Speakers 2016

CEO,
KANAT (Israel)

Presentation: Key technical aspects of livestock insurance programs in Israel. History of development and reasons for changes. 

Technical Manager ,
TARSIM - Turkish Agricultural Insurance Pool Management Company

Presentation: Claims handling in Agricultural Insurance in Turkey.

CEO,
AgroInsurance International

Presentation: An overview of global PPP programs in Agricultural Insurance. Comparative analysis of state support for programs and definition of key success factors.

Product Manager - Agriculture,
Polish Re

Presentation: Modeling of Crops Portfolio. Tool for calculation of sales commission, loss adjustment spendings, amount and number of losses, etc.

Senior Agricultural Insurance Expert ,
AgroInsurance International

Presentation: Managing agricultural insurance portfolio: highlights on important technical details. 

Founder,
AgroInsurance International LLC.

Presentation: Development of agricultural insurance market in Australia and new initiatives on multi-peril crop insurance.

Deputy CEO,
IC Group

Presentation: The problems in agricultural insurance development in Georgia from the private market perspectives.

Agricultural Insurance Specialist,
IFC (Ukraine)

Presentation: Agricultural Insurance Market in Ukraine. History of development, current status and prospects for future development.

Director,
APMA (Agricultural Project management Agency, Georgia)

Presentation: Welcome note speaker.

Manager on Business Development,
Munich Re (Germany)

Presentation: Experience in yield index insurance for small-holder farmers. Challenges and successful cases in various countries.

Agriculture Reinsurance Underwriter for CEE & CIS,
Swiss Re (Switzerland)

Presentation: Forestry Insurance — technical details important for building effective insurance products.

Head of Agricultural Insurance Program, Project Manager,
APMA (Agricultural Project management Agency, Georgia)

Presentation: Georgian experience of developing agricultural insurance programs: challenges and solutions.

Program Manager, ECA Agricultural Financial Services,
IFC / WORLD BANK

Presentation: Bundling agricultural insurance with input suppliers products. An example of a pilot project with Syngenta Company in Ukraine.

Head of Products,
Geosys (France/Switzerland)

Presentation: Innovation as a breaking change for the ag-insurance industry: what digital transition bundled with satellite technology can bring.

CEO,
CelsiusPro (Switzerland)

Presentation: Regional NDVI-based drought insurance scheme: Example of Kenya’s livestock insurance program.

Project Manager,
KfW Development Bank (Germany)

Presentation: Agricultural Insurance approaches for the KfW Development Bank. Experience of several projects in Eurasia region.