Kieran Donaghy is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University (USA), where he also served as Department Chair and Acting Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. He is a former Executive Director of the Regional Science Association International and has advised organizations including the World Bank, European Commission, and U.S. Army. Donaghy has supervised 31 Ph.D. students and taught extensively in planning methods, spatial economics, and systems analysis. His research focuses on climate adaptation, economic geography, monetary policy impacts, and circular growth. He is an editor of Networks and Spatial Economics, a Fellow of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and an elected Fellow of the Regional Science Association International.Adam Rose is a Research Professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy and Viterbi School of Engineering, and Director Emeritus at the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies (CREATE) at the University of Southern California (USA). His research centers on the economics of disasters, resilience, and recovery. He has led major studies on events such as 9/11, pandemics, and cyber-attacks, and developed comprehensive frameworks for economic consequence analysis. Rose has authored several books and over 250 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis and the Regional Science Association International, and recipient of numerous awards for research excellence and policy impact.