WICA2023 | Conference Design | 29 August 2023 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia

The theme for this event is “Insurance Upside Down” with the program set to cover topics such as Disruption, Innovation, Sustainability, Affordability and Collaboration. Emerging Markets and Mature Markets alike will be weaved into the consideration. This event will be a truly global conference, showcasing world class speakers and driving diversity of thought spanning age, gender and occupations.

Why the theme “Insurance Upside Down”?
Whilst it was conceived during pre-covid times, we feel the theme couldn’t be more pertinent today. Our logo has been conceived in the same way. Why follow tradition and present Australia at the bottom on the world map – “down under” is the often-heard expression. Surely it can be on top?

By attending the Congress, you will learn from Australian and International experts, network with likeminded professionals from around the world and contribute to a conference with an objective of driving outcomes for the global insurance industry.

2023 Speakers

Sushma Ananda
Commercial Barrister, 7 King’s Bench Walk

Keith Bethlehem, Colin Biggers & Paisley

Rhys Bollen
Asic's Credit, Banking and General Insurance Team

Dallas Booth

Geoff Boughton
Offshore Market Manager, Specialized Seal Design and Distribution, Inc. - SSDD ·

Julie Bowker
Partner, Carter Newell

Robin Bowley
Senior Lecturer, UTS Faculty of Law

Oliver Brand
Chairman of the Board of Management (CEO), Allianz

Scott Breihl
Senior Associate, Turks

Caitlin Carson
Vic State Practice Leader Finpro

Laina Chan
Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Barrister of The Year

Tim Chan
Senior Associate & Insur Tech Lead (australia) Norton Rose Fulbright

Prof. Johnny Chang
Professorship, CTBC Business School

Belinda Cohen
Chief People Officer, Gilchrist Connell

Caroline Thomas
Consultant at Hugill & Ip, Hong Kong

Ryan Crompton
Managing Director, Risk Frontiers

Edward Currie
Senior Shareholder, Currie Johnson & Myers, P.A

Alan Dayeh
Sustainability Strategy and Financial Services with Point Advisory, an Erm Group Company

Kavita Deobhakta
Litigation Partner, Morgan Coakle Lawyers

Arj Dibley
Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, Melbourne Climate Futures, University of Melbourne

Massimo F. Dotto
Partner at Cms Rome (italy)

Carlos Estebenet
Senior Partner at Bulló Abogados

Colin Fagen
Managing Director, Blue Zebra Insurance

Nigel Fellowes-Freeman
Founder, CEO, Kanopi

Christof Gaudig
FDCC member, Oppenhoff

Ray Giblett
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Bill Hardie

Kate Gill-Herdman
Senior Legal Practitioner in At Corrs Chambers Westgarth's Responsible Business and Esg Practice

Ozlem Gurses
Professor of Law at King's College London, UK

Andrew Hall

Tim Hardy
Chair of The Aida Climate & Catastrophic Events Working Party

Neil Hartzwell
Partner at Freeman Mathis & Gary Llp

Fred Hawke
Consultant, Clayton Utz

Bernie Heinze
President & CEO, Heinze Group, LLC & Accolade Management Services, LLC

Philip Hopley
Partner, Hall & Wilcox

Nigel Jones
Dip F.S (brok), Gia (cert), Manager Insurance

Karl Jones
Head of Analytics and Advisory, Ap, Guy Carpenter

Angus Kench
Vice President Asia Pacific Casualty and Crisis Claims, Liberty Specialty Markets (Asia Pacific)

Dr Robert Koch
Professor, University of Hamburg

Quinton Kotze
Cyber & Technology Product Manager - Australia and New Zealand at Chubb

Jérôme Kullman
Professor Emeritus of Private Law (university of Paris-Dauphine) and President of The Institut Des Assurances De Paris Dauphine

Paul Lacey
Principal Product Manager - TRIRIGA at IBM

Yvonne Lam
Head of Carbon & CCUS research, Rystad Energy

Sara Landini
Full Professor of Economics Law at The University of Florence

Avryl Lattin
Partner, Clyde & Co

Aaron Le Marquer
Head of Policyholder Disputes, Stewarts

Kate Lewins
Professor of Law, Murdoch University

Julie Lumbis
Product Manger, A&I Member Services Pty LtdA

Peter Macdonald Eggers Kc
Barrister, 7 King's Bench Walk

Kylie Macfarlane
Chief Operating Officer

Chris Mackinnon
Regional Head, Lloyd's Australia & New Zealand, Deputy Regional Director, Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa

Rebekkah Markey-Towler
Ph D Candidate at The Melbourne Law School and A Research Fellow with Melbourne Climate Futures at The University of Melbourne.

Craig Marvinney
Bricker Graydon, Cleveland, Ohio USA

Rob Merkin
Professor, Partner

Vicki Mullen
Senior Consultant at Finity

Satoshi Nakaide
Professor, Waseda University, Japan

Persia Navidi
Partner, Insurance, Climate & Cyber Risk at Hicksons Lawyers.

Laura Opilio
Partner at Cms Rome (italy)

Michael Pennell
Chief Underwriting Officer, Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation

Melisa Pimenta
Associate Lawyer at Pmr Advogados;

Melanie Quixley
Insurance Law Specialist & Principal, Barry Nilsson

Scott Reeves
Head of New Markets, Non-Life Munich Re Group in Australasia

Dan Robinson
Principal of Insurance Specialist Firm Gilchrist Connell

Peggy Sharon
peggy sharon, Levitan, Sharon & co Law office

Aaron Sherriff
New Zealand Lawyer Specialising in Insurance Law and Commercial Litigation.

Melissa Tan
Cyber Insurance and Partner, Lander & Rogers

Marcus Thomas
Emerging Markets Director, Choice Hotels International

Ryan Thomas
FI and D&O Manager at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Trent Thomson
Managing Director, Head, Australia and New Zealand Swiss Re Asis Pte. Ltd., Australia Branch

Manfred Wandt
Director, Institute for Insurance Law

Prue Willsford
CEO, ANZIIF

Claudia Virgona
Compras y Controller Industria, Cipasi SA

Gabriel Vivas

Sarah Wood
HR Manager, British Oak Montessori Education

Jonathan Wyatt
Associate Project Engineer - Security, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)

Martin Zapiola Guerrico
Practice Areas

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• Liberty Specialty Markets

CONGRESS SPONSOR:
• Steadfast

GALA DINNER SPONSOR:
• Barry Nilsson

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Carter Newell Lawyers

COFFEE CART SPONSOR:
• CHS Investigations

BUSINESS LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• Charles Taylor

SILVER PARTNER:
• Clyde & Co
• Pellon & Associados Advocacia
• Wotton + Kearney

KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPONSOR (INTERNATIONAL):
• Thomson Geer Lawyers

DELEGATE SATCHEL SPONSOR:
• Kennedys

BRONZE PARTNER:
• Finity
• Lander & Rogers
• mlcoa
• MinterEllison

SPEAKERS GIFT SPONSOR:
• Dever’s List Ltd - Barristers’ Clerk