    
Click here to access the Initial Results of Preparation Work on the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility , which is a background reading for this meeting. Agenda 8:00-8:45am Registration and Continental Breakfast. Main conference room, Caribbean Development Bank. 8:45-9:00am Opening Remarks, Dr. Compton Bourne, President, Caribbean Development Bank; Caroline Anstey, Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank; Scarlette Gillings, Managing Director, Jamaican Social Investment Fund 9:00-9:30am Introduction: The CCRIF as an Insurance Vehicle, (presentation) Francis Ghesquiere, Team Leader, Latin America Urban Unit, World Bank 9:30-10:00am Session 1: Results from Risk Modeling, (presentation) David Smith, EQECAT. The speaker will discuss risk modeling methodology and individual country profiles for Caribbean states. 10:00-10:45am Session 2: The Insurance Instrument. (presentation)Simon Young, Geosys Ltd. In this session, the speaker will address the coverage, terms and conditions of the insurance policy for CCRIF. 10:45-11:15am Coffee break 11:15-11:45am Session 3: Structure of the Facility. (presentation)Joseph Matalon, CGM Group. How is the facility structured? In this session, the speaker will lay out the operating structure, governance structure, and financing strategy for the CCRIF. 11:45-12:15pm Session 4: The Way Forward Francis Ghesquiere, Team Leader, Latin America Urban Unit, World Bank. 12:15-12:30 Closing Remarks Evelyn Wayne, Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat; Caroline Anstey, Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank 12:30-2:00pm Lunch |