| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Addington-Smith | Marsh Asia | President |  | - | Keynote: Living with change and responding to crisis |
| Franck Baron | PARIMA | President, IFRIMA & Executive Team, International Affairs, |  | - | Keynote: Living with change and responding to crisis Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Yves Betz | AXA XL | Head of Multinational Solutions |  | - | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Lawrence Bird | Marsh Advisory Asia | Captive Consulting Leader |  | Lawrence is in Marsh Asia Pacific’s Risk Advisory Practice and has responsibility for helping clients establish new captives and ensuring clients with existing captives optimise the strategic risk financing benefits their captives bring by focusing on retention levels and lines of business that may be suitable. Lawrence works primarily with the Risk Analytics team, the client service teams, Alternative Risk Solutions team, Placement team and the Chief Client Officers, which means Marsh provides a fully integrated service proposition focused on risk and risk financing with Captives at the heart of the risk financing strategy. | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Emma Carolan | Aon | Cyber Claims Leader, Asia |  | Emma Carolan is Aon’s Cyber Claims Leader for Asia. Emma assists organisations with their preparation for cyber incidents and acts as an advocate supporting clients with cyber claims across the region. Prior to joining Aon, Emma worked as a breach coach on over 100 cyber incidents, assisting clients with notifications to regulators and affected individuals. Emma is also a qualified lawyer in Australia. | Cyber |
| Andrew Chan | CLP Power Hong Kong | Senior Manager, Risk & Opportunity |  | Andrew has over 17 years of professional experience in Risk Management, Compliance, Auditing and Finance across a diverse range of industry. Qualified in Australia with Big 4 firms, Andrew moved to Hong Kong over a decade ago and since then have worked in global risk roles at Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels, Dairy Farm, PCCW and currently at China Light and Power (CLP). A believer in giving back to the community, Andrew was the 2022 Chair of CA ANZ Hong Kong Council. He has been awarded Fellowship of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA). | Getting a good deal from the insurance market |
| Filippo Cinelli | Generali | GC&C Head of Client & Broker Relationship Management |  | Filippo has more than 30 years’ experience within the insurance industry. He joined Generali in 2013 at the very beginning of GC&C experience. Before joining Generali, he spent 8 years within the Zurich Group, and previously worked for XL Insurance and Caterpillar Filippo has more than 9 years’ experience within the Brokerage industry, having worked with Johnson & Higgins and Marsh. He started his career as P/C Underwriter with Allianz in Milan (Italy). | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Mani Dhesi | Aon | Head of Growth & Client Liaison APAC - Cyber Risk |  | Mani Dhesi is the Head of Growth and Client Engagement for Aon. Mani has extensive experience in developing cyber risk programs for multiple multinational organisations. Mani's expertise includes cybersecurity assessments, IT disaster recovery, risk quantification, and supporting the cyber underwriting process for a range of clients. Mani has international awareness and in-country experience in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Mani has supported clients with the implementation of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSFY, ISO 27001, and CIS Critical Controls. Mani is also a patent owner for methods and systems for cybersecurity assessment of organisations' technology infrastructure. | Cyber |
| Robert Drysdale | Descartes Underwriting | Head of Southeast Asia |  | Robert Drysdale is the Head of Southeast Asia at Descartes Underwriting, leading the office in Singapore and bringing Descartes’ parametric solutions closer to brokers, corporate clients and governments in the Asia Pacific region. Before joining Descartes 3 years ago, Robert has previously worked as an insurance and reinsurance broker in Singapore, Australia and London, specialising in placing complex risks across various territories and lines of business including property, power, energy and construction. | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Jeremy Evans | Marsh | Risk Management Leader, Singapre |  | Jeremy currently leads the Risk Management divisions for Marsh Singapore. Across Jeremy’s multinational and major client teams, Marsh offers the full suite of multinational service expertise for international clients. Jeremy has an extensive knowledge of multinational organizations and specializes in thoroughly understanding the complex and varied risks which large businesses face. He ascertains their needs and expectations, and implements bespoke risk management solutions to meet them. Jeremy specializes in facilitating the successful service delivery for global clients across a range of industries including construction, real estate, manufacturing, energy, marine, transport, and technology. His role at Marsh encompasses global client service, establishing strategic initiatives for the division, and business development for Asia’s largest accounts. | Getting a good deal from the insurance market |
