The Heat and Fire Expo Miami

All Speakers

Keynote
Speakers

Antwane Johnson

FEMA

A New Phase of Emergency Alerting

Norman Speicher

Department of Homeland Security

A New Phase of Emergency Alerting

Megan Crandall

Bureau of Land Management

Thinking About Public Information Before A Crisis

Robert McSwain

NASA

Exploring Opportunities Between Autonomy Research and Emergency Response Operations

Andrew Owlett

Amazon

TBD

Christopher Landsea, Ph.D.

National Hurricane Center- NOAA

Hurricanes and Global Warming: Expectations Versus Observations

Katie Yeutter

Florida Chamber Safety Council

Resiliency: The Person, The Company, The Environment

Todd S. Bridges, Ph.D.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Engineering With Nature® to Reduce Long-Term Risks from Natural Hazards

Gerry Falconer

Miami Beach Fire Department/Ocean Rescue Division

TBD

Jenny Locy

AQI Services

Emergency Communication You Are Not Reaching Everyone.

Doug Quinn

American Policyholder Association

TBD

Ken Graham

National Hurricane Center- NOAA

TBD

William P. Mahoney III

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Advancements in Predicting Wildfire Behavior

John K Scott

BOMA | REMS Florida

TBD

Jeffrey Baxter

Erickson, Inc.

Developing an Optionally-Piloted 40,000 Pound Firefighting Drone

Mariana Russell

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Jill Hanson

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Lorin Montgomery

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Valerie Edwards

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Brittany Perkins Castillo

AshBritt Environmental

Doing the Hard Work: Private Sector Lessons Learned on Responding to a Disaster During COVID

Lisa Orloff

Resiliency Advisors & World Cares

TBD

Robert Molleda

National Weather Service

TBD

Christopher Todd

Airborne International Response Team (AIRT)

Drones and Related Technology for Emergency Management and Disaster Response

Erik Salna, M.S.

FIU | Extreme Events Institute

Community Resilience: Increasing Public Understanding of Risk and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards through Research and the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind

John Verrico

National Association of Government Communicators

Finding Light in the Darkness

Josh Bashioum

Early Warning Labs

How Earthquake Early Warning works and how it saves lives

Aaron Titus

Crisis Cleanup

TBD

Phil Petit

International Association of EMTs & Paramedics

Disaster Crossover: Protecting and Providing for EMS Professionals Abroad

Tom Little

Floodproofing.com

Do’s and Don’ts - Wet & Dry Floodproofing Techniques

Rod Scott

Flood Mitigation Industry Association

TBD

Ahmed Khalil

Applied Science International, LLC

Using Engineering Simulations to Save Lives

John D. Wood, Esq.

Green Klein & Wood

Legal Tips and Best Practices to Maximize Insurance Recovery

James Gruenburg and Tim Shaw

GlobalFlyte, Inc.

Improving the 3 C’s and Lessons Learned from 15 Tornadoes In One Night

Jenny Locy

AQI Services

Emergency Communications, You Are Not Reaching Everyone

Thomas J. Morgan

The Morgan Law Group

TBD

Mathew Mulholland

Allgood Adjustments

Listen to this Bull! - Denied for Wear and Tear?

TJ Ware

Paradise Claims LLC

Indemnification as a tool for property improvement.

Hans Vogel

Triverus Cleaning & Environmental Solutions LLC

Collection and Hygienic Disposal of Spilled Pollutants from Solid Surfaces

Richard W. Hoffmann, Sr.

HFT Fire and Rescue Tech. and Equip., LLC.

Fight FIRE! …not the HOSE! – Technology to Take the HEAT!™

Dan Stout

Tactical Medical Solutions

Preparing Your Community for Mass Casualty Incidents

Joe Daniluk

WaterBlocks

New Technology in Disaster Support

Lee Williams

Plum Laboratories, Inc.

The Importance of Mobile Communication in Disaster Situations

Mark Hodgson

Kersia, Inc.

Provision of Safe Drinking Water Post Disaster

Michael Cairnie

MinXray, Inc.

Diagnostic Radiographic Imaging – Anytime, Anywhere

Andrew Weaver

The Weaver Adjustment Group LLC

What Now? How to Prepare For, Survive, & Thrive After a Disaster

Tim Trail

TW Celcom, Inc.

Managing the Chaos

Robert A. Drew

Ecovie Water Management

Readiness for Potable Water in Emergency Situations

Brian K Hillard

MetaSPHERE Industries, LLC.

Hyper-Enabled Optimized Human Performance

Ivan Browner

TSSA Storm Safe DAC, Inc

Glass and Glazing Damage from Natural Disasters

John Sullivan

DRC Emergency Services, LLC

Advantages of Pre-Event or Standby Contracts for Emergency Services

Curtis Massey

Massey Emergency Management

Increasing Protective Measures Against Disasters Through Enhanced Technology

Taylor Kerby

Triangle UAS

Implementing IoT to Reduce Costs and Complexity for Sensor Systems

Michael Capponi

Global Empowerment Mission

Common Denominators Being Seen on the Ground Worldwide

Chuck Thompson

Elide Fire USA

Innovation In Fire Safety…Sounds Nice….What Does it Mean

Brett LEsperance

Dauntless Air

Panel Session Debate

Stephen Johnson

Fire Boss

Rapid Initial Attack of Wildfires with the Fire Boss

Beth Krah

The Krah Corporation, LLC

NASA Space Technology for Continuous Non-Toxic Air and Surface Disinfection

Eric Allen

FAST Rescue Solutions

“Every second counts. Saving our own, FAST!”

