IUMI 2023

Edinburgh Conference

PROGRAMME

TIMETABLE

16.09 – 21.09.23

Time Event Speaker Room
12.00 – 14.30 Education Forum IUMI Education Forum members only Lowther, level -1
14.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information Atrium, level 0
14.00 – 18.00 Audio Visual Preview For all conference speakers Moffat, level -2
15.00 – 17.30 Secretaries Meeting Lowther, level -1
18.30 – 22.30 President’s Dinner by Invitation only Meet 18.30 in the Lobby of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh for coach transfer

Dinner Venue: Contini Cannonball

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
08.30 – 18.30 Registration/Information Atrium, level 0
08.00 – 18.00 Audio-visual preview For all conference speakers Moffat, level -2
12.00 – 18.00 Press Room Menteith, level -1
09.00 – 17.00 Committee Meetings Coffee served in the committee rooms
09.00 – 10.00 Nominating Committee Harris 1, level 1
09.30 – 12.30 Cargo Committee Lowther, level -1
09.30 – 12.30 Ocean Hull Committee Harris 2, level 1
09.30 – 12.30 Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachting Committee Lammermuir 2, level -2
09.30 – 12.30 Facts and Figures Committee Lammermuir 1, level -2
09.30 – 12.30 Legal and Liability Committee Ochil 1 & 2, level 1
09.30 – 12.30 Loss Prevention Committee Carrick Suite, level 1
09.30 – 12.30 Offshore Energy Committee Ochil 3, level 1
10.30 – 12.30 Executive Committee Harris 1, level 1
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch For IUMI Committee and Forum members only Atrium cafe, level 1
13.00 – 14.30 Informal lunch meeting For President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Technical Committee Chairs and Liaison Officers with the Press Menteith, level -1
14.30 – 16.30 Policy Forum Meeting Harris 1, level 1
14.30 – 16.30 BDD Forum Meeting Carrick Suite, level 1
14.30 – 16.30 Salvage Forum Meeting Ochil 3, level 1
16.45 – 17.15 Meeting for President, Secretary General and Committee Chairs for final details Harris 2, level 1
17.15 – 18.00 First Timers’ and Young Professionals‘ Reception
 For First Timers, Young professionals, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs Atrium Cafe, level 1
18.30 Coach transfer to welcome reception From the EICC, Lennox entrance
19.00 – 22.00 Welcome Reception hosted by the IUA and LMA and sponsored by Guy Carpenter Edinburgh Castle
from 21.30 Coach shuttles back to city hotels

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Moffat,  level -2
07.20 – 08.40 Speaker rehearsal in plenary Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information Atrium, level 0
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room Menteith, level -1
08.00 – 08.40 Tea, Coffee and pastries Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
08.45- 10.30 Opening Session
08.45 – 08.50 Welcome, Introduction, call to order Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.50 – 09.00 Welcome by the Host Association Sheila Cameron, Chief Executive, Lloyd’s Market Association LMA, UK-London

Dave Matcham, Chief Executive, IUA, UK-London

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.00 – 09.40 Introduction of the Common Theme Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.45 – 10.05 Keynote Speach 1: IMO’s work on maritime safety An overview
 Heike Deggim, Director Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organisation, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.10 – 10.30 Keynote speach 2: An Ocean with No Ships: The Future of Arctic Ocean Biodiversity, Shipping and the ESG Agenda Pen Hadow, Founder, 90 North Foundation, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.30 – 10.50 IUMI Council Meeting Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
      Report of the Secretary General

  • Minutes of the 2022 Annual Conference Chicago
  • IMO from Oct 2022 to Sep 2023
  • Secretariat’s Activities 2022/2023
  • IUMI Policy Statement
  • Announcements / Practical Information
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
  1. Council Approvals / Decisions
  • Finances: Approval of the annual Accounts 2022
  • Report External Auditor 2022
  • Determine Membership Fee 2024
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
  1. Report of the Nominating Committee
  • Executive Committee 2023/2024
  • Nominating Committee 2023/2024
  • External Auditor 2023 for 2022
 Patrizia Kern, Chair, Nominating Committee Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.50 – 11.20 Coffee Break
 Cromdale Hall/Exhibition, level -2
11.20 – 13.00 Workshop „Facts & Figures“
11.20 – 11.50 Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
11.55 – 12.30 Global Marine Insurance Report Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.35 – 12.55 Global Geopolitical Risk Outlook: The New Pragmatism Laurence Allan, Director, Economics and Country Risk, IHS / Standard & Poors, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.55 – 13.00 Q&A and take aways Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break (participants) Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch with Keynote Speakers, Members of the Executive Committee, SG, Committee Chairs, International Observers, Liaison Officers, Affiliates and IPPs with IUA and LMA Delegation (seated Lunch)

