Energy Industry Conference - North America

In January 2024, we hosted the Energy Industry Conference (EIC) – North America, which provided a platform for engaging in forward-thinking discussions and exploration innovative ideas on various challenges and opportunities facing the energy industry.

At the conference, we delved into a wide range of topics, including the energy transition, inflation reduction act, unlocking capital, and maximizing liquidity, among others. This event attracted over 500 attendees, including CEOs, finance executives, risk leaders, and operational managers from prominent energy companies.

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Session Title	Speaker
North American energy transition landscape	Joanne Salih, Partner & Energy Strategist, Oliver Wyman
Perspectives on the energy transition	Vicky Roberts Mills, Global Head of Energy Transition, AXA XL
A peek past the end of the world	Peter Zeihan, Geopolitical Strategist & Author
Opportunities in the energy transition: An innovator's perspective	Richard Matsui, Senior Advisor, Loan Program Office, US Department of Energy *Personal remarks, not on behalf of the US Department of Energy
Permitting of energy projects in the energy transition	Rick Smead, Managing Director, Advisory Services RBN Energy LLC
Fueling the future: Innovations in recruiting and cultivating talent for the energy & power industry	Milan Taylor, Partner & Global Segment Energy Leader, Mercer

Session Title	Speaker
it’s not a cage fight: Commercial vs. mutualized capacity through the transition	Moderator: Mike Kolodner, Global Renewable Energy Leader, Marsh Specialty Doug Akerson, Executive Vice President & MRF&C Head of North America Engineering & Energy, Munich Re Jill Dominguez, Chief Underwriting Officer, Energy Insurance Mutual Rob Foskey, Chief Operating Officer, Everen Lesley Harding, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, Energy & Transition, Liberty Mutual Bill Hillman, President and CEO, AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. Alex Wittenberg, Partner, Insurance & Asset Management – Americas, Oliver Wyman
Inflation Reduction Act: Risk vs. opportunity one year in	Moderator: Guy Bessis, Global Head of Sales, Energy & Power, Marsh Tarek Hanna, Global Sustainable Finance Group, Asset Finance, Bank of America Jazib Hasan, Managing Director, EIG Global Energy Partners David Haug, CEO, Bidmore Renewables Zachary Rubenstein, Managing Director, Blackstone Credit
Social license to operate: Unlocking roadblocks in permitting, leasing, and stakeholder management	Moderator: Amy Barnes, Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy, Marsh Andrew Barton, Project Director, Hatch Energy Australasia John Judge, President and CEO, Energy Harbor Andrew Pinger, Director, Environmental and Permitting, Scout Clean Energy
Perspectives on markets in transition	Moderator: Rob Albino, Energy & Power National Placement Leader, Marsh Franz Adamcyzk, Head of Property Global Risk, HDI Global SE Akil Harris, Houston Energy Casualty Leader, Marsh Erica Symonds, Senior Vice President, Head of Energy & Construction, AXA XL Alex Wittenberg, Partner, Insurance & Asset Management - Americas, Oliver Wyman

Session Title	Speaker

Claims – The good, the bad and the ugly	Moderator: Lynette Wachuku, Energy & Power Claims Advocate, Marsh Daniel Gray, Head of Onshore Energy Natural Resources, QBE Charles Honner, Managing Director, Americas, Steege XP Peter O’Neill, Head of Downstream & Power, Convex Gary Reeve, Managing Director, Head of Claims Solutions-International, Energy & Power, Marsh Paul Talbot, Head of Energy, INIGO
Optimizing project finance and risk management for the transition	Moderator: Jen Aitchison, President, Renewable Risk Consulting Jake Compton, Director Project Finance, Summit Ridge Energy Luis Echeverri, Director, Head of Risk & Insurance, US, Total Energies Fraser Roberts, CEO, Intech Risk Lorena Torres, Director Enterprise Risk & Insurance, Clearway
Addressing the elephant in the room: Cyber risk in critical energy infrastructure	Moderator: Sarah Baldys, FINPRO Power & Renewable Energy Leader, Marsh Dennis Gilbert, former CISO of Exelon and Duke Energy Mark Henderson, Cyber Underwriting Officer, AEGIS Mark Stacey, Director of Strategy, Dragos Georgina Williams, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Munich Re Syndicate Travis Wong, VP Customer Engagement, Resilience
Hydrogen & CCUS: Industry-leading strategies on high-value projects	Moderator: Mark Heneghan, Sales Leader, Marsh Jonathan Castelan, Co-Head Energy Transition Group, Clifford Chance Asad Lodhi, Director Corporate Risk & Insurance Management, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc Vikrant Prakash, Energy Transition Finance, Societe Generale Anthony Vassallo, Global Head of Energy, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Company Killers: Emerging and evolving low frequency-high severity risk management liability challenges	Moderator: Collin Schumacher, Casualty Team Lead, Marsh Stewart Chu, AVP, Regional Production Underwriting Manager - National Accounts Excess Casualty Energy, Starr Insurance Companies Matthew Kern, Senior Vice President, Environmental Practice, Marsh Denise Straka, Vice President Insurance & President of Calpine Foundation, Calpine Ron Walton, Vice President, Risk Management, NuStar Energy
Insuring the unknown: Bringing new and developing technologies to market	Moderator: Scott Smidlein, Senior Vice President, Marsh Roberto Benzan, Risk Manager, Tesla Michael Galea, Senior Underwriter, GCube David Rubenstein, CEO/President, California Ethanol + Power LLC Bryan Sixberry, Head of Business Development – Americas, GE Vernova
Unlocking capital and maximizing liquidity (Surety and Credit Insurance Solutions)	Moderator: David Kinzel, Structured Credit & Political Risk Insurance Consultant, Marsh Yash Anand, Head of Energy Transition Americas, Natixis Bank Navid Shahidinejad, Senior Underwriter – Political Risk, Credit & Bond, AXA XL Jeff Strassner, West Zone Surety Leader, Marsh Kelly Westropp, Director, Proposals and Contract Management, Pine Gate Renewables
Captive utilization strategies enabling transformation for traditional, transitioning, and clean energy leaders	Moderator: Pete Nadel, Director, Business Development and Member Relations, EIM Esther Becker, Partner Actuarial, Oliver Wyman Chris Gallagher, Senior Director of Affiliate Insurance, NextEraEnergy Kevin Jones, Director Risk Management, Chevron Megan Ogden, Chief Operating Officer, EIS

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