Ashley Armstrong
Senior Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Christopher Clavin
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Resilience, White House Office of Management and Budget
Bradley Dean
Director for Flood & Resilience Policy, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President
Kristin Leahy Fontenot
Director, Office of Environment and Energy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tim Judge
Senior Vice President – Head of Modeling & Chief Climate Officer, Fannie Mae
Eric Letvin
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

When the country’s built environment was designed, no one could foresee the intensity and frequency of the natural hazards to come.

Fortunately, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act have presented a historic opportunity to address these risks in the next generation of building and infrastructure investments that build climate resilience and should last generations.

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Swing by the recharge room to power yourself and your devices! Thank you to our generous recharge room sponsor National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association.

07:30 AM - 12:00 PM
07:30 AM - 11:00 AM
07:15 AM - 08:00 AM
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Suvendu Bhutia
Engineering Leader, Johnson Controls OpenBlue Digital Products and Services
Keith Bryan
Director, Federal Sustainability, Environmental, and Climate Advisory Services, KPMG
Venki Kumar
Director of Climate Data and Technology, KPMG
Andres Ravinet
Sustainability Global Black Belt, Microsoft
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM

Climate change presents numerous challenges and uncertainties to society, the economy, and environment, requiring a coordinated effort from the public and private sectors to navigate complex issues.

Our diverse panel of experts will discuss their respective experiences, innovations, and strategies with addressing climate change resilience—a critical component in building sustainable communities and organizations.

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Jessica Mederson
Partner, Stafford Rosenbaum
Mónika Serrano
Resilience Program Manager, Turner Construction
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM

With a changing climate that will bring financial losses, business interruptions, migration, and other threats to our society, the need for both climate mitigation and adaptation in the built environment is more urgent that ever.

11:45 AM - 12:50 PM
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