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 21.00 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: Securing Innovation, Trade and Global Value-Chains: Challenges and Solutions for Marine Transport
 Daniela Kluckert,Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, 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 – 09.40 Introduction of the Common Theme Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President and GAREX, FRA-Paris Potsdam I/III
09.40 – 09.55     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
09.55 – 10.00 Welcome by the Local Hosts VHT and GDV Matthias Kirchner, GDV, and Tobias Braun, VHT 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 – 11.00
Global Disorder 2030+
 Dr. Konstantinos Tsetsos, Bundeswehr-Universität München, GER-Munich Potsdam I/III
11.00 – 11.20 Business is no longer neutral: What this means for trade patterns, routes and supply chains Elisabeth Braw, Atlantic Council, Politico Journalist, USA-New York Potsdam I/III
11.20 – 11.40 Geopolitical tension: Consequences for shipping and trade Lars Henneberg, Vice President, Head of Risk Management, A.P. Moller Maersk, DK-Copenhagen Potsdam I/III
10.40 – 10.50 Presentation IPP: Impact of geopolitical situation on the commodities market and subsequent risk aggravation Fabrice Levesque, CO, CL Surveys, FRA-Paris 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, QBE, Portfolio Manager Marine – Nordic Region, Chair IUMI Education Forum, SWE-Stockholm, and Anneke Kooiman, Associate Director Technique Marine, DUPI and IUMI Executive Committee, NL-Amsterdam

Panelists:

  • Workshop speakers
  • Michele Cibrario, Swiss Re, Co-Head Renewable Energy & Senior Energy Underwriter, SUI-Zurich
  • Peter McIntosh, Director of Underwriting, Ark Syndicate Management, UK-London
 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
14.00 – 14.15 Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee and Gard, UK-London Potsdam I/III
14.15 – 14.50 Global Marine Insurance Report Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo Potsdam I/III
14.50 – 15.00 Presentation IPP: The Problems with Ports – Assessing the Risk of Cargo Accululations Derek Blum, Senior Director, Product Management, Moody’s, USA-Portland Potsdam I/III
15.00 – 15.30 Shipping Market Outlook: Managing Disruption & Going Green Stephen Gordon, Clarksons Research, UK-London Potsdam I/III
15.30 Conclusion & take aways Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee and Gard, UK-London 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
16.15 – 16.55 Panel: The Legal and Technical Issues Arising from the MV Dali Incident Moderator:

Panel:

 Potsdam I/III
16.55 – 17.15 Offshore Wind – Understanding the risks and liabilities from this growing industry Mats Johan Waage, Senior Underwriter, Niord, NOR-Bergen Potsdam I/III
17.15 – 17.30 Q&A, 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”
08.30 – 08.40 Chair’s Report and Introduction Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol Potsdam I/III
08.40 – 08.50 Presentation IPP: Understanding Sanctions, Ownership
and Movements
George Devereese, Product Director of MIRS (Maritime Intelligence Risk Suite), S&P Global Market Intelligence, UK
 Potsdam I/III
08.50 – 09.40 Panel: From Conflict to Clean Energy. The Shipping Sector’s Route Through Contemporary Challenges Moderator: Richard Neylon, HFW, Partner, UK-London; Participants

Panelists:

  • Dr. Martin Kröger, Chief Executive Officer of the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR)
  • Capt. Leendert Muller, Vice President International Salvage Union ISU, Managing Director Multraship Towage & Salvage, NL-Terneuzenk
  • Capt. Christoph Grams, Marine Consultant, ABL Group, GER-Hamburg
  • Neil Roberts, Head of Marine and Aviation, Lloyd’s Market Association
 Potsdam I/III
09.40 – 09.55 Discussion / Q&A Potsdam I/III
09.55 – 10.00 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: A new space-based
Radio Frequency (RF)
detection technology
for maritime surveillance		 Damien Pigasse, Chief Revenue Officer, Unseen Labs, FRA Potsdam I/III
10.55 – 11.10 Presentation 1: 1874 – 1924 Tom Shinya, Senior Expert – Marine Underwriting Department, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance, JPN-Tokyo Potsdam I/III
11.10 – 11.25 Presentation 2: 1925 – 1974 Joe Hughes, Chair, SCB Inc., Managers of the American Club, USA Potsdam I/III
11.25 – 11.40 Presentation 3: 1975 – 2024 Sundeep Khera, Global CUO Marine Hull and Head of Marine UK & Lloyd’s, 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, Executive Vice President, Head of Cargo, Falvey Insurance Group, CAN-Toronto

