A conversation between Laurent Somon, Structured Solutions Broker at Guy Carpenter and Tanguy Touffut, the CEO and Co-founder of Descartes Underwriting.

The duo begin by giving an overview of what parametric insurance is and how it how it can be used, especially in relation to a natural disaster such as a wildfire. Tanguy goes on to explain the benefits of parametric insurance, one of which is the quick turnaround time with some claims being handled in a few hours or days compared to the average of 550 days it takes in some corporate segments.

A conversation between David Wreford, Partner at Mercer and Andrew Pilbeam, Global Head of Total Reward at Ericsson.

The conversation began with Andrew giving a brief overview of Ericsson, their history and how they have evolved with the times. He states that Ericsson's vision is "a world where limitless connectivity improves lives, redefines business, and pioneers of sustainable future." A grand goal but one that looks more in focus following the changes how businesses are operating following the COVID-19 pandemic.

A conversation between Cornelia Neumann, a Partner at Oliver Wyman and Jens Wiggershaus, Head of Sustainability at RWE.

Cornelia began by asking Jens about how the change in short term energy needs had impacted the long term energy transition. Highlight three key influences, energy security, cost and the transition to green energy Jens identified recent concerns about cost and energy security as an opportunity to invest in green energy to help lower the cost in the future and resolve the energy security issue.

A conversation between Antonio Copercini, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Barilla and Bruno Dotti, Enterprise Risk Services and ESG, Europe Practice Leader at Marsh Advisory.

Together they discussed the multitude of crises that Barilla and the world has faced in recent years starting with the COVID-19 pandemic, the logistic problems that followed when the ship Ever Given ran aground, problems related to sourcing key materials in production and packaging phases of their business, and finally the more recent events that combine to create the polycrisis highlighted in the Global Risks Report 2023.