| Rod Guillard | Aon | Asia Head of Strategic Account Managment & Global Client Network |  | - | Mind the gap |
| Gautam Iyer | Marsh | Senior Vice President |  | - | Mind the gap |
| Aniket Jalgaonkar | AXA Climate | Head of Climate Consulting Services, APAC |  | Aniket Jalgaonkar is the head of Climate Consulting Services for AXA Climate in the APAC region, bringing over 17 years of distinguished experience in the consulting field. He has a rich background in advising clients across multiple countries and sectors on the risks and vulnerabilities posed by sustainability and climate change. Aniket specialises in developing comprehensive management and resilience plans to safeguard assets, operations, and businesses against environmental challenges. His strategic insights and extensive expertise make him a leading authority in climate consulting, driving impactful solutions for sustainable development. | Climate risk |
| Shiwei Jin | AXA XL | Head of Global Programs, APAC & Europe |  | Prior to her appointment as Head of Global Programs, APAC & Europe at AXA XL Shiwei was Global Program & Captive Regional Director, APAC, AXA XL and responsible for driving Global Program and Captive business as well as developing strong relationships with AXA XL’s broker partners and clients across APAC. She is a seasoned insurance professional specialising in global commercial insurance programs. She has almost 20 years experience in the insurance industry across strategy, distribution and global programmes. With a proven track record in working with global clients across the world, Shiwei provides bespoke and complex global programme and captive solutions, as well as formulating new global programmes. | Mind the gap |
| Chrstine Kempeneers | Aboitiz Group | Risk Management Head |  | Christine is a staunch believer in integrating risk-based management systems and programs to ensure the full coverage and holistic management of risks. She has a unique 12-year background in risk management, project management and strategic planning. She has helped companies define and roll-out their integrated risk, business continuity and data privacy programs. Today, she serves as the Risk Management Head and Data Protection Officer of Aboitiz Equity Ventures. Prior to AEV, she was a Project Manager under Aboitiz InfraCapital where she worked on rail, airport and water projects. She worked in the financial services sector and was affiliated with UnionBank and Citibank. She is also an adjunct faculty member of the Asian Institute of Management where she teaches risk management, data privacy and finance courses. | ESG within the risk management framework |
| Rahul Kumar | Cushman & Wakefield | Risk Manager APAC |  | Rahul Kumar is a seasoned professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic solutions to multinational clients. After building the foundation as an insurance broker servicing all lines of insurance for a diversified group of multinational clients, he joined the in-house Risk Management team at a fortune 100 technology-based industry leader and soon became the APAC lead for Risk and Insurance. More recently, Rahul is engaged as APAC leader for Risk and Insurance for a Global Commercial Real Estate firm. Rahul specialises in structuring and implementing global programs, leveraging his expertise to mitigate risks and optimise insurance solutions for the business. His expertise includes: Global program design and implementation, risk assessment and mitigation strategies, and insurance market analysis and negotiations. | Getting a good deal from the insurance market |
| Emma Loynes | Lloyds | Asia CEO |  | - | Mind the gap |
| Jeremy Maynard | Marsh | Marine, Cargo & Logistics Claims Leader - Asia |  | - | Claims: How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Toby Nabarro | Fenchurch Law | Director |  | - | Claims: How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Suchitra Narayanan | Revantage Asia, and Board Member, PARIMA | VP, Head of Risk & Insurance |  | Suchitra has nearly 20 years of risk management experience, spanning across London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. She has worked across a diverse range of industries, including financial services, oil and gas, aviation, e- commerce and real estate. Suchitra started her career in London where she helped organizations design and implement risk frameworks as well as structure risk transfer mechanisms. She has successfully worked with senior stakeholders and boards to define and instill risk management. At Revantage Asia, Suchitra leads the Risk & Insurance team, working with Blackstone’s real estate portfolio in Asia Pacific to optimise insurance and operational risk management. | Getting a good deal from the insurance market |
