The Geneva Association's Socio-Economic Resilience conference

Socio-economic Resilience in a World Out of Joint – The vital role of insurance

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By invitation only
Date	01 Dec 2022
Time	09:00-17:00 CEST
	Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue Click to open location details
In partnership with	Geneva Association

About the event

As providers of risk protection, facilitators of risk prevention and long-term investors, insurers significantly enhance the capabilities of individuals, households and businesses to withstand financial shocks and bounce back. On this premise, The Geneva Association runs a dedicated research workstream, "Socio-economic Resilience" (SER), which will host its first-ever international stakeholder event.

The conference will explore how insurers can maximise their inherent social utility through their core business operations, avoid and address potentially negative impacts (‘do no harm’), and identify potential, additional contributions to socio-economic resilience that are commercially viable. It will also examine specific roles for the public and private sectors in promoting socio-economic resilience.

Agenda

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Time Local time zone is CEST	Topic	Description
19:00-21:30	Welcome dinner	Location: Centre for Global Dialogue, Villa dining room Gheistrasse 37, 8803 Rüschlikon

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Time Local time zone is CET	Topic	Speakers	Description
08:30-09:00	Registration and welcome coffee
09:00-09:15	Welcome remarks	View profile of Jad ArissJad Ariss
09:15-10:00	Opening keynote: The Role of Re/insurance in Addressing Today’s Socio-economic Challenges	View profile of Thierry LégerThierry Léger
10:00-10:30	Setting the scene: How Insurance Contributes to Social Sustainability – Key messages of most recent Geneva Association research report
10:30-11:00	Coffee break		Location: The Foyer
11:00-12:15	Session 1: Building Socio-economic Resilience – A joint public-private responsibility?	View profile of Butch BacaniButch Bacani View profile of Sara Jane AhmedSara Jane Ahmed View profile of Line HestvikLine Hestvik View profile of Ekhosuehi IyahenEkhosuehi Iyahen View profile of Lesley NdlovuLesley Ndlovu	Read the description The session will discuss the need and scope for joint public and private sector efforts to promote socioeconomic resilience. While the public sector is required to play a leading role, businesses, including the insurance industry, can make important contributions based on their specific skills and expertise.
12:15-13:30	Lunch		Location: The Foyer
13:30-14:45	Session 2: How Insurers Contribute to Resilience, Through Core Business and Beyond	View profile of Anne LohbeckAnne Lohbeck View profile of Wilma de BruijnWilma de Bruijn View profile of Hayley RobinsonHayley Robinson View profile of Bruno ScaroniBruno Scaroni View profile of Federico SpagnoliFederico Spagnoli	Read the description The session will examine specific ways of building socio-economic resilience through risk transfer, risk prevention and long-term investments. It will also explore the potential for additional, commercially viable contributions such as inclusive insurance.
14:45-15:15	Coffee break		Location: The Foyer
15:15-16:30	Session 3: Measuring and Managing Insurance Contributions to Socio-economic Resilience	View profile of Barend van BergenBarend van Bergen View profile of Mathieu VerillaudMathieu Verillaud View profile of David SchofieldDavid Schofield View profile of Žiga ŽarnićŽiga Žarnić	Read the description The session will shed light on how to measure contributions to socio-economic resilience across the entire ESG spectrum. It will also discuss state-of-the art strategic and operational approaches to managing those contributions within insurance companies.
16:30-16:55	Anchor speech	View profile of Daniela StoffelDaniela Stoffel
16:55-17:00	Concluding remarks	View profile of Dr. Uwe Kai SchanzDr. Uwe Kai Schanz
17:00-17:30	Farewell drinks		Location: The Foyer

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