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 - Series No. 14

New York State Infrastructure Summit

Wednesday November 13, 2024

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton

Building A More Resilient Region

Session details

What you will learn

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board presents its first NYS Infrastructure Summit, where we will convene key stakeholders and community leaders to discuss the region’s infrastructure priorities and grant opportunities.

Topics to be discussed:

  • Powering the Southern Tier: Energy, Innovation, and Economic Development
  • Flood Resilience: From Mitigation to Recovery
  • Driving Economic Development through Broadband Investment
  • Protecting the Region’s Critical Infrastructure through Cybersecurity

Who should attend

  • Municipal Officials
  • Planning Directors
  • Internet Service Providers
  • Electric Utilities and Co-ops
  • Developers
  • Schools
  • Nonprofits, Libraries & BOCES

Event sessions

Opening Keynote

Session 1

Details to be announced.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Session 2

Speaker: Josh Breitbart

Broadband Director @ ConnectALL office at Empire State Development
Session 3

Panel 1: Flood Resilience: From Mitigation to Recovery

Moderator: Harris Weiss

Regional Representative, Southern Tier @ Office of the Governor

Panelist: Jeff Dunsavage

Senior Research Analyst @ Insurance Information Institute

Panelist: Charlene Bradt

Deputy Chief, Hazard Mitigation Projects, Disaster Recovery @ New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services

Panelist: Dereth Glance

Deputy Commissioner @ NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Panelist: Shelly Johnson-Bennett

Director of Planning @ Delaware County Planning and Watershed Affairs Department

Panelist: Mike Licata

Vice President @ Bowers Development
Session 4

Panel 2: Powering the Southern Tier: Energy, Innovation, and Economic Development

Moderator: Michael N. Romita

President & CEO @ Westchester County Association

Panelist: Kevin Hale

Director, Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships @ NYSERDA

Panelist: Patricia Nilsen

President & CEO @ NYSEG

Panelist: Chuck Schwerin

Acadia Energy
Session 5

Panel 3: Driving Economic Development through Broadband Investment

Moderator: Kim McKinley

Chief Marketing Officer @ UTOPIA Fiber

Panelist: Eric Rex

Vice President @ Keybanc Capital Markets

Panelist: Jeff Gasper

CEO @ Southern Tier Network

Panelist: Jason Leifer

Supervisor @ Town of Dryden
Session 6

Panel 4: Protecting the Region’s Critical Infrastructure through Cybersecurity

Moderator: Aravind Prakash

Associate Professor, School of Computing @ Binghamton University

Panelist: Jason Malmquist

Executive Vice President, Head of Software and IT Services Business @ CHR Solutions

Panelist: Rich Richard

Chief of Cybersecurity @ CISA / Homeland Security

In siders

Host
  • Southern Tier 8 Regional Board

Registration closed