Interviews, Op-Eds, & Public Speeches

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1. Media selection

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  • Op-Ed by Dr. Michel-Kerjan on how the G20 can be much more proactive on supporting global risk management in governments. G20 to Support the Establishement of National Risk Officers? The Huffington Post, November 1, 2011.
  • Investors turn to ‘catastrophe bonds’ as hedge against uncertain market, by Tim Devaney. Interview of Dr. Michel-kerjan on the future of catastrophe bond market and other alternative risk instruments. The Washington Times, October 12, 2011.

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    • FEMA aid a disaster in the making? Payouts to weather-ravaged areas have surged in the last decade, by Tony Wood. interview of Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan on his recent work on the impact of growing expectation of federal disaster relief. The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2011.

  • Opinion by Dr. Michel-Kerjan. Prepare yourself, natural disasters will only get worse. The Washington Post, September 15, 2011.
  • Op-Ed by Dr. Michel-Kerjan on how natural disasters impact economic growth in Haiti and Japan. Are Extreme Events Roadblocks to Growth? The Huffington Post, September 9, 2011.
  • Hurricane Irene leaves behind a bill for taxpayers, by Matt Pearce. Interview of Dr. Michel-Kerjan on the status of flood insurance in devastated areas. Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2011.
  • Residents of Delaware County town feeling snowed by flood-insurance mandate, by Anthony Wood The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 2011.
  • The Year in Risk.(click) Discussion with Drs. Kunreuther and Michel-Kerjan on global risks in 2011, and how those risks are interconnected. Wharton magazine. Spring 2011.
  • Risky Business: Insurance Industry Entering ‘New Era’ of Catastrophes. Interview of Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan by Patricia-Anne Tom. Insurance Journal. May, 2011.
  • Interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan by Parag Khanna on Cascading Risks from Nuclear Meltdowns to Food Crises. April 2011.
  • Disaster Averted? A torrent of bad news for business may be good news for enterprise risk management. By Russ Banham, CFO magazine. April 2011.
  • 800px-Le_monde_logo.ipg “Japan: Mega-Shocks,” (in French), Le Monde, Interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan, March 22, 2011.
  • Catastrophes in Japan. Interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan with Thom Patterson, CNN, on how US preparedness to earthquakes compared to Japan. ‘Prophet of doom’ calls for better U.S. quake preparation. March 15, 2011.
  • Sollicited Opinion by Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Washington Post. The Davos Barometer.WashingtonPost.EMK.2011pdf. January 24, 2011.
  • Live interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan on Bloomgerg TV with Erik Schatzker for InsideTrack. What have we learned from the 2011 edition of the Global Risks report? January 13, 2011. CLICK HERE.
  • Interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan with John Lisk, CNN Radio, on how better manage and finance Global Risks and on Davos 2011. January 13, 2011.
  • Interview on the state of America’s aging infrastructure, government responsibilities and business opportunties for the private sector. Bloomberg Radio, The Haye Advantage. January 6, 2010.
  • Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan on the situation in Pakistan. The Collapse of Compassion.HuffingtonPost.2010 (with Paul Slovic), October 7, 2010.
  • Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan on the challenges facing the Pakistani government and the international community given the potential ripple effects of the historical floods on political instability and security.WashingtonPost OpEd.EMK.PakistanSept2010[1] September 2, 2010.
  • Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan on the current status of terrorism risk insurance markets and the creation of a worldwide platform: Enruring that Our Economies Remain Terror-Proof” June 23, 2010.
  • Interview by the French leading business newspaper. (in French). Facing the global threat of terrorism risk, the OECD recommands a global response, by Geraldine Vial. AssuranceTerroriste, June 7, 2010.
  • “How to manage risk in complex projects” (Click here). Interview for the Financial Times, May 19, 2010.
  • Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan: “Reform of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Introducing Long-Term Flood Insurance”, April 28, 2010.
  • “Not Up in the Air”, Coverage of the business and risk management impact of the volcano in Iceland, The Economist, (interview of Erwann Michel-Kerjan) — April 22-30, 2010.
  • The Return of History, by David Brooks (discusses Erwann Michel-Kerjan’s book The Irrational Economist )– The New York Times, March 2010.
  • Why Natural Disasters Are More Expensive—But Less Deadly, by Mathhew Bandyk (discusses Erwann Michel-kerjan’s book At War with the Weather) — March 2010.
  • Goldman Bankers Ride Merry-Go-Round With West Pointers: Books (The Irrational Economist book) — February 2010.
  • newsweek_logo A More Dangerous World, Op-Ed (with Paul Slovic), Newsweek, March 1, 2010. A More Dangerous World.MichelKerjan&Slovic.Newsweek.2010
  • Friday, January 22, 2010
    12:00 – 12:20pm Eastern
    KVON “Late Mornings with Jeff Schechtman” – click HERE to access the program (scroll down to “Making Decision in a Dangerous World”

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    NPR Radio Interview – THINK, with Krys Boyd. (Kera radio). 1pm to 2 pm. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Click HERE to access the podcast.

