Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
K&L Gates LLP	Partner, Head of Insurance Coverage	Sarah Turpin	Sarah Turpin is a partner in the Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice in London and joint global practice group coordinator. She represents policyholders seeking coverage under a broad range of insurance policies, including Professional Liability, Directors’ and Officers' Liability, Property/Business Interruption, Construction All Risks/DSU, Public/Product Liability and Cyber and Technology Risks. She acts for policyholders in relation to disputed insurance claims, if necessary, through mediation, litigation, or arbitration, and advises on claims notification and claims management issues. Sarah also advises on policy wordings at the pre-contract stage and on the inter-action between local and global policies.	Presentation & panel discussion: Delays on construction projects – managing and mitigating the risks
Royal BAM Group	Director Insurance	Bernard Van den Berg	-	Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing
K&L Gates LLP	Partner, Construction Disputes	Matthew Walker	Matthew Walker is an international arbitration, litigation, and dispute resolution partner who focuses on construction law. Matthew acts as arbitrator and counsel in arbitration and has co-authored many leading practitioners' guides to arbitration in Qatar, including for LexisPSL, GAR Know How, Lexis Middle East, and Practical Law for Thomson Reuters. This has seen Matthew recognised in Who's Who Legal as recommended for arbitration in Qatar, as well as Thought Leader for construction. Matthew was awarded Lexology's Client Choice Award (voted on by clients) for 2024 for Arbitration & ADR in Qatar and is listed as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Lexology for his Client Choice accolade. He has been ranked in the UK by Chambers & Partners as Band 3 for Construction: International Arbitration (UK-wide) for 2025 and is recognised in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024 as a Recommended Lawyer for international arbitration in London, as well as for insurance litigation (policyholder), and construction: contentious and non-contentious.	Presentation & panel discussion: Delays on construction projects – managing and mitigating the risks
Supplien Consulting	Director	Nick Wildgoose	Nick is a qualified accountant, supply chain and risk professional and has held a variety of global financial, procurement and commercial positions in several industry sectors. Working for companies such as PWC, Linde Group, The Virgin Group, Zurich Insurance Group and DHL Resilience360. He has served on the Board of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply which is the biggest procurement professional body in the world. He also served as a specialist advisor to the World Economic Forum and was Chairman of the Supply Chain Risk Leadership Council.	Presentation: Supply chain risk – identify, measure, manage and mitigate
Aon	Head of Strategic Risk Consulting	Charles Winter	Charles has over 35 years’ experience in the insurance sector and has worked for Aon for over 20 years. He is currently Head of Strategic Risk Consulting for the Aon Risk Consulting business in the UK. Previous roles have been in corporate broking and underwriting.	Panel discussion: Europe's changing captives landscape
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions	Head of Engineering & Construction	Cedric Wong	-	Presentation: Flood risk – the journey from knowledge to protection
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	Risk Director	Hannah Wynne	-	Breakfast session workshop: Building the perfect construction risk manager – what skills are needed and is the profession ready for the future?