Welcome to the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit | Jennifer Gray Thompson | After the Fire USA. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA.
Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA, Founder and CEO of After the Fire USA, opens the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California.
Day One asks what matters first: people, trust, and leadership in crisis. Jennifer welcomes a curated room of local recovery leaders, government officials, nonprofit partners, funders, and fire survivors, with every stage of recovery represented and the work built together.
This year's theme: When Crisis Hits, Community Leads: Building What Comes Next, Together.
Topics covered: Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026, After the Fire USA, Jennifer Gray Thompson, wildfire recovery leadership, community-led disaster recovery, megafire, Sonoma California.
The Wildfire Leadership Summit is an invitation-only, three-day convening from After the Fire USA, an initiative of Rebuild NorthBay Foundation. 2026 Summit: September 15–17, 2026, The Hanna Center, Sonoma, California.
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