Opening remarks from Minister Grimstone, Lord Mayor William Russell and Bruce Carnegie Brown, Chairman of Lloyd’s of London. Followed by a panel that set out the definition of resilience and how the insurance industry can help government build resilience over the long term.
13:05 - 13:15
Welcome address and opening remarks
Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor William Russell, Bruce Carnegie-Brown
13:15 - 14:15
Panel 1: Spotlight on resilience: ‘What do we mean by resilience?’
Daniel Stander, David Howden, Lauren Sorkin, Emma Howard Boyd, John Neal
14:15 - 14:20
Introduction from the Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Julian Richardson
Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel, Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officer, Christchurch and Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Officer, Miami-Dade County present case studies on how they have made their communities more resilient.
14:30 - 14:50
Establishing a shared understanding of resilience challenges: PART ONE
Julian Richardson, Mike Gillooly
14:50 - 15:15
Establishing a shared understanding of resilience challenges: PART TWO
Julian Richardson, Jim Murley
15:25 - 15:30
Introduction
Julian Richardson, Greg Case
15:30 - 16:35
Panel 2: Role of insurance in resilience and public assets
Claudia Thyme, Dominic Christian, Paula Pagniez, Ian Branagan, Duncan Booker
Panel discussing the issue of insuring large public assets, the issues surrounding capacity and expertise when it comes to insuring these large assets. How insurance can help ‘build back better’ and how early warning action can contribute to a much-reduced impact on public assets.
15:25 - 15:30
Introduction
Julian Richardson, Greg Case
15:30 - 16:35
Panel 3: Insurance and development finance
Jan Kellett, Lindelwe Lesley Ndlovu, Ekhosuehi Iyahen, Dr. Astrid Zwick, Daniel Clarke, Benedikt Signer
Panel discussing how to grow the market for resilience by enabling deal flow, how the challenges facing vulnerable communities are too great for the public or private sector to face alone and how successful collaboration can help produce resilience solutions.
15:25 - 15:30
Introduction
Julian Richardson, Greg Case
15:30 - 16:35
Panel 4: The role of free trade in promoting supply chain resilience
Andrew Mitchell, Professor Richard Wilding OBE, Aditi Sahni, Michael Liebreich, Jeff Townsend
Panel discussing the impact of the pandemic on supply chain resilience, the key trends in supply chains over the next 5-10 years and the potential impact of climate change on supply chain resilience.
16:45 - 16:50
Introduction: Financial processes and products
Julian Richardson
16:50 - 17:45
Panel 5: The transaction process
David Flandro, Dr. Charlotte Acton, Dr. Henri Winand, John Lentaigne, James Vickers
Panel discussing the evolution of the transaction process in insurance, how businesses and public bodies can access insurance capital, and how an increase in dialogue between the industry and its clients can help to build important partnerships.
Steve Evans, Hector Ibarra, Rowan Douglas, Richard Oduntan, Adam Bornstein, Dr. Rom Aviv
Panel discussing new developments such as the convergence of reinsurance with capital markets securitisation, the development of parametric risk transfer products and the use of technology, are all driving the ability for this industry to be even more effective in helping to increase societal resilience.
17:45 - 17:50
Closing remarks
Julian Richardson
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
09:30 - 09:35
Introduction and recap
Susan Caldwell
Introductory remarks from Professor David Oglethorpe, Dean of Cranfield School of Management. Panel discussing non-nat cat risks such as cyber, pandemic and terrorism, and how these intangible risks can be addressed by the industry and governmental arms. How there is an opportunity to move from risk to resilience with collaboration and cooperation between public and private bodies.
09:35 - 09:40
Welcome address and opening remarks
Professor David Oglethorpe
09:40 - 10:40
Panel 1: Non-nat CAT related perils
Nathanial Matthews, David Simmons, Julian Enoizi,Siobhan O'Brien
10:50 - 10:55
Introduction: Innovation and infrastructure
Julian Richardson
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10:55 - 11:55
Panel 2: Digital innovations in resilience
Dr. Tom Herbstein, Trevor Maynard, Charles Blanchet, Jonathan Jackson, Jim McDougall
Panel discussing how new technological innovations offer an opportunity for insurance to extend its reach and respond to the protection gap. Particular focus on remote sensing which is at the forefront of this innovation, offering risk assessment and management solutions with satellites and drones.
10:50 - 10:55
Introduction: Innovation and infrastructure
Julian Richardson
10:55 - 11:55
Panel 3: Building resilience into infrastructure assets and systems
Minister Graham Stuart MP, Professor John Dora, Simon Harrison, Juliet Mian
Panel discussing how we can increase overall resilience with targeted interventions in existing infrastructure and what practical steps for infrastructure owners and operators need to take to fulfill their obligations around resilience.
11:55 - 12:00
Introduction: Enabling environment
Julian Richardson
12:00 - 13:00
Panel 4: Enabling environment – regulation/tech
Catherine McGuinness, Nigel Brook, Conor Donaldson, Matthew Moore, Kabari Bhattacharya
Panel discussing why clients should come to London to access resilience finance and services and the role of insurers in enabling the transition to a greener economy and building resilience. How can regulators bring about changes to encourage financial institutions to put the right processes in place.
13:00 - 13:15
Outlook
James Cameron
Closing remarks from James Cameron, Friend of COP26, discussing the importance of facilitating the flow of financial and human resources to tackle climate change and the other risks discussed during the conference.