Carsten Brinkschulte

Dryad Networks GmbH

Get Alerts for Wildfires Within the First 60 Minutes

Brian Cleary

Krucial Staffing

Preparing for Disaster in the Midst of a Pandemic

Roger Roberts

The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

NOVA Crisis Response During Disasters

Lauren Greenfield PE

Rhea Engineers & Consultants

Before, During and After the Storm- Real Life Case Studies

Saeid (Adam) Pirasteh

GeoIME Inc.

–Geospatial Infrastructure Management Ecosystem (GeoIME) for risk reduction and disaster management

Baxter E Vieux

Vieux & Associates, Inc.

High resolution rainfall inputs and technology for predictive hydrology

Dion Luzzi

Servpro of Lower East Side Downtown Manhattan

The In’s-And-Out’s of Flood Prevention and Restoration

Michael MacGowan

ILC Dover

“FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES” - When, Where, and How

Terry Smith

PS Flood Barriers

Passive, Active, and Rapid Deployment

Kenneth Richard Geipel & Jacobo Domingo Gil

Robotto

TBD

Thomas Irmiter co presenting with Matthew R. Pearson

Forensic Building Science

Navigating Cosmetic Exclusions

Matthew R. Pearson- co presenting with Tom Irmitter

Pearson Legal, P.C.

Navigating Cosmetic Exclusions

Bryan Hunt

Western Shelter

Alternate Sites for Medical, Response, and General Purposes During Disasters

Chad T. Williams, P.E.

Valor Forensic Engineering Services

The Use of Drones and Other Technologies in Damage Assessments

Barry Faske

Florida Green Building Coalition

Flooding (In Florida) - If We Fail to Plan, We Plan to Fail

Cheryl Nelson

Prepare With Cher, LLC

TBD

Dr. Guy Schumann

RSS-Hydro

Supporting the SDGs in the fight against extreme events

Ivan Zuniga

Advance Catastrophe Technologies, Inc.

Minimizing Business Interruptions

Dave Richardson

Octaform Systems Inc.

Protecting Your Assets: Extending the Life of High-Performance Concrete

Erick McCallum

CG Environmental ("Cleaning Guys")

BEST PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND WASTE DISPOSAL

Bruce W. Ford

Clear Science, Inc.

Tilt the Atmospheric Risk Profile in your Favor

TC Moore

Atlantic States Weather, Inc

The Art and Science of Forensic Meteorology!

Michael Clancy

EcoPoint, Inc.

Rapid Geospatial Solution Deployment

David Brooks

Turnkey Instruments Ltd

Differing Technologies to Measure Air Quality

Antwane Johnson

FEMA

A New Phase of Emergency Alerting

Norman Speicher

Department of Homeland Security

A New Phase of Emergency Alerting

Megan Crandall

Bureau of Land Management

Thinking About Public Information Before A Crisis

Robert McSwain

NASA

Exploring Opportunities Between Autonomy Research and Emergency Response Operations

Christopher Landsea, Ph.D.

National Hurricane Center- NOAA

Hurricanes and Global Warming: Expectations Versus Observations

Katie Yeutter

Florida Chamber Safety Council

Resiliency: The Person, The Company, The Environment

Todd S. Bridges, Ph.D.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Engineering With Nature® to Reduce Long-Term Risks from Natural Hazards

Gerry Falconer

Miami Beach Fire Department/Ocean Rescue Division

TBD

Jenny Locy

AQI Services

Emergency Communication You Are Not Reaching Everyone.

Doug Quinn

American Policyholder Association

TBD

Ken Graham

National Hurricane Center- NOAA

TBD

William P. Mahoney III

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Advancements in Predicting Wildfire Behavior

John K Scott

BOMA | REMS Florida

TBD

Jeffrey Baxter

Erickson, Inc.

Developing an Optionally-Piloted 40,000 Pound Firefighting Drone

Andrew Owlett

Amazon

TBD

Mariana Russell

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Jill Hanson

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Lorin Montgomery

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Valerie Edwards

National Association of Women in Construction

Construction Disaster Mitigation Surrounding Hurricanes

Brittany Perkins Castillo

AshBritt Environmental

Doing the Hard Work: Private Sector Lessons Learned on Responding to a Disaster During COVID

Lisa Orloff

Resiliency Advisors & World Cares

TBD

Robert Molleda

National Weather Service

TBD

Christopher Todd

Airborne International Response Team (AIRT)

Drones and Related Technology for Emergency Management and Disaster Response

Erik Salna, M.S.

FIU | Extreme Events Institute

Community Resilience: Increasing Public Understanding of Risk and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards through Research and the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind

John Verrico

National Association of Government Communicators

Finding Light in the Darkness

Josh Bashioum

Early Warning Labs

How Earthquake Early Warning works and how it saves lives

Aaron Titus

Crisis Cleanup

TBD

Phil Petit

International Association of EMTs & Paramedics

Disaster Crossover: Protecting and Providing for EMS Professionals Abroad

Tom Little

Floodproofing.com

Do’s and Don’ts - Wet & Dry Floodproofing Techniques

Rod Scott

Flood Mitigation Industry Association

TBD