23rd Annual APA Florida Public Policy Workshop Feb. 26- 27, 2025 | Tallahassee
Agenda for Thursday, Feb. 27 8 -8:30 am
Registration Check-in + Light Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 am
Welcome & Opening Plenary: The Live Local Act • Workshop welcome by Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey • Session presenters: • Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • Kody Glazer, Esq., Florida Housing Coalition • Rebecca O’Hara, Esq., Florida League of Cities
9:30 – 10:30 am
Communications & Policy Language • Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • David Cruz, Esq., Florida League of Cities • Samuel Staley, Ph.D., FSU DeVoe L Moore Center
10:30 – 11 am
Break
10:45 – 11:45 am
The Economics Benefits of Transportation • Whit Blanton, FAICP, Forward Pinellas (Moderator) • Lisa Bacot, Florida Public Transportation Association
11:45 – 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm
State of the Florida Economy • Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • Tim Chapin, Ph.D., Florida State University
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Planning for Disasters • Edward Ng, AICP, APA Florida President Elect and Legislative Policy Committee Chair (Moderator) • David Rathke., Florida Resiliency
2:45 – 3 pm
Break
Note: Some sessions are being recorded. By means of registration, you have agreed to be on camera.