IAEM Keynote: The Disasters that define us

In this presentation, Dr. Daniel Kaniewski, a former senior FEMA leader and White House official, shared his firsthand experiences with 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, and the pandemic and the lessons that he and the nation took from these disasters. Weaving in personal stories, operational details, and public policy actions, Dr. Kaniewski elucidated lessons applicable not just to those disasters but to any catastrophic event. Only by learning these lessons will history not repeat itself in the future.