2026 AGENDA 

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08:00 - 08:45
Networking & Registration
 
08:45 - 08:50
Welcome Remarks
Catrin Shi
08:50 - 09:05
Presentation: State of the market
Amit Kumar
09:05 - 09:25
Opening Fireside Chat: Leadership in Transformation
Meg Green Greg Williams
09:25 - 10:05
CEO Panel Discussion: Competing for Advantage: Strategy and Scale in a Shifting P&C Market
Meg Green Simon Wilson Emmanuel Clarke Daniel Hickey David Gansberg
10:05 - 10:45
CEO Panel Discussion: Redefining the Future: AI, Innovation, and the Evolving CEO Mandate
Doug McElhaney Lucy Pilko David Govrin Dawn Miller Adam Edelstein
10:45 - 11:10
Networking coffee break
 
11:10 - 11:30
Fireside Chat: Charting the E&S Revolution
David King Michael McKenna
11:30 - 12:10
Panel: E&S Unleashed—Pioneering Growth and Opportunity
Zachary Lerner Alex Blanco Michael McKenna Mark Maher Ken Gregg
12:10 - 12:30
Fireside Chat: Tim Turner on Leadership, Risk, and the Future of the E&S Market
Amit Kumar Tim Turner
12:30 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
 
13:30 - 13:35
P&C Breakout stream: Welcome remarks
Catrin Shi
ILS Breakout stream: Welcome remarks
Fiona Robertson
13:35 - 13:55
Fireside chat: The New Center of Gravity in Specialty Insurance
Farhin Lilywala Matthew Power
Opening Keynote: Where is value in ILS today, where are returns most attractive, and which trends are driving investor interest?
Ben Rubin
13:55 - 14:35
Panel discussion: The Future of Insurance Claims
Grace Hanson Tracie Thompson Robert Romeo Todd Greeley Kristen Bessette Laura Schoefer
Panel Discussion: Cat bonds – what’s driving the ongoing momentum in bonds?
Liz Bury Chin Liu Jeffrey Davis Gina Hardy Edward Barton
14:35 - 15:15
Panel Discussion: Preparing for a Cyber Catastrophe
Thorsten Schier Vishaal “V8” Hariprasad John Menefee Thomas Reagan Bob Parisi
Panel Discussion: What’s Powering the Rise of Casualty & Specialty ILS?
Fiona Robertson Bob Forness Christopher McKeown Aaron Slan Ben Canagaretna
15:15 - 15:45
Afternoon networking break
 
Afternoon networking break
 
15:45 - 16:25
Panel Discussion: Dealmakers’ Playbook: M&A and Investment Trends in Insurance
Steven Nigro Antonio (Tony) Ursano, Jr. Nick Zerbib Andrew Cochran Todd Freed Paul Brockman
Fireside Chat
Fiona Robertson Paschal Brooks
16:05 - 17:05
Panel Discussion: All Weather or Fair Weather? Testing the MGA Growth Story in a Softer US Market
Mladen Subasic Miles Wuller Christopher Pesce Jeff Lamb Peter McMurtrie Doan Nguyen-Huu
Panel Discussion: What Are the Next Steps for Cyber ILS?
Liz Bury Bob Parisi Richard Gray Michael Millette Damini Mago
16:45 - 17:05
Closing Fireside ILS stream
Fiona Robertson Frank Majors
17:05 - 17:10
Closing remarks
Catrin Shi
Closing remarks
Fiona Robertson
17:10 - 18:10
Drinks reception