Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
SCOR	Global Segment Leader Civil Works & EMEA Head of Construction	Tim Chapman	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.	Panel discussion: Contractual risk transfer – contract wordings
SCOR	Global Segment Leader, Environmental Impairment Liability	Emma Bartolo	Emma joined SCOR in February 2023 as the Global Segment leader for Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) based in London, responsible for the growth and development of the EIL portfolio as well as SCOR’s new suit of ecological restoration products. Emma joined SCOR from Chubb, where she was the London Corporate Regional Manager, responsible for the delivery of the middle-market strategy and financial plan for all lines of business. Prior to this, Emma worked as an environmental underwriter for over 10 years and was responsible for the EIL portfolio at Chubb for its UKI retail and Lloyds Syndicate business. Before joining the insurance industry, Emma worked as an Environmental Consultant at WSP, and as a Technical Officer, Contaminated Land at Manchester City Council, UK.	Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response Workshop: Sustainability – How insurance can assist
Landsec	Group Insurance Director	Cleo Curl	Cleo is Group Insurance Director within the Corporate Governance team of Landsec, a FTSE 100 company and is one of the leading real estate companies in the UK. Cleo has responsibility for risk financing of insurable risk for the group and coordination of risk management activity across the portfolio. She is a Chartered Insurance Risk Manager of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Certified Risk Professional of the Institute of Risk Management. Cleo started her career in a small motor trade insurance broker before moving to in-house insurance roles in various industries such as Helphire, London Luton Airport, Luminar and Threadneedle before moving on to Landsec in 2016.	Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions	Head E&C Risk Engineering	Ian Clarke	Ian is currently head of the engineering and construction risk engineering team at Swiss Re, and has spent 30 years as a risk engineer in the energy, construction and property sectors. His industrial experience included drilling for oil and gas in the Australian desert, trying to make oil out of low grade Australian brown coal, and working in a technical safety capacity at one of Melbourne's most diverse petrochemical facilities before joining the insurance industry. He is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a registered Professional Process Safety Engineer with the Institution of Chemical Engineers and also the current Chairman of OPERA.	Presentation: The hazards of the energy transition
CCi, a Rimkus Company	Head of Architectural Services	Joanne Williams	Joanne is an ARB registered Chartered Architect with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry as a designer, technical lead, and project delivery manager across a broad range of building types, including residential, education, healthcare, leisure and industrial sectors. Joanne acts as an Expert Witness, writing reports in the fields of architecture and construction, including construction defects, professional negligence, design copyright issues and contract disputes. She also undertakes technical advisory reports in construction insurance-related matters and provides construction advice and contract troubleshooting. Joanne provides dispute resolution assistance, advice, and expertise, including CPR35 compliant reports for Court purposes and reports for adjudication and arbitration.	Workshop: Implications of the Buildings Safety Act (UK)
Aon	Head of Construction Asia	Vincent Banton	Vincent leads Aon’s regional Construction and Infrastructure practice across Asia and has 24 years of experience in the insurance and construction industries. He has managed underwriting portfolios in facultative reinsurance and direct market insurance together with working as a practicing project engineer for major civil and building construction contractors in the United Kingdom, West Indies and Australia.	Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response
QBE Europe	Head of Construction & Engineering	Andy Kane	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).	Advancing your risk career: exclusive risk manager-only Airmic breakfast SIG: presentation & discussion Panel discussion: Claims – trends & future
AXIS Capital and Chairman, London Engineering Group (LEG)	Head of Construction & Power	Steve Cross	Steve Cross is a Chartered Civil Engineer and is currently the Global Head of Construction at AXIS. Prior to his insurance career Steve worked with both contractors and designers over a 10 year period, chiefly in the design and construction of tunnels. Since 2001 Steve has held a number of underwriting positions in the Company and Lloyd’s markets culminating in his current role at AXIS.	Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response
France	Head of Property (First-Party) Insurance programs & major projects Division	Christophe Mouneyres	Christophe has 30 years of experience in the insurance & construction industry. He started his career as a construction insurance underwriter in a French insurance company and as a broker in a Construction Department. He joined Veolia as a risk/insurance manager in 2002. He is currently working in the Veolia Risk & Insurance department. He is in charge of the Construction program for all Veolia entities worldwide & provides the Veolia Investment Committee with a detailed review of all insurance aspects for all majors projects (Tenders, M&A). He intervenes also as the risk manager for the Veolia Water Technologies division.	Workshop: Developing risk management strategies
Portakabin Limited	Head of Risk & Internal Audit	Richard Hoult	-	Advancing your risk career: exclusive risk manager-only Airmic breakfast SIG: presentation & discussion
