Hinshaw's Second Annual Climate Change Conference: "Thinking Beyond Risk"
Event
Apr 11, 2018
Noted academic and business experts along with legal commentators will present at the second annual Hinshaw Climate Change Conference titled "Thinking Beyond Risk: The Economic Effects of Sea Level Rise on Corporate Decision Making." The event is hosted by Hinshaw and Florida International University. Sponsors include TotalBank and Adler Group, and will take place on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami. This year's conference will explore the effects of climate change and government regulation on decision-making in the insurance, lending and real estate industries.
Download the Conference Agenda (PDF)
Tickets remain available: submit your RSVP.
Topics:
- Insuring the Changing Coastline
- Real Estate Development in a Rising Sea Level Environment
- The Latest Climate News
- Lending in an Age of Uncertainty
- Local Leadership's Perspective
Speakers Include:
- Kevin Joseph Burke, Chairman, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
- Lise Anne Couture, Principal, Asymptote Architecture
- Todd Crowl, Director Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University
- Charles J. Foschini, Senior Managing Director, Berkadia
- Evelyn Gaiser, Executive Director of SEAS, Florida International University
- Jon Gitman, Partner, BridgeInvest LLC
- Shahid Hamid, PhD, Professor & Chair, Finance Department, Florida International University
- Alex Kaplan, Head, North America Global Partnerships, Swiss Re
- Ronald L. Kammer, Co-Chair, Insurance Practice, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Jesse M. Keenan, PhD, Faculty, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
- Amy Knowles, Deputy Resiliency Officer, City of Miami Beach
- Thomas D. Lupo, Partner & Chair, Environmental Practice, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- David Martin, President & CEO, Terra
- Adolfo Menendez, Ontier Law Firm, Rome
- Patrick Murphy, Senior Vice President, Coastal Construction
- Senator William Nelson (Video Address)
- Richard S. Olson, PhD, Director Extreme Events Research, Florida International University
- Aris Papadopoulos, Distinguished Expert in Resilience, Florida International University Extreme Events Institute
- Carlos M. Parra, PhD, Clinical Professor, College of Business Information Systems & Business Analytics Dept., Florida International University
- Jay Pelham, President, TotalBank
- Jonathan Raiffe, Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President, Adler Group
- Harvey M. Sheldon, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Michael Sparber, Senior Vice President, Reimer Insurance Group
- Phillip K. Stoddard, PhD, Mayor, South Miami and Professor, Florida International University
- John Stuart, AIA, Associate Dean, College of Architecture + The Arts, Florida International University
- Francis X. Suarez, Mayor, City of Miami
- Senator Annette Taddeo, District 40, Miami-Dade County
- Tiffany G. Troxler, PhD, Director, Sea Level Solutions Center, Florida International University
- Shimon Wdowinski, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University
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