Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

Registration

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM PST

IAEM Conference Committee Daily Meeting

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Welcome, Presentation of Colors and Opening Remarks

Speaker: – Millersville University

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Presidential Address

Speaker: – Saluda County Emergency Management Division

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST

Calm Amidst Chaos: Crisis Communication When the World Is Watching

Speaker: – Author

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

An Innovative Approach to Improving Readiness for Tsunami Evacuations

Speaker: – Hawaii Dept. of Transportation

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Are You ready For It?

Co-Speaker: – IEM

Speaker: – City of Grand Rapids

Co-Speaker: – IEM, Inc.

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Designing Innovative Exercises that Improve Readiness with the MRC STTRONG Program in Hawai'i

Speaker: – ReadyZoneHQ

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Disaster Epidemiology Demystified: Support for Data-Driven Decisions in Emergency Management

Speaker: – California Department of Public Health

Co-Speaker: – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Emergency Management in Transportation: Weather, Drones, Asset Coordination & EOC Management

Speaker: – Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

From Burnout to Boundaries: Adaptive Leadership for Under-Resourced EM Programs

Speaker: – Carbon Valley Emergency Management Agency

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Managing the Outpouring: Volunteers, Donations and Memorials Following Mass Violence

Speaker: – National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center

Co-Speaker: – National Mass Violence Center

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Mentorship in Action: Recognizing Potential and Building Meaningful Careers

Speaker: – Adams County Office of Emergency Management

Co-Speaker: – UCHealth

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Tribal Emergency Management Case Studies: Collaboration and Lessons Learned

Co-Speaker: – Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians

Co-Speaker: – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Co-Speaker: – Simi Valley Office of Emergency Services/Simi Valley Police Dept

Speaker:

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

When Government Goes Dark: Managing a 28-Day Statewide Cyber Incident's Cascading Effects

Co-Speaker: – Sikich LLC

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Chemical Decontamination That Improves Victim Outcomes

Co-Speaker: – The Center for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

Speaker: – Center for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Disaster Risk Reduction in Indian Country: From Colonization to Resiliency

Speaker: – Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Don't Panic! AI Applications for Emergency Managers

Speaker: – CNA

Co-Speaker: – CNA

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Empowering Your Workforce and Their Families for Uninterrupted Mission Essential Functions

Speaker: – Bonneville Power Administration

Co-Speaker: – Bonneville Power Administration

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

IAEM Certification Overview

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Operationalizing the NWS and LA City EMD Partnership: From Rapid Response to International Events

Speaker: – NOAA/National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, California

Co-Speaker: – City of Los Angeles EMD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Planning for When to Cancel or Stop an Event

Speaker: – Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

The Hospital Exodus: Tactical and Strategic Frameworks for Emergent and Urgent Evacuations

Speaker: – Jensen Hughes

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

The Invisible Infrastructure: Securing 'First Food' in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

Speaker: – SAFE Team

Co-Speaker: – Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

The Power of an Outage: Cascading Impacts of Extended Power Disruptions

Speaker: – Arizona Public Service

Co-Speaker: – Salt River Project

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

The Power of Teamwork and Training: Charting a Reunification Activation in Knox County

Speaker: – Knox County EMA

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Monday Networking Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

A Stress Managed Emergency Operations Center: It Can Happen.

Speaker: – Green Cross Academy of Traumatology

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Beyond the Annex: Using Public Health as a Strategic National Security Force Multiplier

Co-Speaker: – National Association of City & County Health Officials (NACCHO)

Speaker: – National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Bridging the Gaps: Lessons from the Palisades and Eaton Fires for AFN Integration

Speaker: – California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Harnessing the NWS National Centers: Advanced Tools for Weather Readiness

Speaker: – NOAA/NWS/NCEP Storm Prediction Center

Co-Speaker: – NOAA/NWS/NCEP Storm Prediction Center

Co-Speaker: – NWS Weather Prediction Center

Co-Speaker: – NWS/SWPC

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Ideas for Improving Community Disaster Legal Preparedness

Speaker: – Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Institutional Neglect as Disaster Infrastructure: Rethinking Vulnerability & Risk in Contemporary EM

Speaker: – IAEM Africa

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Navigating Rural Resilience through Radical Collaboration

Speaker: – Stevens County

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Small Fries, Big Stakes: Pediatric Considerations for Event Planners

Speaker: – Pediatric Pandemic Network

Co-Speaker: – Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management & PPN Pediatric Pandemic Network

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Unusual by Design: Integrating Continuity and CCTA into Special Event Preparedness

Speaker: – Hagerty Consulting

Co-Speaker: – Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Washington State's December 2025 Flood Response: When Years of Preparation Paid Off

Speaker: – Washington Emergency Management Division

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST

Weatherization as Disaster Mitigation: Using Existing Programs to Strengthen Community Resilience

Speaker: – Everblue

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Powerhouse Sponsored Solution Sessions

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM PST

Sovereignty and Preparedness in Tribal Emergency Management

Speaker: – Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground: Three Years of NASA DRCS Support of State and Local Response

Speaker: – NASA

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Stress Resilience for Emergency Response

Speaker: – Responder Alliance

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 1 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 10 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 2 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 3 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 4 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 5 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 6 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 7 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 8 Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

IAEM-USA Region 9 Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST

EMEX (Exhibit Hall) Opening Reception

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST

Rehearsal of EMvision Talks

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Using Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen School Emergency Operations Plans

Speaker: – Western Connecticut State University/CT Center for School Safety

Co-Speaker: – Western Connecticut State University