Panelists:

  • Sundeep Khera, Global CUO Marine Hull and Head of Marine UK & Lloyd’s, AXA XL, UK-London
  • Markus Spielmann, Head of Marine, Munich Re, GER-Munich
  • Lee Meyrick, Global Industry Specialty Leader, Transportation & Logistics and CEO Global Marine, Aon, UK-London
  • Melanie Raven, Active Underwriter, Chair IUMI Offshore Energy Committee, Ark Underwriting, UK-London
  • Mara McDaniels, Senior Marine Risk Consultant, Allianz, USA-New York
  • Tom Shinya, Senior Expert – Marine Underwriting Department, Tokio Marine, JPN-Tokyo
 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 Singapore (2025), Rotterdam (2026) and Japan (2027) 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 Head of Marine & Aviation, 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, Senior Project Manager, Marin, NL- Wageningen
 Potsdam I/III
14.50 – 15.15 Industry Standardization of Cargo Screening and Targeted Inspections Ian Lennard, President and CEO, NCB and Ken Rohlmann, Global Head of Cargo Service/Mis-declared Dangerous Goods, Hapag Lloyd, GER-Hamburg 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: From Fish to Cargo Jorge Díaz, Head of Business Development, Marlin Blue, ESP-Huelva Potsdam I/III
16.20 – 16.45 Current status and challenges in the European inland navigation sector Frouwke de Vries, Secretary General, IVR, NL-Rotterdam Potsdam I/III
16.45 – 17.10 Superyachts from contract perspective Marieke van den Dool, Boonk van Leeuwen, Partner, NL-Rotterdam Potsdam I/III
17.10 – 17.25 Panel: 150 Years of evolution inland hull fishing vessels and yacht losses Moderator: Rick Salway, Vivce Chair IFY Committee and Great American Insurance Group, USA-New York; Panelists:

 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

Potsdam I/III

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”
08:30 – 08:35 Chair’s Report and Introduction Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London Potsdam I/III
08:35 – 08:45 Presentation IPP: Marine Underwriting Challenges in a changing global landscape Andre Wright, Production Development Manager, PCS Verisk, USA New York Potsdam I/III
08:45 – 08:50 Transition to Panel and Introductions Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London
08:50 – 09:45 Panel: Connecting the (Energy) Dots: A Breakfast Briefing Moderator: Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London
09:45 – 09:55 Audience Q&A Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London
09:55 – 10:00 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: Flexible Tanks for Liquid Bulk Cargo Nicolas Gabriel, Divisional Director, 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, SWI-Zurich
11.15 – 11.35 Best practices for container transport of cargo with Li-Ion batteries Captain Andrew Kinsey, Director, Marine Risk Consulting, Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC, USA-California

Scott Brown – Chief, Marine Risk Engineering, National Cargo Bureau, USA-New York
11.35 – 11.55 Loss prevention & new risks, a focus on the cruises industry 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 Affiliate Lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General and Affiliates (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”
13.30 – 13.35 Chair’s Report and Introduction Mike Brews, Chairman, Horizon Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Potsdam I/III
13.35 – 13.45 Presentation IPP: Changes in the New UAE Maritime Law Regarding Cargo Insurance
Jasmin Fichte, Managing Partner, Fichte & Co, UAE-Dubai
 Potsdam I/III
13.45 – 14.05 Geopolitics with cargo shipments in the line of fire Oliver Tomac, Senior Intelligence and Operations Advisor, The Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association, NOR-Oslo Potsdam I/III
14.05 – 14.35 War and Strike Clauses their application in the Red Sea – and beyond? Potsdam I/III
14.35 – 14.55 Trends in Global Cargo Thefts Thorsten Neumann, President & CEO, TAPA EMEA, GER Potsdam I/III
14.55 – 15.00 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 Lars Lange, IUMI Secretary General,

Patrizia Kern-Ferretti, NC Chair

 Potsdam I/III
3. Handing over of the IUMI  / Introduction Venue next year
  • Freédéric Denèfle, 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
  • Ho Kai Weng, Singapore
  • Paul Hackett, Singapore
  • Rama Chandran, Singapore
  • Yu Bo, Singapore
 Potsdam I/III
4. 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
18:30 – 01.00 Evening of the hosts VHT and GDV kindly sponsored by Guy Carpenter Dresscode: Cocktail; we recommend to bring a light jacket 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) Chess
12.45 – 15.00 Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) Hugos East, 14th Floor