Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
Zurich Resilience Solutions	Risk Engineer	Matthew Taylor	Matt Taylor works as a Risk Engineer for Zurich Resilience Solutions, specialising in the design, construction and operation of solar farms and battery storage systems. He has worked on solar and battery storage plants for clients in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland and has a broad knowledge of the industry ecosystem in Europe, Australia and the US.	Presentation: Renewable Energy - Insurance coverage for batteries
Invesis	Risk & Insurance BP	Nathalie Vandenbroucke	Nathalie Vandenbroucke is an experienced Risk Manager specialising in the construction sector. She currently serves as Risk & Insurance Business Partner for Invesis. Invesis is a global investor and developer in sustainable infrastructure projects who actively manage all aspects of an investment, from development and financing through to design, construction, maintenance, operations – all the way through to hand-back. Previously, Nathalie led the Risk Management, Compliance and Insurance portfolios of construction groups Eiffage in the Benelux region and BAM in Belgium and Luxembourg. She is a board member at Belrim.	Presentation & panel discussion: Climate change risk Workshop: Developing risk management strategies
Bechtel	Risk Manager	Paul Aird	Paul has been a corporate risk and insurance manager for over 30 years on a global basis. He has been a Risk & Insurance Manager for Bechtel (a global engineering and construction company) for most of his career (23+ years). He is currently based in London and the Risk Manager for Bechtel’s Infrastructure Division. This work has involved being responsible for the placement of insurance and the allocation of contractual risk for a variety of business lines including Power, Oil and Gas, Government and Infrastructure and he has worked extensively in both the USA and London with additional time living in Singapore, Dubai and Zurich.	Fireside discussion: Leadership approach to managing risk on large construction projects Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response Panel discussion: Professional Liability – What does the London Market have to offer?
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners	Risk Manager	Dimitrios Gravias	Dimitrios Gravias focuses on enterprise risk governance and project controls across a global renewable energy and infrastructure portfolio. He aligns project level risk with fund-level strategy by translating risk insights into portfolio decisions and investor reporting; supporting transparency, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance through scalable governance and GRC systems implementation. He has led the design and rollout of standardized risk frameworks, facilitated cross-functional risk workshops, and driven portfolio wide implementation of enterprise risk management software, including the standardisation of contingency setting practices.	Panel discussion: Contractual risk transfer – contract wordings
Zurich Insurance Company	Senior Claims Adjuster Energy Marine & Construction	Alison Collins	Alison has worked in claims for over thirty years. She joined Zurich in 2013 and moved into the construction team in 2018. Her previous experience includes working as a loss adjuster, fraud investigator and customer relationship role. As a result, Alison brings a rounded blend of skills to her current role. She has handled a number of large and complex losses in the UK and overseas.	Panel discussion: Claims – trends & future
CCi, a Rimkus Company	Senior Consultant, Forensic Architect	Bhavina Vasishta	Bhavina is an ARB registered Chartered Architect with more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry as a designer and project manager. She holds an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London. She is a visiting lecturer, tutor and examiner at the University of Westminster, teaching on the Architecture Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice (RIBA Part III). Bhavina has experience within a broad range of sectors, including hospitality, residential and commercial, elderly living, and master planning. Bhavina has been appointed on various disputes, providing expert advice on a range of construction defects covering professional negligence, fire safety, design copyright issues and BIM modelling.	Workshop: Implications of the Buildings Safety Act (UK)
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions	Senior E&C Underwriter	Anthony Norfolk	Anthony, who holds a Master's Degree in civil engineering and ACII qualified, has worked in the insurance industry for 15 years. He has been a Senior Engineering Underwriter at Swiss Re for 9 years, leading and underwriting large complex constructions risks. During this time he has mostly focused on Energy, Power and Heavy Industries. He also leads the Hydrogen Centre of Competence within Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.	Presentation: The hazards of the energy transition
SDV Fenchurch	Senior Partner	David Pryce	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.	Panel discussion: Contractual risk transfer – contract wordings Case study: LEG3 Court decision – what it means for the CAR market
Clyde & Co	Senior Partner & Global Head of the Construction Professionals Group	Richard Moody	Richard is Head of Construction Professional Indemnity and a Partner at Clyde & Co based in the London office. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the defence of construction professional indemnity claims and related insurance disputes and is widely regarded as one of the leading practitioners in the country. Richard specialises in defending claims against tier 1 contractors and global consultants. He has advised clients in relation to claims arising out of the construction of every conceivable type of structure and has fought and won dozens of major trials with an impeccable record throughout the UK and globally.	Panel discussion: Professional Liability – What does the London Market have to offer?
