Agenda

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome and opening remarks

Speaker: Alastair King, the Lord Mayor of London

09:10 – 10:00

Panel session: Optimising Growth in Geopolitical Uncertainty

Moderator: 

Fiona Robertson, Editor in Chief, Insurance Insider

Panellists:

Alastair King, the Lord Mayor of London

Chika Aghadiuno, Chief Risk Officer, Munich Re

Dr Cormac Bryce, Reader in Risk Management, City St Georges University

Jo Lucas, Chief Risk Officer, Mizuho EMEA

10:00 – 10:15

Keynote address: Geopolitical challenges and associated risks

10:15 – 11:00

Panel session: Global Rising Protectionism

Moderator: 

Jake McLeod, UK Head of Crisis, Edelman

Panellists:

Jared Kosky, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance Department

David Sansom, Chief Risk Officer, Lloyds

David Stark, Speciality Advisory Risk Leader, Marsh

11:00 – 11:15

Refreshments

11:15 – 11:40

Debate: Risk Reimagined: A Radical Rethink vs. Tried and Tested Approaches

Ashok Gupta, Chair Mercer Ltd; NED and Risk Committee Chair, Sun Life Inc; Chair EV & Director, New Capital Consensus project

11:40 – 12:30

Panel session: Responding to challenges in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape

Moderator: 

David Benyon, Founder & Editor, Political Risk Podcast

Panellists:

Jennifer Geary, CRO, NED and author

Andrew McDougall, Head of Geopolitical Risk, Barclays Bank

Savannah Thompson, Head of political risk and underwriting development, The Fidelis Partnership

12:30 - 12:50

Keynote address: Risk as an enabler: How resiliency is key to market confidence and growth

Speaker: Maxine Gee, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange plc

12:50 – 13:00 

Closing remarks

Speaker: Anastasia Nishnianidze, Trade and investment director, the City of London Corporation

13:00 – 14:00

Networking lunch and event close

The agenda may be subject to change.