Event: Regional Workshop on Climate Finance: Role of Insurance in Financing Climate Risk Opening Session 15 February 2024 Author / Speaker Mio Oka V Anantha Nageswaran Ramesh Subramaniam Abhay Bakre Welcome Address Mio Oka, Country Director, India Representative Office, ADB Opening Remarks V Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India Ramesh Subramaniam (virtual) Director General and Group Chief, ADB Office of the Director General, Sectors Group, ADB Special address on the Role of Insurance for Sustainable Finance Abhay Bakre, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Topics Finance Climate Change