Aon	Head of UK Retail Cyber	Nathan Hankin	Nathan Hankin is the head of the UK Retail Cyber team at Aon. He has fifteen years of experience in commercial insurance helping organisations across many industries of all sizes from start-ups to global organisations. Nathan has presented at many Cyber focused events across the country. He offers help and insight around Cyber risk with real life examples or media, to help educate colleagues and clients.	Presentation: Cyber risk
GlobalData	Lead Analyst, Construction Intelligence Centre	Tom Hopgood	Tom focuses on emerging trends in construction, with particular emphasis on the North American and European markets. He provides market sizing and forecasting, offering detailed analysis of project opportunities and risks. In addition to his consultancy work, he and his team publish a range of reports, including GlobalData’s quarterly Global Construction Outlook, which benchmarks 91 major construction markets by value and growth and highlights key macroeconomic trends. Before joining GlobalData, Tom earned a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Bristol and gained extensive experience in the UK biofuel sector, specialising in carbon trading and subsidy analysis.	Keynote address: European C&I Economic Forecast
Aon Ltd	Managing Director Construction & Infrastructure	Simon Simpson	-	Panel discussion: Contractual risk transfer – contract wordings
CCi, a Rimkus Company	Managing Director – EMEA	Robert Coupe	Rob has a wealth of construction and corporate management experience, particularly in the design and build environment, focusing on driving the best value. He has also been at the forefront of combining the early engagement of all parties to form collaborative teams to solve problems and ensure the success of projects. In recent years Rob has used his experience to provide a range of multidisciplinary solutions to disputes and major insurance losses in construction, renewable energies and infrastructure.	Workshop: Marine risks in construction – and how to mitigate them Panel discussion: Claims – trends & future
Aon	Offshore Construction Team Leader	Adam Beardmore	Adam leads Aon’s global offshore construction practice and supports clients through the full lifecycle of complex energy projects. A Chartered Chemical Engineer with an MBA and over a decade of engineering and operational experience, he specialises in translating the risks of emerging energy transition technologies into insurable terms. Adam has worked extensively on carbon capture and storage and hydrogen developments, including major UK industrial CCS projects and integrated offshore wind–to–hydrogen concepts, helping sponsors and insurers address limited loss history, evolving standards and novel project structures.	Presentation: Renewable Energy - Insurance coverage for batteries
IMIA	President	Mike Spencer	Michael has held the position of Secretary General at IMIA (International Association of Engineering Insurers) sine 2018. IMIA was formed in 1968 and today representing a network of experts in Engineering Insurance from around the world. IMIA has expanded greatly and now has 20 member countries with members from Reinsurers, Insurance Companies, and representatives from Loss Adjusters and also Insurance Brokers. Prior to joining IMIA Michael held senior construction insurance roles for Marsh, RSA, Zurich and SCOR.	Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response
Hawkins & Associates	Principal Associate	Dr Eleanor Jay	Eleanor has a 1st class Masters Degree and a PhD from Imperial College. After her PhD, she worked as a Research Associate for Imperial College, but was quickly seconded to the Government Office for Science and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to be part of the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Review Board. She was heavily involved in assessing the UK’s nuclear energy landscape, which involved close communication with stakeholders across the nuclear industry in the UK. After this Eleanor then took up a consultant position with Adelard LLP, who specialise in risk, security and safety analysis for a wide range of industries; defence, nuclear, rail and critical frameworks. Whilst at Adelard, Eleanor established a new specialist work area in hydraulic fracturing. Eleanor is a Chartered Engineer and specialises in material failures, metallurgy, escapes of water and oil, system failures and personal injury.	Workshop: Water risks - beyond the usual
HDI	Principle Risk Engineer	Mark Allan	Within the insurance industry, Mark works in Risk Engineering for the Construction and Engineering sectors, undertaking UK and international CAR and EAR surveys for projects valued anything between a £few million up to €1bn within the building, tunnelling, dams, transportation and industrial sectors. He also provides desk top review and technical guidance to underwriting and clients, as well as training and contribution to professional working groups including development of guidance papers. Prior to joining the insurance industry in 2010, Mark worked for 10 years within Civil Engineering Industry, working on heavy civil engineering projects within transportation, power distribution, and aviation sectors in both site and design based roles.	Workshop: Green construction – new materials
Allianz Commercial	Professional Indemnity and Management Liability-Commercial	Katherine Watson	Kat is Head of Professional Indemnity at Allianz Commercial in the UK, a role she assumed in 2022. Prior to this she held underwriting roles of increasing seniority at different carriers including Ace, Hiscox and Berkshire Hathaway.	Panel discussion: Professional Liability – What does the London Market have to offer?
Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Company (CISC)	Risk and Insurance Specialist	Steven Carney	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 risk