Agenda: Construction Risk Management

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Breakfast workshop: Mass timber vs the insurance market – are we building faster than insurers can underwrite?	8:15 AM - 8:55 AM
Registration and networking	8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome address	9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Fireside keynote session: Inside the boardroom – a CEO’s view of evolving construction risk	9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors	9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee and networking	10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel discussion: When megaprojects go wrong – risk strategies, lessons learned and insurance solutions	11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Panel discussion: Fortifying Europe: The construction, risk and insurance implications of a new defence spending cycle	11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Presentation: Rebuilding Ukraine – managing risk, compliance and insurance strategy under EBRD-financed projects	12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Lunch and networking	12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Presentation: AI at the front line of megaproject risk – smarter schedules, safer outcomes	2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction	2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Presentation: Inflation shockwaves – rethinking insurance and risk allocation in global construction projects	3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee and networking	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel discussion: The two biggest losses – fire, water and the future of construction risk control	4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshop: The next structural shift – innovative materials and the hidden risk landscape	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: Why AI matters for construction risk & claims	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: From risk to resilience – eliminating water leaks in construction projects	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: Risk in real time – how technology is redefining risk management for major projects	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: Beyond the shoreline – managing risk in complex marine construction projects	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Drinks reception	5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Breakfast workshop: Coverage gaps and courtrooms – the legal risk of underinsurance in construction	8:15 AM - 8:55 AM
Registration and networking	8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome address	9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk on the new wave of data centre construction projects	9:05 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers	9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Presentation: The new rules of construction insurance – protecting projects from design to decade-end	10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee and networking	10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Presentation: Who pays now? Liability Orders and the changing risk balance in construction	11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know	11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel discussion: Claims at scale – navigating the new era of megaproject losses in Europe	12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and networking	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presentation: The time risk challenge – understanding and mitigating delays in modern construction	2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets	2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Presentation: Rebuilding Europe’s energy future – the nuclear construction risk challenge	3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee and networking	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Presentation: The new threat frontier – political violence & terrorism insurance for construction leaders	4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Presentation: The next frontier – emerging civil megaprojects and their risk implications	4:20 PM - 4:45 PM
Workshop: The strategic risk shift – why risk management now defines project success	4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Workshop: Powering risk – energy challenges and insurance strategies for modern construction	4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Workshop: The talent crunch – workforce risk in Europe’s megaprojects	4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Workshop: Parametric risk transfer in practice – applications, case studies and what’s next	4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Workshop: The hidden threat – construction fire risk and the case for early alerts	4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Conference ends	5:30 PM