EMspire Innovation Summit

Guidehouse and the American Red Cross, National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region will host the 2024 EMspire Innovation Summit on December 17, 2024 at the American Red Cross – National Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

This year’s theme, Data Done Right: A Conversation on Data and Resilience-Building, will feature new approaches in emergency management that are yielding more data-driven solutions for American communities. You will have an opportunity to join leaders in government, the private sector, and academia to share innovations in the field of emergency management and celebrate how your organization plays a part.

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Location

American Red Cross - National Headquarters

430 17th Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

Event Agenda

9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Welcome Remarks

Speakers:

• Shannon White, Partner, Defense & Security, Guidehouse
• Nadine McCrindle, Interim CEO, American Red Cross

9:40 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. Keynote: American Red Cross

• Speaker: Jennifer Pipa, Vice President, Disaster Programs, American Red Cross

10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Panel: Data Management

Speakers:

• Bin Zheng, Customer Experience Strategist, Office of Management and Budget
• Ivan Metzger, Director of U.S. Performance Reporting, General Services Administration

11:00 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Session: Intersection of Community Resilience Strategy and Data

• Speaker: Marcus Coleman, Vice President of Community Resilience Strategy, United Way Worldwide

11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Session: Exploring Data and Resilience-Building Across Sectors

• Speaker: Monica Sanders, Founder, The Undivide Project

12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Networking Lunch 

1:15 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Session: The 3 Missing Keys to Sustaining the Supporters
in Disasters

• Speaker: Jolie Wills, Co-Founder and CEO, Hummingly

1:55 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Session: Building Resilience in the Data Sphere

• Speaker: Chris Logan, Resilience Deputy Associate Administrator, FEMA

2:30 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.  Session: Recovery and Data

• Speaker: Colt Hagmaier, Assistant Administrator for Recovery, FEMA

2:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Keynote: Emergency Management Leadership in the Data Space

Speakers:

• Yokarina Duarte, Chief of Staff, New York City Emergency Management (Virtual)
• Anthony Escoto, CERT Training and Exercise Program Manager, New York City Emergency Management (Virtual)

3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

• Speaker: Jeremias Alvarez, Partner, Defense & Security, Guidehouse

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ideas Exchange