  • “MoneyTalk with Bob Brinker“. Radio Interview (Money talk is nationally syndicated to more than 220 ABC radio network affiliates). Jan. 10, 2010.
  • newsweek_logo “Economic Panic Attack” (By Daniel Gross), Newsweek, Dec. 14, 2009.
  • “Disaster Risk Management Reborn” Risk Management Magazine, Dec. 2009.
  • forbes_logo “Dealing with the Extraordinary” Interview for Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report, Sept.2009.
  • palm beach “If a major hurricane strikes Florida this season, we all pay.” Palm Beach Post, May 30, 2009.
  • wsj_logo_ii_hzc0 “Major Earthquake Devastates Central Italy” Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2009.
  • forbes_logo “Most Expensive States To Insure A Home” (by Matt Woolsey), Forbes, August 10, 2008.
  • newsweek_logo “The Biggest Crisis of All.” (By Rana Foroohar) Newsweek, May 19, 2008.
  • newsweek_logo “Winning by a Landslide: Why more disasters are declared during an election year.” (By Daniel Gross), Newsweek, Feb. 29, 2008.
  • le_figaro_logo_web “Autopsie neuroéconomique de la crise financière” (in French, with O. Oullier), Le Figaro, Op-Ed, Jan. 28, 2008.
  • The_New_York_Times What Is the State of U.S. Disaster-Preparedness?” New York Times “Freakonomics Quorum,” Nov. 9, 2007.
  • “The Other Energy Crisis” (with Debra Decker), Booz|Allen|Hamilton Leading Ideas, Sept. 4, 2007.
  • iht_logo “Ensuring Global Uranium Supplies,” (with Debra Decker), International Herald Tribune, Op-Ed, Dec.22, 2006.
  • le_figaro_logo_web “Facing Global Risks: Relearning How to Govern the World?,” (in French, with T. Malleret), Le Figaro, Op-Ed, Nov.13, 2006
  • iht_logo “A New Era Calls for a New Model,” (with P. Lagadec) International Herald Tribune, Op-Ed, Nov. 1, 2005.

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    3. Selected speeches

    For interest in retaining Dr. Michel-Kerjan for institutional and corporate speaking engagements, please address your request to: erwannmichelkerjan@hotmail.com

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    2011-

    • University of Pennsylvania. Disasters: What to do? Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2011.
    • American Insurance Association. The future of catastrophe risk financing. Washington, DC – November 8, 2011.
    • Government of Morocco. Government options for catastrophe risk financing. Rabat, Morocco – November 3, 2011.
    • Brokers Link – Global Conference. Dealing with the Extra-Ordinary. Miami, Florida – October 28, 2011.
    • Canadian Institutional Investment Summit The New Risk Architecture. Gatineau-Ottawa, QC, Canada – October 17-19, 2011.
    • World Economic Forum. Annual meeting of the New Champions. Dalian, China – September 13-17, 2011.
    • World Economic Forum. Meeting of the Young Global Leaders. Dalian, China – September 11-12, 2011.
    • American Risk and Insurance Association. Annual meeting. San Diego, California – August 8-10, 2011.
    • International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management. Annual Conference. Keynote speaker. Los Angeles, California – July 17, 2011.
    • OECD International Conference on Managing and Financing Major Earthquakes: From Chile, New Zealand to Japan and Beyond. Paris, France. OECD headquarters – June 23-24, 2011.
    • World Bank‘s Government Borrowers Forum 2011. Expanding Risk Management Solutions for Sovereigns. . Santiago, Chile. Ministry of Finance of Chile. – May 9-12, 2011.
    • Stanford University. How Organizations Think About the Unthinkable: A Risk Management Workshop about Avoiding, Managing and Mitigating Crises. University of California, Washington D.C. – April 19, 2011.
    • Young Presidents Organization (YPO). The Best of Wharton. Opening address by Dr. Michel-Kerjan on “Dealing with the Extra-Ordinary”. Hyatt Hotel, Philadelphia, PA – April 14, 2011.
    • 9th Annual Women’s World Banking (WWB) Microfinance and the Capital Markets Conference. J.P. Morgan, 383 Madison Avenue, New York. Keynote address by Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan. – April 6, 7, 2011.
    • World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting-Davos 2011, January 24-30, 2011. Davos, Switzerland.

