Infrastructure increasingly plays a complex role in supporting resilience; however, there is a multitude of organizations that control critical infrastructure in cities. In addition, there is often a lack of collaboration across national, state, and local organizations which limits our understanding and ability to address and mitigate risks. This emphasizes the need to break silos within and between different levels of governance to tackle interconnected challenges together. The fifth session of 2022 of the Cities on the Frontline SpeakerSeries focused on the importance of breaking silos between levels of government and shifting the focus from the resilience of infrastructure and assets to how assets contribute to the resilience of the places and regions with their respective interdependencies.
We were joined by Rory Butler, the Associate Director for Infrastructure Australia, Kieron Hendicottand Bopha Lam, the Executive Director of Infrastructure Strategy, and the Director of Asset Management respectively at Infrastructure New South Wales(INSW), and Beck Dawson, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Sydney.
To wrap up the session we were joined by two insightful panelists that reacted to our presenter ´s interventions, offering their expert perspectives on the matter. Brian Strong, Chief Resilience Officer of the City of San Francisco & Member, FEMA National Advisory Council Infrastructure Protection Selection and Monica Bennett,Director of Thought Leadership at Global Infrastructure Hub.
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