2021 Online Conference Agenda

Introduction, Agenda and Schedule of Sessions

Overview of regional agricultural insurance markets and COVID-19 impact:

1. Agricultural Insurance in India — Challenges of Development — Surya Swaroop Saxena (General Manager, Agricultural Insurance Company of India)

Duration: 20 min.

2. Development of agricultural insurance system in Philippines: challenges and opportunities for future development. — Bonifacio Pales (Senior Vice President, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation), Manuel Cortina (Office-in-Charge, Business Development and Marketing Department, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation)

Duration: 20 min.

3. Development of a subsidised agricultural insurance program in Georgia. — Natalia Kharatishvili (Program Manager, Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, Republic of Georgia)

Duration: 15 min.

4. Development of agricultural insurance system in Azerbaijan. — Firdovsi Aghashirinov  (Deputy General manager, Agrarian Insurance Fund  of Azerbaijan)

Duration: 15 min.

5. Q&A Panel (Speakers of Session 1)

Duration: 10 min.

New technology solutions in agricultural insurance:

1. Earth observation guidelines for Agricultural insurance industry. — Michaela Seewald (Project Manager, GeoVille, Austria) / Roel Van Hoolst (Researcher, Vito, Belgium)

Duration: 40 min.

2. Climate Change and its impact on agricultural production risk: Insights from selected case studies. — Willemijn Vroege (Underwriter Agriculture, AXA XL, Switzerland)

Duration : 25 min.

3. Addressing the Drought Risk Protection Gap — VanderSat Soil Moisture indexed Insurance — Lexy Ratering Arntz (Head of Impact Strategy VanderSat), G Satish Raju (VanderSat Business Partner, APAC)

Duration: 30 min.

4. Q&A Panel (Speakers of Session 2)

Duration: 10 min.

Day 1: Closing remarks and announcements 

Introduction, Agenda and Schedule of Sessions

Technical aspects of agricultural insurance 

1. Technical aspects of pasture (native grasslands / hay production) index insurance. — Richard McConnell (Owner, DYMAC Risk Management Solutions, Canada)

Duration: 30 min.

2. Premium rate setting on village and parcel basis for crop hail Insurance. — Necati Icer (Independent Consultant, Turkey) 

Duration: 30 min.

3. Practical aspects of digital tools optimising loss adjustment and field monitoring. — Gregoire Tombez (Co-founder, GreenTriangle (Switzerland).

Duration: 30 min.

4. Q&A Panel (Speakers of Session 3)

Duration: 15 min.

Agricultural insurance innovations and challenges

1. Index insurance challenges in developing and upscaling programs worldwide. — Roman Shynkarenko (Technical Director, AgroInsurance International, Australia)

Duration: 30 min.

2. Switzerland’s experience in application of index-based insurance for grassland and climate information provided by Swissagroindex. — Tiziana Speckert (Research Associate, Swiss Hail, Switzerland)

Duration: 20 min.

3. AgroView – A Tailored Insurance Platform for Risk Assessment in India. — Peter Navratil (Senior Project Manager, GAF, Germany), Anil K. Soni (Agriculture Specialist, Munich Re, India) 

Duration: 30 min.

4. BEACON toolbox: Redefining Agricultural Insurance Tools. — Stelios Kotsopoulos (Chief Scientific Officer, Agroapps P.C., Greece)

Duration: 20 min.

5. Q&A Panel (Speakers of Session 2)

Duration: 20 min.

Day 2: Closing remarks and announcements