Speaker information: Construction Risk Management

Company	Job Title	Name	Speaker Bio	Speaking At
Nscale	Director of Insurance	Ivan Le Roux	Ivan has over two decades of experience designing and leading global insurance programmes in-house, working with brokers and the insurance market to deliver effective risk transfer solutions. He is a strong advocate of risk management as the foundation of successful insurance placements and has led significant change initiatives that have improved resilience, strengthened governance, and delivered measurable business value across the organisations he has supported. Having joined Nscale at the beginning of 2026, Ivan is focused on building a best-in-class risk and insurance framework for a rapidly growing business. His approach centres on developing strong partnerships, in terms of broker and insurer, recognising that aligning these key building blocks is fundamental to creating a resilient and effective risk financing strategy.	Fireside discussion: Building at Nscale – managing risk in global data centre expansion
VINCI SA	Group Insurance MD	Xavier Luscan	Xavier is currently Group Insurance Managing Director at VINCI, a position he’s been holding for 5 years, as well as a Director and founder of VINCI Re, VINCI’s reinsurance captive, and President of VINCI Assurances, VINCI’s in-house broker. His prior career spans 24 years spent in various underwriting positions mostly with AXA Corporate Solutions then AXA XL, of which 16 years as CAR/EAR/Decennial/Construction Liability underwriter and underwriting manager, based subsequently in London, Dubai and Paris. He started his career as a consulting engineer at Woodward Clyde International.	Panel discussion: Operating in a crisis – the importance of resilient risk management & collaboration Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know
Aon	Global Head of Construction & Infrastructure	James MacNeal	James is currently Aon’s Global Head of the Construction and Infrastructure Practice which includes over 1000 specialist colleagues in 48 countries. In this role James is responsible for growth, thought-leadership and best practice in this key industry practice. James is also the relationship lead for certain Aon clients. He has over 35 years of construction insurance experience, of which 21 have been with the Aon Group. He was previously at Marsh where he led the UK Construction Units broking team. James has travelled extensively and placed a wide variety of major construction projects in most parts of the world, for Owners, Contractors and Infrastructure Funds. James has a strong track record of delivering on clients' expectations with some of the largest firms in the Construction sector. He has designed insurance programmes across a wide variety of industry segments, with particular specialisation around energy/power, digital infrastructure and transportation. James is actively engaged as the Executive Sponsor / Account Director on some of Aon's largest construction accounts and leads the carrier relationships in this key industry.	Fireside discussion: Building at Nscale – managing risk in global data centre expansion
Munich Re	Regional Director EMEA Parametric NatCat	Kristian Mangold	Kristian Mangold is a seasoned expert in parametric insurance and structured reinsurance, currently leading the Parametric NatCat efforts for EMEA at Munich Re. He holds dual Master’s degrees in International Business & Politics and International Management from Copenhagen Business School and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Kristian began his career in consulting before joining AXA in Paris, where he focused on climate risk solutions for corporates and developed agricultural insurance programmes across Africa and Asia. At Swiss Re, he worked on both prospective and retrospective structured reinsurance across Property & Casualty and Life & Health.	Workshop: Integrated risk solutions for complex construction projects
Descartes Underwriting	Commercial Director for Iberia and Central Europe	Juan María Marqués Domenech	With over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, Juan María is an expert in designing Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) and parametric insurance solutions. Throughout his career, he has dedicated more than 8 years to technical specialisation within the Construction and Energy sectors, managing complex placements for major infrastructure and energy projects. After leading the parametric strategy at Aon Spain for three years, he currently spearheads Descartes’ expansion across Iberia and Central Europe, where he helps industrial and construction firms strengthen their climate resilience through innovative, data-driven solutions.	Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets
