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Seminar Theaters are some of the most prominent features of The Natural Disaster Expo. With over 200 seminars expected to be delivered at the event, attendees can discover valuable insights and industry knowledge on what’s been happening in disaster prep, management, and recovery to advance their professional capabilities.
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Wednesday
11.00 - 11.30
Derek Rowan
Ascenttra Training and Exercise SpecialistsEasily create your own news broadcasts for your preparedness exercises!
Having custom news broadcasts and social media (synthetic media) for your drills provides your participants an enhanced environment for their decision-making. It helps not just public messaging procedures but also senior and operational policy decisions. Creating realistic news videos has traditionally been costly and require specific expertise and equipment. Let us show you how to do this yourself in minutes.
11.45 - 12.15
Harvey V. Cohen
Cohen Law GroupFlorida Senate Bill 2-D and 4-D: What You Need to Know
Learn proven strategies and gain legal insight that will insure success in restoring your commercial properties when tragedy strickes to maximize recovery. Discuss the vital elements necessary to navigate the filing and proper management of an insurance claim. Explore strategies to overcome tactics that may be used to stall, underpay or deny your claims.
12.30 - 13.00
Brian Hocieniec
LDR Site ServicesLightning Fast Solutions after Disasters Strike
Prepare ahead for Storm Support. In this seminar we''ll explore how preparing ahead of storm events can ensure the support you need is there when you need it. LDR specializes in equipment rental solutions with a focus on waste removal and portable sanitation needs.
13.15 - 13.45
Adam Hobson
In-SituWater Monitoring for Disaster Resilience
Reliable water data can improve resilience to natural disasters by providing information to better understand current and future risks, improve assessment of alternatives to address risks, and improve status assessment and progress reporting. In this talk, we will discuss the value of continuous water monitoring for disaster resilience along with examples from around the world.
14.00 - 14.30
Gareth Black
CHEMTRECThe psychology of Incident Command
An exploration of the cognitive processes and realtionship between stress factors when operating in the disasaster environment and how this effects decision making when operating in extreme environments.
14.45 - 15.15
Harry Erhardt
Exyn TechnologiesHigh Precision Real-time Data for Critical Decision Making
In an emergency situation, time and safety are paramount. Autonomous robots can keep first responders out of harm''s way by providing real-time situational awareness, identifying safe access corridors as well as areas and items of interest. Lidar systems, coupled with camera data and external sensors, provide actionable intelligence to aid emergency and first responders in critical decision making in unknown and extreme environments.
15.30 - 16.00
Joy Semien
L.E.E.D. With Joy LLCPreparing for a Natural Disaster Using the KAPS Model
This two-part workshop will educate participants on the topic of Disaster Preparedness and to challenge participants to think critically in developing methods to prepare their households for a disaster. The facilitators will use the KAPS model to illustrate the types of knowledge, changes in Attitudes, Preparedness and Skills needed to address the onset of a possible disaster.
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Thursday
11.00 - 11.30
Debra Deininger
N5 Sensors, Inc.Using Ground Based Sensors for Wildfire Detection and Air Quality
The devastating impacts of wildfire affect communities around the globe. Ground-based sensors coupled with AI offer an important tool for early detection of wildfire and can also provide important information on the impact of air quality on communities. This seminar will describe how ground-based sensors operate, along with recommendations on where and how they can be deployed for maximum impact.
11.45 - 12.15
Clint Sandridge
OEC GroupCreating A Better Logistical Model For Disaster Relief Preparedness
No two disasters are the same and neither are their responses. As a result, there are times when coordinating the response to deliver necessary and critical supplies to those who need it most can be very challenging. However, understanding secrets of the logistics industry and learning about the new products that are available can help government, non-profit, and private organizations properly prepare for the moment after a disaster situation occurs.
12.30 - 13.00
Fredrick D. Ferguson
Waterotor Energy Technologies Inc.Water Energy Production From Slow Moving Water
Hydrokinetic energy is a clean and renewable source of power that harnesses the energy of moving water to generate electricity. Join us to learn more about our exciting technology and how it can be used to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way. Discover the benefits and challenges of hydrokinetic energy and how it compares to other renewable energy sources. Don''t miss this opportunity to learn about the future of energy.
13.15 - 13.45
Daren Wheeler
Dome TechnologyInsuring your storm shelter is ICC 500 Compliant
When it comes to Storm Shelters, there are many choices to choose from. Make your choice count with a shelter that has been tested by an independent laboratory to meet ICC 500 Design Standards and FEMA 361 criteria. Why trust your life and the life of others to a shelter that has not followed a rigorous design review and qualified testing? A brief introduction to State and Federal FEMA grants.
14.00 - 14.30
Patrick Thompson
TerraScaleWho Says Resilience is Futile?
Real life stories from the field for preventing disasters before they happen by building resilience into infrastructure planning. Why wait for bad things to happen and just be reactive? Get proactive with good practices that work. Alternatives to centralized power, growing new agricultural crops that strengthen the grid, electrifying everything without burning more stuff, energy alternatives that will become mainstream, monetizing externalities to help organizations put a number on them.
14.45 - 15.15
Tyler Miller
TMS Heavy Haul / TMS LogisticsHow We Can Help You During A Natural Disaster
This will be a description of all the transportation services we provide, and how they can help different companies while dealing with natural disasters.
15.30 - 16.00
Matthew Erchull
Witt O’Brien’sMaximizing Disaster Recovery: Hard-Learned Wisdom to Guide Your Journey
Disaster recovery is an ongoing process, and the quicker you take control of it, the easier it is to influence the outcome. Integrate recovery into the normal structure and flow of your community to minimize disruption. Recovery alone cannot solve every pre-disaster problem, so focus efforts on making targeted gains. Above all, do not build what you cannot sustain and do no expect the future to be the same as the past.
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