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| Company | Job Title | Name | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SCOR & Executive Committee Member, IMIA | Global Head Construction | Isabelle Kowalski |  | 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. | Workshop: Sustainability – How insurance can assist |
| Jupiter Intelligence | Business Development Director | Stuart Large |  | 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. | Presentation & panel discussion: Climate change risk |
| Fenchurch Law | 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 |
| 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 |
| Aon | Executive Director | Tom Anderson |  | Tom has 20 years’ experience in construction and construction insurance. His career was spent at one of the UK’s largest contractors where he led their insurance and risk management programme. Now at Aon he is now focussed on supporting the Professional Services team and their clients with insight and innovation. | Panel discussion: Professional Liability – What does the London Market have to offer? |
| Aon | Head of construction Asia | Vincent Banton |  | Vincent leads Aon’s regional Construction and Infrastructure practice across Asia and has 23 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 |
| Aon | Global Specialty Industry Leader Construction & Infrastructure | James MacNeal |  | James has 32 years of construction insurance experience, of which 18 have been with the Aon Group. He has travelled extensively and placed a large variety of major construction projects in most parts of the world for owners, contractors and infrastructure funds. He is currently Aon’s Global Head of Construction and Infrastructure team which includes over 1000 specialist colleagues in 48 countries. | Fireside discussion: Leadership approach to managing risk on large construction projects |
| 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? |
| Bechtel | General Manager – Commercial Infrastructure | Mike Wilkinson |  | Mike is a Partner at Bechtel, having joined in 2004 as the Global Head Counsel for the Mining & Metals business. Since then, he has served in various legal, financial, operational and management roles across the company. For several years, Mike was Bechtel’s Global Head of Risk Management, which included responsibility for Bechtel’s global insurance program. Before joining Bechtel, he specialised in front end project work in the motorway, rail, ports, water, power, mining and defence industries, largely working for owners, developers and financiers. | Fireside discussion: Leadership approach to managing risk on large construction projects |
| 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 |
| CCi, a Rimkus Company | Director | Hugh Corrigan |  | Hugh Corrigan is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, a Chartered Project Manager, and an accredited Adjudicator. He has over 35 years of experience in design, construction delivery and client programme management. He has significant experience in managing risk on major, complex projects and programmes of work from both the design/construction and client perspectives. He has acted as Design Director and Programme Director on many design-build, PFI and BOT projects, including major coastal and marine projects. Hugh specialises in providing independent expert witness advice related to design/engineering, professional services, and construction delivery, and provides due diligence and strategic project advice on contract, procurement, governance, and assurance issues. | Workshop: Marine risks in construction – and how to mitigate them |
| 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 |
| CCi, a Rimkus Company | Director | Simon Hay |  | Simon is an experienced Chartered Architect and Expert Witness. He has been appointed on many disputes, producing CPR 35 reports focused on the performance of architects, contractors, and the professional team. He has expertise in façade and fire compliance issues, cladding and roofing. Brickwork is of particular interest, having led the brick industry as CEO of the BDA for some years. Simon has led design teams, building an extensive portfolio of projects ranging from Grade 1 listed buildings to new builds such as a previous Green Building of the Year. He has designed and supervised significant facilities, understanding public and private commissions. | Workshop: Implications of the Buildings Safety Act (UK) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| IMIA | Secretary general | Michael 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 |
| 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), responsible for the growth and development of the EIL portfolio. 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 in London. Prior to this, she worked as an environmental underwriter and was responsible for the EIL portfolio at Chubb for its UKI and Syndicate business. Before joining the insurance industry, Emma worked as a Consultant at WSP, and as a Technical Officer, Contaminated Land at Manchester City Council. She has written a number of industry publications on environmental insurance and is considered a leader in her field. | Panel discussion: Emerging risks and insurance market response Workshop: Sustainability – How insurance can assist |