2018

Speakers Info

The content, agenda & speakers for each Advisen Insights Conference is planned by an Advisory Board that represents industry thought-leaders and influential marketplace participants. Each Advisory Board is unique for each conference event.

Advisory Board meetings and conference calls are led by Advisen’s Stacie Lilien, Event Content & Programming Manager.

Advisory Board:

• Daniel Aronson, Primary Casualty Placement Leader, Marsh
• Joseph Cellura, President, North American Casualty Division, Allied World
• Jessica Cullen, Managing Director - Casualty Practice, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
• Tony DeFelice, Managing Director and Casualty Practice Leader, Aon
• Brandon Fick, Executive Vice President, Head of North America Commercial Insurance, Zurich
• Elizabeth K. Johnson, Head of Excess Casualty, AIG
• Lisa Kerr, Vice President, Risk Management, Henry Schein Inc. [2018 Conference Chair]
• Barry Martin, Executive Vice President, Old Republic Risk Management
• Joseph Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson
• David Perez, Executive Vice President, National Insurance Specialty, Liberty Mutual
• Audrey Rampinelli, Senior Risk Executive, Vice President, Risk Management
• Debra Weiser, Vice President, Head of Excess Casualty, Everest Insurance

37 Confirmed Speakers:

• Leslie Batterson, Senior Claims Consultant and Aon Optics Co-Thought Leader, Aon
• Jim Blinn, EVP, Client Solutions, Advisen
• David T. Carlson, US Manufacturing & Automotive Industry Practice Leader, Marsh
• Joseph Cellura, President, North American Casualty Division, Allied World
• Tony DeFelice, Managing Director and Casualty Practice Leader, Aon
• Jonathon Drummond, Head of Casualty Brokerage, North America, Willis Towers Watson
• Brian Duperreault, President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG
• Alan Gier, Director, Global Risk Management & Insurance, General Motors
• Josh Gold, Shareholder, New York, Anderson Kill
• Phil Goldberg, Director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Center for Civil Justice and Co-Chair, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
• Mike Hessling, Executive Vice President - Chief Client Officer, Gallagher Bassett
• John Heveran, SVP and CIO of Commercial Insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Philip Jacobs, Principal, National Insurance Tax Sector Leader, KPMG
• Elizabeth K. Johnson, Head of Excess Casualty, AIG
• Aidan Kelly, Associate Director, Aon
• John Kline, Director, Risk & Insurance Management, Discover Financial Services
• Liz Kramer, Technical Director - Auto, Zurich
• M. Steven Levy, President and CEO, Reinsurance Division, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
• Barry Martin, Executive Vice President, Old Republic Risk Management
• Nina McIlree, M.D. Vice President, Medical Management, Zurich
• Emil Metropoulos, Senior Vice President - Workers' Compensation & Terrorism Specialty Practice Leader, Guy Carpenter
• Michael Natal, Head Regional Tax, Senior Vice President, Swiss Re
• Michael R. Nelson, Partner, New York, Eversheds Sutherland
• Laura O'Leary, Director Managed Care, Everest Insurance
• Audrey Rampinelli, Senior Risk Executive, Vice President, Risk Management
• Tim Roberts, Vice President - Workers Compensation Claims, Everest Insurance
• Craig J. Ross, Regional Medical Director, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Thomas F. Ryan, Senior Principal, National Practice, Integrated Casualty Consulting, Willis Towers Watson
• Alex Schwarzkopf, CEO, Co-Founder, Pillar Technologies, Inc
• Emily O. Slater, Managing Director, Burford Capital
• Sarah Street, Director of XL Innovate, XL Catlin
• Mary Tavarozzi, National Leader - Group Benefit Practices, Willis Towers Watson
• Amy Wagner, Vice President, Global Products, Insurance & Risk Management, Ryder System, Inc
• Megan Watt, Chief Claims Officer, Everest Insurance
• Keith Wolfe, President US P&C, Swiss Re
• P. Bruce Wright, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
• Temitope K. Yusuf, Partner, Arent Fox LLP