Stephen J. Pyne, Regents' Professor
Department of History
Arizona State University
"The changing economy of fire prevention and abatement over the past century and what this means for the firefighting industry in the future."
Anthony L. Westerling, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
UC Merced and Sierra Nevada Research Station
"The impacts of climate change on wildfires in the west and fighting and preventing fires into the future."
Scott Stephens, Associate Professor of Fire Sciences
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
UC Berkeley
"Landscape and ecosystem changes at the urban/wildland interface and fighting and preventing future fires."
Bettina Boxall, Reporter
Los Angeles Times
"Politics and controversies surrounding the financing of wildfires and the settlement of suburban areas."