The Leadership Summit – January 7-8, 2020

Champions of Change: Creating Resilient Communities 2030

Thank you for your attendance and participation at the first Resiliency Leadership Summit;

an initiative of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

Leadership Summit Agenda & Speakers

Presentation Archive

Looking to revisit a session from the 2020 Leadership Summit? Follow the links below to download presentations from each session. If you do not see a session highlighted, the panelist provided remarks in place of a presentation.

Download the 2020 Leadership Summit Program (PDF)

Tuesday, January 7


8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • Sean Sullivan, Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
  • Commissioner Janet C. Long, Pinellas County Commissioner, 2019 Chair of the Coalition
  • U.S. Representative Charlie Crist, Florida’s 13th Congressional District

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | State of the State

  • Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, P.h.D., State of Florida Chief Resilience Officer

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Climate and Risks to Florida Gulf Coast Communities

  • Rob Brown, Division Manager, Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources
  • Dr. Gary Mitchum, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, USF College of Marine Science

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Water, Economy & Equity: How Norfolk Catalyzed Resilience


10:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Creating a Roadmap to Resilience: The County Perspective

  • Veronica Cintron, Bay News 9, Panel Moderator

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Keynote Speaker


1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Resilient Cities Mayors Panel

  • Tim Nickens, Editor of Editorials, Tampa Bay Times, Panel Moderator
    • Mayor Jane Castor, City of Tampa
    • Mayor George Cretekos, City of Clearwater
    • Mayor Rick Kriseman, City of St. Petersburg

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Resilience as an Economic Development Strategy: Risk, Ratings, and Bonds

  • Hank Hodde, Resilience & Sustainability Coordinator, Pinellas County, Panel Moderator

3:45-4:45 p.m. | Big Vision Adaptation: Shifting from Pipes to Parks with Innovative Green Infrastructure

  • Kelli Hammer Levy, Interim Public Works Director, Pinellas County, Panel Moderator

Wednesday, January 8


8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Florida Congressional Update

  • Patrick Roff, 2020 Chair of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
  • Ben Diamond, Florida House of Representatives District 68

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Clean Energy Strategies for Resilient Sustainable Communities

  • Susan Glickman, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Panel Moderator
    • Scott Haase, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Scientific Computing and Energy Analysis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    • Mayor Woody Brown, City of Largo
    • Brad Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
    • Chris Evanich, Program Director, Schneider Electric

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Planning for Recovery: Rebuilding Resilient Communities & Affordable Housing

  • Bart Weiss, Hillsborough County, Panel Moderator
    • Steve Costello, Chief Recovery Officer, City of Houston
    • Laurie Schoeman, Senior National Program Director – Resilience & Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Community Foundation
    • Gladys Cook, Resilience & Disaster Recovery Director, Florida Housing Coalition

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Increasing Local Resiliency & Regional Collaboration

  • Shawn College, AICP, Hillsborough County, City-County Planning Commission, Panel Moderator

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Regional Action Plan Priority Discussions

  • Taryn Sabia, University of South Florida School of Architecture, Center for Community Design & Research, Facilitator

Media Gallery

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Thank you to our 2020 Sponsors & Partners

RESILIENCE CATALYST

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RESILIENCE STARS

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RESILIENCE LEADERS

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RESILIENCE COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

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RESILIENCE ADVOCATES

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EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS

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See you next year!

We look forward to seeing you at the next Leadership Summit in 2021.