2025 DRU Summit Agenda

Day 1: April 16, 2025

Time

Session

8:00-9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast is provided with registration.

9:00-9:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15-9:45 AM

Facilitated Group Discussion: The Role of Risk Assessments in the Campus Environment 

André Le Duc - Vice President and Chief Resilience Officer, Division of Safety and Risk Services
University of Oregon

9:45-10:15 AM

Continuity Case Study: Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Zoltan Varga - Director, Zebrafish International Resource Center
University of Oregon

April Freeman - Senior Research Assistant, Zebrafish International Resource Center
University of Oregon

10:15-10:30 AM

Break

10:30-11:30 AM

Continuity Challenges and Opportunities

Krista Dillon - Chief of Staff and Sr Director of Operations, Division of Safety and Risk Services
University of Oregon

Amina Assefa - Director, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, Office of the President
University of California

11:30-12:30 PM

Breakout Discussions: Continuity

12:30-1:30 PM

Networking Lunch
Provided with registration.

1:30-2:30 PM

The Science of Crisis Communications

Dr. Ellen Peters - Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor
Director, Center for Science Communication Research, School of Journalism
University of Oregon

2:30-2:45 PM

Break

2:45-3:45 PM

Breakout Discussions: Crisis Communications

3:45-4:00 PM

Closing Remarks for Day 1

4:00-4:30 PM

Table Facilitator Huddle

Day 2: April 17, 2025

Time

Session

8:00-9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast
Provided with registration.

9:00-9:45 AM

DRU Survey Results

  • 2024 Emergency Management
  • 2025 Enterprise Risk Management

André Le Duc - Administrator of the DRU Network
Director, Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments

9:45-10:30 AM

Incident Management Teams - DRU Roundtable Recap

Krista Dillon - Chief of Staff and Sr Director of Operations, Division of Safety and Risk Services
University of Oregon

10:30-10:45 AM

Break

10:45-11:45 AM

Panel Report Out: Continuity and Crisis Communications Breakout Discussions

11:45-12:00 PM

Next Steps and Closing Remarks

12:00 PM 

Adjourn