| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yue Yang | Marsh | UK Retail Cyber Team Leader |  | Yue heads the UK Cyber Retail division at Marsh, where her role involves providing creative cyber insurance options to clients and fostering expansion through specialized cyber risk and insurance strategies. With a background spanning more than a dozen years across broking and management consulting, she brings a unique blend of expertise in insurance, strategy, analytics, and cyber security to aid clients in their risk management endeavours, particularly as businesses adopt a comprehensive strategy to handle cyber and technology risks. | Presentation & panel discussion: Cyber - How to keep the coverage relevant |
| Jules Okai | Lockton | SVP, Director & Practice Leader – Global Solutions |  | Jules is responsible for the strategy and execution of the Series business plans, engagement with Series, National and Global business leaders, and operates as the brand ambassador for Global Solutions across the global organisation. Her responsibilities also include leading a team of specialists and serving as the multinational advisor to clients, providing technical expertise and consultative support across all global insurance and risk management programs. With over 16 years of experience, she has worked with some of the world’s largest multinational companies in a variety of industries. Her expertise is in designing, implementing, and advising on global insurance programs of different structures and coverages | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| James Straker-Nesbit | Virgin Atlantic | Senior Insurance Manager |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| Marco Adamo | Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Senior Innovative Risk Solutions Structurer |  | Marco is a Senior Innovative Risk Solutions structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. In his role, he is responsible for structuring, underwriting and marketing non-standard re/insurance solutions for large and midsize corporate clients and public entities headquartered in the EMEA region. He joined the IRS team in 2021. Previously, he was a Fac Property Underwriter at Swiss Reinsurance and was responsible for the coordination and expansion of the network with non-traditional business partners. He also worked as Property Underwriter at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions with the main focus on UK, Middle East, Africa & Eastern Europe markets. | Panel discussion: Captives |
| Lijuba Lo Bello | Generali | Senior Claims Analyst, Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Uk |  | Lijuba Lo Bello is an Italian qualified solicitor who worked in private practice before joining Generali UK in 2008. Lijuba has worked on multiple lines of business, both first and third party, and is currently a Senior Claims Analyst within the Generali UK Casualty Claims Team, where she handles a portfolio of high-profile complex claims on International and Multinational accounts. She is fluent in Italian and French. | Panel discussion: Claims - How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Tom Major | Allianz Commercial | Regional Head of Claims (UK & Nordics) |  | Tom Major is Head of Claims for large-corp and specialty at Allianz Commercial, leading claims services across the UK, Ireland and Nordics. He’s responsible for overseeing a high quality claims service across his regional remit, building on Allianz’s reputation as an industry leader in Claims. | Panel discussion: Claims - How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Zoe Towndrow | BPL Global | Practice Lead, Political Violence |  | With 26 years’ experience in political risk and political violence broking, Zoe Towndrow is a seasoned practitioner in the London insurance market and leader of BPL Global’s political violence practice. Her specialty is creating bespoke PV and terrorism programmes to suit the complex needs of a range of clients, including multinational corporates and cedants. As a passionate advocate for developing the markets’ capabilities and the political violence product, she is not afraid of injecting new ideas and energy into existing market practices and has been involved in numerous new wording initiatives over the course of her career. | Presentation & panel discussion: Response to crisis |
| Praveen Sharma | Marsh | Practice Leader - Insurance Regulation & Tax Consu |  | - | Presentation: European Tax and Regulatory Update |
| James Marsh | Allianz Commercial | Political Violence and Terrorism Underwriter |  | James is an underwriter in the Political Violence and Terrorism team at Allianz Commercial. He has expertise in underwriting complex, global risks and working alongside the multinational team on global programs. Prior to Allianz, James worked on the broking side at Lockton Companies, specializing in Political Violence and Terrorism, and Active Assailant risks. Before insurance, he completed a Masters in History of International Relations, focusing on Political Islam and the rise of Al-Qaeda and ISIS. During this time, he also worked with a NATO bilateral cooperation program, co-authoring a counter-terror reference curriculum and participating in a counter-terror working group. | Presentation & panel discussion: Response to crisis |
