Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
Zurich Insurance Company	Head of International Construction, Commercial Insurance	Patrick McBride	Patrick McBride was appointed as Head of International Construction in Zurich’s Global Specialty Construction & Surety team in April 2026. In this role, Patrick leads Zurich’s international Construction operations, with responsibility for strategic growth across the UK, Continental Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region. He oversees a global team of regional leaders, supported by country heads and underwriting teams. Prior to this role, Patrick McBride served as the Head of Construction Property for U.S. Specialties at Zurich North America, leading the organisation's national efforts in Construction Property.	Panel discussion: Managing key risks in data centre construction
HDI Global	Head of Energy, Power and Engineering Eastern Region	Haris Michaels	Haris Michaels, Head of Energy, Power and Engineering at HDI Global SE Singapore brings over two decades of 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 underwriting of construction and energy risks across South East Asia. His passion for the construction industry has helped HDI navigate the complexity of this evolving industry and establish a strong reputation in this sector through the support of numerous construction and engineering projects throughout the region.	Panel discussion: Managing key risks in data centre construction
SDV Fenchurch	Partner	Toby Nabarro	-	Case study presentation: The Nord Stream Judgment – What Asia's construction insurance buyers need to learn from a landmark war risks decision
Allianz Commercial	Claims Manager, Natural Resources & Construction	Jason Ng	Jason is Claims Manager for Natural Resources and Construction at Allianz Commercial. A Civil and Structural Engineer by training, Jason has over 20 years’ experience in the (re)insurance industry, including as a specialist construction loss adjuster and as a claims specialist for major insurers. With a strong focus on the management of major engineering, construction, and property losses across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, Jason works closely with stakeholders such as contractors, brokers, and technical experts, and draws on his engineering and claims background to provide practical insights into project risk, loss causation, and claims resolution.	Panel discussion: Delay in Start-Up – protecting project revenue in an era of interconnected construction risks
AECOM	Executive Director, Waste Management, Energy & ESG Advisory	Delton Ng	Delton Ng is a seasoned environmental practitioner experienced in ESG, climate, energy, circular economy and sustainable finance advisory. He brings hands-on experience in advising the development of energy and environmental infrastructures for corporates and governments in Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland and Southeast Asia. Particularly, drawing on his experience in developing ESG and sustainability reports for listed companies across diverse sectors, along with his work assessing climate risks for property developments, renewable energy assets and environmental infrastructures, Delton brings a holistic understanding of what is required of to shape credible sustainability disclosures and robust climate resilient solutions.	Presentation & panel discussion: Construction outlook – growth, risk and the future of insurance
Aon Insurance Managers	Regional Director	George Ong	-	Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets
Cube Highways	Sr. Vice President and Head - Insurance	Puneet Panchal	Puneet has over 18 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: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for Asian construction
Charles Taylor Adjusting	Managing Director, Hong Kong	Corey Poon	As one of the most experienced loss adjusters in Hong Kong, Corey is involved in handling and supervising major accounts and nominations in Hong Kong, Macau and China including numerous multimillion-dollar losses. Corey is involved in CAR/EAR and variety types of claims including plant, machinery breakdown and business interruption claims in People Republic of China. He also assisted on a large liability claim following a tunnel collapse in Taiwan.	Workshop: Small projects, big losses – lessons in risk and loss prevention from Grenfell and Wang Fuk Court
SDV Fenchurch	Senior Partner	David Pryce	David was a founding partner of SDV Fenchurch, 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 SDV Fenchurch’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.	Workshop: Small projects, big losses – lessons in risk and loss prevention from Grenfell and Wang Fuk Court
Complex Claims	CEO	Alan Purbrick	Alan Purbrick is an experienced insurance professional, having worked in the industry for over 30 years. His background is construction, engineering and energy. Alan was the founder and CEO of CCi, a company specializing in providing technical time, cost and engineering solutions on some of the World’s largest insurance claims. He is credited with developing Project Monitoring and techniques for solving large and complex delay claims, particularly in relation to DSU. Alan recently became the CEO of Complex Claims, a leading independent loss adjusting company, with offices in the Middle East and London.	Panel discussion: Delay in Start-Up – protecting project revenue in an era of interconnected construction risks
Leighton Asia	Group Insurance Manager	Santi Robin	-	Panel discussion: Managing key risks in data centre construction
QBE	Regional Cyber Lead (Asia)	Sam Russell-Vick	Prior to joining QBE, Sam began his insurance career in London underwriting Cyber for two different Lloyd's of London Syndicates. After which, he relocated to Singapore to take on the role of Lead Cyber & Technology Underwriter for a specialty insurer and reinsurer, underwriting both Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions Insurance across Asia and Pacific.	Presentation: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers
