Summit: Designing for Resilience in an Era of Climate and Disaster Risk

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM to 4:30 PM · 7 hr. 45 min. (US/Eastern)

Room 405.1/405.2

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Climate risks are transforming how cities, communities, and businesses plan, invest, and build. This Summit will help you decode the demand signals driving resilience, understand how markets and institutions are responding, and anticipate how standards of care and professional practice are evolving.

Attendees will gain practical guidance on responding to the expanding landscape of resilience frameworks and tools, and learn from real-world case studies demonstrating integrated decarbonization and resilience strategies across new construction, retrofits, and post-disaster reconstruction.

Location

Room 405.1/405.2

Program

Summit Session

Pass Type

Conference PassConference Pass + Sustainable Finance & Investing ForumStudent PassSustainable Finance & Investing Forum 4 Day PassVolunteer Pass

Track

Summit

Learning Objectives

Learning Objective #1

Attendees will be able to identify and articulate the main factors driving climate resilience across cities, communities and businesses globally.

Learning Objective #2

Attendees will learn how the expectations for professional practice are shifting as physical climate risk management becomes a central priority.

Learning Objective #3

Attendees will have a better view of the landscape of resilience frameworks and tools and a greater understanding of how to leverage these tools in professional practice.

Learning Objective #4

Attendees will explore U.S. and international building projects that successfully integrate decarbonization and resilience, offering replicable lessons for future projects.