Heat as Infrastructure: Design Systems, Cities, and Services for Resilience

Full day educational event hosting experts in extreme heat sharing how systems, cities, and services can be designed for resilience.
About this Event

Extreme Heat Summit 2026
Heat as Infrastructure: Designing Systems, Cities, and Services for Resilience
See below for the Event Agenda.

Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration

Info: The City of Palm Springs is excited to host our inaugural Extreme Heat Summit. Please join us through the Palm Springs Convention Center east entrance. When entering the facility, you'll find Oasis 3 directly adjacent to the east entrance. Volunteers will facilitate check-in and guide attendees to the coffee and continental breakfast provided.

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome Speech
Host: Naomi Soto, Mayor of Palm Springs
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Keynote Speaker
Host: Diane Morales
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break #1
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: The Human Cost of Extreme Heat
Host: Dr. Jenna LeComte-Hinely, PhD
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2: Systems Under Stress: Where People Go When Systems Fail
Host: Anuj Desai
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch + Networking
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 3: Design Cool Cities and Heat-Safe Places
Host: Shelley Jiang
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Break #2
🕑: 02:45 AM - 04:00 PM
Session 4: Scaling Healthy and Climate-Resilient Communities
Host: Dr. Ladd Keith, PhD
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
All-Presenter Q+A Session
🕑: 04:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Closing