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SUMMARY:17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Compact\, in partnership with Palm Beach County hosted the 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit\, “Roots of Resilience: Cultivating a Sustainable Future\,” at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on December 16–17\, 2025. The Summit is a key opportunity for sharing innovative ideas\, displaying successful climate initiatives\, and fostering collaboration among leaders from various sectors. Attendees include government officials\, scientists\, nonprofit organizations\, business leaders\, indigenous representatives\, academia\, youth\, media\, community leaders\, and international organizations. Their diverse expertise is essential for designing comprehensive policies\, exchanging knowledge\, and enhancing regional and global cooperation. The Summit will highlight impactful projects for immediate implementation\, encourage valuable networking and strategic planning\, and leverage collective insights to tackle pressing South Florida climate issues. \n\nEvent Agenda and Recordings\nDay 1\nPalm Beach County State of Resilience (Watch video)\nSara Baxter\, Mayor\, Palm Beach County  \nState of South Florida Resilient Housing & Development (Watch video)\nAshon Nesbitt\, Chief Executive Officer\, Florida Housing Coalition  \nWhat Does the Data Say? South Florida Climate Indicators (Watch video)\nDr. Jayantha Obeysekera\, Director & Research Professor\, Sea Level Solutions Center\, Florida International University  \nCreating Resilient Futures: Compact CROs in Dialogue (Watch video)\nPanelist: Rhonda Haag\, Chief Resilience Officer\, Monroe County\nPanelist: Loren Parra\, Chief Resilience Officer\, Miami-Dade County\nPanelist: Dr. Jennifer Jurado\, Chief Resilience Officer\, Broward County\nPanelist: Megan Houston\, Director\, Division of Built Environment Risk Reduction\, Palm Beach County\nModerator: Lauren Evans\, Local Consultant\, Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact  \nInnovation Showcase: Roots of Resilience – Local Government in Action (Watch video)\nPresenter: Jennifer Baez\, Environmental Program Supervisor\, Palm Beach County ERM\nPresenter: Stephanie Roche\, Beach Manager\, Broward County\nPresenter: Jennifer Cheek\, Resilience Coordinator\, Miami-Dade County\nPresenter: Amy Knowles\, Chief Resilience Officer\, Miami Beach\nModerator: Jodie Gless Eldridge\, Director of Environmental Service\, FPL \nIntegrated Solutions: Housing and Climate Resilience in Action (Watch video)\nPanelist: Dr. Robin Bachin\, Project Director\, Miami Housing Solutions Lab\nPanelist: Julie Klump\, Vice President\, Design and Building Performance\, Preservation of Affordable Housing\nPanelist: Sam Chesser\, South Florida Vice President\, Self-Help\nModerator: Jaime Lee Bradshaw\, Chief Strategy Officer\, Community Partners of South Florida \nRoutes to Resilience: Sustainable Transportation Designs and Systems (Watch video)\nPanelist: Dr. Kim DeLaney\, Director of Strategic Development & Policy\, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council\nPanelist: Cathy Dos Santos\, Executive Director\, Miami Transit Alliance\nPanelist: Coree Cuff Lonergan\, CEO & General Manager\, Broward County Transit\nModerator: Claudia Bilotto\, Southeast Region Executive Senior Vice President\, WSP \nKeynote: We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate (Watch video)\nMichael Grunwald\, Author\, Journalist\, Podcaster\, Speaker\n \nGreetings from West Palm Beach Mayor (Watch video)\nKeith A. James\, Mayor\, West Palm Beach \nDay 2\nMiami-Dade County State of Resilience (Watch video)\nDr. Danielle Levine Cava\, Mayor\, Miami-Dade County \nKeynote: State of the Ocean (Watch video)\nDr. Steven Vollmer\, Director\, FAU School of Environment\, Coastal\, and Ocean Sustainability \nOperationalizing Climate Resilience Across South Florida’s Counties (Watch video)\nPanelist: Joseph Abruzzo\, County Administrator\, Palm Beach County\nPanelist: Monica Cepero\, County Administrator\, Broward County\nPanelist: Jimmy Morales\, Chief Operations Officer\, Miami-Dade County\nPanelist: Rhonda Haag\, Chief Resilience Officer\, Monroe County\nModerator: Dr. Steven Vollmer\, Director\, FAU School of Environment\, Coastal\, and Ocean Sustainability \nInnovation Showcase: Roots of Resilience – Non-Profit and Technology (Watch video)\nPresenter: Anya Freeman\, Founder & CEO\, Kind Designs\nPresenter: Yoca Arditi-Rocha\, Executive Director\, CLEO Institute\nPresenter: Jessica Bruso\, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Specialist\, Ferguson Waterworks\nPresenter: Dr. Meenakshi Chabba\, Ecosystem and Resilience Scientist\, The Everglades Foundation\nPresenter: Karen Jernigan\, Director\, U.S. Market Transformation & Development\, U.S. Green Building Council\nModerator: Thais Lopez Vogel\, Esq.\, Co-Founder & Trustee\, VoLo Foundation \nDisaster Recovery and Management (Watch video)\nPanelist: Bryan Koon\, President & CEO\, IEM International\, Inc.\nPanelist: CJ Reynolds\, Director\, Resilience and Recovery\, Florida Housing Coalition\nPanelist: Robert Garcia\, Warning Coordination Meteorologist\, National Weather Service – Miami-South Florida\nModerator: Mary Blakeney\, Director\, Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management\, Public Safety Department \nBroward County State of Resilience (Watch video)\nBeam Furr\, Mayor\, Broward County\n \nKeynote: Salty Urbanism: A Design Framework for Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise for Urban Areas in the Coastal Zone (Watch video) Jeffrey Huber\, Professor & Author\, FAU School of Architecture \nVirtual Worlds\, Real Solutions: The Power of Resiliency Tech (Watch video)\nPanelist: Ashantae Green\, Sustainability Manager\, City of Jacksonville\nPanelist: Dr. Serena Hoermann\, Associate Director\, FAU Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions\nPanelist: Daniel Kleinman\, Founder & CEO\, Seaworthy Collective\nModerator: Gregg Weiss\, County Commissioner\, Palm Beach County – District 2
URL:https://southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/event/17th-annual-southeast-florida-climate-leadership-summit/
LOCATION:Palm Beach County Convention Center\, 650 Okeechobee Blvd\, West Palm Beach\, FL\, 33401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Summits
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