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 hosted its annual Building Resilience Conference on May 6-7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Speakers and sponsors came together with a shared commitment to strengthening our nation’s ability to navigate crises and meet the urgent challenges posed by disasters.
The event marked a reset in our national approach to resilience—advocating for faster, more proactive, and risk-oriented strategies rooted in strong partnerships. Attendees engaged in timely discussions about anticipating future risks, improving efficiency, strengthening cross-sector collaboration, managing costs related to preparedness and recovery, and measuring impact.
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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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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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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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.
As communities worldwide face growing conflict and natural disasters, this panel provides actionable insights for the business community on strengthening humanitarian response.
Allstate's Elliot Stultz discusses the business case for resilience and the importance of strong public-private partnerships for effective climate risk management.
