitation Only

Opening Remarks

Speakers:

Mayor Eileen Higgins, City of Miami

Resilience Planning in the Southeast: Helping Communities Plan in an Environment of Chronic Natural Hazards

Speakers:

Andrew Salkin, Resilient Cities Catalyst

Kilan Ashad‑Bishop, University of Miami

Lauren Alexander Augustine, Gulf Research Program

Research Highlights: Collaborative Science - Resilient 305

Speakers:

Amy Clement, University of Miami

Tiffany Troxler, Florida International University

Waiting in the Shade - Optimizing Bus Shelters for a Changing Climate

Speakers:

Jane Gilbert, Climate Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council
Nkosi Muse, Harvard University
Robin Bachin, University of Miami

Raonel Rodriguez, Miami-Dade County

Diving Into Action: Implementing Water Projects, Obstacles and Opportunities

Moderator:

Courtney Humphries, Journalist & Scholar

Speakers:

Esber Andiroglu, University of Miami

Whit Remer, Arcadis

Alex Reed (Invited), Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Preparation and Response: Building Resilience to Natural Disasters

Moderator:

Jane Gilbert, Climate Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council

Speakers:

Elizabeth Greig, UM Miller School of Medicine

Andrew MacCalla, Collective Energy Company

CJ Reynolds, Florida Housing Coalition

Gianna Van Winkle, Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

Build a Better Bus Shelter

Workshopping Creative Design and Policy Solutions, Policy Criteria, Priorities, and Design Ideas

Insurance Innovation to Fund Risk Mitigation and Risk Transfer

Speakers:

Paula Pagniez, Howden Group Holdings

Enrique Villamor (Invited), Florida International University 

Mark Borsuk (Invited), Duke University

Building Resilient + Equitable Housing

Moderator:

Michael Berkowitz, UM Climate Resilience Institute

Speakers:

Shaun Donovan, Enterprise Community Partners

Yoca Arditi-Rocha (Invited), The CLEO Institute

From Framework to Action: Aligning Philanthropy for Durable Climate Resilience

Speakers:

Jainey Bavishi, UM Climate Resilience Institute

Shamar Bibbins, The Kresge Foundation

Prithi Trivedi, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Technology & Innovation Pitches by the South Florida Risk + Resilience Tech Hub

Infrastructure Futures: New Approaches to Build Resilience for the Next Generation

Speakers:

Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, University of Miami

Matthijs Bouw, One Architecture

Sonia Chao, University of Miami

Katherine Dafforn, UMass Boston

Illya Azaroff, The American Institute of Architects

Managed Retreat: Levers to Mitigate Future Risk

Speakers:

Brian Strong, City of San Francisco

Alec Bogdanoff, Brizaga

Jainey Bavishi, UM Climate Resilience Institute

Katharine Mach, University of Miami

Water as Leverage Workshop

Water as an Entry Point for Planning: Global Perspectives