Posts Tagged ‘climate’
Day 3: Closing Remarks with Jennifer Gray Thompson
Day 3: Closing Remarks with Jennifer Gray Thompson “We are not hopeless against mega-fires. We are not hopeless against the era of climate change. We can do these things together because we are daring to hope and to help each other.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson 2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT As we bring this…
Read MoreDay 3: TALK STORY: State-Level Perspectives: Future-Proofing Recovery Senator Angus McKelvey and Senator Troy Hashimoto
Day 3: TALK STORY: State-Level Perspectives: Future-Proofing Recovery Senator Angus McKelvey and Senator Troy Hashimoto This recovery is slow, it’s painful, and it’s costly. We need patience, and aloha, and support because we’re all in this together.” —Angus McKelvey “We have a lot of challenges moving forward, and it’s figuring out the strategy…
Read MoreDay 2: PANEL: Business Recovery Post-Megafire: The Crucial Role of Private Sector Support
Day 2: PANEL: Business Recovery Post-Megafire: The Crucial Role of Private Sector Support “It is becoming a cheerleader for the community that we’re [private sector] back.” —Tim Zahner “It takes all of us to make a recovery. There are no heroes after the disaster itself. We all have a role to play.” —Lynn…
Read MoreDay 2: Keynote: Innovative Living— ICON’s Vision for 3D Printed Homes and AI-Driven Architecture Focused on Humanity
Day 2: Keynote: Innovative Living— ICON’s Vision for 3D Printed Homes and AI-Driven Architecture Focused on Humanity “If we’re not building with sustainable materials and we’re not designing with sustainability in mind, we’ll be in an even worse place environmentally.” —Andrew Rothgaber “We were able to achieve gold standard…so that people know that…
Read MoreDay 2: Embracing Relentless Imperfect Progress in Disaster Recovery with James Gore
Day 2: Embracing Relentless Imperfect Progress in Disaster Recovery with James Gore “We have to grow the ‘we’ if we’re going to survive in the future.” —Supervisor James Gore 2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Effective leadership is not about commanding authority, but about cultivating a shared vision and empowering the community. True leaders…
Read MoreWELCOME TO DAY 2! From Flames to Futures: Navigating Wildfire Leadership with Hope and Resilience with Jennifer Gray Thompson
WELCOME TO DAY 2! From Flames to Futures: Navigating Wildfire Leadership with Hope and Resilience with Jennifer Gray Thompson “It’s never about benefiting our organization, it’s about benefiting the cause.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson 2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Day 2 of the 2024 Wildfire Leadership Summit is underway and the insights are about…
Read MoreDay 1: KEYNOTE: Embracing Personal Responsibility and Future Thinking with Watch Duty with John Mills
Day 1: KEYNOTE: Embracing Personal Responsibility and Future Thinking with Watch Duty with John Mills “A shared vision of reality where we can all see what’s happening allows us all to respond to the same thing accordingly.” —John Mills 2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Preparing for the future of disasters requires innovative solutions…
Read MoreDay 1: TALK STORY: From Crisis to Community: Service and Integration Post-Maui Fires
Day 1: TALK STORY: From Crisis to Community: Service and Integration Post-Maui Fires “There’s a lot that can be done if you open up the doors and just change the way that you do things.” —Jim Alvey “We don’t do anything globally without partnerships. As a disaster relief organization, we’re trying to get…
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