An Adaptable World Environment
Wildfire Recovery and Resilience: Working Across Silos to Drive Solutions
For over six decades, DRI has tirelessly tackled scientific challenges related to global climate. DRI is unwavering in its commitment to continue this intensive research. But fortifying communities against future devastation requires more than science. It demands the collective resolve of communities: agency staff, elected officials, policymakers, first responders, researchers and scientists, industry leaders, environmentalists and residents working together on measures to advance resilience and adaptability. This is where AWE+ comes into play.
2024 Featured Speakers
AWE+ 2024 will transcend the traditional conference structure by empowering delegates, through DRI guidance, to take leading roles in envisioning user-inspired, climate-adapted communities.
The summit will focus on the devastating impacts of wildfires and envision a world where communities can prepare for and adapt to wildfire and its effects. The escalating intensity of wildfire events including post-fire debris flows, flooding, smoke, and other consequences, pose acute human threats and societal costs. The program is a call to action for the urgent need to accelerate the transformation toward resiliency.
Doug Cannon
CEO
NV Energy
Dr. Michael Wara
Senior Research Scholar
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Dr. Marcia McNutt
President
National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Kumud Acharya
President
DRI
Jesse Murray
VP of Electric Delivery & Natural Disaster Protection
NV Energy
Michele Steinberg
Wildfire Division Director
National Fire Protection Association
Marci Henson
Director, Environment & Sustainability
Clark County, Nevada
Dr. Tim Brown
Thom Porter
Former Fire Chief
CAL FIRE
Dr. Ilkay Altintas
Chief Data Science Officer, San Diego Supercomputer Center
University of California, San Diego
David Shew
Fire Administrator
Napa County, California
James Lochhead
Former Chief Executive Officer
Denver Water
Caroline Thomas Jacobs
Dr. Tamara Wall
Deputy Director
Western Regional Climate Center at DRI
Thanks to our valued partners and sponsors for supporting AWE+ 2024:
AWE+ is synonymous with SYNERGY
AWE+ will harness the potential of collective energy to drive changes in policies, practices, technologies, and behaviors.
It is an immersive experience where DRI will assemble and convene a carefully curated cross-section of people committed to breaking out of existing paradigms, engaging in candid conversations, and collaborating in new ways.
This diverse delegation will share ideas and knowledge, and take decisive actions aimed at building communities better prepared for the inevitable effects of global climate events.
