Join Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell for a virtual event on Aug. 23 from 1–2:30 p.m. ET.

Each August, FEMA celebrates National Resilience Month to highlight all the critically important resilience work occurring across the country. In honor of this annual campaign and 2024 being named as FEMA’s Year of Resilience, FEMA is hosting a “National Conversation on Resilience in America” virtual event featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell along with other federal, state and local partners.

Over the past three years, the Biden-Harris Administration has invested $50 billion in building resilience. This virtual event will highlight this funding and how communities across the nation can help protect their communities against the impacts of extreme weather events caused by climate change and other domestic-related threats such as cyber and critical infrastructure.

Working together to build resilience is critical to our nation’s future. By leveraging federal funding for disaster mitigation, states, local governments and communities can strengthen the resilience of disadvantaged communities and build infrastructure to withstand more frequent and severe disasters. These actions will ultimately reduce costs and creating safer and more sustainable communities.

By bringing together leaders from across these sectors, more communities will benefit from the sharing of examples and best practices to help each other protect our communities against future disasters.

Speakers include:

• Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
• Deanne Criswell, Administrator, FEMA
• Erik Hooks, Deputy Administrator, FEMA
• Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, Assistant Secretary of Health, Health and Human Services
• Rebecca Zimmerman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Department of Defense
• Andrea Spillars, Region 7 Administrator, FEMA
• Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor, City of Columbia, Missouri
• Melissa Hoffer, Climate Chief, State of Massachusetts

The event will be moderated by Christopher “Chris” Logan, Deputy Associate Administrator – Resilience at FEMA.

Event Details

Date:               Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 – 1– 2:30 p.m. ET via Zoom

Audience:        State, local, Tribal Nation and territorial stakeholders, emergency managers, city managers, mayors, and non-profits.

Registration is required. Register at: A National Conversation on Resilience in America | FEMA.gov