About the OneCape Summit
We are pleased to announce the seventh annual OneCape Summit will be held August 23-24, 2021.
With news of increasing COVID-19 cases and the Delta variant and keeping in mind the safety and health of attendees, speakers and our community, the 2021 OneCape Summit has been shifted to a fully virtual format. We look forward to gathering again in person when it’s safe to do so.
This year, OneCape will focus on the critical challenges of water quality, climate change, and housing. Over the course of two days, sessions will cover strategies to address marine and freshwater quality, work to mitigate and adapt to climate-related impacts in the region, local and regional strategies to support housing needs, and building resilience within our natural, built, and community systems in a post-COVID economy.
The OneCape Summit is a regional forum for collaboration, innovation, and excellence across major policy issues and areas. From work to advance regional water quality to tackling issues of coastal resiliency and infrastructure planning, we convene together as one Cape to address the most critical issues related to Cape Cod’s unique environment and economy.
We hope you will be able to join us this year to continue collaborating on solutions for our greatest regional challenges.
About Us
The Cape Cod Commission is the regional planning and land use regulatory agency for Barnstable County and host of the OneCape Summit.
3225 Main Street, Barnstable Village, MA 02630
508-362-3828 | capecodcommission.org
UPDATES
The Selectman and Councilors Breakfast, originally scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, has been postponed.
OneCape 2021 Schedule
The 2021 OneCape Summit will feature presentations and conversations focused on the intersection between Cape Cod’s environment and its economy. Sessions on both days will cover the major issues of climate, water quality, housing, and the economy.
DAY ONE: Monday, august 23
9:00 AM Plenary Session
OPENING REMARKS: Kristy Senatori
Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Janet McCabe
deputy administrator, us environmental protection agency
Keynote Speaker: Ellen Dunham-Jones
professor, director, urban design program georgia tech
documentary preview: 30 years of keeping a special place special video presentation
resiliency in the face of change: addressing our challenges as one cape
Dan Wolf, Founder and CEO, Cape Air; former ma state senator
Dorothy Savarese, Chair and CEO, Cape Cod 5
Keynote Speaker: Rosalin Acosta
ma secretary of labor and workforce development
onecape award presentation
11:30 am Break
12:45 pm breakout sessions
2:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
DAY TWO: Tuesday, August 24
9:00 AM Plenary Session
OPENING REMARKS and Cape Cod Climate Action Plan: Kristy Senatori
Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission
Building a Climate-Resilient Transportation Network
Steven Tupper, Transportation Program Manager, Cape Cod Commission
Tom Cahir, Administrator, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Jamey Tesler, Secretary and CEO, MA Department of Transportation
Presentation: Tupper | Presentation: Tesler | Video
Designing Resilience: Pamela Conrad
FOUNDER, CLIMATE POSITIVE DESIGN AND PRINCIPAL, CMG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Keynote Speaker: CHRIS GLONINGER
KCCI CHIEF METEOROLOGIST AND CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTER
CAPE COD AND ISLANDS WATER PROTECTION FUND AND LOCAL 208 PROGRESS ROUNDTABLE
Wendy Northcross, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation
ANDREW GOTTLIEB, Town of Mashpee
KEVIN GALLIGAN, TOWN OF ORLEANS
MARK ELLs, TOWN OF BARNSTABLE
THE CAPE COD FRESHWATER INITIATIVE: Erin Perry
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CAPE COD COMMISSION
Keynote Speaker: Kathleen THEOHARIDES
MA secretary of ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
1:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
OneCape 2021 Speakers
OneCape gallery