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The 14th Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum focuses on the impact of today's natural disasters, what can be learnt from them, and how Government can help in preparing for future catastrophic events.  This Forum is invitation-only and free of charge to all who attend.

The Forum will include these panel discussions:

Panel 1: Higher Seas, Higher Ground? Assessing Flood Risk in Today's World 

• Matt Chamberlain, Consulting Actuary – Property & Casualty, Milliman

• Jessie Ritter, Director Water Resources & Coastal Policy, National Wildlife Federation

• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Finance Division, Columbia Business School

• David I. Maurstad, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance & Mitigation,
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Chief Executive, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Panel 2: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: Wildfire Risk in the 21st Century 

• Robert Field, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, 
  Columbia University

• Roy Wright, President & CEO - Insurance Institute for Business & Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Safety (IBHS)

• RJ Lehmann, Director – Finance, Insurance & Trade, R Street

• John Huff, CEO, Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR)

Panel 3: Hurricane Force or a Force for Change? The Impact of Severe Storms on Coastal Communities 

• Chia-Ying Lee, Assistant Research Professor - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

• Jane Gilbert,Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami

• Peter Sousounis, Director - Climate Change Research - AIR

• Dail Rowe, Senior Scientist & Regional Manager- Weather Predict Consulting

Panel 4: From One Extreme to Another: What do Higher Temperatures Mean for the Global Population? 

• Peter S. Dailey, Vice President – Model Development, Risk Management Solutions

• Arlene Fiore, Professor Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

• Radley Horton, Professor Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

• Darby Jack, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University

Panel 5: Ready, Set, Go: The Role of Government in Preparing for Major Disasters 

• Ben Diamond, Florida House of Representatives – 68th District

• Daniel Dietch, Mayor, Town of Surfside, Florida

• Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice & Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

• Nora Ostrovskaya Acting Senior Director, MTA HQ Office of Strategic Initiatives

• Eric Wilson, Deputy Director, Land Use and Buildings, NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency (MOR)

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