Event Details
Conference Agenda
(subject to change)
Getting Started
8:00 am – Check-in, followed by Coffee, Beverages, Light Breakfast
8:30 am – Welcome – USF SM Chancellor, Karen Holbrook
8:35 am – Susan Burns, Former Editor Sarasota Magazine: Introducing CAC CEO Bob Bunting
8:40 am – What is the CAC, Why it’s Important & How to Participate
8:45 am – Introduction of Special Guests and Sponsor Acknowledgement
Introducing Moderator & Chairman Cumberland Advisors, David Kotok
8:52 am – David Kotok: Framing this Conference & Introducing Dr. Ken Lacovara
Morning Session Sponsor: Elizabeth Moore
The Triple Threat from Water in a Warming Climate & Changing Our Focus from Response to Prevention: A Hurricane Ian Retrospective
9:00 am – 9:35 am The Climate Has Always Changed and The Lessons Are Clear - Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, Paleontologist & Geologist, Rowan University
9:35 am – 9:55 am Threat 1: The Unprecedented Rate of Climate Warming and Rising Sea Levels — A Long Road Ahead - Bob Bunting
9:55 am – 10:15 am Threat 2: Storm Surges in a Climate Warmed Florida Won’t Be Unique. The Hurricane Ian Example - Bob Bunting
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 10:55 am Threat 3: Extreme Rainfall or None: “Ian Strikes Again" - Inland Flooding - Dr. Stuart Waterman, CAC CTO
A Personal Story Of Ian With A Surprise Ending - Elizabeth Moore
10:55 am – 11:15 am Audience Participation
11:15 am – 11:35 am CAC Recommendations for Adaptation/Mitigation: What You Can Do – Bob Bunting
11:35 am – 11:55 am Threat Creates Opportunity – The IRA Act: A Catalyst for The Climate Economy - Marco La Manno, Anchor & Meteorologist, SNN News; Bob Bunting
11:55 am – 12:10 pm Audience Participation
12:10 pm – 12:55 pm Lunch - USF Garden
Afternoon Session
The Emergence of The Climate Economy: Moving from Threat to Opportunity
12:55 pm – 1:20 pm Keynote: Miami! A Beacon – Threats, Opportunities & Action: What Government Can Do - Carlos Curbelo, Principal: Vocero LLC & former Representative for Florida’s 26th Congressional District
1:20 pm – 1:30 pm Audience Participation
1:30 pm – 1:55 pm Insights on Insurance and Innovation in a Climate Warmed World - Dr. Guillermo Franco, Managing Director, Global Head of Catastrophic Risk Research, Guy Carpenter Reinsurance
1:55 pm - 2:05 pm Audience Participation
2:05 pm - 2:30 pm U.S. Economic Opportunities Beckon: A 30,000 ft. View of Meeting the Climate Threat
Moderator: Rick Newman, Columnist Yahoo Finance
Panel: Matt McAleer, EVP & Director of Equity Strategies, Cumberland Advisors; Jim Roemer, President, Best Weather Inc.; Rick Newman; Patricia Healy, Senior VP of Research and Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Advisors
2:30 pm – 2:55 pm Academia Can Stimulate the Climate Economy: The Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a Launchpad
Moderator: Suzanne Atwell – Host of the Suzanne Atwell Show & Former Sarasota Mayor
Panel: Dr. George Philippidis, Director, Biofuels and Bioproducts Lab, Patel College of Global Sustainability; Greg Smogard, Head Innovation & Business Development USFSM; Bob Bunting
2:55 pm – 3:10 pm BREAK
3:10 pm – 3:35 pm The Private Sector: Building the Climate Economy
Moderator: Rick Newman
Panel: Dr. Al Browder, VP, Olsen Engineering; John Mousseau, CEO, Cumberland Advisors; Brandon Johnson, Senior Projects Manager, Stantec; Bill Johnson, President, Brilliant Harvest LLC
3:35 pm – 4:00 pm The Role of Philanthropy in Transforming Threat into Opportunity: Informed Philanthropy
Moderator: Susan Burns
Panel: Matt Sauer, Collaboration and Impact Officer, Barancik Foundation; Jon Thaxton, Senior Vice President for Community Leadership, Gulf Coast Community Foundation; Elizabeth Moore, Founding Director, Climate Adaptation Center
4:00 pm – 4:25 pm Working Together: An Optimistic Note - It’s Happening!
David Kotok, Robert Bunting. Audience
4:30 pm Adjourn
Date: February 09, 2023
Start time: 08:00 a.m. EST
End time: 04:30 p.m. EST
Venue: University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Selby Auditorium
Email: info@theclimateadaptationcenter.org
