Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
LEG	Chairman	Charlie Dee	As well as his position as Chairman of the London Engineering Group, Charlie is UK Construction Underwriting Manager at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, based in London. He specialises in construction insurance and underwriting for major projects, working closely with brokers and clients across the UK market.	Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know
Aon	Executive Director Risk & Insurance Due Diligence	Peter Dillon	-	Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors
Rua Al Madinah Holding	Cost & Contracts Director	Nikolaos Exakoustos	-	Panel discussion: Operating in a crisis – the importance of resilient risk management & collaboration
Fenchurch Law	Partner	Rob Goodship	Rob Goodship is a Partner and leads Fenchurch Law’s UK Construction Sector group. Rob has over 15 years of insurance litigation experience, including considerable experience in resolving complex and high-value claims for corporate policyholder clients. Prior to rejoining Fenchurch Law in September 2025, he has spent 2 years at one of the UK’s leading main contractors, as Head of Risk, Insurance & Compliance. During this time, he gained in-depth experience in construction risks as well as continuing impact of the Building Safety Act 2022 on the sector.	Presentation: Who pays now? Liability Orders and the changing risk balance in construction
Zurich Insurance Group	Head of Continental Europe & Canada Construction, Commercial Insurance	Richard Gordon	Before assuming his current position, Richard served as Head of Construction for Zurich in London and previously as Underwriting Manager for Engineering Lines with Zurich Commercial Insurance in Dubai, UAE. These roles involved extensive international engagement, particularly across the GCC region, and reinforced his expertise in complex infrastructure risks and multinational project portfolios. Richard began his Zurich career in 2015 as a Senior Underwriter. Prior to joining Zurich, he worked with Infrassure Ltd in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Construction Underwriter within the Construction and Infrastructure team, underwriting major international engineering projects. His professional foundation is in civil engineering, having worked on large scale infrastructure schemes in the UK as well as overseas in India and Kazakhstan.	Presentation & panel discussion: Managing economic & geopolitical risk in European construction
Munich Re	Business & Product Development, Parametric Weather Insurance	Valerie Gottschalk	Valerie works in Business Development for Parametric Weather Solutions at Munich Re, focusing on weather risk transfer across industries such as construction, logistics and industrial production. She designs tailored parametric solutions for corporate clients seeking to hedge financial exposure to weather variability and climate change. Valerie joined Munich Re around 1.5 years ago. Prior to that, she worked as an Investment Manager in commercial real estate, acquiring and divesting assets across Europe for multiple funds.	Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction Workshop: Integrated risk solutions for complex construction projects
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: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors
Chubb	Head of Terrorism & Political Violence COG	Piers Gregory	Piers joined ACE in April 2009 to start up the Terrorism unit having previously worked for 7 years within the Lloyd’s of London with the Wellington and Catlin syndicate. Overall he has over 20 years of experience in the political risk and political violence markets and is a current member of the Chubb political risk product board.	Workshop: The new threat frontier – political violence & terrorism insurance for construction leaders
Faithfields	Director	Jeremy Harrison	From 2018 to 2025, Jeremy served as Group Director of Risk & Assurance at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, redesigning frameworks following the Magnox Inquiry and chairing executive oversight of the multibillion pound Advanced Gas Reactor decommissioning programme. In 2024 he was seconded to Great British Nuclear as interim Development & Assurance Director, establishing risk, assurance, governance and audit functions and shaping the Target Operating Model for Development Companies and Small Modular Reactor programmes. Jeremy’s earlier career spans senior roles across the rail sector and major projects. He was Director of Risk & Assurance at HS2, leading the establishment of risk, assurance and insurance functions and conducting major baseline assurance reviews. At Network Rail he headed Risk and Value Management across all national infrastructure projects, and previously pioneered early system safety risk thinking at Railtrack and British Rail.	Panel discussion: Rebuilding Europe’s energy future – the nuclear construction risk challenge Workshop: The next frontier – emerging civil megaprojects & their risk implications
Aon	Head of Construction & Infrastructure – MENA Specialty	Jon Hetherington	Jon has more than 39 years’ experience in the insurance industry, advising risk managers, lenders and contractors on major capital projects and infrastructure developments across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Before joining Aon in April 2025, Jon held senior leadership roles with Marsh and was Sales and Industry Leader for the Construction Specialty business in Asia and relocated to the Middle East in 2024, as Senior Client Relationship Manager for Marsh IMEA. Previously, he served as Regional Construction Industry Leader for Willis Towers Watson in Asia Pacific.	Presentation: Managing supply chain risks in construction – lessons from the Middle East crisis
GlobalData	Lead Analyst, Construction Intelligence Centre	Tom Hopgood	Tom focuses on emerging trends in construction, with particular emphasis on the North American and European markets. He provides market sizing and forecasting, offering detailed analysis of project opportunities and risks. In addition to his consultancy work, he and his team publish a range of reports, including GlobalData’s quarterly Global Construction Outlook, which benchmarks 91 major construction markets by value and growth and highlights key macroeconomic trends. Before joining GlobalData, Tom earned a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Bristol and gained extensive experience in the UK biofuel sector, specialising in carbon trading and subsidy analysis.	Panel discussion: Operating in a crisis – the importance of resilient risk management & collaboration
