Future Proofing Technological Disruptions for a Resilient Net-Zero Economy – What can the insurance industry offer? 2021 | The Geneva Association | 12 October 2021 | Virtual Event
Venue
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| Event Date |
Tue Oct 12 UTC (about 3 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Oct 12 9:00am - Tue Oct 12 11:30am |
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Details
Technological disruption is critical to enabling the transformation to resilient, net-zero business models. Insurance plays an important role in enabling the commercialisation of technologies and implementing them at scale. This high-level forum will explore what insurers can offer as risk managers and investors.
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels in the coming decades requires a well-planned approach to achieving net-zero targets. To facilitate the transition, new technologies and infrastructure systems need to be developed, expedited and implemented at scale. However, these changes come with myriad risks. Assessing, pricing, sharing and allocating these risks will be fundamental for both large-scale implementation and raising private capital.
This conference will discuss the technological developments needed to enable the transition to net zero; the role of re/insurers in de-risking and financing the technological pathways to commercialisation; and the partnerships that need to be forged and strengthened to enable and incentivise innovation, sectoral adoption and implementation.
Speakers
2021 Speakers
Charles Brindamour
CEO, Intact Financial Chairman, The Geneva Association
Masamichi Kono
DEputy Secretary-General OECD
Tsuyoshi Nagano
Chairman, Tokio Marine
Yoshihiro Kawai
Chair, OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee
Jad Ariss
Managing Director, The Geneva Association
MODERATORS:
Patricia Espinosa
Ececutive Secretary UNFCCC
John Scott
Head of Sustainability Risk Zurich Insurance
Maryam Golnaraghi
Director Climate Change & Environment, The Geneva Association
PANELISTS:
Carlota Perez
Honorary Professor, IIPP, University College London
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
Senior Director Climate Finance to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
John T. Colas
Partner and Vice Chairman Oliver Wyman
Anthony Robert Hobley
Co-Executive DFirector, Mission Possible Platform, World Economic Forum
Peter Bakker
President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Denise Bower
Executive Director, External Engagement, Mott McDonald
Mark Versey
CEO, Aviva Investors
Joachim Wenning
Chairman of the Board of Management, Munich Re