| Marco Carrara | Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Parametric Nat Cat Underwriter |  | Marco’s career started in 2018 in Swiss Re's Public Sector Solutions team, where he gathered hands-on experience on parametric transactions for governments. He then joined the Parametric Nat Cat team of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, where, since 2019, he modelled, priced and underwrote hundreds of parametric nat cat structures for corporate clients and contributed to establish Swiss Re Corporate Solutions as one of the leading commercial insurers in parametric nat cat, with award-winning parametric insurance solutions that provide fast, transparent and flexible protection to natural perils, mainly earthquakes and tropical cyclones. | Presentation: Parametric and capital market solutions |
| Simon Jenkins | Marsh UK | Managing Director, Head of Property Placement, Risk Management Practice |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| Robert Geraghty | Marsh | International Sales Leader, Marsh Captive Solutions |  | Rob, the International Sales Leader, propels growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Formerly Marsh Bermuda's Business Development Leader, he's consulted and managed captives in Ireland, Gibraltar, and globally. Rob establishes captive vehicles for parent firms worldwide, boasting Marsh CEO recognition and a spot in Captive International's "Forty Under 40" list (June 2023). His expertise spans insurance company formation, strategy, and management, delivering comprehensive services to captives. | Panel discussion: Captives |
| Christian Knutson | Marsh | International Practice Leader, Claims Solutions |  | - | Panel discussion: Claims - How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Lasse Wallquist | Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | Head Sustainability Corporate Solutions |  | Lasse heads the Sustainability team at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. He is responsible for integrating sustainability into insurance underwriting and for the development of sustainability linked offerings. He brings 10 years of experience in various sustainability linked roles in the industry, both in Europe and in the United States. Before joining Corporate Solutions, he was managing Swiss Re Group's ESG Risk Framework applying to re/insurance and investments. Lasse holds a PhD in environmental sciences from ETH Zurich. | Panel discussion: ESG |
| Hamish McBride | CNA Hardy | Head of Multinational Claims |  | Hamish has overall responsibility for all Property, Casualty, Life Science, Energy, Power and Marine claims arising through CNA’s Lloyd’s, Company and Multinational platforms. Based in London, he started his career with an international loss adjusting firm and has also worked with a large international broker and international insurance companies in a variety of technical and client facing claims roles. | Panel discussion: Claims - How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
| Stuart Ashworth | WTW | Head of International, Financial Solutions |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Response to crisis |
| Charles Froment | Tokio Marine HCC | Head of Global Programmes and Product Development |  | Charles Froment is Head of Global Programmes and Product Development at Tokio Marine HCC, which he joined in 2010. Together with his team, he is in charge of developing financial lines, cyber and transaction risk insurance policies for Europe/UK and coordinating global insurance programmes worldwide. Previously a lawyer at the Paris Bar, Charles holds Masters degrees in Business Administration and International Business Law, and his working languages are English, French, Spanish and German. | Presentation & panel discussion: Cyber - How to keep the coverage relevant |
| Melanie Windirsch | Allianz Commercial | Head of Global Network Management |  | Melanie brings a wealth of expertise and strategic insight to the industry with a strong foundation in different underwriting areas, primarily within the German and US markets, and a focus on casualty insurance. With her profound understanding of multinational business and network management, Melanie is eager to share her knowledge and experiences at the Global Programmes Conference. | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| Adrian Ruiz | WTW | Head of Cyber & TMT |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Cyber - How to keep the coverage relevant |
| Philippe Cotelle | Airbus Defence and Space | Head of Cyber Insurance Management, Head of Insurance Risk Management |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Cyber - How to keep the coverage relevant Panel discussion: Captives |
