Opening Remarks: Governor Ned Lamont

Keynote Speaker: Daniel Wang, Executive Director – Insurance, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Session 1: Bridging Disciplines to Address the Challenges of Climate Risk: A Roundtable Discussion

• Moderator: Frank Tomasello, Executive Director, The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation
• Panelists:
  • Lori Wing-Heier, Director of the Division of Insurance, Alaska
  • Charles Nyce, Department Chair, and Dr. William T. Hold Associate Professor of Risk Management & Insurance, Florida State University
  • Christopher McDaniel, President of the Catastrophe Resiliency Council

*In keeping with the mission of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, the conversation will be purely educational in nature and will not support a position on any issues.

Session 2: Empowering Communities with State Grants for Resilience

• Moderator:Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, Connecticut Green Bank
• Panelists:
  • Thomas Travis, Louisianan Fortified Homes Program & Deputy Commissioner, Office of Policy, Innovation, and Research, Louisiana
  • Ann Roberson, Grants Manager at South Carolina Department of Insurance & South Carolina Safe Home
  • Vincent Plymell, State of Colorado, Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance
  • Karam Ahmad, Director & Climate Insurance Solutions—RWJ Project Lead, Colorado Health Institute
  • Brian Powell, Alabama Department of Insurance, Strengthen Alabama Homes Division

Session 3: Cultivating Resilient and Sustainable Practices in the Insurance Industry

• Moderator: Dennis Burke, Vice President, Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)
• Panelists:
  • Jon Godfread, Commissioner, North Dakota Insurance Department
  • Mike Kreidler, Commissioner, Washington State Office of Insurance
  • Grace Arnold, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
  • Samantha Dynowski, State Director, Sierra Club-Connecticut Chapter
  • John Huff, CEO, Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR)

Session 4: Bridging the Data Gap: Protecting and Empowering Consumer Decision-Making

• Moderator: Jeff Czajkowski, Director of the Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR)
• Panelists:
  • Jennifer Gardner, Catastrophe Risk and Resilience Research Manager, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
  • Timothy Judge, Senior Vice President & Head of Modeling & Chief Climate Officer, Fannie Mae
  • Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at Society of Actuaries (SOA)
  • Amy Bach, Executive Director, United Policyholders

Session 5: Fortifying Resilience: Legislative Initiatives for Building a Resilient Future

• Moderator: Julie Shiyou-Woodard, President & CEO Smart Home America
• Panelists:
  • Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner
  • Andrew Stolfi, Insurance Commissioner, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
  • Peter Brickwedde, Assistant Commissioner of Government and External Affairs, Minnesota Department of Commerce
  • Michael Newman, General Counsel at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

Closing Remarks: Commissioner Mais