Keynote Speakers
Dan Gardner
Writer, Consultant and Co-author of Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction.Well known for his invaluable knowledge of business, finance, politics, international affairs and daily life, Dan lectures around the world on forecasting risk and decision-making. Co-authoring his latest bestseller, ‘Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction’, Gardner makes the case that pundits are notoriously inaccurate at predicting the future, and […]
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Mike McGavick
CEO, XL Group Ltd.Mike McGavick serves as CEO of XL Group ltd, which provides insurance and reinsurance risk solutions globally under the XL Catlin brand. Mike is an active participant in the industry’s trade and representative bodies, including serving as Chairman of the Geneva Association. And, he has received numerous recognitions for his […]
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Thomas Deinet
Executive Director, Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI)
Aaron Koch
Director and Consulting Actuary, ILS Group, P&C Division at Milliman, Inc
Philipp Herr
Partner, KPMG Germany
Elena Nagy
Senior Manager, KPMG Germany
Joel Baker
President and CEO, CatIQ & MSA Research
Eduard Held
Head Sales & Products, PERILS AG
Tom Johansmeyer
Assistant Vice President, PCS
Rick Welsh
Chief Executive Officer, Sciemus Limited
Rachel Bardon
Managing Director, Hudson Structured Capital Management
Lixin Zeng
Chief Executive Officer, AlphaCat Managers
Mark Greisiger
President and CEO, NetDiligence
Chris Novak
Director, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center
Jonathan Malawer
Managing Director, K2 Advisors
Phil Rosace
Senior Solutions Manager, Cyence
Jay Jackson
Managing Member, Abacus Alternative Assets
Bill Dubinsky
Managing Director, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities at Willis Towers Watson Securities
Sofia Ben El Attar
Managing Director, Head of LifeRisks Business, RMS
Luca Tres
Head of Life, Securis Investment Partners LLP
Alex Korb
Diretor, IHS Markit
John Tobin
Managing Director, Global Head of Portfolio Management for the Global Liquidity business at J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementSCHEDULE
Find the full Convergence 2017 Schedule below
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2017
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Greg Wojciechowski, Chair, ILS Bermuda (President and CEO, The BSX)
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Rachel Bardon (Moderator), Managing Director, Hudson Structured Capital Management
John Williams, President, Armour Group Holdings Ltd.
Bob Forness, CEO, Multistrat Group
Mayur Patel, Head of M&A, Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
John Tobin, Managing Director, Global Head of Portfolio Management for the Global Liquidity business, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Mark Elliott, Chief Underwriting Officer, Humboldt Re
Aleksander Kovacevic, Managing Director, Audeamus Risk
Lixin Zeng, CEO, Alphacat Managers
Will Dove, CEO, Extraordinary Re
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Thomas Deinet, Executive Director, Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI)
Elena Nagy, Senior Manager, KPMG Germany
Philipp Herr, Partner, KPMG Germany
Matt Ball, Director, Willis Towers Watson
David Third, Consultant, Willis Towers Watson
Alex Korb, Director, IHS Markit
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Dan Gardner, Writer, Consultant and Co-author of Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction.
The Waterfront Courtyard, Hamilton
Sponsored by ILS Bermuda Ltd.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2017
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
The Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, Premier of Bermuda
Introduced by Kathleen Faries, Deputy Chair, ILS Bermuda (Head of Bermuda, Tokio Millennium Re)
The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA)
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Mark Greisiger, President and CEO, NetDiligence
Chris Novak, Director, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Centre
Phil Rosace, Senior Solutions Manager, Cyence
Tom Johansmeyer, Assistant Vice-President, PCS
Rick Welsh, CEO, Sciemus Ltd
Tim Tetlow (Moderator), Reinsurance and Asset Management Executive, Hudson Structured Capital Management (Panel Moderator)
Dan Gardner
All speakers to deliver a 12-minute Bermuda Short, then participate in Q&A Panel on Cyber Trends with Keynote Dan Gardner
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Thomas Deinet (Moderator), Executive Director, Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI)
Jonathan Malawer, Managing Director, K2 Advisors
Eveline Takken-Somers, Investment Director, Credit & Insurance Linked Investments, PGGM
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Jay Jackson, Managing Member, Abacus Alternative Assets
Luca Tres, Partner, Head of Life, Securis
Sofia Ben El-Attar, Managing Director, Head of LifeRisks Business at RMS
Dirk Lohmann, Chairman & CEO, Secquaero Advisors Ltd.
Yulia Bruskova (Moderator), Head of Actuarial, Risk & Analytics Practice, Deloitte
All speakers to deliver a 12-minute Bermuda Short, then participate in Q&A Panel on Longevity Trends
Sponsor Centre - Trudeau, Hamilton Princess
Lunch will be served from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm.
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Doug Fulham, Senior Manager, Life & Health Modelling, AIR Worldwide
Joel Baker, President and CEO, CatIQ & MSA Research
Eduard Held, Head Sales & Products, PERILS AG
Aaron Koch, Director and Consulting Actuary, ILS Group, P&C Division at Milliman, Inc.
Bill Dubinsky, Managing Director, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities at Willis Towers Watson Securities
Norbert Kranz, Managing Partner, inea GmbH
Tore Ellingsen, Managing Partner, inea GmbH
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
TBC, Tokio Millennium Re
TBC, Hiscox
Mark Guishard, Director of Corporate and Community Relations at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
Chip Cunliffe, Director, Environmental Science Programmes and Education, XL Catlin
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Samantha Medlock, Former Senior Advisor for the White House, now North America head of Capital, Science & Policy for Willis Towers Watson
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Global Director, Sustainable Finance Centre, World Resources Institute
Tom Johansmeyer, Assistant Vice-President, PCS
An expert panel discusses the impact of flood events in the United States, with a focus on what lies ahead and who is responsible. Our panellists will discuss the role of the National Flood Insurance Program, what should be done to mitigate the impact to residents and the economy, where opportunities may exist, whilst targeting the heart of the matter: is climate change a factor?
Speaker Centre – Harbourview Ballroom, Hamilton Princess
Mike McGavick serves as CEO of XL Group ltd, which provides insurance and reinsurance risk solutions globally under the XL Catlin brand. Mike is an active participant in the industry’s trade and representative bodies, including serving as Chairman of the Geneva Association.
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