Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration Open

Location: 4th Floor PreFunction

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast and Visit with the Exhibitors

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Opening General Session

Location: Grand Ballroom

Main Stage

9:20 AM – 10:10 AM

Modernizing Fire Incident Data & Analytics

Location: Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – United States Fire Administration

Speaker: – UL Fire Safety Research Institute

Speaker: – International Association of Fire Chiefs

Main Stage

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM

Firefighting in the 21st Century: Adapting to New Technologies - IoT Enabled Devices

Location: Grand Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – IDEX Fire & Safety

Main Stage

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM

Networking Break

Location: Grand Ballroom & PreFunction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Communications in Denied Environments: Enabling Mission Success in Austere Conditions

Location: Junior Ballroom C

Speaker: – Western Fire Chiefs

Speaker: – Central Pierce Fire & Rescue

Speaker: – San Bernardino County Fire District

Sponsor Speaker: – First Responder Network Authority

Sponsor Moderator: – Dejero

Breakout Session

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Investing in the Fire Service: The Power of Philanthropy

Location: Junior Ballroom D

Moderator: – XPRIZE

Speaker: – Earth Fire Alliance

Sponsor Speaker: – Esri

Speaker: – XPRIZE

Speaker: – Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation

Breakout Session

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

NERIS Listening and Roadmap Session

Location: Junior Ballroom A

Moderator: – International Association of Fire Chiefs

Speaker: – Fire Safety Research Institute

Speaker: – UL Fire Safety Research Institute

Speaker: – Fire Safety Research Institute

Breakout Session

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Safely Harnessing the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Public Safety

Location: Junior Ballroom B

Moderator: – Center for Public Safety Excellence

Sponsor Speaker: – Microsoft

Speaker: – Netage B.V. / Amsterdam-Amstelland FD / SAMatters!

Speaker: – Arlington County Fire Department

Breakout Session

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch & Networking

Location: Grand Ballroom & PreFunction

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM

Fire Tech Shark Tank: The Next Big Thing in Fire Tech

Location: Grand Ballroom

Shark Tank Presenter: – AlarmsHQ

Shark Tank Presenter: – Ascent Integrated Tech

Shark Tank Presenter: – Stationwise

Shark Tank Presenter: – Headwall VR

Shark Tank Presenter: – Easealert

Shark Tank Judge: – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Shark Tank Judge: – Philadelphia Fire Department

Shark Tank Judge: – Arlington County Fire Department

Main Stage

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM

End Destructive Wildfires - An XPrize Overview

Location: Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – XPRIZE

Main Stage

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM

Strategic Philanthropy: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Vision for Wildfire Resilience

Location: Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation

Main Stage

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

The AI Revolution in Public Safety - A Microsoft Perspective

Location: Grand Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – Microsoft Corporation

Sponsor Speaker: – Microsoft

Main Stage

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Networking Break

Location: Grand Ballroom & PreFunction

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

A Safe Energy Future: The Challenges and Best Practices of a Lithium-Ion Battery-Powered Society

Location: Junior Ballroom A

Speaker: – TEEX Testing & Innovation Center

Speaker: – United States Fire Administration

Speaker: – Brighton Area Fire Authority

Speaker: – UL Fire Safety Research Institute

Breakout Session

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Bridging the Data Gap: Turning Data into Actionable Intelligence

Location: Junior Ballroom D

Speaker: – Loudoun County Fire Department

Sponsor Speaker: – Intterra

Sponsor Speaker: – IDEX Fire & Safety

Speaker: – State of Michigan, Bureau of Fire Services

Sponsor Moderator: – Deccan International

Breakout Session

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Health & Wellness Technology for Firefighter Performance & Resiliency

Location: Junior Ballroom B

Speaker: – Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research

Speaker: – American Fire Culture

Speaker: – D.C. Fire and EMS Department

Speaker: – International Public Safety Data Institute

Sponsor Moderator: – ESO

Breakout Session

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

The Use of AI to Improve Public Safety/Disaster Outcomes

Location: Junior Ballroom C

Speaker: – WIFIRE Lab, University of California, San Diego

Speaker: – Garland Fire Department

Speaker: – National Institute of Standards and Technology, Public Safety Communications Research Division

Speaker: – College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at SUNY Albany

Moderator: – Western Fire Chiefs Association

Breakout Session

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM

Networking Break

Location: Grand Ballroom & PreFunction

4:25 PM – 4:40 PM

Harnessing Technology into Decision-Making to Normalize Outcomes, Not Accidental Success

Location: Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Main Stage

4:40 PM – 5:10 PM

Data-Driven Approach to Reduce Fire Emissions

Location: Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – Dubai Civil Defense

Main Stage

5:10 PM – 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Location: Grand Ballroom & PreFunction

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