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Christopher Thornberg,  PhD

Christopher Thornberg is a founding partner of Beacon Economics. Dr. Thornberg is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, labor markets and business forecasting. He has been involved in a number of special studies measuring the impact of important events on the economy, including the NAFTA treaty, the California power crisis, port security, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Featured on The Today Show, Dr. Thornberg has been called upon to speak on the current building and construction markets.

 Arindam Gan Chowdhury, PhD

Arindam Gan Chowdhury, Ph.D., is director of Florida International University's (FIU's) International Hurricane Research Center's laboratory for wind engineering research and an FIU assistant professor. Dr. Chowdhury will be speaking on the Wall of Wind (WoW) project at FIU. The WoW research activities and findings will have important and sometimes immediate economic and social effects in the coastal states, and the findings may extend to inland states. Forging a strategic alliance with insurers, local jurisdictions and trade associations will lay a research-to-application pipeline for expeditious technology transfer, commercialization and a broad range of benefits to society.