Allianz Commercial	Senior Risk Consultant	Clara Anthonysamy	Clara is a Senior Risk Consultant at Allianz Commercial. A Civil Engineer, she has over 12 years’ experience in the London Insurance Market as a Risk Engineer and previously worked in continental Europe, North America and Asian insurance markets, looking at a variety of large complex construction risks.	Presentation & panel discussion: Climate change risk
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions	Senior Structurer	Teresa Schorstein	Teresa is a Senior Structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Innovative Risk Solutions Team based in Zurich, Switzerland. She holds an Investment & Financial Risk Management Degree from Cass Business School London and Singapore Management University. With over 13 years or experience in the parametric space she has held various positions at re/insurance firms and insurtechs.	Presentation & panel discussion: NatCat trends accelerating alternative risk transfer solutions
Zurich Insurance Company	Senior Underwriter, Cyber Liability	Nicholas Pritchard	Nick Pritchard is a Senior Cyber Underwriter for Zurich UK. Since 2019, Nick has specialised in underwriting large and complex cyber risks across a range of industries and territories. Alongside this, Nick has supported the development and launch of key cyber risk consultancy propositions aimed at improving customer risk posture. Prior to this, Nick worked in roles across underwriting, claims and sales as part of Zurich’s Graduate Programme.	Presentation: Cyber risk
WINT Water Intelligence	UK Country Manager	Scott Kingsbury	With a career spanning multiple years, Scott has collaborated with construction firms, facilities management entities, and large enterprises, offering expertise in the built environment sector. Before joining WINT, Scott made significant contributions at Matterport, a leader in the digital twin space. There, he helped numerous businesses in digitizing their physical assets, thereby optimizing processes, meeting sustainability targets, and delivering tangible returns on investment to clients. Prior to this, Scott played a pivotal role at Rightmove, the UK's no 1 property portal. Driven by his passion for building high-performing teams that help customers in resolving critical business challenges that align with their strategic objectives, he remains dedicated to driving innovation and success for customers.	Workshop: How to mitigate water damage risks and why should risk managers care?
Descartes Underwriting	UK & Ireland Business Development Director	Ola Jacob	Ola has enjoyed working in the London Market Insurance Sector for over twelve years on UK Retail, Product Recall, Terrorism, Onshore Energy and Parametric. Ola's background in Human-Computer Interaction and Psychology has fuelled his passion for working on new approaches to risk transfer and managing risk for clients. He's proud to be named Insurance Times Technology Champion of the Year. He has just become the Business Development Director for the UK & Ireland for Descartes Underwriting, a specialist parametric insurance MGA and insurer who covers natural catastrophe exposure globally.	Presentation & panel discussion: NatCat trends accelerating alternative risk transfer solutions
Beazley	Underwriter – Large Client Professions & Product Leader - Large AEC	Michael Attwell	Michael is an Underwriter and Product Leader at Beazley in London. He has excess of 20 years’ experience in professional liability insurance and has spent most of that time specialising on global construction, architecture and engineering firms. He was the inaugural chair of the International Underwriting Association’s construction working group, a grouping of professional liability underwriters specialising in construction risks.	Panel discussion: Professional Liability – What does the London Market have to offer?