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From Risk to Opportunity: How Capital Can Enable Climate Resilience
- Starts
- Location
- Performance Space New York
- Price
- Free
German-origin economist Alex Heil joins a morning of discussions about climate risk, insurance and the investment needed to turn adaptation plans into practical resilience.
Plan your visit
- Ends
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Performance Space New York, 150 First Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10009, East Village, Manhattan
- Organizer
- Swissnex with Consulate General of Switzerland, Swiss Business Hub USA, Greater Zurich Area and Global Infrastructure Basel
About this event
This Climate Week morning program brings together people working in insurance, finance, policy and research to examine climate resilience: how to measure growing risks, finance adaptation and recovery, and move useful projects into implementation. Announced speaker Alex Heil joins discussions spanning uninsurable risks, financing gaps and the practical use of capital. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., including breaks.
German, Austrian or Swiss connection
Alex Heil's official speaker biography identifies him as originally from Germany. He is a senior economist at The Conference Board and previously served as chief economist at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This is a documented German-origin connection, not a claim about his birthplace or current citizenship. Swissnex presents the program with Swiss diplomatic, business and infrastructure partners.
Admission
Free registration through the organizer's Luma page, subject to host approval. Register in advance; requesting to join is not a confirmed place.
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- Time zone
- America/New_York
Why it belongs on GermanEvents
Alex Heil is explicitly described as originally from Germany in Swissnex's biography. The event is part of Swissnex Assembly and is co-presented with Swiss institutions.