| Company | Job Title | Name | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aon | Executive Director - Health Solutions | Michel Abboud |  | Prior to joining Aon in 2011, Michel spent over 13 years in senior positions with Alico and Ace Life across the GCC, United Kingdom and Lebanon. Michel joined Aon Middle East L.L.C. in June 2011 as Assistant Director – Group Life & Healthcare and along with his team is responsible for the servicing and development for Group Life & Healthcare throughout the region. He currently holds the position of Executive Director for Health Solutions in Abu Dhabi. Michel holds Bachelor of Science degree with emphasis on Banking and Finance from the Lebanese American University and Master of Business Administration from the University of Sunderland, UK. | Staff and contractor safety in complex/conflict situations – duty of care under pressure |
| Liberty Specialty Markets Dubai | Head of Political Violence & War | Rafic Abisaleh |  | - | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| International SOS | General Manager – India & Middle East | Sebastien Bedu |  | - | Staff and contractor safety in complex/conflict situations – duty of care under pressure |
| Charles Taylor Adjusting | Managing Director Natural Resources Middle East | Angus Bradley |  | Angus Bradley is a registered Chartered Engineer and Chartered Loss Adjuster. Angus moved to Dubai in 2005 and is now the Managing Director of Charles Taylor Middle East. His experience extends to resolving insurance claims in the oil and gas, power, renewables, and mining sectors. He has settled construction losses in excess of USD 500 million. Angus is named on a number of owner controlled insurance programmes that include construction projects with multiple EPC packages and contract values larger than USD 20 billion. | Managing risk & insurance exposures to endure project stability – best practice claims in a crisis |
| Rua Al Madinah Holding | Cost & Contracts Director | Nikolaos Exakoustos |  | - | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| Aon | Senior Risk Consultant, AGRC | Andreas Fabricius |  | - | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| Aon | Associate Director, Political Violence, UAE | Louie Grainger |  | - | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Partner | Sarah McNally |  | - | Managing risk & insurance exposures to endure project stability – best practice claims in a crisis |
| Modad Geopolitics | Risk Analyst, CEO & Founder | Firas Modad |  | Firas Modad is the founder and principal of Modad Geopolitics, a globally respected country risk consultancy focussed on the Middle East. Modad Geopolitics’ areas of expertise include defence, banking, energy, economics, finance, terrorism and policy. Modad Geopolitics helps companies and investors understand the geopolitical risks and their commercial implications. Modad Geopolitics develops actionable forecasts that aid clients' in their commercial decision making, based on a deep understanding of various actors’ intent and capabilities. Modad Geopolitics predicted the current conflict in the Middle East, the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, the collapse of the Turkish and Lebanese currencies, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| 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. | Managing risk & insurance exposures to endure project stability – best practice claims in a crisis |
| Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. | Group Insurance Director | Gasser Shehab |  | Gasser Shehab is Group Insurance Director at Estithmar Holding, overseeing risk management for 105 companies across 12 countries. With 25+ years in international risk management, he has successfully reduced insurance costs by 45% while improving protection. His career includes leadership roles at Kahramaa (Qatar's utility provider) and founding his own risk consultancy. Gasser's expertise covers insurance procurement, enterprise risk frameworks, and strategic risk transfer across healthcare, energy, and diversified holdings. | Geopolitical risk & PV market update – preparing projects for an era of persistent instability |
| 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). | Managing risk & insurance exposures to endure project stability – best practice claims in a crisis |
| Fenchurch Law | Partner | Chris Wilkes |  | - | Managing risk & insurance exposures to endure project stability – best practice claims in a crisis |