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2022 CT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM - SCHEDULE

Join Us: Wednesday, April 27, 2022!

The 2022 Emergency Management Symposium will take place at ARIA in Prospect. This event brings together a broad array of folks in emergency management and public safety.

Wednesday, April 27th - subject to change

8:00am - 4:00pm	Emergency Management Tradeshow
8:00am	Registration (sponsored by Everbridge) Visit the Exhibits
8:00am - 8:20am	Coffee and Pastries in Exhibit Hall A Visit the Exhibits
8:20am - 8:35am	General Session: Pledge of Allegiance Welcome and Introductions Brenda M. Bergeron, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection/Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DESPP/DEMHS) Opening Remarks Joe DeLong, Executive Director and CEO, CCM James C. Rovella, Commissioner, DESPP
8:35am - 8:45am	Remarks on COVID Response Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner, Department of Public Health
8:45am - 8:55am	Remarks on CT Emergency Management William Turner, CT State Emergency Management Director, DEMHS
8:55am - 9:05am	Training and Exercise Survey App Shelly Carter, Operations, Training and Exercise Manager, DEMHS
9:05am - 9:35am	Collaboration Best Practice: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency (HIDTA), CT DPH, and DEMHS CT Intelligence Center Alvin Schwapp, CTIC Director Anna Gasinski, Public Health Analyst, Overdose Response Strategy Sgt. First Class John Wardrop, CTNG Raffaella Coler, DPH Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services
9:35am - 9:55am	Collaboration Best Practice: CTIC and Emergency Management - Critical Infrastructure Kelly Grindall, CTIC Analyst Mike Caplet, DEMHS Region 4 Coordinator
10:00am - 10:30am	Break / Visit the Exhibits
10:30am - 10:55am	School Security/Non-Profit Security Programs Bill Turley, DEMHS Region 3 Coordinator Nicole Velardi, DEMHS Planner
10:55am - 11:30am	Responding to Disaster: Volunteer Civil Preparedness Forces: CERT, MRC, USAR, IMT, DBRNE Panel Discussion led by John Field, DEMHS Region 5 Coordinator Red Cross of Connecticut
11:30am - 11:50am	Responding to Disaster: Lifelines and ESF 12 Make Safe Protocol Bob Kenny, DEMHS Region 1 Coordinator
11:50am - 1:00pm	Buffet Lunch / Visit the Exhibits
1:00pm - 1:10pm	CT Land Mobile Radio Network - How Municipalities Can Join Clayton Northgraves, DESPP Director of Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications
1:10pm - 1:40pm	Cyber Security Update David Palmbach, CTIC Intelligence Analyst
1:40pm - 2:00pm	Responding to and Recovering from Disaster: Debris Management, Preliminary Damage Assessments and FEMA Disaster Assistance Dana Conover, DEMHS Recovery Coordinator and Supervisor Ken Dumais, DEMHS State Hazard Mitigation Officer and Individual Assistance Coordinator
2:00pm - 2:20pm	Hazard Mitigation and Resiliency: FEMA BRIC Program Ken Dumais, DEMHS State Hazard Mitigation Officer and Individual Assistance Coordinator Ian Alexander, DEMHS Planner and Deputy SHMO
2:20pm - 2:40pm	Break / Visit the Exhibits
2:40pm - 3:10pm	Flood Tool Kit: US Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jackets Doug Glowacki, DEMHS Planner USACE Sheila Warren
3:10pm - 3:30pm	2022 Upcoming Exercises and Results of Survey Shelly Carter, Operations, Training and Exercise Manager, DEMHS
3:30pm - 3:50pm	Grants Update Kendall Bobula, Planning Manager, DEMHS
3:50pm - 4:00pm	2022 Hurricane Forecast Doug Glowacki, DEMHS Planner
4:00pm	Adjourn

Questions?

Please contact CCM Events at ccmevents@ccm-ct.org.

Current Exhibitor & Sponsor List

Want to know which companies are going to be there with us in person? Click here to view the companies who will be showcasing their products and services at this year's Convention.