October 4, 2021 — Day 1
08:30 — 09:00 Participants and Speakers login to Conference Space
09:00 — 09:05 Introduction, Agenda and Schedule of Sessions
09:05 — 10:20 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.
10:30 — 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 — 12:30 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.
12:30 — 12:35 Day 1: Closing remarks and announcements
October 5, 2021 — Day 2
08:30 — 09:00 Participants and Speakers login to Conference Space
09:00 — 09:05 Introduction, Agenda and Schedule of Sessions
09:05 — 10:50 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.
10:50 — 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 — 13:00 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.
13:00 — 13:10 Day 2: Closing remarks and announcements