By invitation only

 Lammermuir 1 & 2, level -2
14.30 – 17.30  Workshop “Cargo”
13.55 – 14.25 Speaker rehearsal in Plenary Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.30 – 14.40 Chair’s Report & Introduction Isabelle Therrien, Chair, Cargo Committee; Executive Vice President, Head of Cargo, Falvey Insurance Group CAN-Toronto Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.45 – 14.55 Presentation IPP

Cargo Claims Trends: Bigger vessels

 Pablo De Estrada,
Barbuss		 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.00 – 15.40 Transportation of Lithium-Ion batteries- What to know Jay Johnson
LabelMaster		 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee Break
 Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
16.15 – 16.45 Reinsurance Panel Discussion Moderator: John Barnwell

Panelists:

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
16.45 – 17.25 State of the Global Supply Chain Lisa Anderson
LMA Consulting		 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
17.25 – 17.30 Conclusion and take aways Isabelle Therrien Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
17.30 – 18.00 Meeting the Press Menteith -1 Level
18.30 Coaches to Secretaries Dinner by Invitation only meet at 18.30 in the Lobby of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
19.00 – 23.00 Secretaries‘ Dinner
 by Invitation olny Royal Yacht Britannia

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Moffat,  level -2
07.45 – 08.30 Speaker rehearsal in Workshop rooms
08.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information Atrium
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room Menteith, level -1
08.00 – 08.30 Tea, Coffee and pastries Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
08.30- 10.45 Concurrent Workshop “Offshore Energy”
08.30 – 08.40 Chair’s Report & Introduction Melanie Raven, Deputy Chair, Offshore Energy Committee and Active Underwriter, Ark, UK-London Lennox 1, level -2
08.40- 09.00 Insurance angles surrounding floating wind concepts, is it affected by Geo Industrial factors? Sigurd Willoughby, Insurance Manager and Collaboration Leader for REN, Equinor ASA, NOR-Stavanger Lennox 1, level -2
09.00 – 09.10 IPP Presenttaion:

Catastrophic Risks Facing Offshore Energy

 Derek Blum, Senior Director, Product Management, Emerging Risks, Moody’s RMS, USA-Portland Lennox 1, level -2
09.10 – 09.30 Floating Wind: Novel design or just routine engineering? Remy Pascal, Senior Project Engineer, INNOSEA, UK – Edinburgh Lennox 1, level -2
09.30 – 09.50 Supporting the Net Zero Transition James Mccallum, Head of Insurance – Renewables & Networks, SSE, UK – Glasgow Lennox 1, level -2
09.50 – 10.35 Panel Discussion / Q&A

Strength and Stability in Turbulent Seas

 Moderator: James McDonald, Global Head of Energy,  Sompo International, UK – Glasgow

Panelists:

 Lennox 1, level -2
10.40 – 10.45 Conclusion and Take Aways Melanie Raven, Deputy Chair, Offshore Energy Committee and Active Underwriter, Ark, UK-London Lennox 1, level -2
08.30 – 10.45 Concurrent Workshop “Ocean Hull”
08.30 – 08.45 Chair’s Report and Introduction Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.50 – 09.00 Presentation IPP: Applying lessons learnt from other classes to marine hull Suki Basi, Managing Director, Russell Group, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.00 – 09.25 Maritime Transformations in a World in Transition Trond Hodne, Maritime Business Director, DNV Maritime, NOR-Hovik Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.30 09.50 Ukraine beyond CTLs: current issues and complexities affecting insurers and owners 1.5 years on Richard Neylon, Partner, HFW, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.55 – 10.05 Views from a Surveyor Paul Hill, ABL, Global Technical Director, Maritime Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.10 – 10.40 Panel Discussion / Q&A Moderator: Neil Roberts, Head of Marine and Aviation, Lloyd’s Market Association

Panelists:
• Paul Fry, Sculd, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Hull & Head of London Office
• Rama Chandran, QBE, Head Of Marine, Asia
• Tomoyuki Takeuchi, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Manager, Marine Underwriting Dept.,
• Trond Hodne, DNV, Maritime Business Director

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.40 – 10.45 Conclusion and Take Aways Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break
 Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
11.15 – 11.25 “Meet the Sponsors”

