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