Building financial resilience today has become imperative for Governments around the world, as the changing global economic environment has heightened the risks to economic recovery. Strengthening financial protection strategies and financial instruments is critical for insulating the world from future economic shocks and disasters of similar magnitude. This session’s deliberations would be centered around addressing these issues.

Panelists:

 Charles Rick Johnston, Chair of Executive Board, Business at OECD (BIAC) and Managing Director, Global Government Affairs, Citibank, USA

 Marc-Andre Blanchard, Executive Vice President and Head, CDPQ Global and Global Head-Sustainability, CDPQ, Canada  Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Temasek, Singapore

 Anshula Kant, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Moderator: N K Singh, Co-Convener, G20 Independent Expert Group (IEG) on Reforms in Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs); President, Institute of Economic Growth and Former Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India