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
Presentation & panel discussion: Managing economic & geopolitical risk in European construction	9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
Panel discussion: Operating in a crisis – the importance of resilient risk management & collaboration	9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee and networking	10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Fireside keynote session: Inside the boardroom – a CEO’s view of evolving construction risk	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presentation: Managing energy volatility vs rising demand in construction projects	11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Panel discussion: Delay in start-up claims – navigating the evolving claims landscape for major projects	12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and networking	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know	2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Presentation: Fortifying Europe – the construction, risk and insurance implications of a new defence spending cycle	2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion: The next frontier – emerging civil megaprojects & their risk implications	3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee and networking	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Presentation: The biggest construction loss driver – fire and the future of construction risk control	4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshop: Beyond the shoreline – managing risk in complex marine 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: From risk to resilience – eliminating water leaks in construction projects	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: Small projects, big losses – lessons in risk and loss prevention from Grenfell and Wang Fuk Court	4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Workshop: The new threat frontier – political violence & terrorism insurance for construction leaders	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
Presentation: AI at the front line of megaproject risk – smarter schedules, safer outcomes	9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors	9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Presentation: Managing supply chain risks in construction – lessons from the Middle East crisis	10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee and networking	10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects	11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Panel discussion: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers	11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Presentation: Construction environmental liability – emerging risks every risk manager must know	12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Presentation: Who pays now? Liability Orders and the changing risk balance in construction	12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and networking	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets	2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee and networking	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop: Rebuilding Europe’s energy future – the nuclear construction risk challenge	4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Workshop: The talent crunch – workforce risk in Europe’s megaprojects	4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Workshop: The hidden threat – construction fire risk and the case for early alerts	4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Workshop: Parametric risk transfer in practice – applications, case studies and what’s next	4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference ends	4:45 PM