IUMI 2024

Berlin Conference

PROGRAMME

TIMETABLE

14.09 – 19.09.24

Time Event Speaker Room
12.00 – 14.30 Education Forum IUMI Education Forum members only Glienicke
14.00 – 20.00 Registration/Hospitality Desk Hotel Lobby
15.00 – 17.30 Audio Visual Preview For all conference speakers Potsdam IV
15.00 – 17.30 Secretaries Meeting by Invitation only Tegel
18.30 Meet for President’s Dinner – Coaches to the Restaurant by Invitation only InterContinental Hotel, Lobby
18.45 – 22.15 President’s Dinner by invitation only “Kaisersaal”, Frederick’s

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
08.30 – 19.00 Registration/Information Hotel Lobby
08.00 – 18.00 Audio-visual preview For all conference speakers Potsdam IV
12.00 – 18.00 Press Room Tegel
09.00 – 17.00 Committee Meetings Coffee served in the committee rooms
09.00 – 10.00 Nominating Committee Knight
09.30 – 12.30 Cargo Committee Tiergarten I+II
09.30 – 12.30 Ocean Hull Committee King
09.30 – 12.30 Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachting Committee Bishop
09.30 – 12.30 Facts and Figures Committee Chess
09.30 – 12.30 Legal and Liability Committee Rook
09.30 – 12.30 Loss Prevention Committee Check
09.30 – 12.30 Offshore Energy Committee Queen
10.30 – 12.30 Executive Committee Knight
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch For IUMI Committee and Forum members only Wintergarten
13.00 – 14.30 Informal press lunch meeting For President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Technical Committee Chairs and Liaison Officers with the Press Köpenick I+II
14.30 – 16.30 Policy Forum Meeting Chess
14.30 – 16.30 BDD Forum Meeting Rook
14.30 – 16.30 Salvage Forum Meeting Bishop
16.45 – 17.15 Meeting for President, Secretary General and Workshop Chairs for final details Check
17.15 – 18.15 First Timers’ and Young Professionals’ Reception
 For First Timers, Young professionals, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs Hugos South, 14th floor
18.30 Coach transfer to welcome reception InterContinental Hotel, Lobby
19.00 – 22.00 Welcome Reception hosted by GDV and VHT. Kindly sponsored by MARKEL
 Museum of Communication
from 21.30 Coach shuttles back to InterContinental Hotel

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.45 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Potsdam IV
07.45 – 08.25 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room Potsdam I/III
07.30 – 18.00 Registration/Information Hotel Lobby
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room Tegel
08.00 – 18.00 Exhibition/Sponsors Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Areas Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.30- 10.00 Opening Session
08.30 – 08.35 Welcome, Introduction, call to order Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President and GAREX, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
08.35 – 08.55 Keynote presentation Daniela Kluckert, Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin beim Bundesminister für Verkehr und Digitales, GER-Berlin Potsdam I/III
08.55 – 09.10 Welcome by the National Member Association GDV Jörg Asmussen, CEO, Member of the Executive Board, GDV, GER-Berlin Potsdam I/III
09.10 – 09.45 Introduction of the Common Theme Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President and GAREX, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
09.45 – 10.00     Report of the Secretary General

  • IMO from Oct 2023 to Sep 2024
  • Secretariat’s Activities 2023/2024
  • IUMI Policy Statement
  • Announcements / Practical Information
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, GER-Hamburg Potsdam I/III
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
10.30 – 12.30 Topic Workshop 1 (President’s Workshop): Geopolitical Tensions
 Potsdam I/III
10.30 – 10.40 Introduction Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President and GAREX, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
10.40 – 10.50 Presentation IPP: Geopolitics and commodities reg. trade patterns, routes and prices Cabinet Levesque Surveys Potsdam I/III
10.50 – 11.10
Global Disorder 2030+
 Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Tsetsos, Bundeswehr-Universität München, GER-Munich Potsdam I/III
11.10 – 11.30 tbc tbc Potsdam I/III
11.30 – 11.50 tbc Lars Henneberg, Maersk Potsdam I/III
11.50 – 11.55 Transition to Panel and Introductions Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President and GAREX, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
11.55 – 12.30 Panel discussion – war/hull/P&I underwriter, re-insurance broker Moderator: Christopher Hesselbrandt and Anneke Kooiman

Panelists:

  • Michele Cibrario
  • Peter McIntosh, Director of Underwriting, Ark Syndicate, UK-London
  • tbc
 Potsdam I/III
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break (delegates) Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch with Keynote Speakers, Members of the Executive Committee, SG, Committee Chairs, International Observers, Liaison Officers, Affiliates and IPPs with VHT and GDV Delegation (seated Lunch)

