will explore sustainable infrastructure and adaptive engineering strategies to address sea level rise and other climate-related challenges, highlighting practical examples of successfully-implemented resilience plans, and addressing real-world challenges agencies still face in turning strategy into action.

• Alec Bogdanoff, Ph.D., Principal & Cofounder, Brizaga (moderator)
• Chad Maraj, Public Works Director, Coral Springs
• Peter Moore, President & CEO, Chen Moore & Associates
• Commissioner Caryl Shuham, City of Hollywood

Finance for Resilience: As climate change shifts market conditions and investment strategies, demanding a new approach to infrastructure, this interactive conversation will challenge business and civic leaders to view climate resilience not as a cost of compliance, but as a strategic investment opportunity—one that demands cross-sector partnership, innovative finance, and immediate action to secure long-term economic competitiveness and growth.

• Joe Karl, Chair Economic Resilience Council GLFCC, Provenance Wealth Advisors
• Michael Berkowitz, Executive Director, University of Miami Climate Resilience Institute

Good Design Meets Financial Reality: As rising seas, heavier rainfall, stronger storms, and hotter temperatures threaten critical infrastructure, drive up insurance premiums, and impact project financing, this session will explore how innovative design and practical economics intersect to create sustainable, resilient development in South Florida.

• Ken Morris, Senior Vice President, JLL (moderator)
• Kobi Karp, Founder & Principal, Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc.
• Alan Hooper, Founder & President, Hooper Construction, Co-Founder, Urban Street Development

The Second Annual Resilient Broward Forum will be held on Thursday, February 26 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at The Fort in Fort Lauderdale. Registration is required. For more information or to register, click here.

Looking ahead: Broward County, on behalf of the Southeast Florida Climate Change Compact, will also host the 18th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit: Capitalizing on Climate: Action Through Innovation, in Fort Lauderdale November 4-6, 2026.

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Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance                                                                            

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