Daniel Kaniewski
Managing Director, Public Sector, Marsh McLennan Advantage

Daniel Kaniewski is Managing Director, Public Sector, Marsh McLennan Advantage. In this role he leads enterprise-wide initiatives that deliver breakthrough perspectives and innovative solutions for public sector challenges.

Prior to joining Marsh McLennan in February 2020, Dr. Kaniewski was Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this role he was FEMA’s second ranking official and led the agency's pre-disaster programs. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017.

He was also Chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) High Level Risk Forum, comprised of risk managers from the 36 OECD member nations.

Before FEMA he led the Global Resilience practice at AIR Worldwide, a catastrophe risk modeling firm. He was also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber & Homeland Security.

Dr. Kaniewski was Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy in the George W. Bush Administration, where he managed over 200 Presidential disaster declarations.

He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from George Washington University, an M.A. in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a B.S. magna cum laude in Emergency Medical Services from George Washington University.

Bruce D. Bouch
Fire Program Specialist at the United States Fire Administration

Bruce D. Bouch currently serves as a Fire Program Specialist at the United States Fire Administration. He retired after nearly 13 years from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal as a Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal certified in fire and post-blast investigation and served as the Director of Public Education and Media Affairs for nearly six years. In addition, he served as a certified instructor at the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions in Sykesville, MD.

Bouch has 25 years in the fire service as a volunteer at the Gamber & Community Fire Company in Finksburg, MD, where he continues to serve as an active member, represents the department as a Public Information Officer, and also served on the Board of Directors.

Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE
Vice President, Fire Codes and Standards, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE is Vice President, Fire Codes and Standards at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. In her current role, she works with National Model Building Codes and International Standards Organizations to advocate for noncombustible and resilient construction. She also provides technical support regarding codes, standards, regulations and legislation at the national, state, and local level. She is a member of the ASTM E05 Fire Standards Technical Committee, Associate Member of ACI 216 Committee on Fire Resistance and Fire Protection of Structures, and a Principal Member of seven (7) NFPA technical committees.

Rashid-Sumar holds a B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering and a Minor Citation in French Language and Cultures from the University of Maryland College Park. She is a registered professional fire protection engineer in the State of Delaware and holds previous registrations as a House of Expertise Engineer in the Emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Rashid-Sumar is a former member of the UAE Code Committee as well as an NFPA 101 International Instructor. In her nearly two decades of experience in building and fire code consulting and performance-based design, she has worked on a multitude of projects including government facilities, hospitals and medical centers, airport terminals, museums, high-rise buildings, hotels, malls, and other special use facilities.