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- SERIES No. 14

New York State Infrastructure Summit

Wednesday November 13, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree Hotel

Building A More Resilient Region

SESSION DETAILS

INDUSTRY SUMMIT

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

Plus, more coming soon.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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

EVENT SESSIONS

  • SESSION 1

    Opening Keynote

    Details to be announced
  • SESSION 2

    Luncheon Keynote Speaker

    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 

    • Jeff Dunsavage, Senior Research Analyst, Insurance Information Institute
    • Charlene Bradt, Deputy Chief - Hazard Mitigation Projects, Disaster Recovery, New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
    • Dereth Glance, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
    • Shelly Johnson Bennett, Planning Director, Delaware County and Southern Tier 8 Board Member
    • 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

    • Kevin Hale, Director, Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships, NYSERDA
    • Patricia Nilsen, President & CEO, NYSEG
    • Chuck Schwerin, Acadia Energy
  • SESSION 5

    Panel 3: Driving Economic Development through Broadband Investment

    Moderator:  Kim McKinley, Chief Marketing Officer, UTOPIA Fiber

    • Eric Rex, Vice President, Keybanc Capital Markets
    • Jeff Gasper, CEO, Southern Tier Network
    • Supervisor Jason Leifer, Town of Dryden
  • SESSION 6

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

    Moderator: Dr. Aravind Prakash, Associate Professor, School of Computing, Binghamton University

    • Jason Malmquist, Executive Vice President, Head of Software and IT Services Business, CHR Solutions
    • Rich Richard, Chief of Cybersecurity, CISA / Homeland Security

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