Building Resilience Conference
At the forefront of global resilience, our conference is the longest running of its kind, designed to inspire and spark innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Building Resilience is a national convening focused on disaster preparedness, response, and community resilience.
Attendees, speakers, and sponsors come together with a shared commitment to strengthening our nation’s ability to navigate crises and meet the urgent challenges posed by disasters.
Sample topics include anticipating future risks, improving efficiency, strengthening cross-sector collaboration, managing costs related to preparedness and recovery, measuring impact, and more.
2025 Highlights
The Resilience Reset: Building Resilience Conference 2025
With another hurricane season approaching and billion-dollar disasters increasing nationwide, the 2025 Building Resilience Conference brought together leaders to explore stronger unified approaches to disaster resilience and management.
- Civic Engagement: The Backbone of Community ResilienceHighlighting the need to focus locally and leverage community strengths.Read More
- Small Business Resilience: Success, Opportunities, and ChallengesImportance of proactive planning and action for small businesses.Read More
- Mitigation for Every CommunityExploring strategies and adaptations across different hazards and environments.Read More
2024 Highlights
Trust and Collaboration in Action: Insights from the 13th Annual Building Resilience Conference
Trust took center stage at this year’s 13th Annual Building Resilience Conference, where public and private sector leaders convened to discuss actionable strategies, key insights, and lessons learned for supporting communities before, during, and after crises.
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- Disasters
How Organizations Can Strengthen Humanitarian Response During CrisisAs communities worldwide face growing conflict and natural disasters, this panel provides actionable insights for the business community on strengthening humanitarian response.
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The Importance of Small Business Resilience in Building Stronger Communities
Small business perspectives were the focus of the 13th Annual Building Resilience Conference, highlighting the power, tenacity, and resilience of small businesses across the country.
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- Experts share unique challenges and opportunities in maintaining strong communications infrastructures during times of disaster or crisis.As disasters and crises become increasingly frequent, a group of industry experts confronted these critical challenges during a panel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 13th Annual Building Resilience Conference.On July 26-27, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosted the 12th Annual Building Resilience Conference. The conference brought together prominent business leaders, government officials, and industry experts to share knowledge and best practices through action-oriented panels, fireside chats, and keynote speeches.As traditional risks and geopolitical threats intertwine in novel and complex ways, collaboration among the public, private, and non-profit sectors has become more critical than ever. Only by working together can these groups most effectively mitigate risk while navigating an ever-changing global landscape.As the world grows more intricate, communities and companies face many threats, hazards, and risks that demand careful consideration and cross-sector collaboration. During the U.S. Chamber Foundation's 12th Annual Building Resilience Conference, panelists explored the power of collaboration, embracing a unified vision, and pooling resources across sectors to navigate the complexities ahead.In 2023 alone, the United States has already seen 12 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Disasters of all types, both novel and familiar, only continue to increase in frequency and intensity. Yet, many of the current systems in our communities are not equipped to handle these rising crises.As disasters become more and more commonplace across the United States, strong cybersecurity is critical to keeping response systems operating smoothly. Organizations are particularly susceptible to cyber attacks during natural disasters, which could limit their ability to support the communities they aim to serve.
