| Full Name | Company | Job Title | Profile Picture | Speaker Bio | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Ashworth | WTW | Head of International, Financial Solutions |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Response to crisis |
| Adrian Ruiz | WTW | Head of Cyber & TMT |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Cyber - How to keep the coverage relevant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dr Beverley Adams | Marsh | ESG & Climate Consulting Director |  | - | Panel discussion: ESG |
| 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 |
| Brian Grabek | Sompo International | Executive Vice President, Multinational Insurance |  | Brian Grabek is the Executive Vice President, Multinational Insurance for Sompo International, leading the firm’s multinational platform. In addition to building out an insurance network that clients can seamlessly access, he is responsible for developing common processes and an internal structure. Prior to joining Sompo International in January 2021, Mr Grabek held several senior positions within the industry, most recently as COO, Multinational with a leading insurance carrier. Earlier in his career, he held various roles within distribution, customer service and Small Business and Large Casualty program underwriting. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island. | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| 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 |
| 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? |
| Ailsa King | Marsh | Chief Client Officer & CEO of Risk Management |  | Ailsa King is Chief Commercial Officer, Marsh McLennan UK and CEO of Risk Management, Marsh - the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. Ailsa joined Marsh in April 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer, where she works across the firm’s operations in the UK to lead the development of solutions to assist clients in mitigating the risk management challenges they face. Ailsa is also CEO of Marsh’s Risk Management Client Service Team, which serves the firm’s large and complex clients. | Keynote session – Digital revolution: now is the time |
| Karen Gorman | WTW | Global Services & Solutions Leader Europe – Corporate Risk & Broking |  | - | Keynote session – Digital revolution: now is the time |
| 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 |
| James Straker-Nesbit | Virgin Atlantic | Senior Insurance Manager |  | - | Presentation & panel discussion: Securing the best possible deal from the insurance market |
| Dawn Miller | Lloyd's of London | Commercial Director |  | Dawn oversees Lloyd’s global network across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa (APMEA) and is responsible for distribution, market development, global engagement with brokers and new entrants. She also leads on innovation at Lloyd’s, including the Lloyd’s Lab. She has over 20 years of experience working in the global insurance industry with oversight of underwriting, distribution, clients, and strategy, including leadership positions at AXA, AIG, Willis and Chubb. Having started her career in Washington D.C., Dawn has since taken on senior positions in London, New York, Paris, Dubai, San Francisco and Zurich. | Keynote session – Digital revolution: now is the time |
| 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? |
| Beatriz Rodriguez Antolin | QBE | Claims Manager, EO Claims Europe |  | Beatriz has over 18 years experience working with multinational claims and is currently the Claims Manager for QBE’s Spanish branch. As a legal advisor, she has a broad knowledge of cross-border claims management and a comprehensive insight into insureds’ needs and requirements. Beatriz has been with QBE for over three years and provides tailor-made claims solutions for multinational customers. | Panel discussion: Claims - How do I get my claim paid where and when I need it? |
