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Three-day event features the National Weather Service Director, television weather celebrities, federal and nonprofit leaders, engineers, practitioners, scientists, and trade professionals.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 National Disaster Resilience Conference (NDRC22) opens on Tuesday, November 8, in Clearwater Beach and will bring together the leading voices in the disaster resilience movement to chart the future of resilient building, codes, policies, products, and recovery.

Register today to join the nation's foremost resilience experts in panels such as Leadership Voices in Media and Weather, FEMA's Building Codes in Action – A Federal Perspective, the National Initiative to Advance Building Codes roundtable, and much more.

"Next month, we will convene the best minds in the disaster resilience movement to explore the science, policies, and tools that save lives and protect homes in disaster events," said Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO of the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). "Large-scale disasters like Hurricane Ian bring massive recovery efforts that last for years and often decades. At NDRC22, we have the opportunity to explore and improve resilient building practices before the next disaster comes."

Featured speakers below are part of the outstanding speaker lineup that will address earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires. Additionally, speakers will bring the latest information available regarding Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

• Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO – FLASH
• Anne Cope, Ph.D., P.E., Chief Engineer – Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
• Mark Floyd, CEO – Renew Financial
• Amy Freeze, Meteorologist – FOX Weather
• Alex Garcia, Chief Meteorologist – FOX 29
• Ken Graham, Director – National Weather Service
• Kevin King, Executive Director – Mennonite Disaster Service
• Dr. Rick Knabb, Hurricane Expert – The Weather Channel
• Evan Reis, Executive Director, and Co-Founder – U.S. Resiliency Council
• Jamie Rhome, Acting Director – National Hurricane Center
• Ryan Rist, Assistant Vice President, Innovation – USAA
• Nick Shufro, Acting Assistant Administrator and Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Risk Management Directorate in the Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration – FEMA

The full agenda and complete speaker list are available here.

Visit www.nationaldisasterresilienceconference.org for more information.

Our Sponsors:

• Titanium Sponsor: Legacy Partner USAA
• Platinum Sponsor: HORNE
• Gold Sponsors: Legacy Partners International Code Council and Lowe's, Renew Financial
• Silver Sponsors: Legacy Partners ISO/Verisk and Simpson Strong-Tie, The Weather Channel, Huber Engineered Woods ZIP System Sheathing & Tape
• Bronze Sponsors: AECOM, Disaster-Smart Inspection Consulting, Floodproofing.com, IEM, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
• General Sponsor: Comfort Block
• Presenting Partners: International Association of Emergency Managers and Southern California Earthquake Center

The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) is the country's leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from disasters. The FLASH partnership includes more than 100 innovative and diverse organizations that share a vision of making America a more disaster-resilient nation, including FEMA, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Huber Engineered Woods, International Code Council, ISO - Verisk Analytics, MyRadar, National Weather Service, Renew Financial, Simpson Strong-Tie, State Farm, and USAA. In 2008, FLASH and Disney opened the interactive weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes in Lake Buena Vista, FL. FLASH's signature program No Code. No Confidence. - Inspect2Protect.org provides consumers with a one-of-a-kind building code transparency tool to easily identify their community's building code. Learn more about FLASH and access free consumer resources by visiting www.flash.org and www.Inspect2Protect.org, calling toll-free (877) 221- SAFE (7233), following @federalalliance on Twitter, and Facebook.com/federalalliance.

SOURCE Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)