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    2010-

    • The Penn Symposium on Fostering and Financing Long-Term Investments in Prevention and Protection, Wharton Risk Management Center, Penn School of Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania, December 13-14, 2010.
    • Financial Times – Chartis Conference, Emerging Risks for Cross Border Business: Strategies for Evolving Multinational Liabilities, New York City, November 30, 2010.
    • Penn Law Risk Regulation Seminar Series – University of Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton School. November 16, 2010. Speech on “Long term strategy to deal with extreme events.”
    • World Economic Forum on the Middle-East and North Africa. Morocco, October 27-29, 2010.
    • The Brookings Institution. Washington, DC. October 19, 2010.
    • The Wharton School, Wharton Risk Center’s Managing and Financing Extreme Events project. Annual meeting. Philadelphia, PA. September 30-October 1, 2010.
      University of Pennsylvania – Psychology department – Presentation on a new proposal for multi-year flood insurance contracts. Philadelphia, PA – September 15, 2010.
    • Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Summit - Guest speaker – Speech on “Dealing with the Extra-Ordinary” – Hamilton, Bermuda, July 14-17, 2010.
    • OECD – “Terrorism Insurance Markets in 2010: Where Do We Stand?” – Paris, France. OECD Headquarters. – June 1 and 2, 2010.
    • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) – Boston, MA – May 21, 2010.
    • World Economic Forum – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Africa) – May 5-8, 2010.
    • Young Global Leaders Annual Meeting – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Africa) – May 2-5, 2010.
    • Senator Wicker‘s Roundatble – Speech on “Developping Strategies to Overcome the Challenges of Catastrophe Risks: A Proposal for Long-Term Insurance” – Gulfport, Mississippi – April 8, 2010.
    • Wharton Houston Club – Speech on “At War with the Weather” – Houston, Texas – April 7, 2010.
    • The Wharton School. Social Impact Conference on the Environment, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA – March 19, 2010.
    • Initiative for Global Environment Leadership Annual Summit, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, March 19, 2010.
    • U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Annual Network Summit, Speech on “Economic Resilience”, Washington, DC, March 10, 2010.
    • University of Southern California, “Risk Perception and Risk-Related Behaviors: Anticipating and Responding to Crisis”, Los Angeles, California, March 5-6, 2010.
    • Carnegie Hall, Unique Event: Arts Leadership in Focus (moderator) (MORE INFO CLICK HERE) (Moderator), New York City, February 18, 2010.
    • American Economic Association (AEA) “Economics of Security” presenting “Corporate Demand for Insurance: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Market for Catastrophe and Non-Catastrophe Risks” Atlanta, Georgia, January 4, 2010.

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    -2009-

    • Ecole Polytechnique; AXA Chair on Insurance of Extreme Events; EDF Chair on Sustainable Development. Climate-related Catastrophes, Financial Innovations and Development: J-30 before Copenhagen (Co-organizer), – Paris, France, November 1, 2009.
    • Second Conference of the OECD International Network on the Financial Management of Large-scale Catastrophes, Bangkok, Thailand, September 24-25, 2009.
    • Young Global Leaders‘ Summit, Dalian, People’s Republic of China, September 8-12, 2009.
    • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Economics of National Security, Cambridge, MA July 24, 2009.
    • World Economic Forum: Global Leadership Fellows Programme on Globalization, Catastrophe Risk Management, The Wharton School, Philadelphia PA, July 8, 2009.
    • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum, Paris, France, June 11-12, 2009.
    • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Insurance Project Workshop, Cambridge, MA, June 9-10, 2009.
    • Climate Decision Making Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, May 19-20, 2009.
    • Property Claim Services/Insurance Services Office, Catastrophe Conference, Miami, FL, May 3-6, 2009.
    • Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, April 23, 2009.
    • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg Austria, March 9-10, 2009.
    • International Seminar at the University of Innsbruck, Adaptation to Climate Change: The Role of Insurance, March 6-7, 2009.
    • World Economic Forum Annual Meeting,Davos, Switzerland, January 26-February 1, 2009.
    • Young Global Leaders Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 28-February 1, 2009.
    • American Enterprise Institute, Private Markets and Public Insurance Programs, Washington DC, January 15, 2009.

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    -2008-

    The “Irrational Economist” Conference, (Co-Organizer) The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA, December 4-5, 2008.

    World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. November 7-9, 2008.

    World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. September 25-29, 2008.

    OECD/UNISDR Senior Symposium on Disaster Preparedness and Financing, Beijing, China. September 27-28, 2008

    European Commission Network for the Economic Analysis of Terrorism (NEAT) The Economic Analysis of Terrorism: The Current State of Policy-Making and Research. Brussels. September 22, 2008.

    University of Southern California/Wharton Risk Center, “Behavioral Economics and Terrorism Risks” Los Angeles, CA. August 15, 2008.

    OECD/U.S. Treasury International Conference on Financial Education, Washington, DC. May 28, 2008.

    University of Texas at Dallas, Conference on Terrorism and Policy, Dallas, TX. May 15, 2008.

    Annual Meeting of the NBER Insurance Project, Cambridge, MA. May 9, 2008.

    Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center, 2008 Speaker Series, Florida State University, March 6, 2008.

    American Economic Association Annual Meeting, Invited Session, “Economics of Security Externalities.” New Orleans, LA. January 4-6, 2008.

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