Retired head of Climate Service/Finnish Meteorological Institute, former head of the Expert Team on User Liaison under the Commission for Climatology/World Meteorological Organization (CCl/WMO) (2001-2004), former co-leader of the Expert Team on Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS), Verification and Climate Applications (CCl/WMO) (2005-2008), Chair of the Local Organizing Committee and Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the WMO Conference on Living with Climate Variability and Change: Understanding the Uncertainties and Managing the Risks (LWCVC), 17-21 July 200

Kathryn Heinz, University of Illinois (LinkedIn)Kathryn has experience working with several organizations focusing on international human rights advocacy and agricultural and community development. Kathryn has been creating content for and managing project blogs, newsletters, and other external communication materials for online and print publications since 2010 and has worked largely with communities in Latin America. Kathryn has a background in global studies and environmental sustainability with the University of Illinois.