Infraday Florida

Registration & Networking Breakfast

The Florida Infrastructure Boom — Growth, Capacity & the Race to Deliver

Florida is experiencing extraordinary infrastructure demand as population growth, economic development and aging assets collide. Cities, counties and infrastructure owners must expand capacity while maintaining essential services and preparing for flooding, heat and major storms.

This opening discussion examines Florida’s next generation of capital investment across transportation, water, utilities and public infrastructure. Where are the biggest projects emerging? What is holding projects back? And what must Florida build over the next decade to sustain its communities and economy?

Powering Florida — Growth, Grid Reliability & the Race for Electricity

Florida’s continued growth is placing new demands on its electric infrastructure. Housing, tourism, healthcare, advanced industry and emerging large loads all depend on reliable and affordable electricity.

Utilities are simultaneously expanding generation, transmission and substations while hardening infrastructure against hurricanes and extreme weather. This discussion examines grid expansion, undergrounding, solar, battery storage, large-load interconnections and the infrastructure required to support Florida’s next wave of development.

When the Streets Flood — Stormwater, Drainage & Florida’s Next Capital Wave

Heavy rainfall, high groundwater, storm surge and tidal conditions are creating increasingly complex drainage challenges across Florida.

This panel examines the infrastructure being built to address them, including pumps, canals, drainage networks, outfalls, seawalls and green infrastructure. The conversation moves beyond vulnerability studies to the harder question: How does Florida turn resilience plans into funded, permitted and constructed projects?

Morning Networking Break

Moving Florida — Building the Transportation Network for a Growing State

Florida’s transportation system must simultaneously move residents, workers, tourists and freight while accommodating rapid population and economic growth.

This discussion examines highways, bridges, commuter rail, premium transit, first- and last-mile connections and major mobility programs such as Moving Florida Forward and Broward’s PREMO initiative. How can Florida accelerate projects, manage rights-of-way and utility conflicts, and create transportation capacity ahead of growth?

Florida’s Water Future — Wastewater, Reuse & Capacity for Growth

Some of Florida’s most important infrastructure investments are happening underground.

Water and wastewater utilities must modernize aging networks, expand treatment capacity, reduce infiltration and overflows, meet environmental requirements and provide capacity for new development.

This panel examines treatment plant modernization, pipe and pump-station rehabilitation, reclaimed water, alternative supplies and the massive capital programs required to secure Florida’s water future.

Florida’s Global Gateways — Airports, Seaports, Cruise & Freight

Florida is one of America’s most important gateways for tourism, international trade, cruise operations and freight.

Major capital programs are transforming airports and seaports across the state. This discussion examines terminals, cargo facilities, berths, landside infrastructure, rail and highway connections, shore power, utilities and the challenge of delivering major construction while keeping passengers and goods moving.

Networking Lunch

Florida’s Growth Equation — Housing, Development & Infrastructure Readiness

Florida can approve new development, but communities cannot grow successfully unless roads, water, wastewater, drainage, schools and public services can keep pace.

This panel examines the connection between development and infrastructure capacity. How can local governments, utilities and developers coordinate investment earlier? Where are infrastructure constraints limiting growth? And how can Florida expand without creating tomorrow’s infrastructure backlog?

Storm-Ready Florida — Hardening Critical Infrastructure & Keeping Services Running

Florida’s infrastructure must continue operating through hurricanes, storm surge, extreme heat, flooding and prolonged service disruptions.

This discussion examines asset hardening, elevation, backup power, redundant communications, coastal protection and restoration planning across utilities, transportation systems, hospitals and emergency facilities.

The focus: Which investments actually keep Florida functioning when the next major storm arrives?

Beyond the Launchpad — Space, Advanced Industry & Florida’s Next Infrastructure Frontier

Florida’s space and advanced-industry economy requires infrastructure far beyond launch facilities.

Aerospace, advanced manufacturing and other major industrial developments depend on power, water, transportation, logistics, specialized utilities and shovel-ready sites.

This panel examines the infrastructure behind Florida’s Space Coast and emerging industrial economy. What must communities build before the next major investment can actually become a project?

Infrastructure Capital — Funding Florida’s Next Generation of Projects

Florida’s infrastructure ambitions ultimately depend on capital.

Transportation, water, resilience and public facilities rely on combinations of bonds, utility revenues, local funding, state programs, federal assistance and private investment.

This discussion examines how Florida infrastructure owners can transform capital plans into financeable projects, including revenue bonds, revolving funds, resilience funding and appropriate public-private partnerships.

Afternoon Networking Break

Inside One of Florida’s Next Major Capital Programs

A senior Florida infrastructure owner provides an inside look at one of the state’s most consequential capital programs: what is being built, why it is needed, how it is being financed and the challenges involved in delivering it.

Connected Capital Programs — From Planning & Construction to Operations

Florida’s infrastructure owners increasingly manage billions of dollars of projects across departments, contractors, systems and asset portfolios.

This discussion examines how owners are connecting GIS, BIM, budgets, schedules, project controls, field reporting and asset information to create a clearer view of capital delivery.

The conversation will focus on practical results: reducing rework and delays, improving decision-making and ensuring useful information survives the transition from construction into operations.

Building Florida Faster — Permitting, Procurement & Alternative Delivery

Major projects can stall at the intersection of design, permitting, land acquisition, utilities, procurement and construction.

This panel examines how Florida owners are using design-build, progressive design-build, construction management, early contractor involvement and appropriate P3 structures to accelerate delivery and better allocate risk.

Governing Billion-Dollar Capital Programs — Cost, Risk & Accountability

As Florida’s capital programs grow, executives need to know where projects actually stand before emerging problems become expensive ones.

This discussion examines program governance, cost forecasting, contingency management, schedule risk, change control and executive reporting.

What information should leadership see every month? How should risks be escalated? And how can owners manage multiple major projects as one coordinated capital portfolio?

AI, Automation & the Future of Florida Infrastructure

AI, drones, robotics, machine vision and predictive analytics are beginning to change how infrastructure is designed, constructed, inspected and operated.

Rather than focusing on technology hype, this closing discussion examines practical applications across Florida’s roads, utilities, airports, ports and public facilities, including automated inspections, construction monitoring, flood prediction, traffic management and predictive maintenance.

The central question: Where can AI and automation produce measurable infrastructure results today, and what’s coming next?

Infraday Florida Closing Reception