5^th Annual PANORisk Conference

November 15^th – 17^th, 2021, Institut du Risque et de l'Assurance, Le Mans Université

The University of Le Mans invites you to the 5^th Annual PANORisk Conference, Le Mans, France on November 15^th – 17^th, 2021. PANORisk is a regional project sponsored by Région Pays de la Loire and involves researchers in economics and mathematics from five academic institutions, namely Le Mans University, University of Angers, University of Nantes, Audencia Nantes, and ESSCA School of Management Angers.

Building on the success of the previous conferences since 2016, we organise for the 5^th year an event related to Risks and Uncertainty. It aims to foster a dynamic scientific exchange among academic researchers, practitioners and policy makers on the challenges and regulatory priorities raised by the change in economic uncertainty.

This conference will be held during “The Risks & Uncertainty Week” running from November 15^th to 19^th 2021 at Le Mans University and will include the 30th Anniversary of the Institut Universitaire de France Conference.

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Why organise this Conference at University of Le Mans?

Prior to being worldwide known for its 24 Hours car endurance racing, Le Mans was one of the first cities in France where a mutualist insurance group was created in 1828. Thus, the history of Le Mans is tied to the development of risk management in developed societies.  

Based on this history leading to a significant both social and human knowledge about risks, Le Mans University has naturally dedicated part of its teaching and research activities to risk-related issues. Thus, for the last 30 years, it has developed several partnerships with the insurance sector and many of Le Mans alumni – whether in science or the humanities – work on risk-related topics. Given that risk is also a crossover notion, it equally encourages interdisciplinary approaches.

At Le Mans University, interactions between different fields of knowledge have flourished. This has led to the foundation of various institutes, among which the Risk and Insurance Institute (Institut du Risque & de l’Assurance) which brings together research, training and innovation. Other recently created interdisciplinary institutes focusing on different subject matters are also likely to include research on environmental, public or societal risks at large.