| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Speaking At | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Durisch | Allianz Commercial | Global Head of ESG & Sustainability Soltuions | Presentation & panel discussion: The transition to net zero and underwriting strategy |  | Gabrielle is leading Allianz Commercial’s ESG and Sustainability business strategy and is working with industry experts across Allianz Commercial, as well as with customers and brokers to design and develop innovative products and services to support the transition to net zero and broader sustainability objectives – an essential element to this is identifying key partnerships. Prior to joining Allianz, Gabrielle held various roles at Zurich Insurance in finance, claims and group underwriting – the last of which was Head of Sustainability for Commercial Insurance, where she successfully embedded sustainability competencies across the organisation. |
| Giovanni Luca Firrito | CRIF | Head of Customer Partnerships | Presentation & panel discussion: ESG data for insurers – how is it used? |  | Luca Firrito is an industry expert with over 20 years’ experience. He has spearheaded the creation of new cutting-edge insurance and financial services. Leading a team of specialists, Luca championed the implementation of CRIF solutions across international boundaries, primarily in the UK market. Today, he drives business development with an unwavering enthusiasm and dedication to digital innovation, from ideation to solution delivery. |
| Andrew Forsyth | Zurich Resilience Solutions UK | Head of Climate and Sustainability | Presentation & panel discussion: Climate adaptation – creating resilience |  | Andrew joined Zurich Risk Engineering in 2023 and leads the strategic direction of the UK Climate Resilience practice. In this leadership role, he serves customers and advises across most major sectors, working with them to add value to their business proposition by helping them identify, understand and act upon physical climate risks and broader sustainability issues. A true advocate for sustainable practices, Andrew has played a pivotal role in supporting organisations on their resilience journey in the face of environmental uncertainties and every changing circumstances. Through a keen understanding of both the environmental and business landscapes, Andrew has demonstrated how sustainable practices can be a catalyst for growth and long-term success. |
| Steve Fowler | University of West London | Governor/Chair Risk Audit Committee | Presentation & panel discussion: Climate adaptation – creating resilience |  | A graduate in chemistry from Oxford University, Steve’s early career was spent as a risk engineer. Steve subsequently served as Chief Information Officer and Business Transformation Director at the insurer, RSA. This was followed by twelve years as CEO at the Institute of Risk Management, achieving ten-fold growth and an international reputation. Today, Steve is in demand as a speaker, author and very 'hands on' trainer and advisor bringing what can be very technical subjects to life with lots of practical examples. Steve is actively involved with several risk, safety and health organisations and is a Governor at the award-winning University of West London where he also chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. |
| Adrian Jenner | Zurich UK | Head of Specialty Lines | Workshop: ESG risks and D&O liability – in person only |  | Adrian has over 35 years’ experience in the London, Lloyds, company and US domestic insurance markets. He has been a broker, a client adviser and a business developer and more latterly he has worked on the underwriter side of the industry. He has worked on insurance contracts in over 60 countries with clients ranging from some of the world’s largest companies like Apple, Amazon, BP to sole principles for their personal Professional Indemnity Insurance, from Iceland to Australia and Russia to Silicon Valley in the USA. D&O remains his passion and he welcomes the opportunity to share with you his thoughts around the future risk to companies, their boards and senior leaders as climate and social agenda changes the way we will work, operate, and perform in our businesses. |
| Michel Josset | Forvia, and Director, AMRAE | Risk Manager | Workshop: Modelling and assessing climate risks – in person only Presentation & panel discussion: Climate adaptation – creating resilience |  | - |
| Martin Massey | Institute of Risk Management | Chair of Climate Change Committee | Presentation & panel discussion: The transition to net zero and underwriting strategy Presentation & panel discussion: Climate adaptation – creating resilience |  | - |
| Valentina Paduano | Dedalus and Board Member, Vice President, FERMA and Board Member, ANRA | Chief Risk & Compliance Officer | Presentation: ESG – A chance to shine |  | - |
| Jo Paisley | GARP Risk Institute | President | Presentation: The next big thing – Nature risk |  | Jo Paisley is President of the GARP Risk Institute (GRI), the thought leadership arm of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Set up in early 2018, the Institute works across all risk disciplines, with Jo’s focus to date on climate and nature risk management and scenario analysis, stress testing and operational resilience. Her career began at the Bank of England where she worked in a variety of roles, across macroeconomics, statistics, supervision and risk. Her last role was as a Director of the Supervisory Risk Specialists Division within the Prudential Regulation Authority, where she was heavily involved in the design and execution of the UK’s first concurrent stress test in 2014. She left the Bank in 2015 and joined HSBC as their Global Head of Stress Testing. |
| John Scott | Zurich Insurance Group | Head of Sustainability and Risk | Keynote address: The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 – Think global, act local |  | - |
| Geoff Summerhayes | Pollination | Senior Advisor | Presentation: The next big thing – Nature risk |  | - |
| Tom Thornberry | Zurich Insurance Group | Chief Claims Officer | Presentation & panel discussion: The growing threat of litigation |  | Tom started his career at Zurich in 2011, working in Financial Lines Underwriting. Moving to claims a year later, he worked within the UK Financial Lines team and completed his legal qualifications whilst seconded to DAC Beachcroft. In 2015, he participated in a two-year secondment supporting the Global Head of Financial Lines Claims before returning to the UK and helping create the Financial Lines Claims ‘centre of excellence’. In 2018 Tom headed up Zurich’s UK Construction Claims team. During his tenure, he was heavily involved in Zurich’s Property response to the Covid-19 crisis. In November 2020, Tom was appointed Global Head of Financial Lines Claims for Zurich, with responsibility for all aspects of Financial Lines Claims, Credit Lines, and Cyber across Zurich globally. |
