Palm Beach County and West Palm Beach were scheduled to host the 8^th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit on October 5-6, 2016, however, the event was canceled due to Hurricane Matthew.

The annual summit is coordinated by the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, a partnership between Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties, their municipalities and other partners. The Climate Leadership Summit is a major regional event focused on facilitating climate-related collaboration and knowledge sharing. The summit attracts innovative thinkers and leaders from business, government, academia and the non-profit community to exchange ideas and dialogue at panel discussions and networking breaks.