22nd annual aPa Florida Public Policy Workshop Jan. 25 - 26, 2024 | Event #9284077 Day One: Thursday, Jan. 25 Workshop Presession 10 – 11:30 am
1 – 2 pm
2:15 – 3 pm
3:15 – 4:15 pm
4:30 – 5 pm
agenda
Fostering Inclusive Workplaces to Benefit Employees and Constituents (1.5 CM or 1 Equity CM) • Bob Cambric, Volunteering Consultant (Moderator) • Duanne Andrade, Solar and Energy Loan Fund • Jerry Bell, AICP, Miami-Dade County • John Cooper, City of Rockledge • Silvia Vargas, FAICP, LEED AP, Calvin, Giordano & Associates Welcome & Opening Plenary: The Live Local Act (1 CM) • Allara Mills Gutcher, AICP, APA Florida President-Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • Kody Glazer, J.D., Florida Housing Coalition • Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, City of St. Petersburg • Commissioner George Kruse, Manatee County • Melissa Ward, AICP, Dunlap & Shipman, P.A. Florida’s Property Insurance Crisis (.75 CM) • Lester Abberger, APA Florida Legislative Representative (Moderator) • Tim Meenan, J.D, Meenan Regulatory and Legislative Attorneys The Business of Transit(1 CM) • Whit Blanton, FAICP, APA Florida President (Moderator) • Bemetra Simmons, MBA, Tampa Bay Partnership • Bob O’Malley, Right Track Public Affairs • Gabe Matthews, Florida Department of Transportation What’s Happening in the State Legislature (.5 CM) • Lester Abberger, APA Florida Legislative Representative (Moderator) • Janet Bowman, The Nature Conservancy • David Cruz, Esq., Florida League of Cities • Paul Owens, 1000 Friends of Florida
Day Two: Friday, Jan. 26 9 – 9:45 am
Opening Plenary: State of the Florida Economy 2023 (.75 CM) • Allara Mills Gutcher, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • Tim Chapin, Ph.D., Florida State University
10 – 10:45 am
2024 Election Year Preview (.75 CM) • Lester Abberger, APA Florida Legislative Representative (Moderator) • Sarah Bascom, Bascom Communications & Consulting, LLC • Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel
11 am – 12:15 pm
Planning in the Courts + Closing Remarks (1 Law CM) • Allara Mills Gutcher, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • Nancy Stroud, FAICP, Esq., Nancy E. Stroud, P.A. • David Theriaque, Esq., Theriaque & Spain Law Firm
Note: All sessions are being recorded and paid attendees will have until Feb. 29 to watch for AICP CM credit. A post-event email will be sent with a link to the event video library.
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