08.15-08.55

Registration and Coffee in the Pre-Function Area sponsored by Noria

08.55-09.00

Welcome Address: Daniel Creasey, Director, Cannon Events

09.00-09.30

Keynote Address: Becoming and Staying a Digital Leader

This keynote will explain Gard’s digital journey, how to modernise the technical foundation and how digitalisation is revolutionising the marine insurance industry by improving customer experience, taking better decisions and improving efficiency.

Attendees will gain insights into:

• How to build a technical foundation that enables digital growth.

• New ways of working with cross functional collaboration.

• How to utilise new technology to ensure further growth.

• How people are a critical success factor.

By the end of this session, attendees will understand how a robust technical platform can serve as a foundation for innovation and resilience and how people can ensure long-term success in a competitive market.

Presenter: Cathrine Hopstock, Vice President, Head of Technology, Gard

09.30-10.15

Panel Discussion: Future Trends in Marine and Energy Insurtech

This session will discuss how insurtech might transform the way risks are assessed, priced and managed in the marine and energy sectors.

• The placement landscape is changing for marine and energy risks.

• How is the expectation of the end insured for marine and energy risks evolving as we transition further into a ‘digital first’ era?

• How are we supporting our marine and energy workforces to be ‘digital first’?

Moderator: Mark Bennett, Senior Vice President of Global Business Development, ACORD

Panellists: Ronny Reppe, Chief Executive Officer, Noria Digital

Jonathan Humm, Deputy Head of Marine and Energy, AEGIS

Adam Starling, Senior Vice President, Data Programme Leader, Marsh

10.15-11.00

Panel Discussion: The Elephant in the Room – Legacy Inefficiencies and How to Address Them

On average, underwriters spend 40% of their time on tasks that don’t add value to their business. This provides a huge opportunity that can directly influence an insurer’s bottom line, but how best to go about tackling these inefficiencies, especially when processes and procedures may be ingrained in an insurer’s cultural and physical operations?

• Creating a culture of innovation to drive growth.

• Defining and quantifying the efficiency opportunity.

• The efficiency arms race – has it started?

Moderator: James Livett, Executive Director, Liiba

Panellists: Matthew Twist, Commercial Director, Concirrus

Alexander Brill, Chief Technology Officer, DNK

Ed Davies, Chief Information Officer, West of England P&I Club

11.00-11.30

Coffee and Networking in the Pre-Function Area

11.30-11.50

Fireside Discussion: The Future of Recruiting

This session will discuss how technology will affect recruitment withing energy and marine insurance.

• Recruitment challenges for 2025 onwards for marine and energy insurers.

• How can these challenges be addressed and hiring risk mitigated?

• What will the new generation of teams within marine and energy insurers look like?

Participants: Lee Blasdale, Managing Director, Hanson Lee & HLG Consulting

Ian Grayson, Chief Information Officer, Ascot (UK and Bermuda)

11.50-12.30

Panel Discussion: The Rise of the Tech Based Insurer

By leveraging technology, insurers can enhance risk assessment, provide more personalised policies, lower costs and improve customer satisfaction. However, challenges related to data security, regulatory compliance, and the need for human expertise in complex situations must be carefully managed.

• Risk of over-reliance on technology.

• Data privacy and security risks.

• Improved efficiency and speed, thus passing on cost benefits to client.

Moderator: Ed Slade, Chief Commercial Officer, TIW Group

Panellists: Ralph Hale, Head of Engagement Smart Follow, APOLLO

Ed Colclough, Active Underwriter, Parsyl

Tony Hildrew, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ceto

12.30-12.50

Fireside Discussion: Shipshape Technology Needed to Keep Your License

Compliance and audit put new stress on core systems and surrounding capabilities. In this session, we discuss what it takes to be shipshape for meeting regulations like Solvency II, DORA, IFRS, PRA, FCA, GDPR, and IFRS 17.

• How are processes and data capture affected?

• Do we store data needed for business and to prove our compliance?

• Is there a cost/benefit or risk/reward assessment at all?

Participants: Lars Ola Rambøl, Product Director, Noria Digital

Kerrie Webb, IT Performance, Business Management and Supplier Lead, West of England P&I Club

12.50-13.15

Fireside Discussion: Modelled Emissions Data in Sustainability Reporting

Insurers across Europe are grappling with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – a sweeping new EU regulation reshaping corporate reporting requirements. As the industry debates how to adapt, one of the key questions remains: how can insurers calculate scope 3 emissions from their insured portfolios?

This session will discuss how the PPMI’s work with modelled emissions data has helped its signatories to navigate and comply with new reporting requirements.

Participants: Sigvald Fossum, Vice President, Head of Analytics, Gard

Ralf Garrn, Managing Director, OceanScore

13.15-14.15

Lunch in the Pre-Function Area

14.15-14.45

Fireside Discussion: Technological Innovations in Risk Assessment

Marine and energy insurance risk aggregation software provides insurers with the tools they need to better understand, quantify and manage complex risks associated with the marine and energy insurance industry.

• Exposure management.

• Real-time risk monitoring.

• Sanctions alerting and monitoring.

• Portfolio risk management.

• Underwriting and pricing optimisation.

Participants: Andy Yeoman, Chief Executive Officer, Concirrus

Marcus Baker, Global Head of Marine, Cargo and Logistics, Marsh

14.45-15.45

Have a Look About – Roundtable Sessions (x3)

Each roundtable will run for 20 minutes. There will be a 5-minute break between round tables to allow delegates to change tables, and the tables will then be repeated in a second 20-minute seating, followed by a third. Delegates will be able to participate in ¾ of the round table topics taking place

15.45-15.50

Closing Remarks: Daniel Creasey, Director, Cannon Events

15.50-17.00

Drinks Reception