Agenda

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Dr. Steve Lyons
Hurricane Expert, The Weather Channel
Presentation: "Framing the Challenge"

Dr. Isaac Ginis
Principal Scientist, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.
Presentation: "Modifying the Hurricane Hazard"

Dr. Arindam Chowdhury
Director, Wind Engineering Research Laboratory, IHRC
Panel: "Moving the Latest Innovations from Theory to Market"

Dr. Greg Kopp
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Panel: "Moving the Latest Innovations from Theory to Market"

Dr. Peter Vickery
Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates
Panel: "Making Mitigation Work: The Modeling Perspective"

Paul VanderMarck
Chief Products Officer, Risk Management Solutions
Panel: "Making Mitigation Work: The Modeling Perspective"

Dr. Eric Williford
Senior Scientist, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.
Panel: "Short and Intermediate Term Forecasting - What's Really Useful?"

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Brian O'Neill
Consultant, International Hurricane Research Center
Panel: "How Do We Motivate End Users to Employ Good Risk Mitigation?"

Tami Torres
Special Programs Administrator, My Safe Florida Home
Panel: "How Do We Motivate End Users to Employ Good Risk Mitigation?"

Brad Kading
President & Executive Director, Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers
Panel: "Private Reinsurers: Meeting US Catastrophe Needs"

Aditya Dutt
Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Panel: "A Look at the Landscape for Financing Hurricane Risk"