The Corporate & Economic Risks, Rewards & Trade-Offs of Sea Level Rise for Coastal Companies and Municipalities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
Draft Agenda
Day 1
A.M.
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:15 Chairs’ Opening Remarks
8:30 The Future of Coastal Economies in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
(Economists, analysts, consultants and bankers will participate.)
Moderator: Sponsor
9:30 CEO Sentiment
(CEOs of coastal companies – one from each state)
Moderator: CEO from a coastal region
10:30 Break: Sponsored by: (TBD)
11:00 Keynote Presentation: Katharine Wilkinson—Senior Writer at Project Drawdown
11:45 From Within the Eye of The Storm: Mayors’ Panel
(Mayors from coastal communities – one from each state)
Mayor John Tecklenburg, Charleston, SC (confirmed)
Mayor Billy Keyserling, Beaufort, SC (confirmed)
Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte, NC (confirmed)
Mayor Nancy Shaver, Saint Augustine, FL (confirmed)
Moderator: Sponsor
P.M.
12:45 Lunch & Luncheon Keynote: The Realities of Risk—Bob Litterman, Ex-Global Head of Risk at Goldman Sachs
The Economics of Sea Level Rise—New Weather Norms
2:00 Insurance: At What Cost or Even at All? – Raghuveer Vinukollu, Ph.D.—Natural Catastrophe Solutions Manager, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
2:30 Real Estate: Anticipating Property Value Volatility—Sponsor
3:00 The Employee Experience: Will “Nuisance” Become “Intolerable”?—Sponsor
3:30 Break: Sponsored by: (TBD)
4:00 Innovations Session I
4:45 Innovations Session II
(Innovations sessions will showcase leading innovations that can be adopted by communities to help build resiliency against sea level rise.)
5:30 Reception
7:00 Private Mayors’ Dinner: Sponsored by: (TBD)
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Day 2
A.M.
7:30 Continental Breakfast: Sponsored by: (TBD)
8:15 Chairs’ Opening Remarks
8:30 The Risks of Not Preparing: When, Where & What—A Living Example of the Economic Effects of Sea Level Rise: The Forecast for Sea Level Rise in Charleston
Professor Norman Levine and his team will present the results of The Lowcountry Study funded by the South Carolina Aquarium and CCA.
9:30 Rewards for the Prepared: Building Resiliency & Rewards Through Public-Private Partnerships
10:30 Break: Sponsored by: (TBD)
11:00 Building Corporate Resiliency and Mitigation: Interface Keynote Address—Erin Meezan, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Interface
P.M.
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Workshops Part One
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Led by corporates
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Led by municipality executives
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Contingency Planning for Coastal Businesses
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Structuring Local, State, and Federal Funding for Resiliency—Mike Eckhart, Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability at Citigroup
2:30 Workshops Part Two
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Investing in Opportunity: Benefitting from the Influx of Billions of Dollars in Resiliency Capital
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Getting to The Front of the Federal Resiliency Dollars Line: Developing Your Municipalities Story
3:30 Break
4:00 Trade-offs Between Staying or Leaving: Harnessing the Storm: The Business Case for Resiliency, Mitigation, and Staying Put
5:00 Event Concludes
