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Events & Speaking

CRC leaders speak at conferences, summits, and forums across the country, bringing field-grounded expertise to conversations on climate finance, equitable resilience, and adaptation practice.

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2026 Events

MAY 2026
Vision 2070 Climate and Heritage Resilience Strategy for the UNESCO World Heritage City
CRC led an expert workshop for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation shaping a long-term resilience strategy for the historic walled city. The work integrated cultural, infrastructure, health, and planning systems to build on centuries of embedded resilience.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, India
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MAY 2026
The Resilience Advantage: Strengthening Small City Economies Against Climate Risk
Delivered a featured workshop and roving idea-storm focused on how small and mid-sized cities can proactively build economic resilience and turn climate risk into strategic advantage.
National Adaptation Forum 2026, Pittsburgh, PA
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MAY 2026
Leading the Resilience Conversation at the National Adaptation Forum
CRC participated as sponsors, facilitators, and practitioners presenting a workshop and roving idea-storm on small business resilience and implementation in small and mid-sized cities. Hosted a networking lunch and demonstrated the RIA platform with leaders across climate migration and resilience finance.
National Adaptation Forum 2026, Pittsburgh, PA
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APRIL 2026
Get the Resilience Advantage: How to Win by Being Prepared
Joyce Coffee joined Environmental Voices Rising to reframe resilience as a competitive advantage. The conversation connects strategy with real-world implementation across communities and businesses.
Environmental Voices Rising Podcast
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NOVEMBER
Built to Last: Creating Climate Resilient Communities
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
OCTOBER
Keynote - The Resilience Advantage: How the Midwest Can Lead in a Changing Climate
Midwest Climate Resilience Summit
OCTOBER
The Resilience Advantage: A Blueprint for Small Business Survival and Success in a Changing Climate
Security and Sustainability Forum Webinar
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SEPTEMBER
Frontier of Climate Action: Resilience Hubs
New York Climate Week
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SEPTEMBER
Current State of Climate-Related Adaptation Finance in the U.S. Municipal Sector
New York Climate Week
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JUNE
Closing Plenary: The Growing U.S. Housing Challenge in an Era of Climate Change
Mortgage Roundtable 2025
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JUNE
Supporting Community and Ecological Resilience with Land Use Decisions
US Climate Alliance
MAY
Disaster Resilience in Uncertain Times
Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partners
MAY
How Should We Be Building Towards a New Era in Climate Resilience?
Climigration Network
MAY
Keynote - Urban Land Institute Resilience Summit
Urban Land Institute
MAY
Staying in the Vanguard
Chicago Resilience Leaders Convening
APRIL
Leading in Times of Uncertainty
Sustainable Communities Accelerator Network
MARCH
Climate Resilience 101
Maryland Just Transition Working Group
NOVEMBER
Making Cents of It All : Financing for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Environmental Business Council
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OCTOBER
Spotlight on Building Climate Resilience
United in Sustainability Summit
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OCTOBER
Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture
Tufts University
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JULY
Equity in Disaster Risk Reduction
UNDRR ARISE
MAY
Beacons of Hope and Justice: Trends and Examples of Transformative Adaptation
National Adaptation Forum
APRIL
Extreme Heat Social and Behavioral Science
NIHHIS
MARCH
Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
Executives' Club of Chicago
OCTOBER
NAF Baltimore: Advancing Climate Resilience Leadership
National Adaptation Forum (Baltimore)
JULY
Financing Equitable Disaster Resilience
UNDRR ARISE-US / GARI
JUNE
Annual Global Business Summit
Environment Analyst
JUNE
Insurance and Climate Resilience
PRIMA
MAY
Beacons of Hope and Justice: Trends and Examples of Transformative Adaptation
National Adaptation Forum
MAY
Real Estate Climate Action: Risk Assessment, Resilience, and Net Zero Success
Harvard Executive Education
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APRIL
Keynote - North America Utility Forum
MARCH
Weathering the Storm: Climate Risk & Real Estate
Harvard Graduate School of Design
FEBRUARY
Keynote - ASLA Great Lakes Annual Meeting
American Society of Landscape Architects
JANUARY
Rebuilding in an Age of Constant Disasters
Security & Sustainability Forum
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JANUARY
On the Edge: Climate & Community Health
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Our history

Events before 2023

Since our founding in 2016, CRC has participated in more than 150 events : keynotes, panels, workshops, and forums, across the United States and internationally. We have spoken at venues including the White House, Harvard University, Tufts University, the National Academies of Sciences, and the United Nations.


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