Name: Harry Krishan Mohith
LinkedIn ID: Comming Soon
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Elissa Golberg
Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta and San Marino, and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Agencies based in Rome (IFAD, FAO, WFP)
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Carl Hiralal
Chair, Insurance and Pensions Advisory Board, Toronto Centre
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Andrea Camargo
Inclusive Climate Risk Financing Lead, World Food Programme
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Ian V. Shynkarenko
Program Leader, Toronto Centre
Program Description
This half-day workshop examines the critical link between food security and the financial system, and the role of financial supervisors. It highlights the connection between food security, financial stability, and broader social goals like financial inclusion and gender equality.
Participants will explore the supervisory implications of financial products such as index-based insurance and blended finance, which contribute to increasing food security.
METHODOLOGY
Toronto Centre is always at the forefront of new and emerging issues relevant to the financial sector. Through this workshop, Toronto Centre raises awareness of key barriers contributing to food insecurity from a regulatory and supervisory perspective. Also, we will use an interactive training methodology and incorporate a case study based on real-life experiences to educate participants in identification of optimal solutions for supervisory and regulatory issues related to food security.
PROGRAM FEE
There is no fee for this workshop for accepted participants.
Who Should Attend
The program is designed for mid- to senior-level staff and managers involved in, regulation, and supervision of financial services industry. Others from government agencies responsible for finance or agriculture, the economy or international rural development and cooperation may also find the information of value. Participants should have at least three years of working experience in supervision, analytical or policy experience in the sector, and be proficient in English.
- Food insecurity
- Supervisory tools
- Actionable insights
- Action planning
