Rowan Douglas – CEO, Global Dynamics, Willis Re and Chairman, Willis Re Research Network. Rowan talked about the history and importance of public science in the insurance industry.
Rick Leuttich – Professor & Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rick was on hand to demonstrate his model [like the one shown above], and explain how hurricanes will interact with the oil spill.
Greg Holland – Director, NCAR Earth Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Greg spoke about why the upcoming hurricane season is expect to be so bad, and how climate change plays into hurricane formation.
Heidi Cullen - CEO and Director of Communications for Climate Central was the moderator of the session. Heidi gave a brief overview of the topics to be covered, and made some interesting points about the Loop Current.
Adapted version of a great photo by mringlein
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