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Light breakfast and connection time with fellow attendees.

Cross-sector dialogue capturing practitioner, policymaker, operator, and researcher perspectives in an interactive format.

Visit the exhibit area to connect with partners and sponsors.

Lifeline infrastructure—power, water, transportation, communications, and buildings—underpins community resilience, but operators face aging assets, rising hazards, regulatory pressure, and tight budgets. This session examines the evolving business case for prioritizing resilience and how service requirements, risk mitigation, and interdependencies shape investment decisions. Experts share examples, policy frameworks, and performance metrics that translate resilience into tangible value for regulators, stakeholders, and the public.