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.
Raymond W. Kelly, Vice Chairman of K2 Intelligence is our 2016 keynote speaker.
2016 Conference Co-Chairs
- Joe Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson
- Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers
Advisory Board
- Joseph Cellura, President, North American Casualty Division, Allied World
- Tim DeSett, Executive Vice President, Risk Practice Leader, Lockton
- Stephen Kempsey, Managing Director, US Casualty Practice Leader, Marsh
- Chris Kopser, Executive Vice President, Major Accounts Casualty, AIG
- Debbie Michel, EVP of National Accounts Casualty / President of Helmsman, Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Joe Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
- Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
- Brian Winters, EVP - Global Corporate Casualty, Zurich North America
45 Confirmed Speakers
- Ray Abromitis, Director of Risk and Insurance, BlueScope Steel North America Corporation
- Vinny Armentano, Senior Vice President, Business Insurance Claim, Travelers
- Denise Balan, Head of Crisis Management, Americas, XL Catlin
- Alexander Baugh, President, Liability and Financial Lines, AIG
- Alex Benn, COO, Turo
- Jim Blinn, EVP & Global Product Manager, Advisen
- David Bradford, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Advisen
- David Bresnahan, Executive Vice President, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
- Mark Brissman, National Predictive Analytics Practice Leader, Aon Risk Solutions
- William Burrows, Product Development Lead, Incubator - New Strategic Markets, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
- Erica Dougherty, Senior Vice President, ZOOM Sales Leader, Beecher Carlson
- Mike Fenlon, Sr. Director of Global Risk Management, UPS
- Ben Fidlow, Global Head of Core Analytics, New York, Willis Towers Watson
- Melissa Gale, Sr. Manager, Insurance Solutions, Lyft
- Connie Germano, Senior Vice President, Head of Specialty Casualty, Everest National Insurance Company
- Todd Germano, Executive Vice President, Global Crisis Management Division, Allied World
- Benjamin J. Gibbons, Insurance Risk Manager, SAP
- Jinsook Han, SVP, Global Head of Business Solutions and Architecture, AIG
- Bob Hartwig, President & Economist, Insurance Information Institute
- Duane Hercules, President, Safety National
- Greg Hohman, Senior Vice President - West Region, Zurich Global Corporate - Casualty
- Paul Horgan, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich, Global Corporate in North America
- Michael Hudzik, Senior Vice President, Head of Casualty Treaty Underwriting - Global Clients, Swiss Re
- Raymond Kelly, Vice Chairman, K2 Intelligence
- Stephen Kempsey, Managing Director, US Casualty Practice Leader, Marsh
- Patrick Kenahan, Senior Vice President, General Casualty Manager - Bermuda, Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd.
- Ash Kilada, Senior Director, Treasury Risk Management, Pepsico Inc.
- Chris Maleno, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group, Division President, Chubb North America Major Accounts
- Maureen McCarthy, SVP and Manager, WC Fields Claims, Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Judy McInerny, Director, Risk Management, Corning Incorporated
- Matt Merna, President, Chubb Global Casualty
- Mark Moitoso, Senior Vice President, Analytics Practice Leader, Lockton Companies
- Brad Nail, Senior Manager of Insurance and Public Policy, Uber Technologies, Inc.
- Dave North, President and CEO, Sedgwick
- Kelly O'Shea, Director, Risk Management, Xylem Inc.
- Joe Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
- Don Pickens, Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Corporate, North America, Zurich
- Paul Primavera, Executive Vice President, National Risk Control Services - Practice Leader, Lockton Companies
- Dawn H. Puro, Senior Vice President, Ironshore
- Debbie Rodgers, Sr. Vice President, Global Risk Management, Aramark
- Kate E. R. Sampson, Managing Director, Marsh
- Andy Steinbach, Director of Global Risk Finance & Supply Chain Strategy, Yum! Brands, Inc.
- Timothy W. Turner, President and CEO, RT Specialty
- Toby Unwin, Chief Innovation Officer, Premonition
- Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers [2016 Conference Co-Chair]
