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Speakers Panel / Asia Power Forum 2022

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Ben Adams

Ben Adams

Senior Associate

Hawkins UK

Ben is an electrical engineer and started in the power industry over 20 years ago at a large coal power station in the UK. In the years since, he has worked for RWE and ENGIE (previously GDF Suez and International Power) providing technical support on electrical power equipment issues on both conventional and renewable power plants.

Carmen Foo

Carmen Foo

Head of Forensic Accounting – North Asia

McLarens

Carmen joined McLarens as Head of Forensic Accounting for North Asia in January 2021. She started her career in 2011 as a Forensic Accountant in Singapore while pursuing her Chartered Accountant qualifications. Immediately before joining McLarens in January 2021, she worked for an international adjusting firm for 3 years in Singapore and 2 years in Hong Kong.

Matt Robinson

Matt Robinson

Technical Director

Lloyd Warwick International

Matt moved to a niche adjusting practice based in Singapore, initially as a Senior Adjuster before taking the role of Technical Director for the Asia region in 2019. During this time, he managed numerous highly technical claims across Asia and the Middle East

Thy Nguyen

Thy Nguyen

Senior Associate

Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore

Thy is a Senior Associate in the Clyde & Co Singapore’s non-marine insurance team. He is a dual-qualified lawyer (New York and England and Wales) and regularly advises and acts for [re]insurers across Asia Pacific, including Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, the Philippines, Brunei and Singapore. Thy advises clients on complex policy coverage issues and quantum and acts for clients in negotiations, mediation, arbitration and commercial litigation.

Titus Samuel

Titus Samuel

Head of PowerGen & Utilities, Asia

Chubb

Titus Samuel was appointed as Chubb’s Head of Power Generation and Utilities for Asia, in April 2017. He is responsible for the underwriting of the Operational Power Generation & Utilities portfolio for the region. In the last five years since his move into underwriting, he has underwritten a varied class of power generation assets, including combined cycle plants, hydro, geothermal, coal, wind and solar, large and small power, across Asia.

Youming Chen

Youming Chen

Associate

Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners

Youming has carried out numerous investigations into the cause of both land-based and marine incidents of an engineering nature. Incidents that Youming has investigated include fracture, corrosion, cracking, degradation and embrittlement of metallic and non-metallic components. In particular, Youming has investigated numerous losses involving gas, steam, hydraulic and wind turbine generators and losses in solar farms.

APF 2022 Speakers

Alistair Lamb

Alistair Lamb

Managing Director Asia

Lloyd Warwick

Alistair has a wide experience of onshore and offshore energy claims, including power generation, petrochemicals, processing plants, platforms, vessels, pipelines and SURF. Alistair also has expert witness experience involving the turbines and shipbuilding industry.

Benjamin Chang

Benjamin Chang

Asia Power Leader

Marsh Specialty

Benjamin currently leads Power, Utilities & Hydrogen for Asia synergising the Marsh network to provide advice, service, risk and insurance solution for infrastructure clients within the Asia Geographic region.

Brad Berg

Brad Berg

Global Product Line Executive – Utilities & Power Generation

AIG

Brad currently serves as the AIG Global Product Line Executive for Utilities and Power Generation. He has been there since 2016 and serves as part of the Energy & Construction group within AIG Specialty.

Daniel Sim

Daniel Sim

Associate Director

Capital Consulting International

Daniel is a professional Maritime expert with over 20 years’ experience working internationally across the maritime industry. Daniel has previously held roles as an offshore construction consultant, policy manager for the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency and served in the Royal Navy.

David Wilson

David Wilson

Global Head of Energy Claims

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

David has been leading Allianz’s Energy claims practice since 2014 with global responsibility for Power, Renewables, Onshore Energy and Offshore Energy claims. He has been an Energy and Property Claims Manager in both Lloyd’s and Company market, handling complex and challenging claims for over 15 years.

David Hughes

David Hughes

CEO

New Normal Consulting

David has over 37 years of experience in the global petrochemicals industry. David is particularly focussed on the impacts of the energy transition, hydrogen, green chemistry and the joint issues of plastic waste and plastics recycling.

Hugh Sparks

Hugh Sparks

Managing Director Onshore Energy & Mining

Charles Taylor

Hugh specialises in large and complex losses in on-shore energy comprising downstream hydrocarbons, power and mining sectors on a world- wide basis. He is an experienced and internationally-known loss adjuster, and, whilst predominantly operating in the energy and liability sectors, he has extensive experience of concomitant EAR/CAR and general property risks.

James Addington-Smith

James Addington-Smith

CEO South Asia

Marsh

James has 19 years industry experience of which 11 years are with Marsh. Prior to joining Marsh, James worked as a marine broker in London. Subsequently, he moved to be the General Manager of an international broker in Hong Kong, responsible for growing energy and marine related portfolios in Asia.

Jeremy Ong

Jeremy Ong

Managing Director

Gurin Energy

Jeremy is currently the Managing Director Operations for Gurin Energy and has over 20 years of business experience including more than 14GWp of solar and 1.5GWh of energy storage projects in the areas of project execution, PV electrical solutions design and plant performance monitoring. Where he has worked globally in US, EU and APAC markets. He is responsible for the technical requirements of projects being developed, under execution and operational.

Jonathan Rake

Jonathan Rake

CEO Asia Pacific

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Jonathan is responsible for oversight and management of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions business in the Asia Pacific region. This includes developing and executing the regional business and financial plans in line with the Business Unit’s financial targets. He also holds the role of Chairman of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions China Board.

Michael Shepherd

Michael Shepherd

Risk Control Consultant – Power & Boiler Machinery

SCOR

Michael joined the UK power industry as an apprentice in 1991. During his 25 years working in the power industry, he gaining experience working in coal and gas fired power stations, holding a variety of roles in Production, Engineering, Safety and Management.

Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas

Head of Claims Asia

WTW

In 2002 he moved to Willis to work as deputy head of the Energy, Property and Casualty claims team and in 2014 he moved to Singapore to take charge of the Asia region for Willis Towers Watson where he is responsible for all claims activities across the region.

Nick Chalkley

Nick Chalkley

Deputy Manager Energy and Property Claims for Europe

Chubb

Nick began his Insurance career in 1991, With London Broker JH Minet (Aon) before moving to the Insurer side in 2006 initially with Zurich, in current role with Chubb since 2012.

Nicolas Leong

Nicolas Leong

Energy Business Director, North & South East Asia

Wärtsilä

Nico leads the end-to-end Energy Business activities for Wärtsilä in the North & South East Asia region, including future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology.

Pek Hui Zhi

Pek Hui Zhi

War and Terrorism Underwriter

Markel International

Hui Zhi started War & Terrorism Underwriting in Catlin (a Lloyd’s Syndicate) in Singapore in 2007 as a Graduate Trainee. In 2013, she relocated to Catlin’s headquarters in London as a Business Analyst where she was working with top management to manage business performance, business planning, research and analysis for the Group.

Phillip Taylor

Phillip Taylor

Managing Partner – Asia Pacific

MDD Forensic Accountants

Phillip is currently the Managing Partner for Asia Pacific and a member of MDD’s Global Executive Committee. Phillip has specialized in the areas of lost profits, material damage, fidelity claims, fraud, concealment & misrepresentation, product liability and recall damages.

Sunil Machado

Sunil Machado

Head of Insurance & Regional Risk Officer, Asia, Middle East & Africa

Engie

Sunil has been personally involved in more than 25 successful financial closings of power projects in Asia, Middle East, and Africa. These projects ranged from mergers and acquisition, green field, brown field, combined cycle, renewables, desalination and refinancing.

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