By invitation only

 Hugos South, 14th floor
13.25 – 13.55 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room Potsdam I/III
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop “Facts & Figures”
 Potsdam I/III
Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee and Gard, UK-London Potsdam I/III
Global Marine Insurance Report Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo Potsdam I/III
Presentation IPP Moody’s Potsdam I/III
Q&A and take aways Potsdam I/III
15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Break Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
16.00 – 17.30  Workshop “Legal & Liability”
16.00 – 16.05 Chair’s Report & Introduction Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Global Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London Potsdam I/III
16.05 – 16.15
Presentation IPP: US Supreme Court Judgment on Choice of Law – The Great Lakes Case
 John Nicoletti, Partner, Nicoletti Hornig & Sweeney, USA-New York Potsdam I/III
16.20 – 17.00 Panel: The Legal and Technical Issues Arising from the MV Dali Incident Panel:

  • Jim Mercante – Partner, Ruben Fiorella Friedman & Mercante LLP
  • Jim Mercante, Lawyer
  • tbc
 Potsdam I/III
17.05 – 17.25 Offshore Wind – Understanding the risks and liabilities from this growing industry Potsdam I/III
17.25 – 17.30 Conclusion and take aways Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Global Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London Potsdam I/III
17.45 – 18.15 Meeting the Press Tegel
18.30 Coaches to Secretaries Dinner by Invitation only InterContinental Hotel, Lobby
19.00 – 22.30 Secretaries’ Dinner
 by Invitation olny Fischer & Lustig

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.45 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Potsdam IV
07.45 – 08.25 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room Potsdam I/III
07.30 – 18.00 Registration/Information Hotel Lobby
08.00 – 17.30 Press Room Tegel
08.00 – 18.00 Exhibition/Sponsors
Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee, start of the day Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Ocean Hull”
Chair’s Report and Introduction Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol Potsdam I/III
Presentation IPP
George Devereese, Product Director of MIRS (Maritime Intelligence Risk Suite), S&P Global Market Intelligence, UK
 Potsdam I/III
Presentation / Panel 1: From Conflict to Clean Energy. The Shipping Sector’s Route Through Contemporary Challenges Moderator: Richard Neylon, HFW, UK-London Potsdam I/III
Presentation / Panel 2 Potsdam I/III
Discussion / Q&A Potsdam I/III
Conclusion and Take Aways Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol Potsdam I/III
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
10.30 – 10.40 “Meet the Sponsors”

IUMI President + Host Country Organizing Committee Representative with Sponsors

 Potsdam I/III
10.40 – 12.30 Topic Workshop 2: Back to the future – The Past, Present and Future of Marine Insurance
10.40 – 10.45 Introducion Sean Dalton, Head of Marine Underwriting NA and Head of Global Marine Facultative Munich Re, IUMi Vice President, USA-New York Potsdam I/III
10.45 – 10.55 Presentation IPP Rachid Nadjar, Unseen Labs, Frau-city Potsdam I/III
10.55 – 11.10 Presentation 1: 1874 – 1924 Tom Shinya, Tokio Marine, JPN-Tokyo Potsdam I/III
11.10 – 11.25 Presentation 2: 1925 – 1973 Joe Hughes, The American P&I Club, USA-city Potsdam I/III
11.25 – 11.40 Presentation 3: 1975 – 2024 Sundeep Kheera, AXA XL, UK-London Potsdam I/III
11.40 – 11.45 Transition to Panel and Introductions Sean Dalton Potsdam I/III
11.45 – 12.30 Panel: The future of Marine Insurance Moderator: Isabelle Therrien, Falvey Insurance Group, CAN-Toronto

Panelists:

  • Stephen Barr, SVP Marine and Energy Liability, Sompo, UK-London
  • Markus Spielmann, Head of Marine, Munich Re, GER-Munich
  •  Lee Meyrick, Aon
  • Melanie Raven, Ark Underwriting, UK-London
  • Mara Blagovich, AGCS, USA-New York
  • Tom Shinya, Tokio Marine, JPN-Tokio
 Potsdam I/III
12.30- 14.00 Lunch Break (delegates) Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
12.30 – 14.00 Meeting of the Secretary General with the Organising Committee of the 2024 Berlin Conference and with representatives of the Berlin (2024), Singapore (2025) and Rotterdam (2026) Organising Committees (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 Chess
13.25 – 13.55 Speaker rehearsal in man conference room Potsdam I/III
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop “Policy Forum”
14.00 – 14.10 Chair’s Report & Introduction Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and LMA, UK-London Potsdam I/III
14.10 – 14.25 Presentation IPP Mike Roderick, Partner, Clyde & Co, UK-London Potsdam I/III
14.25 – 14.50 Top Tier // Containers Lost at Sea
Rob Grin, job title, Marin, NL-City
 Potsdam I/III
14.50 – 15.15 tbc Ian Lennard, NCB and Ken Rohlmann, Hapag Lloyd Potsdam I/III
15.15 – 15.30 Conclusion and Take Aways Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and LMA, UK-London Potsdam I/III
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
 Potsdam Foyer / Potsdam II
16.00 – 17.30 Workshop “Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachts”
16.00 – 16.10 Chair’s Report & Introduction Hilton Adams, Chair, IFY Committee; Munich Re, RSA-Johannesburg Potsdam I/III
16.10 – 16.20 Presentation IPP Jorge Díaz, Head of Business Development, Marlin Blue, ESP-Huelva Potsdam I/III
16.20 – 16.45 Seafar – Remotely Controlled Vessels Janis Bargsten, Seafar, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Bel-Antwerp Potsdam I/III
16.45 – 17.10 Supervising Building +100-Meter Yachts Potsdam I/III
17.10 – 17.25 Panel: 150 Years of evolution inland hull fisihing vessels and yacht losses Potsdam I/III
17.25 – 17.30 Conclusion and Take Aways Hilton Adams, Chair, IFY Committee; Munich Re, RSA-Johannesburg Potsdam I/III
17.45 – 18.15 Meeting the Press Tegel

