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Practice Insights: Maryam Golnaraghi

Risk Sciences aims to foster diverse, multidisciplinary insights in risk sciences, bridging theory and practice through a series of academic activities. This talk is part of the "Practice Insights" track of this series, highlights key lessons from real-world experiences, offering valuable perspectives to researchers and practitioners alike.

The speaker Maryam Golnaraghi is one of the leading thought leaders on climate change in the global insurance industry and her talk was insightful to cover from technical issues of climate risk management to policy-wise solutions for the insurance industry.

Maryam’s 25-year career has been dedicated to pioneering climate resilience, climate risk management and decarbonization initiatives. Her experience spans senior executive roles, entrepreneurship, and international advisory positions across the private sector, public sector, and the United Nations.

Maryam is currently the Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, the think tank for the global insurance industry. In this role, she collaborates with CEOs and executive teams of the largest re/insurance companies and builds cross-sectoral partnerships to boost the industry's contributions to addressing climate change.

This speech record is an excerpt from Maryam's keynote speech for the Risk Sciences Colloquium – International Seminar on Climate Risks , to be held on January 16, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. A more in-depth version of this lecture has been presented at the forum.