Agenda
for Thursday, Feb. 27
as of Jan. 28, 2025 Feb. 26- 27, 2025 | Tallahassee
8 -8:30 am Registration Check-in + Light Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 am
Welcome & Opening Plenary
• Workshop welcome by Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey
• Session presenters:
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• Kody Glazer, J.D., Florida Housing Coalition
9:30 – 10:30 am Communications & Policy Language
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• David Cruz, Esq., Florida League of Cities
• Samuel Staley, Ph.D., FSU DeVoe L Moore Center
10:30 – 11 am Break
10:45 – 11:45 am The Economics Benefits of Transportation
• Whit Blanton, FAICP, Forward Pinellas (Moderator)
• Lisa Bacot, Florida Public Transportation Association
11:45 – 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm State of the Florida Economy
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• Tim Chapin, Ph.D., Florida State University
1:45 – 2:45 pm Planning for Disasters
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• David Rathke., Florida Resiliency
2:45 – 3 pm Break
Note: Some sessions are being recorded. By means of registration, you have agreed to be on camera.
3 – 4 pm Planning in the Courts
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• David Theriaque, Esq., Theriaque & Spain Law Firm
• Nicole Neugebauer, Esq., Stearns Weaver Miller
1:45 – 2:45 pm Rising Tides and Rising Costs: How the Cost of Insurance Relates to Affordable Housing
• Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator)
• Charles Nyce, Ph. D., FSU College of Business
