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| Company | Job Title | Name | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nPlan | CEO & Co-Founder | Dev Amratia |  | Dev is a chartered engineer and the Co-Founder and CEO of nPlan, a machine learning company that learns how completed construction projects performed to forecast the outcomes of future projects. nPlan delivers a new paradigm in the management of risk and uncertainty. Dev’s experience is in delivering construction projects for the energy industry, spanning three continents over nine years. Following this, Dev worked within the UK government to launch and deliver the national review on AI, which was published as part of the Industrial Strategy in 2017. | Presentation: AI at the front line of megaproject risk – smarter schedules, safer outcomes Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors |
| AXA XL | Head of Construction, UK & Lloyd's | Alastair Baker |  | - | Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects |
| AXA XL | Construction Risk Consultant | Matthew Bennett |  | - | Panel discussion: Delay in start-up claims – navigating the evolving claims landscape for major projects |
| Descartes Underwriting | Business Development Manager | Meryl Bermond |  | Based in Paris, Meryl Bermond plays a key role in scaling the business and applying parametric insurance solutions within captives. Previously, she began her career at Chubb Europe, where she had the opportunity to work on structuring multinational captive programmes across various lines of business. From there, she moved to Willis Towers Watson New York, where she focused on innovative solutions such as captive structured solutions and multi-line, multi-year programmes. | Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets |
| HDI Global | Head of Cyber Underwriting | Marcus Breese |  | Marcus Breese, Head of Cyber Underwriting, is a highly experienced insurance professional specialising in cyber and technology risk. With a career spanning more than two decades across underwriting and risk modelling, he joined HDI from Arch Insurance International, where he was Head of Cyber and Technology E&O, having previously held senior roles at Corax and Hiscox. | Panel discussion: Cyber risk in construction – strategies for risk managers and insurance buyers |
| Chubb | COG TPV Country Risk Analyst | Mikaela Buryj |  | As a previous Chubb summer intern in the Bermuda office, Mikaela joined the team in London in January 2025. Previously Mikaela earned her BA in Political Science at Union College in New York and her MA in War Studies, focusing on International Relations from King’s College London. Mikaela’s academic research has focused on Strategic Ambiguity, Grey Zone Warfare, and Macro-Geopolitics. She has previous experience in the Dark Web Intelligence and Geopolitical Risk Consulting sectors. | Workshop: The new threat frontier – political violence & terrorism insurance for construction leaders |
| Aon | Executive Director - EMEA Infrastructure M&A and Transaction Solutions | Nicolo Castagna |  | - | Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors |
| Arch International | Head of Construction | Tim Chapman |  | - | 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 | Practice Leader, Construction & Infrastructure EMEA | Jon Chapman |  | - | Panel discussion: Building the digital backbone – managing risk & securing coverage on the new wave of data centre construction projects |
| Allianz Commercial | Senior Claims Expert - Natural Resources & Construction | Alison Collins |  | - | Panel discussion: Delay in start-up claims – navigating the evolving claims landscape for major projects |
| BAM UK & Ireland | Head of Insurance | Alastair Colvin |  | - | Panel discussion: Interpreting LEG3 in 2026 – what insurers think and what buyers need to know |
| Munich Re | Underwriter Construction Risk | Andrea Cüppers |  | Andrea Cüppers is an Underwriter for Construction Risks at Munich Re, bringing a rare combination of engineering depth and insurance expertise. She supports clients and brokers with tailored risk-transfer solutions across complex construction and infrastructure projects. Andrea holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and spent five years working in the construction industry before joining Munich Re. | Workshop: Integrated risk solutions for complex construction projects |
| Fenchurch Law | Partner | Rob Goodship |  | - | Presentation: Who pays now? Liability Orders and the changing risk balance in construction |
| Zurich Insurance Group | Head of Continental Europe & Canada Construction, Commercial Insurance | Richard Gordon |  | Before assuming his current position, Richard served as Head of Construction for Zurich in London and previously as Underwriting Manager for Engineering Lines with Zurich Commercial Insurance in Dubai, UAE. These roles involved extensive international engagement, particularly across the GCC region, and reinforced his expertise in complex infrastructure risks and multinational project portfolios. Richard began his Zurich career in 2015 as a Senior Underwriter. Prior to joining Zurich, he worked with Infrassure Ltd in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Construction Underwriter within the Construction and Infrastructure team, underwriting major international engineering projects. His professional foundation is in civil engineering, having worked on large scale infrastructure schemes in the UK as well as overseas in India and Kazakhstan. | Presentation & panel discussion: Managing economic & geopolitical risk in European construction |
| Munich Re | Business & Product Development, Parametric Weather Insurance | Valerie Gottschalk |  | Valerie works in Business Development for Parametric Weather Solutions at Munich Re, focusing on weather risk transfer across industries such as construction, logistics and industrial production. She designs tailored parametric solutions for corporate clients seeking to hedge financial exposure to weather variability and climate change. Valerie joined Munich Re around 1.5 years ago. Prior to that, she worked as an Investment Manager in commercial real estate, acquiring and divesting assets across Europe for multiple funds. | Panel discussion: Weathering the future – climate risk, extreme weather and insurance for European construction Workshop: Integrated risk solutions for complex construction projects |
| Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Risk Manager | Dimitrios Gravias |  | Dimitrios Gravias focuses on enterprise risk governance and project controls across a global renewable energy and infrastructure portfolio. He aligns project level risk with fund-level strategy by translating risk insights into portfolio decisions and investor reporting; supporting transparency, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance through scalable governance and GRC systems implementation. He has led the design and rollout of standardized risk frameworks, facilitated cross-functional risk workshops, and driven portfolio wide implementation of enterprise risk management software, including the standardisation of contingency setting practices. | Panel discussion: Risk, capital and coverage – aligning insurance strategy with Europe’s infrastructure investors |
| Chubb | Head of Terrorism & Political Violence COG | Piers Gregory |  | Piers joined ACE in April 2009 to start up the Terrorism unit having previously worked for 7 years within the Lloyd’s of London with the Wellington and Catlin syndicate. Overall he has over 20 years of experience in the political risk and political violence markets and is a current member of the Chubb political risk product board. | Workshop: The new threat frontier – political violence & terrorism insurance for construction leaders |
| Great British Nuclear | Executive Director Risk, Assurance & Governance | Infrastructure Mega Projects | Jeremy Harrison |  | - | Panel discussion: The next frontier – emerging civil megaprojects & their risk implications |
| QBE | Senior Claims Adjuster | Barry Jackson |  | Barry joined QBE in 2017 to build up and develop capability in Construction (especially Contractors’ All Risks) and Engineering claims handling, to provide a claims offering in the Construction / Engineering space which could support QBE’s growth ambitions both in the UK and internationally. Barry has considerable experience of the Construction / Engineering claims market, having worked in the sector for over 35 years, starting at National Vulcan back in 1990 then spells at RSA Engineering, and HSB prior to joining QBE. | Panel discussion: Delay in start-up claims – navigating the evolving claims landscape for major projects |
| Zurich Insurance Company | Senior Captive Underwriter, Commercial Insurance UK | Anna Kochan Sonawane |  | Zurich has over 35 years of experience in captive fronting and manages an expanding portfolio of more than 600 fronting programs. Anna joined the Captive team in 2020 and is a Senior Underwriter for Zurich UK, one of the company’s largest captive fronting hubs. Before joining Zurich, she spent eleven years at AIG working across captive fronting and multinational solutions for large global clients. She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Management and is ACII qualified. | Panel discussion: Evolving risk financing mechanisms – captives, parametric triggers and alternative capital markets |