| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Carney | Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Company (CISC) | Risk and Insurance Specialist |  | Steven is an insurance specialist at CISC, who deliver construction and operational services to CIPs market leading greenfield renewable pipeline of approximately 120 GW of energy projects across technologies and geographies. | Presentation & panel discussion: Climate change changing construction |
| Louis Bollaert | Descartes | Chief Commercial Officer |  | Louis has over 14 years of experience in credit and financing solutions, where he began his insurance career at Euler Hermes Frances as a Products and Services Manager, then as a Large Brokerage Sales Director and finally a Distribution and Partnerships Director. Then in 2015, Louis served as Head of Credit, Financing and Political Risks at Aon. In addition to this, he took over the responsibility of the M&A and Transaction Solutions department. | Workshop: Parametric insurance |
| Meg Chaperon | Descartes Underwriting | Head of Marketing & Communications |  | Before joining Descartes, Meg worked as a Product Manager in Silicon Valley, where she led go-to-market strategy and international expansion efforts in APAC and EMEA markets. Prior to that, she worked at the forefront of climate science and international climate negotiations as a consultant in Washington DC, Africa, and the Pacific. | Workshop: Parametric insurance |
| John Colquhoun | EFI Global | Head of EFI Global UK |  | - | Workshop: Renewable energy technology and the insurance market |
| Juan Jimenez Perez | ERG International | Project Finance Director |  | Juan joined ERG in 2022 after a career in investment banking and corporate finance. He started as an investment banking analyst covering energy and construction stocks in LATAM. Later, Juan joined the Santander Group in Madrid, where he supported key banking and insurance JV investments in Latin America. At Atradius NV, he led M&A transactions in Europe, Africa and South America, reporting directly to Management in these efforts. Prior to joining ERG, Juan worked for AON Plc as an M&A A-VP for Europe and Asia, actively participating in the closing of the group's largest transactions of the last 10 years in Europe. | Presentation & panel discussion: People risk talent gap |
| David Pryce | Fenchurch Law | Senior Partner |  | David was a founding partner of Fenchurch Law, which was the first law firm in the UK to specialise exclusively in representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Ranked as a leading individual by both Legal 500 and Chambers, David leads Fenchurch Law’s Reinsurance & International Risk practice group and has a particular focus on insurance disputes arising out of large construction projects both in the UK and abroad. | Professional indemnity case study: Causation & Aggregation - A Deep Dive |
| Mikaeli Langinvainio | Inclus | CEO |  | Mikaeli Langinvainio brings 20+ years of experience in risk management, and peace mediation across 20 countries on three continents. He co-founded Inclus, providing in collaborative risk management software – specialising in complex projects. Previously, he worked as Senior Manager at CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Centre, leading the Methods and Tools Unit. He served as a strategic analysis team leader at the Finnish Defence Administration, and acted as the National Coordinator of Civilian Crisis Management Training and Research at the Finnish Ministry of Interior. | Workshop: Get prepared for Construction 4.0 |
| Neil Timberlake | JPIC Group Ltd | Director |  | Neil has underwriting, insurance broking and risk manager experience in a career spanning over 35 years. More recently, he has spent 16 years in the Real Estate industry, leading the insurance teams for both Columbia Threadneedle and Land Securities and helping to shape the corporate risk management framework for both organisations. | Presentation & panel discussion: New materials - new risks Presentation & panel discussion: De-risking in construction - doing it the parametric way |
| Stuart Large | Jupiter Intelligence | Business Development Director |  | Based just outside London, Stuart operates in the Construction, Industrial, Energy and Mining sectors, covering the Europe, Middle East and African markets for Jupiter Intelligence. Stuart has more than twenty years of experience in Business Development and Product Management, providing technical solutions to challenges in Energy, Security, Infrastructure, Smart Cities and Transportation. | Workshop: Climate change modelling - Future proofing infrastructure design and building Presentation & panel discussion: Climate change changing construction |
| Patrick Bravery | Liberty Specialty Markets | Global Head of Civil Construction |  | Patrick leads the underwriting of civil engineering construction projects in Liberty offices worldwide. Prior to joining Liberty, Patrick spent 13 years in construction underwriting at both Swiss Re and within Lloyds of London. In all his roles he has been primarily involved in the insurance of major construction projects worldwide, most notably as a lead underwriter for British Airport Authority’s Terminal 5 Heathrow, Land Transport Authority, Singapore Circle, Downtown and Cross Island Lines and Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York East Side Access and 2nd Avenue projects. | Workshop: Tunnel Code of Practice report |
