Keynote Theater One | Disaster Expo Texas 2025

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Plans on a Shelf Don't Save Lives: PREPARE. RESPOND. RECOVER.

05-Nov-2025

11:00 – 11:30

Rob Borse, Strategic Advisor and Executive Liaison - City Manager of Dallas

Jack "J" Taylor, Fire Chief - Pearland Fire Department
Guadalupe River Flooding on July 4, 2025 in the Texas Hill Country

05-Nov-2025

11:45 – 12:15

Steven Goldstein, Owner - WXReady
Merger of Public Safety & Emergency Management for Prevention & Mitigation

05-Nov-2025

12:30 – 13:00

Jordon Kestner, Founder and President - JADO Innovation Labs
Early Warning Systems

05-Nov-2025

13:15 – 13:45

Manny Centeno - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Disaster R&D: Conquering Future Disasters Through Previous Mobilizations

05-Nov-2025

14:45 – 15:15

Matt Smith, Founder - MSI Autonomous Aviation & Aeronautics
Regional Disaster Officer

06-Nov-2025

11:00 – 11:30

Edward Blanchard, Regional Disaster Officer - American Red Cross
The Lifelines Lifeline: Infrastructure as Economic Opportunity & Preparedness Imperative

06-Nov-2025

13:15 – 13:45

Francisco Sanchez, Senior Advisor for Economic Development - Hagerty
Industry Preparation and Response for Incidents

06-Nov-2025

14:00 – 14:30

Ty Farrell, Senior Manager, HSE, Emergency Responce and Security Management - Plains All American
The Human Side of Disaster: Why Empathy Matters

06-Nov-2025

14:45 – 15:15

Jim Redick, MPA, CEM, Director, Austin Emergency Management - City of Austin, Texas