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.45 – 15.30 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Potsdam IV
07.45 – 08.25 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room Potsdam I/III
07.30 – 19.00 Registration/Information Hotel Lobby
08.00 – 15.30 Press Room Tegel
08.00 – 16.30 Exhibition/Sponsors Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Offshore Energy”
Chair’s Report and Introduction Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London Potsdam I/III
Presentation IPP PCS Verisk Potsdam I/III
Presentation / Panel 1
Presentation / Panel 2
Panel: “A Breakfast Briefing” Panel with Supplier-Developer, Contractor, Consultant, ABL
Conclusion and Take Aways Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
10.00 – 10.30 Council Meeting

  • Minutes of the 2023 Annual Conference Edinburgh
  1. Council Approvals / Decisions
  • Finances: Approval of the annual Accounts 2023
  • Report External Auditor 2023
  • Determine Membership Fee 2025
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg Pavillon
10.30 – 12.00 Workshop “Loss Prevention”
10.30 – 10.40 Chair’s Report and Introduction Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
10.40 – 10.55 Presentation IPP Battermann & Tillery, CEO Battermann & Tillery Group, GER-Bremen Potsdam I/III
10.55 – 11.15 Successful Business Model of a Cargo Criminal – The fastest growing Risk to Cargo en route Björn Hartong – Global Head of RE Marine, Security and Supply Chain, Zürich Resilience Solutions and TAPA EMEA
11.15 – 11.35 Best practices for container transport of cargo with Li-Ion batteries Scott BROWN – Chief, Marine Risk Engineering, National Cargo Bureau
11.35 – 11.55 Loss prevention measures handled by a significant cruise ship company Rocco BOZZELLI – Head of Global Insurance MSC Cruises SA, SWI-Geneva
11.55 – 12.00 Q&A and Take Aways Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch Break (delegates) Potsdam Foyer & Potsdam II
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Associate members (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 Pavillon
12.55 – 13.25 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room Potsdam I/III
13.30 – 15.00 Workshop “Cargo”
Chair’s Report and Introduction Mike Brews, Chair Cargo Committee, ZA-Johannesburg Potsdam I/III
Presentation IPP
Jasmin Fichte, Managing Partner, Fichte & Co, UAE-Dubai
 Potsdam I/III
War vs. Strike Cover Potsdam I/III
Economic Outlook Commodities, Evolving trade Flows Potsdam I/III
Theft of Cargo for Ransom Potsdam I/III
Q&A and Take Aways Potsdam I/III
15.00 – 15.30 Final Session
1. Thanks and Wrap-up Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Potsdam I/III
2. Announcment Council meeting results/ new EC + Nominating Committee Potsdam I/III
3. Handing over of the IUMI flag to the Singapore Delegation
  • Frederic Denefle, IUMI President,
  • Lars Lange, IUMI Secretary General,
  • Tobias Braun, Chairman of the Board of VHT,
  • Matthias Kirchner, Chairman of the GDV Marine and Aviation Insurance Committee
  • tbc
  • tbc
 Potsdam I/III
4. Information on the Singapore Conference 2025
  • tbc
  • tbc
 Potsdam I/III
5. Closing of the Conference Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Potsdam I/III
15.45 – 16:15 Meeting the Press
 Tegel
16.15 – 17.15 Wrap-Up Meeting Workshop Chairs  with members of the Executive Committee (old and new) Chess
18.00 Coach transfer to Evening of the Host InterContinental Hotel, Lobby
19.00 – 01.00 Evening of the hosts VHT and GDV kindly sponsored by Guy Carpenter Westhafen Event & Convention Center
From 22.30 Coach shuttles back to InterContinental Hotel

Time Event Room
09.00 – 12.30 Meeting of the new Executive Committee (by invitation only) Glienicke
12.45 – 15.00 Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) Hugos East, 14th Floor