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.
Small Business Resilience: Examining Optimism, Risk, and Ability to Recover
Presented in partnership with Verizon, new research unveiled at Building Resilience 2026 explores the disconnect between small business optimism and preparedness—and why closing that gap matters for entire communities.
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
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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Trust and Collaboration in Action: Insights from the 13th Annual Building Resilience ConferenceTrust 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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- Small businesses are navigating two forces at once: rapid technological change and an unpredictable threat landscape. The ones who are building for both aren't just surviving—they're the engine driving their communities forward.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.At the 2025 Building Resilience Conference, leaders from The UPS Foundation, American Red Cross, and United Way Worldwide, share actionable strategies to strengthen civic engagement as a way of enhancing disaster resilience.At the 2025 Building Resilience Conference, SBA's Chris Stallings and Fiserv's Jim Kelly share insights on the critical need for small business disaster preparedness, the importance of proactive planning and action, and the role that partnerships and data play in supporting small businesses.Cross-sector leaders share personal experiences and innovative case studies, unpacking the complex intersection of economic, strategic, and human factors in building resilient communities at the 2025 Building Resilience Conference.Leaders from the Medtronic Foundation and Walmart share how organizations can work together to best position themselves for successful disaster response initiatives.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.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.
