Mr Perez is a successful entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the global (re)insurance industry. Most recently, he was the founder and Chairman of the Horseshoe Group, a leading financial market services provider dedicated to both Insurance-Linked Securities (“ILS”) and the alternative investment fund markets.

Craig Hupper is Principal and Managing Member of Resilience Risk Advisory LLC, which focuses on the intersection between (re)insurance and capital markets. Previously, Craig was with New York-based TransRe group from 1998 through 2023, most recently as Senior Vice President and Managing Director and head of Sustainability and Resilience. He also served in underwriting and ceded retrocession positions before establishing TransRe’s Risk Management, Capital Partners and Sustainability and Resilience teams.

Des Potter joined Lloyd’s in March 2022 as Special Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer, Burkhard Keese, focusing on enhancing access for institutional investors to the Lloyd’s market.

He has over 20 years senior executive experience in the (re)insurance and Insurance-Linked Securities markets, having previously worked at Aon Benfield Securities Ltd, Barclays Bank and, most recently, Guy Carpenter.

Jutta has held executive positions in the insurance and reinsurance industry in companies like HDI, Hannover Re, Converium, Winterthur Insurance, Zurich Insurance Group and Allianz.

Before founding her own consulting and coaching firm in late 2020, she was part of the ILS team at Schroder Secquaero.

An experienced catastrophe reinsurance leader in the Property and Casualty Industry, Kirby Wisian retired from the United States Automobile Association (USAA) in 2022, where he was a Vice President of catastrophe risk management. A proficient Actuary FCAS, Wisian focused on catastrophe risk management, acquiring catastrophe reinsurance, managing risk concentrations, and purchasing catastrophe reinsurance, both traditional and ILS (catastrophe bond) reinsurance.

Nicky is a Partner in McGill & Partners’ Treaty Reinsurance team focusing on delivering ILS solutions across the full value chain and supporting our retro and reinsurance teams.

Nicky worked in senior reinsurance broking roles in London for Aon and Alexander Howden for 25+ years before transitioning to the ILS sector in 2013. Nicky became the Head of Origination in London for the Credit Suisse ILS operations, before taking a leading role in the structuring ,set-up and underwriting of an fully backed ILS Lloyd’s syndicate.

Steve set up the Tullett Prebon ILS desk in September 2008 and has traded with over 50 ILS counterparties throughout the world, typically based in Europe, Bermuda and the USA. Product areas include Catastrophe Bond Secondary Market Trading (& Life & Health Bonds), ILS Valuation Services and the TP Insurance Linked Notes platform (ILNs).

Prior to joining Tullett Prebon, Steve was a main board Director of HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd, with overall responsibility for Business Development across all lines.

Jillian Williams has 30 years experience within the re/insurance and ILS industry, the last 15 years was at Leadenhall Capital Partners. She was one of the founding employees at Leadenhall Capital Partners.

Jillian worked as Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of ESG at Leadenhall Capital Partners. She has extensive knowledge of underwriting, transaction origination, catastrophe modelling, actuarial pricing and consulting experience.

Paul Schultz serves as CEO of Aon Securities and leads Aon’s investment banking team, responsible for providing investment banking products and services to Aon’s clients. Since joining Aon in 2000, Paul has led Aon Securities and advised Aon on issuing the first ever securitization of private equity limited partnerships.

Paul is a member of the Executive Committee of Aon Reinsurance Solutions, a member of the US Reinsurance Solutions Leadership Team and the executive sponsor of Aon’s global apprenticeship programs.