| Chris Dulake | Mott MacDonald | Global Sector Leader, Transport |  | Chris is currently Global Rail and Transit Leader at Mott MacDonald. He was previously Engineering Director for HS2 Phase 1, having moved from the role of Chief Engineer for the Crossrail Programme, where he provided functional leadership to HS2 Phase 1 engineers and was Lead Engineer for the project. On Crossrail he acted as the engineering technical authority providing technical leadership for the programme. He was heavily involved in establishing the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy, contract procurement strategy, delivering safety through innovation and design. | Panel discussion: Construction market risk landscape Presentation & panel discussion: New materials - new risks |
| Andy Kane | QBE Europe | Head of Construction & Engineering |  | Andy has 31 years insurance industry experience with 26 years in the London Market, primarily underwriting and management of construction and engineering including liability classes. Andy has been involved in many large projects in the UK and overseas in renewable energy, power generation, transport and oil and gas. Andy has an HND in Natural Sciences, MBA and DipCII. Andy sits on the executive committees of the London Engineering Group and the International Association of Engineering Insurers (IMIA). | Panel discussion: Construction market risk landscape Presentation & panel discussion: Claims trends and claims inflation |
| Tim Chapman | SCOR | Global Segment Leader Civil Works & EMEA Head of Construction |  | Tim is a Chartered Civil Engineer and is currently Global Segment Leader for Civil Works and EMEA Head of Construction for SCOR. He commenced his career working as an engineer in the construction and detailed design of large infrastructure projects and then as a risk control engineer before becoming an underwriter. | Presentation & panel discussion: New materials - new risks |
| Mathieu Pasqual | SCOR | Deputy CUO, Specialty Insurance Alternative Solutions |  | Mathieu Pasqual leads the underwriting team in charge of structured solutions, captive reinsurance and parametric products for corporate clients globally. He joined SCOR in 2018, and previously worked at Swiss Re for 10 years, where he held various roles in client management, business development, corporate strategy and alternative risk transfer. Mathieu is based in Paris, he holds a Master in Management from ESCP Business School in Paris and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New-York. | Fireside chat: Captives on the rise |
| Joe Warner | SCOR | EMEA Professional Lines |  | Joe has worked in the insurance industry as an underwriter for over 20 years. At SCOR he specialises in professional indemnity for large corporate risks, with a focus in the engineering, construction and legal sectors. Prior to SCOR, he worked for RSA, Hiscox, and MS Amlin. Through these roles he has underwritten a variety of professions from around the world, in the Lloyd’s, London, US and UK markets. | Presentation: Professional Indemnity Coverage |
| Isabelle Kowalski | SCOR & Executive Committee Member, IMIA | Global Head Construction |  | Isabelle has worked for 27 years in the construction world, including six years as civil engineer and 21 years in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Since 2019 she has been Global Head Construction at SCOR Specialty Insurance, a member of the IMIA Executive committee, and is engaged in a number of working groups on ESG matters. She gained her experience in construction as site superintendent with Spie Batignolles and VINCI, as senior construction underwriter at SCOR, being lead market on a number of large projects around the world, and as senior practice leader at AXA Corporate Solutions, managing large corporate accounts on all construction lines. | Presentation & panel discussion: People risk talent gap |
| Peter Green | Sedgwick | Head of Global Construction & Engineering |  | Peter is a qualified and highly experienced practitioner specialising in all types of construction and engineering claims. He deals with a variety of contractors all risks, construction liability and PFI claims having gained a wealth of knowledge in policy and contract interpretation, including DE and LEG exclusions and JCT and NEC contracts. As head of the global construction and engineering team, Peter manages a team of over 25 dedicated construction adjusters, many of whom are multiskilled professionals in disciplines including legal practice, civil and structural engineering and quantity surveying. | Presentation & panel discussion: Claims trends and claims inflation |
| David Ward | Sedgwick | Practice Group Leader (Global Renewables) |  | - | Workshop: Renewable energy technology and the insurance market |
| Morten Jensen | Sedgwick | Technical Manager, Consulting Engineer Renewable Energy |  | - | Workshop: Renewable energy technology and the insurance market |
| Nick Wildgoose | Supplien Consulting | Director |  | Nick is a qualified accountant, supply chain and risk professional and has held a variety of global financial, procurement and commercial positions in several industry sectors. Working for companies such as PWC, Linde Group, The Virgin Group, Zurich Insurance Group and DHL Resilience360. He has served on the Board of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply which is the biggest procurement professional body in the world. He also served as a specialist advisor to the World Economic Forum and was Chairman of the Supply Chain Risk Leadership Council. | Presentation & panel discussion: Supply chain risk |
