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, President of the Research & Editorial division, and/or Rebecca Bole, Senior Vice President of the Research & Editorial division.

Michael Chertoff, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of The Chertoff Group is our morning keynote.

Peter Foster, Senior Vice President, Network Security & Privacy, Media, Tech of Willis is our 2015 Conference Chair.

Advisory Board

  • Ben Beeson, Senior Vice President and Leader of Cyber Security and Privacy, Lockton Companies
  • Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director, Kroll
  • Andrew Cushman, Senior Director of Security Research, Development & Response, Skype
  • Richard DePiero, Head of Cyber and Technology, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
  • Beth Diamond, Global Claims Leader for Technology, Media and Business Services, Beazley
  • Peter Foster, Executive Vice President, Willis (2015 Conference Chair)
  • Brad Gow, Senior Vice President, Endurance
  • Chris Keegan, Senior Managing Director, Cyber & Technology, Beecher Carlson
  • Shane McGee, Chief Privacy Officer, FireEye
  • John Mullen, Managing Director and Chair of the US Data Privacy and Network Security Group, Lewis Brisbois
  • Catherine Mulligan, Senior Vice President, National Underwriting Manager, Specialty D&O, Zurich
  • Graeme Newman, Director, CFC Underwriting
  • Bob Parisi, Managing Director & National Practice Leader for Network Security & Privacy Risk, Marsh
  • Greg Vernaci, Head of Cyber, AIG

62 Confirmed Speakers

  • A. Marcello Antonucci, Technology, Media and Business Claims Manager, Beazley Breach Response
  • Neil Arklie, Senior Product Manager for Cyber and Technology, Swiss Re
  • Ben Beeson, Senior Vice President and Leader of Cyber Security and Privacy, Lockton Companies
  • Austin Berglas, Senior Managing Director, Head of U.S. Cyber Investigations and Incident Response, K2 Intelligence
  • Peter Beshar, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
  • Rebecca Bole, SVP, Research & Editorial, Advisen
  • David Bradford, President, Research & Editorial, Advisen
  • Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director, Kroll
  • Michael Bruemmer, Vice President, Data Breach Resolution Group, Experian
  • Michael Chertoff, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group
  • Marian Cope, Vice President of Corporate Insurance Management, New York Life Insurance Company
  • Erica Davis, Vice President and Assistant National Manager, Specialty E&O, Zurich
  • Chris DeMunbrun, Special Agent, United States Secret Service
  • Richard DePiero, Head of Cyber and Technology NA, Senior VP, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
  • Nick Economidis, Underwriter, Beazley
  • Tim Francis, VP, Business Insurance, Management and Professional Liability and Enterprise Lead, Cyber Insurance, Travelers
  • Peter Foster, Executive Vice President, Willis (2015 Conference Chair)
  • Adam Golodner, Partner and Leader Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Kaye Scholer LLP
  • Brad Gow, Senior Vice President, Endurance
  • Shannon Groeber, Senior Vice President, JLT Specialty USA
  • Shane Hammett, Senior Cybersecurity Threat Analyst, Dynetics
  • Jeremy Henley, Director of Breach Services, ID Experts
  • Eric Joost, COO, Willis North America
  • Thomas Kang, Cyber Product Manager, The Hartford
  • Chris Keegan, Senior Managing Director and Cyber & Technology National Practice Leader, Beecher Carlson
  • Bill Keogh, CEO, Advisen
  • Winston Krone, Managing Director, Kivu Consulting
  • Jack Kuhn, CEO, Endurance
  • Alan Kurth, Risk Manager, Property & Casualty Lines, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
  • Joel Lang, Sales Director, CSID
  • Jessica Lindo, Vice President, Professional Lines, Allied World
  • Dr. George Little, Partner, Brunswick Group
  • Shane McGee, Chief Privacy Officer, FireEye
  • Jim McQuaid, U.S. Head of Cyber Mediea and Technology, AIG
  • Toby Merrill, Division Senior Vice President, Global Cyber Risk Practice, ACE
  • Paul Miskovich, SVP, Global Cyber Practice Leader, AXIS Insurance
  • John Mullen, Managing Partner and Chair of the US Data Privacy and Network Security Group, Lewis Brisbois
  • Catherine Mulligan, Senior Vice President, National Underwriting Manager, Specialty E&O, Zurich
  • N. David Neeman, Assistant District Attorney, Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau, New York County District Attorney’s Office
  • Graeme Newman, Director, CFC Underwriting
  • Andy Obuchowski, National Practice Leader, Digital Forensics and Incident Response Services, Director, Security and Privacy Consulting, McGladrey LLP
  • Michael Palotay, SVP of Underwriting, NAS
  • Bob Parisi Jr., Cyber Product Leader, Marsh
  • Chris Pogue, Senior Vice President, Cyber Threat Analysis, Nuix
  • Bill Reed, Operations Vice President, FM Global
  • Catherine Rudow, Head of Cyber, PartnerRe
  • Lisa Ryder, Claims Supervisor, Senior Claims Officer, Chubb Specialty
  • Ty Sagalow, CEO & Founder, Innovation Insurance Group
  • Neeraj Sahni, Vice President, Willis
  • Scott Sarafian, Supervisor, Electronic Crimes Task Force, United States Secret Service
  • Ira Scharf, GM Worldwide Cyber Insurance, BitSight Technologies
  • Zach Scheublein, Vice President, Aon (Moderator)
  • Robert Shaker, Global Leader, Incident Response Services, Operations, Cyber Security Group, Symantec Corporation
  • Mike Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Global Commercial Insurance, AIG
  • Scott Stransky, Manager and Principal Scientist, AIR
  • Dana Syracuse, Managing Director, K2 Intelligence
  • Melissa Ventrone, Partner, Wilson Elser
  • Greg Vernaci, Head of Cyber, US & Canada, Financial Lines, AIG
  • Julian Waits, Sr., President & CEO, PivotPoint Risk Analytics
  • Wendi Whitmore, Vice President of Services, CrowdStrike
  • Dave Wong, Director – Incident Response Services, Mandiant, a FireEye company
  • William Wright, SVP, Paragon Brokers
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