Construction Fire Safety Services Limited	Director	Dan Martin	Following an 18-year career in the Fire & Rescue Service, Dan has continued to work extensively across the fire safety and construction sectors, building more than 30 years of combined industry experience. As UK Fire Safety Manager for a leading Tier 1 Principal Contractor, Dan gained deep insight into the real-world challenges of managing fire safety during the construction phase. He has also supported the wider industry through lecturing, the development of virtual reality fire training for site operatives, and contributing to innovative solutions including a reusable temporary fire door system. Now Director of Construction Fire Safety Services Limited, Dan continues to support construction projects nationwide while championing professional development and raising awareness of this critical area of fire safety.	Presentation: The biggest construction loss driver – fire and the future of construction risk control
Independent Board Director	Strategic Risk Advisor & Former Chief Risk & Insurance Officer	Cristina Martinez	As a Qualified Risk Director®, Cristina currently serves as Independent Board Director on the Board of Mupol, the Police Mutual insurance company in Spain; Institute of Actuaries in Spain, where she is a member of the Board and the Sustainability Committee; and the Advisory Board of IMeureka, a PE owned InsurTech, where she chairs the Product Committee and is a member of the Strategy Committee. She is a member of the Sustainability Committee of the European Federation of Risk Management Associations, where she served as Vice-President and Board Member. Also, she is the Director of Resilience Hub for Chapter Zero Spain. Previously, Cristina served on the non-profit boards of the national insurance associations AGERS and IGREA, which she co-founded in 2009; and the Stakeholder Supervisory Board of Directors and Chief Risk Officers Governance Institute in the U.S., where she is faculty member. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in global listed companies serving as Group Chief Risk & Insurance Officer, most recently, as Chief Risk Officer at Sacyr.	Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors Presentation: From claims to algorithms – underwriting the unknown in the age of AI
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: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Partner	Sarah McNally	Sarah is a Partner at international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. She is global lead for insurance disputes and works for corporate policyholders on contentious and non-contentious insurance matters. She assists clients on the biggest and most complex insurance matters with a focus on construction, real estate, business interruption, political and credit risk and W&I claims. She recently advised Sky on its successful CAR claim in the English courts. Sarah is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a Leading Partner/Band 1 lawyer for Insurance Litigation for Policyholders.	Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects
AIG	Global Risk Consulting Construction Manager	Abbas Naqvi	Abbas is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the design and construction of civil infrastructure projects comprising rail, train stations, bridges, highways and tunnelling. Abbas leads the AIG Global Engineering Construction Team overseeing engineering activities and responsible for the Construction All Risk (CAR) Engineers and Erection All Risk (EAR) Engineers as well a oversee suppliers providing engineering services.	Invitation-only breakfast workshop: Data centres across the full lifecycle – a comprehensive multi-line approach
Allianz Commercial	Construction Hub Lead Europe	Matthias Neeff	Matthias has built a distinguished career at Allianz, specialising in large corporate construction and engineering underwriting. He has over 25 years' experience in sales and underwriting. He has held a series of increasingly senior sales and underwriting roles in Germany (Frankfurt and Munich) and Canada (Toronto). He then served as Chief Underwriter and later Regional Head of Large Corporate Construction Business across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Last year he was appointed European Head of Large Corporate Construction Business at Allianz Commercial. In this role, he is responsible for the company's strategy for large corporate construction clients and multinational teams across Europe.	Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects
HSBC	Head of Infrastructure Finance Europe & Americas	Patrick Prange	Patrick is Head of Infrastructure Finance, Europe & Americas, sitting within HSBC’s Infrastructure Finance & Sustainability team within Corporate & Institutional Banking. He joined HSBC in the UK in 2005 as part of the Structured Capital Markets/Bonds team. Since 2006, he has focused on financings in the infrastructure space. In 2017, he relocated to Sydney and assumed the responsibility for HSBC’s Australian Infrastructure and Real Estate Finance business in 2019. He returned to London in 2022, assuming the roles of Head of Infrastructure Finance & Structured Bonds, EMEA and Real Asset Finance, Europe, which he held up to March 2025.	Panel discussion: Rebuilding Europe’s energy future – the nuclear construction risk challenge
