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Sustainable Communities

DATE

Thursday, February 20

TIME

1pm – 7pm PST

WHERE

UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Sustainable Communities: Solutions in Resiliency

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Why should you attend?

Join us for Sustainable Communities: Solutions in Resiliency on February 20th from 1-7pm at UCI Beall Applied Innovation! After a successful launch in 2024, we are bringing this event back to discuss housing concerns including climate readiness and availability, resilience in the face of environmental disruptions, the changing landscape of insurance, fire safety, digital twins, and so much more.

Speakers to Date

Scott Long Nilebuilt

Scott Long

Co-Founder & CEO/CTO

NileBuilt, Corp.

Dustin McDonald

Regional Business Development Specialist

California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Lisa Haney

Executive Director of Planning and Natural Resources

Orange County Water District

Edan Simpson, Seimans

Edan Simpson

Director of Business Development, Pacific Region

Siemens

Ian Whyte

Emergency Management Program Manager

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Tom Tietz

Executive Director

California Nevada Cement Association

Louis Ting

Director of Power Resources

Orange County Power Authority

Deborah Glaser

Disaster Resiliency Director

The Nature Conservancy

William Dessert, TRIP, AFIS

Environmental Risk Advisor

Arroyo Insurance Services

Sharon Smith

Outreach Analyst

California Department of Insurance

Mo Wise

Senior Wetland Ecologist

Irvine Ranch Water District

Tamara Wallace

Facilities Energy & Climate Resilience

California State University, Fullerton

Arjang Gouneili

Business Development Manager

Siemens

Agenda

1:00 – 1:20

Registration & Networking

1:20 – 1:30

Opening Remarks & Welcome

1:30 – 1:40

Setting the Stage: State Resources & Opportunities 

  • Dustin McDonald, Regional Business Development Specialist, CA Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

1:40 – 2:30

Housing: Climate Readiness & Availability 

  • Dustin McDonald, Regional Business Development Specialist, Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)
  • Scott Long, Founder, CEO/CTO, NileBuilt Corp.
  • Tom Teitz, Executive Director, California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA)
  • Sharon Smith, Outreach Analyst, California Department of Insurance

2:30 – 2:35

Fire & Land Use in Chaparral Systems 

  • Deborah Glaser, Disaster Resilience Director, The Nature Conservancy

2:35 – 3:25

Water Management, Disaster Preparedness & Cleanup

  • Deborah Glaser, Disaster Resilience Director, The Nature Conservancy
  • Lisa Haney, Executive Director of Planning & Natural Resources, Orange County Water District
  • Ian Whyte, Emergency Management Program Manager, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
  • Mo Wise, Senior Wetland Ecologist, Irvine Ranch Water District

3:25 – 3:40

Networking Break

3:40 – 4:00

How Smart Buildings Safeguard Critical Infrastructure

  • Arjang Gouneili, Business Development Manager, Siemens

4:00 – 4:40

Microgrids as an Emergency Resource & Community Needs

  • Edan Simpson, Director of Business Development, Pacific Region, Siemens
  • Louis Ting, Director of Power Resources, Orange County Power Authority
  • Tamara Wallace, Facilities Energy & Climate Resilience, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)

4:40 – 5:00

Innovator Showcase

  • Cellinity by BioLargo, presented by Joseph Provenzano, Executive VP of Operations
  • Connected Signals, presented by Ravindra Kondagunta, CEO
  • EDEN Concept Fill, presented by Jeff Lazar, CEO
  • facil.ai., presented by Keith Gipson, CEO/CTO
  • HexHomes, presented by Cooper Proulx, Founder & CEO
  • Hooked, presented by Catherine Loudon, Founder

5:00 – 5:10

Closing Comments

5:10 – 7:00

Reception