The members of the jury are a group of high profile experts and representatives from Allianz Reinsurance, Allianz SE and academics with extensive knowledge and experience.
Please see below a short biography and background of each jury member.
Jury
Members of the Jury
Amer Ahmed
CEO, Allianz Reinsurance
Amer Ahmed joined the Allianz Group in 2002. In 2012, he became the CEO of Allianz Reinsurance. Before joining Allianz, he gained over 13 years of actuarial experience, including as Chief Risk Officer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in Munich and Chief Actuary at Odyssey Re in London. Amer Ahmed is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. |
Dr. Sibylle Steimen
Managing Director, Advisory & Services, Allianz Reinsurance
Sibylle Steimen joined Allianz Reinsurance’s Catastrophe Risk Management team in 2005. She has been representing Allianz on the management boards of PERILS and OASIS, two industry-led organizations rooted in the field of catastrophe risk management.
Prior to joining Allianz Re, Sibylle worked at the Swiss Seismological Service where she completed a PhD in Seismology.
Simone Ruiz-Vergote
Managing Director Allianz Climate Solutions, Allianz Reinsurance
Simone Ruiz-Vergote joined Allianz Climate Solutions in 2009. Prior to this position, she worked for over five years on the intersection of financial and climate legislation in Brussels and over the years, she gained experience in the banking, public and non-profit sector. Simone holds an Economics degree from HEC Lausanne, a M. Sc. Degree in European and International Politics and Financial Risk Manager certification. |
Dr. Markus Stowasser
Head of Cat Research & Development, Allianz Reinsurance
Markus Stowasser joined Allianz Reinsurance in 2008. Before Allianz Reinsurance, he gained over 6 years of experience in research and consultancy.
Markus holds a degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of Oxford and he is a graduate in Meteorology. He holds a PhD in Physics from the Karlsruhe University of Technology.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig
Chair of Geography and Geographical Remote Sensing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ralf Ludwig is the Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich since 2013. His research experience has been in topics such as remote sensing, geography, and environmental modelling with a focus on hydrology and climate. Ralf Ludwig holds a Ph.D. in Geography from LMU Munich. |
Josias Ritter
Ph.D. Researcher in Flood Risk Management at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.
Josias Ritter is Ph.D. Researcher in Flood Risk Management at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. His research focuses on forecasting the impact of flash floods and reducing the gap between science and emergency response. Josias holds a M.Sc. in Flood Risk Management – an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree with TU Dresden, IHE Delft, UPC Barcelona and University of Ljubljana. Josias emerged as the overall winner of the 2018 edition of the Allianz Climate Risk Research Award. |
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Picture: Nasa/JPL (2011)
On Oct. 23, 2011, when this image from NASA Terra spacecraft was acquired, flood waters were approaching the capital city of Bangkok as the Ayutthaya River overflowed its banks.
On Oct. 23, 2011, when this image from NASA Terra spacecraft was acquired, flood waters were approaching the capital city of Bangkok as the Ayutthaya River overflowed its banks.