Building Innovation 2026
At Building Innovation 2026, Daniel Kaniewski delivered a bold message about the future of national resilience and the need to shift from reacting to disasters to investing before them. Drawing on experience across FEMA, insurance, and public policy, Dr. Kaniewski challenged the audience to rethink how resilience is funded, measured, and rewarded.
Insurance Innovators 2026
Daniel Kaniewski delivered the keynote address at Insurance Innovators 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, on “Disaster Resilience in a Changing Risk Landscape.” He highlighted how to close the gap between emergency management and the P&C insurance industry and shift from reactive recovery to proactive investment.
2026 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building Resilience Conference
Daniel Kaniewski addressed the 2026 Building Resilience Conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, DC. He shared his vision for resilience, emphasizing that FEMA must evolve from a reactive payer to a proactive risk advisor and that the insurance protection gap must be closed.
Marsh Real Estate & Hospitality Conference
Daniel Kaniewski addressed the 2025 Marsh Global Real Estate and Hospitality Conference. He shared insights on disaster resilience, from both a public policy and operational perspective.
Financing Shared Risk: Making the Case for Resilience
Daniel Kaniewski addressed the Resiliency Company Forum at the New York City Climate Week 2025. He highlighted the value of hazard mitigation and the role of risk transfer at the the community level.
Risk & Resiliency Symposium
Daniel Kaniewski addressed the Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) Risk and Resiliency Symposium in Beverly Hills, CA. He pointed to succesful hazard mitigation program that reduce the risk of disasters, including wildfires.
Business Delivers Innovation Summit
Daniel Kaniewski delivered closing remarks at the 2025 Business Delivers Innovation Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. He focused on proactive efforts by the P&C insurance industry and federal, state, and local emergency managers.