As part of this year's European Development Days (EDD 2017), GIIF hosts a session entitled "Index Insurance: An Innovative Tool for Risk Management and Resilience Building" on June 8, 2017, at Tour & Taxis in Brussels. The 75-minute session, under the event's theme of "Partnering with the Private Sector, explores how building stronger and sustainable public-private partnerships can create market solutions that champion climate change adaptation.

Moderated by GIIF Program Manager Fatou Assah, the panel will be joined by: 

Ken Aghoghovbia,  Deputy Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer - African Reinsurance Corporation

Philippe Derieux,  Head of P&C New Business Models - AXA Global P&C

Amadou Ndiouga Ndiaye, General Director - The National Agricultural Insurance Company of Senegal (CNAAS)

Olga Speckhardt, Head of Global Insurance Solutions - Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

Listen to the session here.