Event

EMspire Innovation Summit

Washington, D.C.

** The EMspire Innovation Summit has been postponed as the emergency management community focuses on recovery for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We appreciate your understanding and will provide updates, including a new event date, in the coming weeks. **  

 

Guidehouse and the American Red Cross, National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region will host the 2024 EMspire Innovation Summit on October 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. 

 

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
  • Jeremias Alvarez, Partner, Defense & Security, Guidehouse

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

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

11:00 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Keynote: Emergency Management Leadership in the Data Space

11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Panel: 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 

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

2:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.  Session: Intersection of Community Resilience Strategy and Data

3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

  • Speaker: John Saad, Defense & Security Segment Leader, Guidehouse

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

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