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: Navigating the new era of megaproject losses and Delay in Start-Up claims
Arcadis	Head of Strategic Research & Insight	Simon Rawlinson	-	Presentation & panel discussion: Managing economic & geopolitical risk in European construction
QBE	Senior Underwriter, Cyber	Caroline Richardson	Caroline joined QBE as a Senior Cyber Underwriter in September 2025, following her role at a global broking house where she served as Practice Leader for UK and International Cyber. She has extensive experience working with large and complex organisations within the construction sector, supporting clients in understanding and managing their unique risk exposures through targeted risk mitigation, education and transfer strategies.	Panel discussion: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers
AIG	Major Loss Claims Adjuster - Energy	Alex Riley	Alex works as a Major Loss Adjuster with AIG, supporting clients with large Energy & Construction claims. Alex began his career working for another global Insurer, going on to broaden his experience as a Claims Advocate with a leading global broker, predominantly in the Energy & Construction claims space. Alex is ACII qualified and a Chartered Insurer.	Invitation-only breakfast workshop: Data centres across the full lifecycle – a comprehensive multi-line approach
Aon	Offshore Insurance Specialist	Willem Schrijver	At Aon, which he joined in 2021, Willem served as Industry Director Energy before transitioning into his current role as a Renewables Insurance Specialist. He holds a master’s degree in biotechnology from the University of Groningen. Willem entered the insurance industry at the beginning of the millennium, working initially in marketing and sales before moving into technical lines. There, he managed a major international construction portfolio servicing onshore and offshore contractors, later establishing risk and control protocols at a specialised submarine cable engineering firm before moving to his current tenure at Aon.	Workshop: Beyond the shoreline – managing residual risk at marine construction interfaces
Aon	Managing Director Aon Global Risk Consulting, UK	Chris Scott	Chris is currently the Managing Director of Aon’ Global Risk Consulting Business in the UK. With a background in Enterprise Risk Management, Chris has also spent the last 10 years helping companies understand, quantify, and manage their cyber exposure and led Aon’s Cyber Risk Consulting UK team for several years before taking on an EMEA wide leadership role as an Executive Director. Chris remains heavily involved in areas of Cyber Risk and Insurance thought leadership (including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI related risks) as well as helping our complex multinational client navigate the volatile landscape of cyber risk. Chris works closely with EMEA and London market broking teams to inform insurance strategy, and advocate on behalf of clients to overcome insurer challenges and contentious control, technology, or governance concerns.	Panel discussion: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers
Aon	Managing Director, Construction & Infrastructure	Simon Simpson	Simon has considerable risk and insurance experience in the construction sector both globally and in the UK which has been gained from nearly 34 years in the industry. Prior to taking on the position of Business Leader, Simon has managed the delivery of service for major contractors and projects with complex and demanding requirements. His knowledge and ability to manage both the strategic and operational delivery of service are recognised within the insurance industry. Simon’s role now includes the responsibility for both UK Construction and Infrastructure and the provision of technical and broking support to the Aon network globally. Also included as part of Simon’s team is Aon’s surety offering for both construction and commercial risks.	Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know
Port of Rotterdam N.V.	Risk & Insurance Manager	Nanda Smeets	Nanda has been working at the Port of Rotterdam for nearly 10 years, holding various positions before stepping into the role of Risk and Insurance Manager 2.5 years ago. As the first person to hold this position within the company, Nanda is fully responsible for establishing and shaping the role, developing a structured approach to risk management and insurance. Nanda holds a law degree from Leiden University and brings strong analytical and strategic skills to the field of risk management. Before joining the port, Nanda lived and worked in Santiago, Chile, for 2.5 years, gaining international experience in legal and business environments. Passionate about ensuring resilience in complex operations, Nanda focuses on managing risks and insurance solutions that support the port’s long-term success.	Workshop: Beyond the shoreline – managing residual risk at marine construction interfaces