The Intersection of Financial Risk and Climate Resilience

Originally aired November 7, 2018

What are the risks and opportunities in the resilience finance marketplace? What financial mechanisms are available to identify, evaluate, and manage climate risk? This 90-minute webinar, sponsored by ASU’s School of Sustainability in partnership with the National Council for Science and the Environment, explores the intersection of financial risk and climate resilience with leading practitioners from insurance, credit ratings, and climate services.

Speakers

Joyce Coffee

President, Climate Resilience Consulting; Senior Sustainability Fellow, ASU Global Institute of Sustainability (Moderator)

Joyce Coffee, LEED AP, is founder and President of Climate Resilience Consulting and a Senior Sustainability Fellow at ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability. She has over 25 years of experience implementing resilience and sustainability strategies and is a leading voice on urban climate-resilience financing.

Samantha Medlock

Senior Vice President & North American Head of Capital, Science & Policy, Willis Towers Watson

Samantha Medlock is Senior Vice President and North American Head of Capital, Science & Policy at Willis Towers Watson, where she works at the intersection of climate science, policy, and financial risk management.

Kurt Forsgren

Managing Director, U.S. Public Finance, S&P Global

Kurt Forsgren is Managing Director of U.S. Public Finance at S&P Global, where he analyzes the credit implications of climate change and resilience investments for state and local governments and other public sector entities.

James McMahon

CEO, The Climate Service

James McMahon is CEO of The Climate Service, which provides financial institutions with rigorous, decision-ready climate risk analytics to help them understand and manage the financial risks of a changing climate.