16th-18th MARCH 2027
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

Andrea Davis

Andrea Davis

  • President and CEO
  • The Resiliency Initiative, USA

Andrea Davis is a recognized expert in the field of emergency management who has dedicated her career to bridging the silos between the public and private sectors to create a united approach when it comes to disaster risk reduction.

Ms. Davis has held leadership roles with NGOs (The American Red Cross, Save the Children US), the US Federal Government (FEMA, The Federal Reserve) and for Fortune 500 Companies (Walmart, Disney). With each role, Ms. Davis used her influence to lead global initiatives focused on the importance of making risk-informed determinations and engaging all members of the community in the decision-making process. Currently, Ms. Davis is the President and CEO of a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), The Resiliency Initiative (TRI). Ms. Davis founded TRI out of a passion to serve the whole community before, during, and after an emergency.

Ms. Davis is a decorated leader. She was selected as the inaugural Emergency Manager of the Year by the International Association of Emergency Managers in 2018 and was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame for Emergency Management in 2013.

Sessions

  • Strategic Resilience Planning

    A holistic, long-term approach towards building resilience is required to ensuring the continued functioning of CI, especially when faced with increasing frequency and severity of disruptions. It moves beyond traditional “disaster recovery” to embrace the ability to anticipate, adapt, and transform in the face of a wider range of evolving and interconnected threats, embedding resilience thinking into the core values, policies, and daily operations of critical infrastructure organizations and government bodies.