| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tunstall | PARIMA | Director & General Secretary |  | Steve has over thirty years of experience owning, running and future proofing companies, mostly in Asia. He is an experienced CEO, MD & Chair, managing teams of up to 500 employees in construction and elsewhere. Currently he is a Risk and Insurance Special Advisor & Director/Chair for several insurance, captive & ILS vehicles regulated by the MAS. He is also Co-Founder of the Pan Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association. | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Allister Tan | Drew & Napier | Director, Dispute Resolution |  | Allister is a director at Drew & Napier, specialising in dispute resolution with a focus on insurance and commercial disputes. With over 16 years of legal experience, Allister has built an excellent reputation for handling complex and high stakes cases. In addition to being called to the Singapore Bar, he is also called to the English and Malaysian Bar. In his insurance practice, his expertise is sought after by a diverse clientele, including insurers, reinsurers, brokers and policyholders. His acumen in navigating complex legal landscapes has enabled him to build and grow the firm’s insurance disputes practice, which now has the reputation of being one of the top choices for policyholders in such disputes. He also maintains an active arbitration practice and acts in a wide range of institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, as well as in arbitration related applications before the Singapore courts. | Protecting executives |
| Vanessa Priede | Swiss Re | International Programs APAC Lead |  | Vanessa is dedicated to enhancing the IP servicing platform in the region by leveraging best practices, processes, systems, knowledge, and automation improvements to benefit Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' global clients. With over 20 years of experience in multinational insurance management, Vanessa has been instrumental in establishing the International Program Unit, which also supports global clients in the UK and Ireland. When she was working in London, she built a world-class multinational platform that offers account management services for all allocated captive and global accounts. Additionally, Vanessa pioneered a complex Capacity Management strategy for the UK & Ireland International Programs, introducing a robust regional operational efficiencies strategy model, among many other significant accomplishments for the business. | Mind the gap |
| Franck Baron | PARIMA | President, IFRIMA & Executive Team, International Affairs, |  | - | Keynote: Living with change and responding to crisis Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| Gautam Iyer | Marsh (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Client Manager, SVP |  | - | Mind the gap |
| Emma Loynes | Lloyds | Asia CEO |  | - | Mind the gap |
| Shiwei Jin | AXA XL | Head of Multinational Solutions, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Antonio Vianello | Generali | GC&C Head of Multinational Programmes |  | Antonio started his career at Generali in 2001 in the Multinational Program business area and then moved to the Generali UK Branch in 2008 as Global Property Underwriter in London. In 2013 he joined Generali Global Corporate & Commercial in Milan, as Head of Multinational Programs & Network Management coming back to his original interest: Multinational Business and the implied fascinating challenges that come along with it such as global risk management, compliance and taxation, cross culture implications, global operating model and execution. He recently added to his responsibilities also the Captive business exploiting the synergies between both propositions. | Mind the gap |
| Emily Poh | Sompo | SVP, Head of Professional Lines, Sompo Commercial Insurance, Asia Pacific |  | Emily Poh is the Regional Head of Professional Lines Insurance, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Prior to joining the company in August of 2023, Emily was with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, where she was most recently Head of Executive and Professional Lines Insurance, Singapore, responsible for managing profitable professional lines portfolios. Before that Emily held senior professional and financial lines roles at AIG Singapore and Australia and WTW. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in expanding financial lines practices from scratch, developing regional underwriting guidelines and products, and building successful teams and portfolios. | Protecting executives |
| Yves Betz | AXA XL | Global Head of Multinational Solutions |  | - | Retentions, captives and parametric solutions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alasdair Walker | Sompo | Regional Head of Distribution, Sompo Commercial Insurance, Asia Pacific |  | Alasdair Walker joined Sompo in August of 2023 as Regional Head of Distribution Insurance, Asia Pacific. Alasdair is responsible for accelerating Sompo’s commercial insurance business growth across the region by developing and executing on the go-to-market strategy across sales, client management, distribution and other partnerships. He joins Sompo from Allianz where he held underwriting and distribution positions in the UK, South Africa and most recently Singapore, as Regional Head of Distribution managing a team across multiple locations. | Getting a good deal from the insurance market |
| Volker Ziegs | Allianz Commercial/ AGCS | Regional Head of Claims Asia |  | Volker had his Legal Training in Germany and in the US (Bonn University and College of Law The Ohio State University) and is a qualified lawyer in Germany. He has 22 years of experience with Allianz working in international and complex claims in the corporate area. Since July 2013 Volker has been based in Singapore, first as the Regional Head of Claims for Long Tail Lines Asia Pacific being responsible for Liability, Financial Lines and Aviation claims for the entire region. In July 2020 he was the Regional Head of Claims for Asia Pacific at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and in January 2024, he assumed the role of Regional Head of Claims Asia, Allianz Commercial. Before joining the Singapore office, he was responsible for Liability claims in the Head Office in Munich handling claims around the world with special emphasis on the US market. | Claims: How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Victoria Tan | Ayala, and Board Member, PARIMA | Executive Director, Group Sustainability and Risk Management Unit, |  | Victoria Tan currently manages external engagements and policy developments related to climate and nature. She has helped steer Ayala Corporation towards a low-carbon and more sustainable future. Instrumental in developing Ayala's commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Victoria has played a key role in building Ayala's groupwide forest and biodiversity protection initiative. Both programmes place Ayala at the forefront of climate action in the Philippines. In addition to her role in Ayala Corporation, Victoria actively participates in regional and national organisations that elevate the risk management profession and that increase awareness on sustainable development. | ESG within the risk management framework |
