Investing in Resilience: Quantifying Climate Risk for Smarter Decisions
12 Sep (Fri) Day 2 : 12:15 – 14:00
Friday, 12 September
12:15-14:00
Renaissance Hotel, Wan Chai
Sustainability Leadership Lunch Roundtable – by invitation only
Participants will debate and discuss the importance of quantifying the financial impacts of climate change and natural hazards. This goes beyond regulatory compliance and shifts the conversation to focused actions to make companies more resilient to the evolving climate.
Learnings
- Importance of financial quantification in climate resilience with a focus on wind, flood and storm surge
- Examples of adaptation measures to improve resilience
- hints and tips on adaptation financing strategy
Post-Event Actions
- Build focused climate resilience strategies within their firms, with a focus on quantifying the financial impacts before investing in resilience
- implement low hanging fruit adaptation strategies to build resilience NOW.
Speakers
Michael Szwajda
Broker Management & Business Development Leader
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Michael Szwajda
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Broker Management & Business Development Leader
Michael Szwajda is the Broker Management and Business Development Lead at Zurich Insurance, based in Singapore. With over 13 years of international experience spanning (re)insurance, financial services, and consulting, Michael has spearheaded strategic initiatives in climate resilience, sustainability, and risk innovation across Europe and Asia Pacific.
Ken Yuen
Climate Change & Sustainability Risk Consultant
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Ken Yuen
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Climate Change & Sustainability Risk Consultant
Ken Yuen is a Climate Change and Sustainability Risk Consultant at Zurich Resilience Solutions, the risk consulting arm of Zurich Insurance Group. In this role, he supports organizations across sectors in building climate resilience, leveraging Zurich’s proprietary data, tools and expertise throughout the APAC region. Ken’s work includes scenario-based analysis, risk quantification, as well as resilience planning and tailored recommendations.
Prior to joining Zurich, Ken contributed to a wide range of sustainability and risk consulting projects across Asian countries, with a focus on sustainability disclosure, carbon accounting, strategic planning, and risk management.
Ken holds a BSc in Environmental Science from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Master’s Degree in Sustainability Leadership and Governance from The University of Hong Kong. He is also an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA®) and holds a Certificate in Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
With thanks to
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Zurich is committed to being one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world, making a difference for our customers and communities.
To do that, our Zurich Resilience Solutions’ (ZRS) Climate Resilience team is helping organizations around the world to reduce the frequency and severity of their climate-related events and preparing them for growing regulatory and stakeholder demands.
We also collaborate with a number of industry experts with the ultimate goal of aligning the pillars of people, planet and profits to help shape a better future.
Find out more our Climate Resilience Services:
https://www.zurich.com/en/commercial-insurance/services/climate-resilience
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
Planet
We will focus on achieving net-zero outcomes. A low carbon economy will positively impact climate and society. Reducing emissions across our value chain lies at the heart of our efforts.
Customers
To meet our customers’ changing needs, we are constantly growing our range of sustainable products and services. They are designed to support activities that generate a positive environmental or social impact and contribute to the mitigation of climate risks.
People
We are actively supporting our people to remain employable for the long-term, while addressing customer and societal needs. Meanwhile, our community investment activities are mainly delivered through the Z Zurich Foundation. Its purpose is to create a brighter future for vulnerable people.
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