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Please reach out to Heather Hernandez at COOP@sorm.texas.gov if you have any queries.

Keynote Speakers

  • Troy Kimmel

    Troy Kimmel (BS, Geography, Texas A & M University, 1984), Senior Lecturer in Studies in Weather and Climate in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin has been forecasting Austin and south central Texas weather for almost 40
    years.

    He is a full member and Fellow of the American Meteorological Society as well as a member of the National Weather Association, the Association of American Geographers, the International Association of Emergency Managers as well as the Emergency Management Association of Texas. He holds the American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) certification as well as the TV and Radio Seals of Approval from the National Weather Association.

    In addition to his full time teaching duties at the University of Texas, he serves on the University of Texas Safety and Security Committee where he serves as the University/Incident Response Meteorologist for the Office of Emergency Management (Campus Operations) for emergency activations and special events – athletic events, graduation -on campus. In the community, he works to provide weather briefings for the Air Operations Division of Austin Bergstrom International Airport. He has served as Team Meteorologist for the Texas A & M Football program since the late 1980s. He has completed FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 and 800 certifications. He also owns and operates KimCo Meteorological Services and troykimmelweather.com providing meteorological services to the private sector including Q2 Stadium / Austin FC where he works during home matches emergency operation center activations as Incident Response Meteorologist.

    Kimmel has been recognized by the American Meteorological Society for “The Award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist” (January 1998) and by the National Weather Association as “The National Television Broadcaster of the Year” (October 1988).

  • Nick Reese

    Nick Reese most recently served as the first ever Director of Emerging Technology Policy at the US Department of Homeland Security where he advised the White House and senior Cabinet officials on national security implications of emerging technologies.

    He is the author of the DHS AI Strategy, DHS’s Post-Quantum Cryptographic Transition Roadmap, and the 2022 DHS Space Policy. He was also the lead DHS representative for the development of Space Policy Directive-5, National Security Memorandum-10, the National Space Policy, and Executive Order 13960. A noted expert in cyber operations, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and outer space, he currently holds a faculty position at New York University teaching graduate courses related to emerging technology and geopolitics.

    Mr. Reese has a 20+ year career in the US Military, Intelligence Community & Homeland security with a focus on operations and bringing technical solutions to high stakes national security challenges. From the frontlines of the War on Terror to building Quantum Computing Policy he has been an instrumental actor in protecting our nation with eye both on today and the future.

    Mr. Reese is a graduate of Saint Leo University and Old Dominion University. He lives in the Washington DC area with his wife and their dog.