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| Company | Job Title | Name | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aon | Head of construction Asia | Vincent Banton |  | Vincent leads Aon’s regional Construction and Infrastructure practice across Asia and has 23 years of experience in the insurance and construction industries. He has managed underwriting portfolios in facultative reinsurance and direct market insurance together with working as a practicing project engineer for major civil and building construction contractors in the United Kingdom, West Indies and Australia. | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| QBE | Regional Property & Construction Manager, Asia | Brendan Dunlea |  | Brendan joined QBE in May 2017 as the Asia Pacific Head of Engineering. He has since taken on the additional role of Regional Head of Property role. Before moving to Singapore Brendan was the Global Head of Power Generation, and Singapore CUO for Zurich. Prior to insurance Brendan worked in various electrical installations & maintenance roles in industries including petrochemical, industrial and real estate. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Australia New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF), the IMIA representative for Asia and Chairperson of the SCI/GIA Singapore Construction & Engineering Committee. | Quick fire presentation: Modular & prefabricated construction - risks and insurance considerations Workshop: Understanding insurance policy wordings |
| Allianz Commercial | Regional Head of Short-tail Claims | Charlotte Field |  | - | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends |
| Allianz Commercial | Head of Natural Rescources & Construction, Hong Kong and Greater China | Lilian Lau |  | - | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| Allianz Commercial | Global Head of Natural Resources & Construction Risk Consulting | Gordon Lee |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| Aon | Global Specialty Industry Leader Construction & Infrastructure | James MacNeal |  | James has 32 years of construction insurance experience, of which 18 have been with the Aon Group. He has travelled extensively and placed a large variety of major construction projects in most parts of the world for owners, contractors and infrastructure funds. He is currently Aon’s Global Head of Construction and Infrastructure team which includes over 1000 specialist colleagues in 48 countries. | Presentation & panel discussion: Major risks & the future of construction risk in Asia |
| Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Head of Innovative Risk Solutions, APAC | Andre Martin |  | Andre started his career as a commissioning engineer with ABB in Switzerland. After several years as a consultant with Accenture's Resource & Energy practice in Zurich Andre joined Swiss Re in 2002, underwriting large industrial risks in the Middle East, Asia and Australia. From 2013 onwards Andre was heading the Engineering & Construction team in the APAC region before assuming the role as Head of IRS APAC in 2018. | Panel discussion: When parametric solutions work |
| John Holland Group | Senior Commercial and Risk Manager | Christie Mead |  | - | Panel discussion: Climate change and extreme weather – who bears the risk? |
| Charles Taylor Adjusting | Director, Construction & Engineering | Arnaud Meltz |  | Arnaud joined Charles Taylor in 2023, bringing over 10 years’ experience acquired with a French leading adjusting and forensic analysis firm in Paris, active both as a loss adjuster and technical advisor in amicable settlements and legal disputes. Arnaud is primarily focused on civil and geotechnical engineering, but has also been involved in structural works, commercial buildings, material defects, heavy industry EAR losses. Before transitioning into the adjusting field, Arnaud began his career with a specialized designbuild geotechnical contractor, in which he held different successive positions, mostly overseas (works manager, business manager then Vietnam agency director). | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends Workshop: Deconstructing weather event claims handling |
| HDI Global | Underwriting Manager Engineering, Australasia | Haris Michaels |  | Haris Michaels, Underwriting Manager Engineering Australasia HDI Global SE, Australia brings close to 20 years’ 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 HDI Australia Engineering and Construction underwriting team. His passion for the construction industry has seen the team navigate the complexity of this evolving industry and establish a strong reputation in this sector through the support of numerous construction and engineering projects in Australia and the Pacific. | Panel discussion: The importance of collaborative sharing |
| Fenchurch Law | Senior Partner | David Pryce |  | David was a founding partner of Fenchurch Law, 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 Fenchurch Law’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. | Case study presentation: LEG3 reform & Sky v Riverstone court ruling – market moving legal developments |
| Aon | Head of Forensic Accounting, Asia | Jordan Reichelt |  | Jordan joined Aon in 2025 to lead the Forensic Accounting practice in Asia, based in the Singapore office. He specialises in complex insurance claims and providing assistance and technical expertise on matters throughout the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to joining Aon, Jordan headed the Forensic Accounting team for Marsh in Asia (based in Singapore), leading engagements for key accounts on some of the largest and most complex property damage, business interruption, major stock and construction / DSU losses around the region, as well as developing the pre-loss BI review business, spanning multiple industries and geographies. Jordan’s claims and pre-loss experience is extensive, where he has been involved in projects in many industries, including but not limited to; power and energy, semiconductor, hotels and resorts, complex manufacturing, waste management and ports and terminals. | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends |
| Aon | Global Claims Leader, Construction & Infrastructure | 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 governance and escalation protocols, and dedicated Claims Advocacy. Clarence spent 9 years as Council Member with the Singapore Insurance Institute (SII), and is the Secretary & Founding Member of the Asia Power Forum (APF). | Panel discussion: Claims – how to navigate megatrends |
| Aon | Director Risk, Climate & Sustainability Solutions | Cecilia Tse |  | - | Panel discussion: Climate change and extreme weather – who bears the risk? |
| PARIMA | Director & General Secretary | Steve Tunstall |  | Steve has over thirty years of experience owning, running and future proofing companies, mostly in Asia. He is an experienced CEO, MD & Chair, managing teams of up to 500 employees in construction and elsewhere. Currently he is a Risk and Insurance Special Advisor & Director/Chair for several insurance, captive & ILS vehicles regulated by the MAS. He is also Co-Founder of the Pan Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association. | Panel Discussion: Managing data centre construction risk |
| Aon | Specialty Products Leader | Murray Wood |  | - | Presentation: Understanding regional insurance variation |