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Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Climate Risks for Insurance and Finance

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Copernicus WS ON Climate Risks for Insurance and Finance

Save the Date for the upcoming Copernicus Thematic Workshop focusing on climate risks for insurance and finance. The event is hybrid and will take place in Brussels and online on 1 June 2026 from 09:30 to 17:15 CET.

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Agenda

Master of Ceremony: Leila Ajjabou, Market and Innovation Officer, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

8:30 - 9:30 | Registration and coffee

Registration and networking for on-site attendees. EUSPA and selected service providers stands (tbc)

09:30 – 11:00 | Setting the Policy & Regulatory Context

  • Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), European Commission
  • Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), European Commission
  • Marleen Och, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA), European Commission
  • Marie Scholer, Expert on Policy Sustainable Finance, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
  • Fabien Le Tennier, Policy Expert on Sustainable Finance, European Banking Authority

10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break

11:10 – 12:00 | Long-term risk modelling and planning

  • Roman Roehrl, Climate Change Specialist, European Investment Bank (EIB)
  • Usue Donezar, Lead of Copernicus Implementation, European Environmental Agency (EEA)
  •  Joseph Moorhouse, Physical Climate Risk Modelling Lead, Bank BNP Paribas
  • Joshua Jung, Head of ESG Risk, Internationale Nederlanden Groep (ING)

12:00 – 13:00 | Interactive Discussion

Focus on long-term risk modelling, exposure data, vulnerability and underwriting needs.

13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:15 | Event footprint evaluation

  • Branimir Radun, Head of Environment, Sustainability and Climate resilience, Evenflow 
  • Chiara Cagnazzo, Principal Scientific Officer, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
  • Andrea Toreti, Head of the Copernicus EMS Drought Observatory, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
  • Adrián Fernández Sánchez, Natural Hazards Technician, Mapfre

15:15 – 16:15 | Interactive Discussion

Focus on event mapping and monitoring, damage assessment, and parametric risk transfer.

16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee Break

16:45 – 17:30 | Wrap-Up & Roadmap

  • 16:45 – 17:15 | Reporting of Priorities & Needs
  • 17:15– 17:30 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps

Event Support: Evenflow

Last modified
16 Apr 2026