November 2018: Reassessing Recycling: Balancing Market Challenges and Citizen Expectations
- Where Are We Now - 75% Goal and How It's Measured
Speaker: Dr. Tim Townsend, Hinkley Center, University of Florida
- Local Government Service - Market Conditions
Panelists: Dawn McCormick, Director of Communications, Waste Management; Earl Gloster, Director, Solid Waste/General Services, City of Clearwater; and John Nico, Sustainability & Permitting Assistant, City of Winter Park
- Effects of Single-Use Plastics Ordinances on Businesses
Panelists: Dwaine Stevens, Media & Community Relations Manager, Publix Super Markets, Jacksonville Division; and Stu Glass, Deputy Mayor, Town of Indialantic
- Keynote Address: How the 75% Goal Came To Be
Speaker: Seminole County Commissioner and Former Senator Lee Constantine
- CMRI MiniSurvey Series – Municipal Recycling
August 2018: Disruptive Technology: Impacts on Local Government
- Nationwide Trends
Speaker: Alex Jones, Manager, Local Democracy Initiative, National League of Cities
- Local Government Perspective
Panelists: Kyle Shephard, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of Orlando; Lee Feldman, City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale; Cookie Kennedy, Mayor, City of Indian Rocks Beach
- Industry Representative Perspective
Speakers: John Spencer, CEO & Founder, STR Helper and Ulrik Binzer, CEO & Founder, Host Compliance
- Research Institute Perspective
Speakers: Brumby McLeod, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Charleston, School of Business, Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Research Fellow with the Riley Center and Office of Tourism Analysis, and Jennifer Connolly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami
- Keynote Address: Airbnb in Florida
Speaker: Andrew L. Kalloch, Americas Policy Manager, Airbnb
December 2017: Ready & Resilient: Combating Water Hazards in an Era of Extreme Weather
- Water Disaster Impacts
Speakers: Alec Bogdanoff, Ph.D., President and Co-Founder, Brizaga, Inc.; Daniel Dietch, Mayor, Town of Surfside
- The Role of Land Use Planning
Speakers: Erin Deady, Esq., Erin L. Deady, P.A.; Courtney Barker, City Manager, City of Satellite Beach; and Haris Alibašić, Assistant Professor, Public Administration Program, University of West Florida
- A Future of Resilient Infrastructure
Speakers: Stevie Freeman-Montes, Sustainability Manager, City of Sarasota; Jerry Murphy, Florida Resilient Communities Initiative, University of Florida
- Keynote Address
Speaker: CJ Reynolds, Executive Director, International Ocean Institute – USA and Research Associate, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
August 2017: Medical Marijuana and Your City: Facts, Fiction & Moving Forward
- Implementing Amendment 2 – Current Legal State of the State
Speakers: Brian J. Sherman, Associate, Goren Cherof Doody & Ezrol, PA, and Brett J. Schneider, Esq., Member, Weiss SerotaHelfman Cole & Bierman, PL
- Medical Marijuana 101
Speaker: Ken Brummel-Smith, MD, Medical Director, Trulieve; Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
- Municipal Impact – Panel Discussion
Panelists: Michael Beedie, City Manager, City of Fort Walton Beach; Argatha Gilmore, Police Chief, City of Lake City; Kyle Shephard, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of Orlando; Jake Bergmann, CEO & Founder, Surterra Holdings, Inc.; Victoria Walker, Community Relations Manager, Trulieve; Nikki Fried, Consultant, Green Solutions
- Keynote Address: What’s Next in Research?
Speaker: Nagi B. Kumar, PhD, RD, FADA, Professor/Director, Cancer Chemoprevention, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
December 2016: The Zika Battle: A Collaborative Approach
August 2016: Harnessing the Power of Local Entrepreneurial Energy & Cutting-Edge Technologies - Transforming Your Community Through Collaboration
- MuniMod: The FLC 21st Century Civic Tech Competition; Presenter: John Dailey, JDA Strategies, LLC, MuniMod Administrator
- Creating & Stimulating the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Community: Does Co-working Incubator Space Work?; Presenters: Micah Widen and Jake Kiker, Esq., Co-Founders, The Domi Station
- Town & Gown Meets Entrepreneurial Start-ups: Florida Atlantic University Technology Transfer Program: Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, FAU
- Town & Gown Meets Entrepreneurial Start-ups: Florida International University Technology Transfer Program; Presenter: Emily Gresham, Assistant Vice President for Research, FIU
- There's More Space in Your Life than You Think! NASA's Technology Transfer Program; Presenter: Mike Lester, Manager, NASA Kennedy Space Center Technology Transfer Office
November 2015: Homelessness & Affordable Housing in the State of Florida
- Overview of State Programs & Policies; Presenter: Erik Braun, Executive Director, Office on Homelessness, Florida Department of Children & Families
- ALICE Project Parts 1 & 2; Presenter: Lars Gilberts, Statewide ALICE Director, United Way of Broward County
- Trends in Affordable Housing Needs & Promising Approaches to Ending Homelessness; Presenter: Bill O'Dell, Director, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida
- New Opportunities to Address Homelessness in Florida; Presenters: Hardy Smith, Government Relations Administrator, City of Daytona Beach and Mary Dougherty-Slapp, MDS Government Consulting
- Keynote Presentation; Presenter: Susan Pourciau, Director of Homeless Training & Technical Assistance, Florida Housing Coalition
August 2015: Planes, Trains, Ports & Highways -- What Keeps Florida Moving?
- Transportation and Quality of Life: The Importance of an Integrated Transportation System; Presenter: Maria Ilcheva, PhD, Senior Researcher, Metropolitan Center, Florida International University
- All Aboard Florida; Presenter: Jose Gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Florida East Coast Industries
- From Millennials to Uber to Autonomous Vehicles: How Demographics, Economic and Technologies Are Changing Transportation; Presenter: Steve Polzin, PhD, Director of Mobility Policy Research, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
- Pro Motion: Moving Florida Faster; Presenter: Brad Swanson, State Administrator, Office of Freight, Logistics and Passenger Operations, Florida Department of Transportation
November 2014
- Overview: University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning; Presenter: Christopher Silver, PhD, FAICP, Dean & Professor
- Shimberg Center for Housing Studies; Presenter: Anne Ray, Manager, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, University of Florida
- FDOT's Sea Level Scenario Sketch Planning Tool; Presenter: Crystal Goodison, Project Manager, GeoPlan Center, University of Florida
- Historic Preservation Program; Presenter: Marty Hylton, Assistant Professor, Director of Historic Preservation Program, University of Florida
- Florida Resilient Communities Initiative; Presenter: Gerald Murphy, JD, Project Coordinator, FRCI, University of Florida
- Turning Dreams Into Reality - Implementing Municipal Strategic Plans; Presenter: David Mitchell, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida
- Business, Mobility and Voting with Your Feet; Presenter: Derek K. Yonai, JD, PhD, Director of the Center for Free Enterprise, Associate Director of Economics, Florida Southern College
August 2014: Building a Bridge from the Classroom to City Hall
November 2013: New Developments in Municipal Finance and Special Assessments
August 2013: Innovative Technologies