| Time | Session / Heading | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Emergency Management in the 21st Century - Open Remarks |
Douglas Glowacki Emergency Management Program Specialist - Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security |
| 8:30 AM | Flash Flood Public Messaging and Wireless Emergency Alerts |
Lexi Paquette, MA, AEMT, APIO Public Information Officer - Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security Nelson Vaz Warning Coordination Meteorologist - Brookhaven National Weather Service Office |
| 9:00 AM | USACE Flood Risk Management Program |
Sheila Warren Planning Division - NAE Silver Jackets Coordinator - USACE New England District Leanna Martin, P.E. Water Control Operations Hydrologic Engineer - USACE New England District Reservoir Control Center |
| 9:30 AM | Connecticut Emergency Response Teams – Making a Difference |
Michael Davis Emergency Management Program Specialist/State CERT Coordinator - Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security |
| 10:15 AM | Northeast River Forecast Center – Mission and Capabilities |
Paula Miano Hydrologist-in-Charge - Northeast River Forecast Center |
| 10:30 AM | Everbridge/Reverse 911/IPAWS – Real-Time Warning Systems |
Kevin McManus Sr. Technical Account Manager - Everbridge |
| 11:00 AM | Artificial Intelligence – 2026 Hurricane Season AI Performance Update |
Josh Cingranelli Regional Coordinator - Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security Douglas Glowacki Emergency Management Program Specialist - Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security |
| 11:30 AM | Flooding Foresight: Navigating the Future of Climate and Community Resilience |
Zachary Smith Manager - Recovery and Resilience - DEMHS Hazard Mitigation Section |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH & LEARN - National Water Model |
David Vallee Chief, Operations Division, NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction - NOAA/NWS/Office of Water Prediction |
| 1:00 PM | New York State Mesonet - A Decade of Early Warning Weather Detection and Decision Support |
Junhong (June) Wang, Ph.D. Director of New York State Mesonet at University at Albany - University at Albany - State University of New York (SUNY) |
| 1:30 PM | Catastrophic Flooding Impacts - Hurricane Helene in North Carolina |
Ryan Cole Assistant Director - Buncombe County Emergency Services |
| 2:00 PM | Swift Water Training – The Vermont and Connecticut Experience |
Daniel Comen Partner - Water Training Resources/CT TF1/Southington Fire Department Zachary Brown Partner - Water Training Resources/CT TF1/East Hartford Fire Department |
| 2:45 PM | Flood Disasters Roundtable – Emergency Management Perspective | Lead by: Douglas Glowacki with the Presenters of Flash Flooding Kills |
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