2025 Wildfire Outlook: Critical Insights for Communities & Businesses


The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires are reshaping risk landscapes globally. Is your organization prepared for the challenges ahead?

Join our expert panel as we equip you with critical data, actionable insights, and cutting-edge strategies to strengthen your preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for the upcoming wildfire season.

Agenda:

The Science of Wildfires

An exploration of the key climate drivers, wildfire hotspots, and evolving land and public policy influencing fire risks. Learn what 2024 predictions suggest and how to track the right indicators for early preparedness.

The Human & Infrastructure Impact

Understand the psychological, economic, and public health consequences of wildfires and learn from firsthand lessons shared by response teams. Discussion will include federal decisions and their impact on emergency preparedness.

The Role of Technology in Wildfire Resilience

Discover how to leverage AI, real-time data, and process automation to support both businesses and communities during wildfire events.

Key Takeaways:

  • A detailed analysis of emerging wildfire risk trends, hotspots, and climate anomalies
  • Public health, economic, and infrastructure implications of wildfires
  • Practical strategies for using technology and collaboration to improve readiness at community and organizational levels.

Wednesday, April 9 | 2:00pm EST

The speaker

Dr. Tim Brown - Research Professor, Climatology and Director of Western Regional Climate Center

Dr. Tim Brown is a Research Professor and conducts applied research and applications development at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada. His primary academic interests include wildland fire-climate and fire-weather connections; the wildfire environment; applications development for wildland fire management planning, decision-making and policy; the interface between science and decision-making; and user engagement through the deliberate co-production of knowledge. Dr. Brown is Director of the Western Regional Climate Center, and established and directs the Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA) at DRI. He is graduate faculty in the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, and quandom Adjunct at the Monash University School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Science Faculty in Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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The Agenda

Take a peek at our agenda for this live event, and we hope to see you there!

Wednesday, June 1 | 12-4:30pm CT

Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL

12-1:00pm

Lunch/Registration

1-1:10pm

Welcome Remarks:

Teresa Anderson

1:10-2:00pm

Keynote: Resilience During COVID: From Fighting Crime to Protecting Employees

Chief Brendan Deenihan

2-2:50pm

Trends and Strategies for Managing Risks with a Hybrid Workforce

George Siegle

2:50-3:20pm

Break

3:20-4:20pm

Panel Session: Operational Resilience in an Ever-Changing Risk Landscape

Teresa Anderson | George Siegle Chf. Brendan Deenihan | Thomas Henkey

4:20-4:30pm

Closing Remarks:

Teresa Anderson

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