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| Company | Job Title | Name | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Managing data centre construction risk |
| Strides | Head of Contracts & Risk Manager | Dimson Batanan |  | Dimson Batanan is a Juris Doctor, licensed Civil Engineer, and Quantity Surveyor with over 19 years of experience in contract and risk management across Southeast Asia. Currently Head of Contracts Risk Manager at STRIDES, he has held senior roles at Megawide, Bombardier (Alstom), GE, and Thales. His portfolio includes railways, subway systems, US embassy compounds, naval facilities, power plants and high-rise developments. Dimson brings extensive experience in claims strategy and commercial risk governance – critical to addressing climate risk, inflation, labour shortages and shifting risk transfer strategies in Asia’s rapidly evolving construction and infrastructure sector. | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| Rimkus | Regional Head, Asia | Steven Beaumont |  | - | Panel discussion: Climate change and extreme weather – who bears the risk? |
| MS Reinsurance | IMIA Ambassador | Head of Global Engineering | Matia Cazzaniga |  | Matia is an accomplished insurance executive with over 20 years of extensive global experience in the engineering and construction sector. Currently, he is the Head of Global Engineering at MS Reinsurance based in Zürich and he manages the underwriting of international engineering and construction treaties’ portfolio. Along with reinsurance expertise, Matia brings a wealth of expertise in managing large construction portfolios and dealing with direct market insurance having previously served as the Global Head of Engineering Lines and Construction at Zurich Insurance Company until 2024. He served on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Engineering Insurers (IMIA) until 2024 and now continues to champion IMIA initiatives in an ambassadorial capacity. | Panel Discussion: Managing data centre construction risk |
| Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong | Governor, Board of Directors | Andrew Chan |  | Andrew has over 18 years of professional experience in Risk Management, Compliance, Auditing and Finance across a diverse range of industries. Qualified in Australia with Big 4 firms, Andrew moved to Hong Kong over a decade ago and since then has worked in global risk roles at Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels, Dairy Farm, PCCW and most recently at China Light and Power (CLP). A believer in giving back to the community, Andrew was the 2022 Chair of CA ANZ Hong Kong Council. He is currently serving as Governor, Board of Directors at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Hong Kong. He has been awarded Fellowship of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA). | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| QBE | Regional Property & Construction Manager, Asia | Brendan Dunlea |  | Brendan joined QBE in May 2017 as the Asia Pacific Head of Engineering. He has since taken on the additional role of Regional Head of Property role. Before moving to Singapore Brendan was the Global Head of Power Generation, and Singapore CUO for Zurich. Prior to insurance Brendan worked in various electrical installations & maintenance roles in industries including petrochemical, industrial and real estate. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Australia New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF), the IMIA representative for Asia and Chairperson of the SCI/GIA Singapore Construction & Engineering Committee. | Presentation: Understanding regional insurance variation Quick fire presentation: Modular & prefabricated construction - risks and insurance considerations |
| Allianz Commercial | Regional Head of Short-tail Claims | Charlotte Field |  | - | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends |
| Aon | Managing Director, Construction & Infrastructure | Brian Hearst |  | - | Panel Discussion: Managing data centre construction risk |
| Cushman & Wakefield | Risk Manager APAC | Rahul Kumar |  | Rahul Kumar is a seasoned professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic solutions to multinational clients. After building the foundation as an insurance broker servicing all lines of insurance for a diversified group of multinational clients, he joined the in-house Risk Management team at a fortune 100 technology-based industry leader and soon became the APAC lead for Risk and Insurance. More recently, Rahul is engaged as APAC leader for Risk and Insurance for a Global Commercial Real Estate firm. Rahul specialises in structuring and implementing global programs, leveraging his expertise to mitigate risks and optimise insurance solutions for the business. His expertise includes: Global program design and implementation, risk assessment and mitigation strategies, and insurance market analysis and negotiations. | Panel Discussion: Managing data centre construction risk |
| Allianz Commercial | Head of Natural Resources & Construction, Hong Kong and Greater China | Lilian Lau |  | - | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| Allianz Commercial | Global Head of Natural Resources & Construction Risk Consulting | Gordon Lee |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Lead Claims SEA | Adrian Lee |  | - | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends |
| 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. | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Head of Innovative Risk Solutions, APAC | Andre Martin |  | Andre started his career as a commissioning engineer with ABB in Switzerland. After several years as a consultant with Accenture's Resource & Energy practice in Zurich Andre joined Swiss Re in 2002, underwriting large industrial risks in the Middle East, Asia and Australia. From 2013 onwards Andre was heading the Engineering & Construction team in the APAC region before assuming the role as Head of IRS APAC in 2018. | Panel discussion: When parametric solutions work |
| John Holland Group | Senior Commercial and Risk Manager | Christie Mead |  | Having commenced her career as a solicitor specialising in construction disputes and litigation, Christie has over 15 years’ experience in both the legal and construction industries working across a number of jurisdictions, both nationally and abroad. She has extensive experience in navigating complex legal, commercial and risk considerations on large construction projects with a particular focus on leveraging appropriate risk allocations to drive best for project outcomes. | Panel discussion: Climate change and extreme weather – who bears the risk? |
| Charles Taylor Adjusting | Director, Construction & Engineering | Arnaud Meltz |  | Arnaud joined Charles Taylor in 2023, bringing over 10 years’ experience acquired with a French leading adjusting and forensic analysis firm in Paris, active both as a loss adjuster and technical advisor in amicable settlements and legal disputes. Arnaud is primarily focused on civil and geotechnical engineering, but has also been involved in structural works, commercial buildings, material defects, heavy industry EAR losses. Before transitioning into the adjusting field, Arnaud began his career with a specialized designbuild geotechnical contractor, in which he held different successive positions, mostly overseas (works manager, business manager then Vietnam agency director). | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends Workshop: Deconstructing weather event claims handling |
| HDI Global | Underwriting Manager Engineering, Australasia | Haris Michaels |  | Haris Michaels, Underwriting Manager Engineering Australasia HDI Global SE, Australia brings close to 20 years’ experience in engineering and construction. After starting his career as a Project Engineer, Haris began with HDI in 2013 and is now responsible for the HDI Australia Engineering and Construction underwriting team. His passion for the construction industry has seen the team navigate the complexity of this evolving industry and establish a strong reputation in this sector through the support of numerous construction and engineering projects in Australia and the Pacific. | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| Aon | Renewable Energy Leader, Asia Pacitic | Richard Nunny |  | - | Panel discussion: Climate change and extreme weather – who bears the risk? |
| Cube Highways & Transportation Assets Advisors (P) Ltd. | VP & Head of Insurance | Puneet Panchal |  | Puneet has over 17 years of experience in insurance and risk management, including 11 years in the construction industry. Puneet was in business development with the leading insurer in India for 6 years, later leading the insurance portfolio of technology & construction group ANDRITZ for South East Asia region for 9 years. He is currently heading the risk and insurance function at Cube Highways, the largest platform of road highways in Indian region. | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| 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. | Case study presentation: LEG3 reform & Sky v Riverstone court ruling – market moving legal developments |