Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference 2021 | Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference | 19 September 2021 | The Westin Galleria Houston, 5060 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77056, USA

For over 50 years, the Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference, formerly known as Houston Marine Insurance Seminar, (sponsored by Marine Insurance Seminars, Inc.) has attracted the top talent in the marine and energy insurance and admiralty law industries and has become the pre-eminent meeting place for the global marine and energy insurance and legal communities. Held annually in Houston, Texas, the world’s leading energy hub and an essential port for global shipping, the annual 3-day Conference offers networking opportunities, continuing education requirements and keynote speeches that attract a wide array of marine and energy industry professionals.

2021 Speakers

Peter F. Clune
CEO, Lockton Companies

Ben Roberts
Senior Vice President, US Offshore Wind Leader, Marsh

Dawn Zajac
Risk Manager, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

Michael Galea
Underwriter, GCube Insurance Services, Inc.

Matthew Yau
Director, Lloyd Warwick International Ltd.

Mark Stacell
Director, Equinor

David J. Farrell, Jr.
Partner – Farrell Smith O’Connell, President – Maritime Law Association

Bruce Bramlett
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, The Battleship Texas Foundation

Brad Currin, P.E., PMP
Sr. Project Manager, Valkor Energy Services

Lauren B. Wilgus
Partner, BlankRome

Leanne O’Loughlin
Regional Director, Thomas Miller Americas

Anthony Roseburr, SCLA ARM
Director of Insurance, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Jonathan H. Sandoz
CGB Enterprises, Inc.

Thomas J. Bethune, IV
General Counsel, Blessey Marine Services

Spencer Murphy
General Counsel, Canal Barge

Scott Jenkins
Partner, Jones Walker

Bobby Zafarnia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, Mitchell/Dentsu

Patrick Tiernan
Chief of Markets, Lloyd’s of London

Captain Jason E. Smith
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston

Captain William J. Diehl, Greater Houston Port Bureau

Darrell L. Wilson
President, MTI Network USA

William Cho
Head of Marine & Cargo and Global Head of Weather & Forensics, MatthewsDaniel

Ben L. Mesches
Partner; Co-chair – Litigation Practice Group, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Kim Estes
Consultant & Principal, The Estes Group

Leslie Bowlin
Director, Houston Maritime Museum

2021 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Lockton
• P.L. Ferrari

GOLD SPONSORS:
• MatthewsDaniel
• Munich Re Specialty Group, NA
• The Hartford
• Capital Consulting International
• Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C.
• Arch Insurance Company
• Ascot Group
• AIG

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Berkley Offshore Underwriting Managers
• Jones Walker LLP
• McGriff Insurance Services, Inc.
• Pierpont Communications
• Thompson Coe
• RT Specialty
• CGA Insurance Services
• Epic Insurance Brokers
• CAC Specialty
• UK P&I Club
• EFI Global, Inc.
• Liskow & Lewis
• Envista Forensics
• Liberty Mutual
• Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier PLLC
• Marsh
• Guide One Insurance
• Ed Broking
• Higginbotham
• AoN
• Howden Specialty

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• HDI Global Insurance Company
• Blank Rome LLP
• Lloyd’s
• Kean Miller
• Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
• Royston Rayzor
• Galloway, Johnson, Tomkins, Burr & Smith
• Britannia P&I
• HFW
• Clyde & Company
• Phelps Dunbar
• Alliant Energy & Marine
• IMA Financial Group
• West P&I

PHOTOBOOTH SPONSOR:
• Risk Transfer Partners

HAND SANITIZER SPONSOR:
• Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

CHARGING STATION SPONSORS:
• Southern Marine & Aviation
• Blades

MOBILE APP SPONSOR:
• The American Club

SANITIZER STATION SPONSOR:
• The National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc.

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• SIS Risk Management

WIFI SPONSOR:
• AqualisBraemar LOC