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9:00-9:30 |
Registration |
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Welcome Address and Opening Remarks |
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Chair |
Lasinee Seresinhe |
Director General, Insurance Board of Sri Lanka |
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9:30-9:45 |
Gamini Wickramasinghe |
Chairman, Insurance Board of Sri Lanka |
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9:45-10:00 |
Richard Vokes |
Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank |
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Session 1 |
Microinsurance Market – An Overview |
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Chair/Moderator |
Anuradha Rajivan |
UNDP Regional Center, Colombo |
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10:00-10:45 |
Nimal A. Fernando  |
Principal Finance Specialist (Microfinance), ADB |
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10:45-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00-11:30 |
Marc Soquet |
Asia Coordinator on Social Protection and Informal Economy, International Labour Organization (ILO) |
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11:30-12:00 |
Questions and Answers |
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12:15–13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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Session 2 |
Unexplored Market-Microinsurance Demand and Risk Mitigation |
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Chair/Moderator |
Marc Soquet |
Asia Coordinator on Social Protection and Informal Economy, International Labour Organization (ILO) |
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13:30-14:00 |
David Dror |
Hon. Professor of Health Insurance, Erasmus University of Rotterdam |
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14:00-14:30 |
Mosleh U. Ahmed |
Consultant, Microinsurance and Remittance Research Centre |
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14:30-15:00 |
P.S. Gunaranjan |
Head, Insurance Business, Bhartiya Samruddhi Investments and Consulting Services (BASIX), India |
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15:00-15:30 |
Questions and Answers |
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15:30-16:00 |
Tea Break |
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Session 3 |
Conducive Environment – Role of Governments and Regulators |
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Chair/Moderator |
Nimal A. Fernando |
Principal Finance Specialist (Microfinance), ADB |
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16:00-16:30 |
Sirisena S. Ratnayake |
Additional Director Supervisor of Non Bank Financial Institutions, Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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16:30-17:00 |
Arup Chatterjee |
Deputy Director, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India and Advisor, International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) |
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17:00-17:30 |
Vijay Kalavakonda |
Financial Analyst, World Bank |
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17:30-18:00 |
Questions and Answers |
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Day 1 Conclusion |
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| Day 2 |
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Session 4 |
Strategies to Extend Commercial Insurance to the Poor – Country Experience |
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Chair/Moderator |
Nimal A. Fernando |
Principal Finance Specialist (Microfinance), ADB |
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9:00-9:30 |
Emil Anthony |
Director, Sarvodaya Economic Enterprise Development Services (SEEDS) |
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9:30-10:00 |
Mosharraf Hossain Khan |
Managing Director, Palli Karma – Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh |
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10:00-10:30 |
Anuradha Rajivan |
UNDP Regional Center, Colombo |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00-11:30 |
L. B. Abeysinghe |
General Manager, Sanasa Almao Insurance Company Ltd. |
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11:30-12:00 |
Vimo - Shilpa Pandya |
Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India |
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12:00-12:30 |
Syed Mohsin Ahmed |
General Manger, Pakistan Microfinance Network |
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12:30-13:00 |
Questions and Answers |
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13:00-14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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Session 5 |
Strategies to Meet Various Market Demands – Health, Crop, and Calamity Insurance |
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Chair/Moderator |
Vijay Kalavakonda |
Financial Analyst, World Bank |
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14:30-15:00 |
David Dror |
Hon. Professor of Health Insurance, Erasmus University of Rotterdam |
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15:00-15:30 |
P.S. Gunaranjan |
Head, Insurance Business, Bhartiya Samruddhi Investments and Consulting Services (BASIX), India |
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15:30-16:00 |
Sunil Silva |
Chairman & CEO, Yasiru Mutual Provident Society |
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16:00-16:30 |
Questions and Answers |
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16:00-17:00 |
Tea Break |
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Session 6 |
Panel Discussion
Facilitating Microinsurance – Role of Donors and Technical Assistance Providers
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Chair/Moderator |
Mosharraf Hossain Khan |
Managing Director, PKSF |
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17:30-18:30 |
Panelist: |
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Vijay Kalavakonda |
Financial Analyst, World Bank |
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Marc Soquet |
Asia Coordinator on Social Protection and Informal Economy. ILO |
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Arup Chatterjee |
Deputy Director, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India and Advisor, International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) |
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Questions and Answers |
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Closing Remarks |
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18:30-19:00 |
Nimal A. Fernando |
Principal Finance Specialist (Microfinance), ADB |
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Conclusion of the Workshop |