Aon	Strategic Account Manager	Robert Humphreys	Robert Humphreys is a senior insurance leader with over 48 years of industry experience, including nearly four decades with Aon in strategic account management, executive leadership, and complex programme delivery. His career spans multiple continents—United Kingdom, South Africa, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain—giving him deep cross-border expertise and an ability to integrate local execution with global risk solutions. Robert has managed some of the most demanding insurance programmes in the energy and infrastructure sectors, consistently delivering results for multi-billion-dollar projects under challenging technical and commercial conditions.	Panel discussion: Rebuilding Europe’s energy future – the nuclear construction risk challenge
QBE	Senior Claims Adjuster	Barry Jackson	Barry joined QBE in 2017 to build up and develop capability in Construction (especially Contractors’ All Risks) and Engineering claims handling, to provide a claims offering in the Construction / Engineering space which could support QBE’s growth ambitions both in the UK and internationally. Barry has considerable experience of the Construction / Engineering claims market, having worked in the sector for over 35 years, starting at National Vulcan back in 1990 then spells at RSA Engineering, and HSB prior to joining QBE.	Panel discussion: Navigating the new era of megaproject losses and Delay in Start-Up claims
AIG	Global Head of Construction	Andy Kane	Andy has 35 years insurance industry experience with 30 years in the London Market. Since September 2025 Andy has led AIG Global Specialty’s Construction business. He has been involved in many large infrastructure, transport, energy and power projects world-wide. Andy sits on the executive committee of IMIA and has a HND in Natural Sciences, an MBA and is DipCII qualified.	Invitation-only breakfast workshop: Data centres across the full lifecycle – a comprehensive multi-line approach
Zurich Insurance Company	Senior Captive Underwriter, Commercial Insurance UK	Anna Kochan-Sonawane	Zurich has over 35 years of experience in captive fronting and manages an expanding portfolio of more than 600 fronting programs. Anna joined the Captive team in 2020 and is a Senior Underwriter for Zurich UK, one of the company’s largest captive fronting hubs. Before joining Zurich, she spent eleven years at AIG working across captive fronting and multinational solutions for large global clients. She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Management and is ACII qualified.	Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets
SCOR & IMIA Executive Committee Member	Global Head of Construction	Isabelle Kowalski	Isabelle has worked for 30 years in the construction world, including six years as civil engineer and 25 years in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Since 2019 she has been Global Head Construction at SCOR Business Solutions. As member of the IMIA Executive committee, she is also engaged in a number of initiatives, the latest one being Claims Classification. 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: Closing the loop – how claims insight improves risk management & insurance placement
Swiss RE Corporate Solutions	Head of Alternative Risk Transfer Structuring EM & MEA	Yann Krattiger	Yann was appointed Head Alternative Risk Transfer Structuring European Markets & Middle East & Africa in June 2025. Yann has over 27 years of experience in corporate insurance and risk management across sales and underwriting. He joined Swiss Re from Allianz Risk Transfer, where he spent nearly 12 years as Principal responsible for structured fronting programs and the sales and underwriting of Alternative Risk Transfer solutions. Previously, he worked at Zurich Corporate Solutions as a Deal Architect for structured re/insurance programs, Network Manager for International Programs, and Senior Marine Underwriter at Alpina Insurance Company. Yann holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Applied Sciences of Zurich (HWZ).	Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets
Zurich Insurance Company	Head of Energy, Marine & Construction Claims, Commercial Insurance UK	Amanda Langer	Amanda joined Zurich UK as head of Energy Marine & Construction claims in January 2026, from Marsh where she headed the Construction Claims Practice. Prior to this Amanda has held claims leadership positions at SCOR and Markel International. A Global Claims Portfolio Manager with over 25 years in the London insurance market in the following lines: Construction All Risks, Property, Energy, Casualty, Liability, Professional Indemnity, D&O. Legally qualified with extensive commercial London market and international experience in high value complex claims resolution.	Panel discussion: Navigating the new era of megaproject losses and Delay in Start-Up claims
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions	Senior Sales Executive, Risk Data Solutions	Karl Lawless	Karl joined the RDS team in March 2023 as Senior Sales Specialist for RDS Property Exposure Management in EMEA, supporting the growth and scaling of the RDS business. He brings experience across corporate underwriting and SaaS sales leadership, with a strong reputation for understanding client needs and delivering practical solutions. Karl holds a degree in Business and an MSc in Management Science. He spent the first 10 years of his career as a commercial insurance underwriter with Zurich and Chubb before moving into software, where he spent a further 10 years at Salesforce, Sapiens and FintechOS developing insurance-focused business and go-to-market strategies.	Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction
John Cockerill - Board Member, Belrim & FERMA	Head of Professional Ethics & Risk Management and Insurance	Gaëtan Lefèvre	-	Panel discussion: Managing energy volatility vs rising demand in construction projects