Aon	Head of Construction & Infrastructure, India	Manthan Shukla	Manthan is a seasoned insurance and risk management professional with over 16 years of experience across international insurance broking, risk management, and claims handling. He specializes in property, construction, and infrastructure lines, advising on large and complex global insurance programs for Indian multinationals with significant interests in telecommunications, life sciences, chemicals, power, steel, and new-age sectors such as semiconductor manufacturing (OSAT, FAB) and electronics. Currently, Manthan serves in a dual role of Head of Construction & Infrastructure and India Global Solutions at Aon India, where he leads advisory and placement services for large clients, while also overseeing the structuring of global insurance programs for Indian companies with international operations.	Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets
AIG	Global Head of Energy Claims	Brian St Jacques	Brian leads teams responsible for managing some of the organisation's most complex and high-severity energy, power, construction, and digital infrastructure claims worldwide. A career spanning more than 30 years, Brian has developed extensive expertise across the marine, energy, construction, and digital infrastructure sectors. His experience encompasses a wide range of complex claims and emerging risks, providing strategic leadership to clients and claims professionals across the globe. A significant aspect of Brian's role is developing talent and strengthening AIG's global claims capabilities. He is passionate about sharing technical knowledge, mentoring the next generation of claims professionals, and building high-performing teams equipped to address the increasingly complex risks facing AIG and its clients.	Invitation only breakfast session: Data centres across the full lifecycle – a comprehensive multi-line approach Panel discussion: Delay in Start-Up – protecting project revenue in an era of interconnected construction risks
Aon	Chief Commercial Officer, Construction & Infrastructure	Tariq Taherbhai	Tariq is the Chief Commercial Officer for Aon’s Global Construction & Infrastructure (C&I) industry specialty. In his role, Tariq is tasked with developing and implementing the global growth and marketing strategies for the specialty. In addition, Tariq works with other leaders to ensure that the full capabilities and expertise of Aon are properly delivered to the firm’s global C&I clients. Tariq has significant experience with project finance and public private partnerships, having advised on multiple large, complex projects over the past two decades. Before joining Aon, Tariq was vice president of the project legal group at Infrastructure Ontario, with responsibility for all legal and procurement matters related to public private partnerships procured by the Province of Ontario, Canada.	Workshop: Building success in the U.S. – managing risk and unlocking opportunity for Asian construction investors and contractors
Zurich Resilience Solutions	Construction Risk Engineer	Moses Tan	Moses is a civil engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the development of city, building and infrastructure projects. He has worked on large-scale projects such as transport, residences and waste infrastructure covering the entire value chain from planning, design, construction to operation. As a construction risk engineer, he has conducted desktop assessments and site surveys to evaluate risks throughout Asia. He has worked with stakeholders to identify and mitigate health, safety and environmental risks during the project life cycle. He will share observations of how climate risks are being addressed.	Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for Asian construction
Building & Construction Authority (BCA)	Deputy CEO	Heng Teck Thai	Mr Heng Teck Thai serves as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), bringing over 20 years of experience across public and private sectors. His career spans roles at Boston Consulting Group, Singapore Economic Development Board and various private equity and venture capital firms, focusing on investment deals, consulting, sales, operations and investment portfolio management. Teck Thai had successfully led the turnaround of Indonesian state-owned PT BNI Securities as Commissioner and served as Partner at SMDV, Sinar Mas Group's venture arm. Previously, he was CEO of a marketing and loyalty tech startup in Indonesia and has experience in property development, having owned and managed hotel properties in Bali.	Presentation & panel discussion: Construction outlook – growth, risk and the future of insurance
Charles Taylor Adjusting	Managing Director Global Natural Resources & Asia & ME	Stephen Thorpe	As loss adjuster with over 35 years’ experience, Stephen’s focus is on finding timely and efficient solutions to significant and complex losses in the mining, onshore natural resources, transport, engineering and construction industry sectors throughout Asia Pacific.	Workshop: Delay in Start-Up – governing the risk that decides project value
Aon	Global Claims Leader, Construction & Infrastructure Industry Specialties Claims Leader, Asia	Clarence Ting	Clarence has been working in insurance since 2003. During this time he has been effectively managing Energy, Construction, Machinery Breakdown, Delay Start-Up and Business Interruption claims globally. Prior to joining Aon, he worked with global reinsurance firms leading their major and complex losses in the region. In his current role, he is a member of Aon’s Global Construction & Infrastructure Leadership team and a member of the Global Claims Leadership team delivering significant client value through Aon’s escalation protocols, and dedicated Claims Advocacy. Clarence is empaneled with the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).	Panel discussion: Delay in Start-Up – protecting project revenue in an era of interconnected construction risks
Aon	Director Risk, Climate & Sustainability Solutions	Cecilia Tse	Cecilia has a background as a lawyer with over 25 years of experience in combined legal, insurance and risk management. Her previous roles included working as Chief Risk Officer in organisations, both in the public and corporate sectors. She has been supporting organisations on a range of risk advisory services including enterprise risk, climate related risks and disclosures. Her recent work has included climate advisory/TCFD disclosures and ESG risk linking this with organisation enterprise risk performance. Cecilia was awarded Risk Professional of the Year in 2018, acknowledging her contribution to the risk profession in New Zealand. She also led a team which received the award for the Risk Team of the Year in 2018, for Excellence in Developing Risk Capability in an Organisation.	Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for Asian construction