WRMA’s 20th Anniversary - US Annual Meeting June 11-12, 2019

At the offices of Reed Smith LLP 599 , 22nd Floor New York, NY 10022

Tuesday, June 11, 2019…………………Reed Smith LLP Offices, 599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 8.00am – 9.00am Sponsored by:

Networking breakfast

9.00am-9.15am Ralph Renner, President, WRMA Opening remarks 9.15am – 10.00am Michael Tippett, Associate Professor Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,

Is climate change real? Columbia University What does the data tell us? 10.00am -10.45am David W. Cash, Dean and Associate Professor, John W. McCormack Graduate A Climate Modeler, Real Estate CEO School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston and Mayor Walk into a Bar: Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Climate Risk Management in Boston 10:45am – 11.15am ------Networking Coffee Break ------11.15am – 12.00pm Andrew Martin, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) How does FEMA promote climate resilience? 12.00pm – 1.00pm Panel debate with representatives from the public sector from different US cities

Panel Discussion with different climate concerns: Weather risks faced by US  Moderated by Samantha Medlock, Willis Towers Watson communities o Caleb Stratton, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Hoboken o Bill Nechamen, Nechamen Consulting o Robert Freudenberg, Regional Plan Association o Simon Young, Willis Towers Watson

1.00pm – 2.30pm ------Lunch ------2.30pm – 3.15pm Eric Wilson, Deputy Director at the Mayor’s Office of Resiliency

How is the city of New York managing climate risk? 3.15pm – 3.45pm ------Networking Coffee Break ------3.45pm – 4.45pm  Moderated by Joseph Lake, The Economist

Panel Discussion o Amisha Parekh, Bloomberg LP Should climate risk be recognized o Jay Koh, Professor, Columbia University School of International in the assessment of financial and Public Affairs and credit risk? o Brooks Preston, Macquarie Bank o Michael Venditto, Reed Smith

4.45pm – 5.45pm Selected case studies where parametric programmes have been utilized to

Panel Discussion improve climate resilience: How can the insurance sector support  Moderated by Martin Malinow, Sompo Global Weather the management and transfer of o Tanguy Touffut, Descartes Underwriting climate risk? o Diego Monsalve, Marsh o Bill Windle, Munich Re Trading LLC o Julian Roberts, Willis Towers Watson

5.45pm – 6.00pm Ralph Renner, President, WRMA Wrap Up

6:00pm – 8:00pm Please join us at the penthouse level lounge of the Kimberly Hotel for cocktails

Networking Reception and h'ordeuvres in celebration of WRMA’s 20th Anniversary

Kimberly Hotel Penthouse Level 145 East New York, NY 10022

Wednesday, June 12, 2019……………Reed Smith LLP Offices, 599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 8:30am – 9:30am ------Breakfast ------9:30am – 10:15am  Opportunity to review the Association’s bylaws, offer recommendations for amendments, as well as conduct the Board of Directors election. WRMA Members Only: Constitutional and Board Election Discussion

10:15am –10:45am ------Networking Coffee Break ------10:45am – 11:30am  Strategic discussion on the direction of the Association as well as a review of WRMA Members Only: a comprehensive marketing proposal. Direction of the Association and Marketing Proposal

11:30am – 12:30pm Board of Directors Meeting