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 David Bradford, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, and/or Rebecca Bole, EVP, Editor-in-Chief.
2015 Conference Chairs
- Cris Baez-Safa, Head of European Financial and Specialty Markets, QBE
- Guillaume Deschamps, D&O Practice Leader, MARSH FINPRO Continental Europe
Advisory Board Members
- Cris Baez-Safa, Head of European Financial and Specialty Markets, QBE
- Henk Bakker, Chief Underwriting Officer, HCC Global
- Guillaume Deschamps, D&O Practice Leader, MARSH FINPRO Continental Europe
- Reid Feldman, Partner, Kramer Levin
- Isabelle Hilaire, VP, European Third Party Liability Product Manager, Chubb
- Francis Kean, Executive Director, Willis
- Kevin LaCroix, Attorney and EVP, RT Specialty
- Arturo Luna Ibarra, Senior D&O Underwriter and Vice President, Swiss Re International
- George Melides, Head of Management Liability Europe, Middle East and Africa, Zurich
- Chris Warrior, D&O Liability Underwriter, Hiscox
- Lois Winchester, Practice Leader Professional Liability, SCOR
- Laure Zicry, Head of Financial Institutions Brokerage and Cyber Risks Practice Leader, Gras Savoye
33 Speakers
- Herbert Baeten, Chief Underwriting Officer, Zurich France
- Cris Baez-Safa, Head of European Financial & Specialty Markets, QBE (2015 Conference Co-Chair)
- Frederique Bannes, Lawyer, Gide Loyrette Nouel
- Jim Blinn, EVP & Global Product Manager, Advisen
- Rebecca Bole, EVP, Editor-in-Chief, Advisen
- Mathieu Borneuf, Head of Management and Professional Lines-Continental Europe, Navigators Underwriting Limited
- Kyle Bryant, Manager, Cyber Risks Practice, Continental Europe, ACE
- Francoise Carli, VP Insurance, Sanofi
- Stephane Choisez, Counsel Partner, Cohen Amir-Aslani
- Guillaume Deschamps, D&O Practice Leader, MARSH FINPRO Continental Europe (2015 Conference Co-Chair)
- Elena Elia, Associate/Barrister, Pinsent Masons LLP
- Reid Feldman, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Ignacio Figuerol, Partner, Clyde & Co.
- Edouard Fremault, Partner, Deminor Recovery Services
- Jérôme Gossé, Head Security & Privacy - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Zurich Global Corporate
- Martine Hecq, Manager in Charge of Financial Lines, Nuclear Insurance and Captive Vehicles, ENGIE
- Isabelle Hilaire, European Third Party Liability Product Manager, Chubb
- Leslie Kurshan, Head of Product Development, FINPRO Practice, Marsh UK
- Kevin LaCroix, Attorney & EVP, RT Specialty
- Arturo Luna Ibarra, VP and Senior D&O Underwriter, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Kelly Lyles, Chief Regional Officer & Deputy Chairman, Insurance, XL Catlin
- David Nayler, Executive Director Head of Legal & Claims Practice, Financial & Professional Services, Aon
- Mary O'Connor, CEO of Financial Lines, Willis GB
- Jane Portas, Committee Member, Insurance Supper Club
- Oliver Sieg, Partner, Co-Head Litigation, Arbitration & ADR, Noerr
- Moya Stevenson, Senior Claims Counsel, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
- Beth Thurston, Managing Director, Marsh Limited
- Victoria Watson, Head of Financial and Specialty Markets Claims, QBE European Operations
- Dirk Wegener, Global Head of Corporate Insurance, Deutsche Bank
- Nathan Willmott, Partner and Head of Financial Regulation, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
- Simon Wright, Claims Chief Counsel, SCOR Global P&C SE (2015 Conference Keynote Speaker)
- Heiko Würtz, Head of D&O, HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG
- Laure Zicry, Head of Financial Institutions Brokerage and Cyber Risks Practice Leader, Gras Savoye
