Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast: Virtual Coastal Resilience Conference

Date/Time: March 22nd and 23rdfrom 9:00am – 2:00pm PST

Please join us for a free 2-day virtual conference Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast, March 22nd and 23rdfrom 9:00am – 2:00pm PST. Building on the success of past conferences from 2015-2021, this virtual conference will connect coastal planners, managers, practitioners, funders, and decision-makers to share lessons learned and strategies for building coastal resilience.

Participants will build understanding on how regions, states, and tribes are bringing together diverse stakeholders to accelerate solutions that create and leverage results for the coast, helping communities, ecosystems, and economies be more resilient to climate change.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

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Conference Attendees will Gain Insight into: 

• Emerging coastal issues like resilient ports, restorative aquaculture, contaminated coastal lands and Super Fund sites, and shoreline adaptive management.
• Regional models demonstrating accelerated on-the-ground application and uptake of coastal solutions.
• Inclusive, equitable planning, access, capacity building, and job training.
• Funding for climate adaptation and increasing the pace and scale of the permitting process allow adaptation projects to occur more quickly, simply, and cost-effectively.
• Insurance and financing solutions.

Featured Speakers Include:

• Carol Bach, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Port of San Francisco
• Darbi Berry, Director of Climate and Environmental Programs, The Nonprofit Institute; Director, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative
• David Flores, CPR Senior Policy Analyst, The Center for Progressive Reform
• Julio Garcia, Executive Director, Rise South City
• Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy
• Robert Jones, Global Lead, Aquaculture; Provide Food and Water Team, The Nature Conservancy
• Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Commissioner, California Department of Insurance
• Charles Lester, Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
• Adrienne Newbold, Senior Civil Engineer, The Port of Los Angeles
• Kristen Pawling, Sustainability Program Director, Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office
• Sanjay Seth, Climate Resilience Program Manager, Environment Department, City of Boston
• Jasneet Sharma, Director for the Office of Sustainability, County of Santa Clara
• A.R. Siders, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
• Ralph Wolfe, Director, Sustainable Southeast Partnership