Selected Events

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2012

• U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) University Conference on Catastrophe Risks and Insurance. Co-organizer with Howard Kunreuther (Wharton) and Ken Froot (Harvard). Boston, MA – May 10-11, 2012.
• Copenhagen Consensus 2012 Conference. A proposal for reducing the impact of natural disasters around the world: How best spend $75 billion? (joint work with H. Kunreuther). Copenhagen, Denmark – May 8, 2012.
• Annual Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Conference. Opening Keynote Speech on the Future of Catastrophe Financing in America. Austin, Texas – May 7, 2012.
• World Economic Forum in Mexico. Mexico – April 15, 2012.
• French Review of Economic Studies. Special Conference in Honor of Professor Claude Henry (Science Po/Columbia University) recipient of the 2012 “Revue Economique” award. Towards an Economics Discipline of Global Risks, Maison des Sciences économiques – Paris, March 8, 2012.
• French Treasury and French Association for the Protection against Natural Disasters. USA-2001-2011: Lessons from Decade of Disasters. French Senate, Palais du Luxembourg – Paris, March 7, 2012.
• French Treasury and French Association for the Protection against Natural Disasters. One Year after Fukushima: Nuclear Technology between Natural Disasters and Terrorism Threats. French Senate, Palais du Luxembourg – Paris, March 7, 2012.
• Annual Meeting of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). The Future of Flood Insurance in the US. Orlando, Florida – February 14, 2012.
• World Bank International Conference on Green Growth Strategies. Impact of Behavioral Issues on Green Growth Policies and Weather-Related Disaster Reduction in Developing Countries (jointly with H. Kunreuther. Mexico City, Mexico – January 14, 2012.

2011

• Georgia State University. Reforming the US National Flood Insurance Program. Atlanta, GA – November 18, 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.
• CPCU – Golden Gate Chapter – 62nd Annual All Industry Day. San Francisco, California, February 25, 2011. (reservation is required)
• World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting-Davos 2011, January 24-30, 2011. Davos, Switzerland.

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 Roundtable – Speech on “Developing 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.

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.

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.