15.00 – 15.10 Welcome and introductory remarks from the Chair 

15.10 – 15.35
Samantha COOK, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance
Understanding Disaster Risk in the EU MS: Opportunities to build resilience

15.35 – 16.05
Earthquake – the 2020 prevalent risk in the Central and Southeastern Europe – case studies on the 2020 earthquakes in Croatia and Turkey

• 15.35 – 15.50 Hrvoje PAUKOVIC, Managing Director, Croatian Insurance Bureau
• 15.50 – 16.05 Menekse UCAROGLU, CEO, Istanbul Underwriting Center

16.05 – 16.25
PANEL – Natural hazards – how prepared are we to face them?

• Nicoleta RADU, CEO, PAID Romania
• Hrvoje PAUKOVIC, Managing Director, Croatian Insurance Bureau
• Menekse UCAROGLU, CEO, Istanbul Underwriting Center

16.25 – 16.40
PANEL – Raising awareness towards the real threat of natural hazards and the insurance protection

• Alexandru CIUNCAN, General Director, UNSAR
• Rafał MAŃKOWSKI, Expert, Polish Chamber of Insurance (PIU)

16.40-16.45 Coffee break

16.45 – 17.15
Laurent MARESCOT, Senior Director, Markets and Products Expert, EMEA, RMS
New solutions to manage natural catastrophe risks in Central / Eastern Europe 

17.15 – 17.35
Alin ANASTASIU, Business Development Manager, Renomia SRBA
Parametric insurance solutions addressing the natural hazard risks; a regional brokers’ approach

17.35 – 17.55
PANEL: Addressing the NatCat insurance protection gap in the CEE

• Gheorghe GRAD, CEO, Renomia SRBA
• Laurent MARESCOT, Senior Director, Markets and Products Expert, EMEA, RMS
• Samantha COOK, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance

 17.55
Closing remarks