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 Rebecca Bole, EVP, Editor-in-Chief.
Advisory Board:
- Cris Baez-Safa, Head of European Financial & Specialty Markets, QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
- Guillaume Deschamps, Director, Head of FINEX France, Gras Savoye, a Willis Towers Watson Company [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
- Edouard Fremault, Partner, Deminor Recovery Services
- Francis Kean, Executive Director, FINEX, Willis Towers Watson
- Michael Lea, Producer, Financial Risks, Lockton Companies LLP
- Michael Rieger-Goroncy, Head of Global Corporate Marsh FinPro, Marsh
- Mark Smith, Portfolio Manager - Commercial Financial Lines, QBE European Operations
- Rachel Turk, Focus Group Leader - D&O, Beazley
- Chris Warrior, D&O Liability Underwriter, Hiscox
23 Confirmed Speakers:
- Cris Baez-Safa, Head of European Financial & Specialty Markets, QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited
- Peter Bibby, Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP
- Marcus Breese, Cyber & Professions Line Underwriter, Hiscox London Market
- Guillaume Deschamps, Director, Head of FINEX France, Gras Savoye, a Willis Towers Watson Company
- Suresh Ellawala, D&O Line Underwriter, Hiscox
- Edouard Fremault, Partner, Deminor Recovery Services
- Kirstin Gill, Senior Underwriter, Liberty Specialty Markets
- Douglas W. Greene, Partner, Lane Powell PC
- Francis Kean, Executive Director, Willis Towers Watson
- Judy Krieg, Financial Crime, Compliance and Corporate Governance Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Michael Lea, Producer, Financial Risks, Lockton Companies LLP
- Harry Linnell, Crisis Management Insurance Broker, RKH Specialty
- Jamie Mackenzie, Director, Equijust
- Ken Munro, Partner, Pen Test Partners LLP
- Mary O'Connor, CEO of Financial Lines, Willis Towers Watson
- Eleni Petros, SVP, Commercial Crime Practice Leader and Senior Management Liability Specialist, Marsh
- Nick Powis, Head of Operations, red24
- Rocco Pirozzolo, Director of Litigation Funding, Harbour Litigation Funding
- Richard Pryce, Chief Executive Officer, QBE European Operations
- Michael Rieger-Goroncy, Head of Global Corporate Marsh FINPRO, Marsh
- Mark Smith, Portfolio Manager - Commercial Financial Lines, QBE European Operations
- Philip Tansley, Legal Director, RPC
- Jens Waldner, Senior Associate, Corporate Department, Paul Hastings LLP
