Thursday, June 19th 

09:00 - 09:30 Registration

09:30 - 09:45 Official Opening

• Samir SHARIFOV, Minister, The Ministry of  Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Ziyad SEMEDZADE, Chairman of the Committee of Economic Policy, Parliament of Azerbaijan

09:45 - 10:30 Main trends on the Azeri insurance market 

• 2013 - a moment of review
• New lines of business opportunities: life insurance, non-life insurance, compulsory insurance
• Investment opportunities in the Caucasus region's insurance field

Speakers:

• Namik KHALILOV, Head of State Insurance Supervision Service, Azerbaijan
• Fuad KULIYEV, Chairman of the Management Board, AzRe, Azerbaijan
• Orkhan BAYRAMOV, Chairman, Azerbaijan Insurers Association

10:30 -11:30 Nat cat: coverage, affordability, efficiency - the right balance

• Solutions to improve the catastrophe insurance
  market
• International experience on introducing mandatory
  insurance systems against catastrophic risks
• Cat Risk mitigation solutions adjusted to the region
• Managing catastrophic risks in public-private sector

In the chair:

• Menekse UCAROGLU, President of the Board, Istanbul Underwriting Center

Speakers:

• Jurgen BRUCKER, Client Manager, MUNICH Re, Germany
• Capitolina TOURBINA, Director of Russia Representative Office, GEN Re

11:30 - 12.00 Coffee Break offered by

12:00 - 13:30 Medical Insurance - where is the meeting point between public and private services 

• Implementing mandatory medical insurance: current status, future priorities and strategic
  targets
• Is the public healthcare infrastructure meeting private health service standards?
• Choosing a benchmark: are the international models a solution?

Speakers:

• Dr. Marc-Pierre MOLL, Head of Unit Government and Parliament, Association of Private Health Insurance, Germany
• Thierry PELGRIN, Area Manager and Casualty, EVEREST Re, Belgium
• Shota SVANADZE, Head of Facultative Risks Division, ALDAGI BCI, Georgia
• Florina VIZINTEANU, Managing Partner, CREST CM, Romania
• Paul COSTEA, Business Development Manager, PRODINF Software, Romania

13:30 - 14.30 Business Lunch offered by

14:30 - 16:00 Reinsurance in and for the Caucasus Region

• Reinsurance solutions for the Caucasus Market
• Shaping the reinsurance business on modern standards
• Reinsurance strategies for Caucasus Region

In the chair: 

• Fuad KULIYEV, Chairman of the Management Board, AzRe, Azerbaijan

Speakers:

• Tural ALIYEV, Member of the Board, PASHA Insurance, Azerbaijan
• Yevgen KUZNYETSOV, Underwriter, HANNOVER Re, Germany
• Dmitry GARMASH, Head of Moscow Representative Office, Panama
• Sinisa LOVRINCEVIC, Branch General Manager, TRUST Re, Cyprus
• Thierry PELGRIN, Area Manager and Casualty, EVEREST Re, Belgium
• Alexandre BICHOT, Deputy Head of Department Foreign Inward Business, MILLI Re, Turkey

16:00 - 19:00 Coffee Break offered by

16:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings

20:00 - 23:00 Official Reception offered by

Friday, June 20th

09:30 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings

10:00 - 13:00 Motor Insurance& Claims Handling Workshop

• Overview of the motor insurance market in the Caucasus
  region
• Technology and intelligence for claims cost optimization
• Cross-border cooperation in motor insurance claims
• Green Card system: is this a necessity for the Caucasus region?

In the chair:

• Elkhan GULIYEV, Executive Director, CIB, Azerbaijan

Speakers:

• Danijela ZISER, Claims Expert, Vice President, SWISS Re, Germany
• Svetlana NYKITINA, Vice-president, RAMI, Russia
• Yaroslav ZHOVNIRENKO, Country Manager, BENISH GPS, Azerbaijan

10:00 - 13:00 Risk Management Workshop

• Risk management in a period of financial instability & geopolitical pressure
• Risk management techniques for energy, gas & oil fields, constructions
• Emerging risks and data management

Speakers:

• Razvan TUDOR, Risk Management Expert, Romania
• Rufat MAHMUD, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Azerbaijan Risk Professionals Association
• Hansruedi SCHUETTER, Executive Director, Europe, Asia & Middle East, RiskBusiness International

10:00 - 12:00 Life Insurance Master Class

Speakers:

• Florina VIZINTEANU, Managing Partner, CREST CM, Romania
• Madalina SERBAN, Senior Consultant, CREST CM, Romania

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break offered by
 

13:00 - 14:30 Business Lunch offered by

 

20:00 - 23:00 Traditional Azeri Evening offered by

 

Strarting 23:45 AFTERHOURS Cocktail offered by

           

Azerbaijan Insurers Association