IUMI President + Host Country Organizing Committee Representative

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
11.25 – 13.00 Workshop „Policy Forum“
 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
11.25 – 11.40 Chair’s Introduction Helle Hammer, Chair, IUMI Policy Forum & Managing Director, Cefor, NO-Oslo Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
11.40 – 12.05 Beyond Ukraine: How the war has created new challenges for the maritime industry Dominick Donald, Senior Advisor, Herminius, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.05 – 12.30 The consequences of the Russia related sanctions Patrick Murphy, Partner, Clyde & Co., UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.30 – 12.50 The ‘dark fleet’ explained: common characteristics, business models used, top 10 operators, plus analysis of the unprecedented impact on oil and shipping markets Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Senior Analyst, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.50 – 13.00 Q&A Neil Roberts, Policy Forum and Head of Marine and Aviation, LMA, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
13.00 – 14.20 Lunch Break (participants) Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
13.00 – 14.20 Meeting of the Secretary General with the Organising Committee of the 2023 Edinburgh Conference and with representatives of the Edinburgh (2023), Berlin (2024) and Singapore (2025) Organising Committees (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 Lammermuir 1, level -2
13.15 – 14.15 Diversity & Inclusion Presentation Lunch Places are limited to 50 and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please email us to register. Lowther, level -1
13.00 – 14.20 President’s Lunch By invitation only Lammermuir 2, level -2
13.45 – 14.15 Speaker rehearsal in Workshop rooms
14.20 – 17.20 Concurrent Workshop “Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachts”
14.20 – 14.35 Chair’s Report & Introduction Hilton Adams, Chair, IFY Committee; Munich Re, RSA-Johannesburg Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.40 – 14.50 IPP Presentation: Properly manned Yachts Jorge Díaz, Head of Business Development, Marlin Blue, ESP-Huelva Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.55 – 15.20 Yachts: Effect during and ending of pandemic on use, claims etc. Jason Stephenson, Senior Underwriter – Yachts, Travelers Europe, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.25 – 15.45 Inland Hull: IVR Emission calculation tool Frouwke Klootwijk-de Vries, IVR, NL-Rotterdam Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee Break
 Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
16.15 – 16.40 Aspects of illegal fishing Neil Roberts, Head of Marinbe & Aviation, Lloyd’s Market Association LMA, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
16.45 – 17.10 Panel Discussion Rick Salway, Vice President, Great American Insurance Group, USA-New York Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
17.15 – 17.20 Conclusion and Take Aways Hilton Adams, Chair, IFY Committee; Munich Re, RSA-Johannesburg Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.20 – 17.20 Concurrent Workshop “Legal & Liability”
14.20 – 14.30 Chair’s Report & Introduction Charles Fernandez, Chair, Legal & Liability Committee; Canopius Insurance, UK-London Lennox 1, level -1
14.35 – 15.30 Brillante Virtuoso: A True Maritime Crime Story – Lessons for Hull and Cargo Insurers Moderator: Charles Fernandez

Panelists:

 Lennox 1, level -1
15.35 – 15.45 Presentation IPP

Unmanned Vessels Part 1 – The Legal Perspective

 Jasmin Fichte, Partner, Fichte & Co, UAE-Dubai Lennox 1, level -1
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee Break
 Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
16.15 – 16.40 Unmanned Vessels Part 2 – the Underwriting Perspective Mark Harrington, Commercial Director, The Shipowners’ Club, UK-London Lennox 1, level -1
16.45 – 16.55 Great Lakes US Supreme Court case – how sacrosanct are Choice of Law clauses? (Title tbc) Joe Grasso, Partner, Wiggin & Dana, USA-New York Lennox 1, level -1
17.00 – 17.10 Q&A Lennox 1, level -1
17.15 – 17.20 Conclusion and Take Aways Charles Fernandez, Chair, Legal & Liability Committee; Canopius Insurance, UK-London Lennox 1, level -1
17.30 – 18.00 Meeting the Press Menteith -1 Level

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 14.30 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers Moffat,  level -2
07.45 – 08.30 Speaker rehearsal in Plenary Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information Atrium, level 0
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room Menteith, level -1
08.00 – 08.30 Tea, Coffee and pastries Exhibition/Cromdale Hall
08.30 – 09.30 Workshop “Big Data & Digitalization” Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.30 – 08.40 Chair’s Report and Introduction Patrizia Kern, Chair, Big Data & Digitalization Forum; Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Zurich, CH Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
08.40 – 09.15 The time for digitalisation and data-driven decision making Omer Guy, Legal Advisor, Digital Trade, dcsa, NL-Amsterdam Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.15- 09.30 Q&A Patrizia Kern, Chair, Big Data & Digitalization Forum; Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Zurich, CH Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.30 – 12.15 Workshop “Loss Prevention”
09.30 – 09.40 Chair’s Report and Introduction Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
09.40 – 10.20 Panel discussion: How data solutions can help prevent marine losses? Moderator: Howard Potter, IUMI LPC Vice-Chair and Head of Marine, Aviva Global Corporate & Specialty, UK-London

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.20 – 10.45 “Fire safety with electric vehicles onboard – Should we be worried?” Jonna Hynynen, Research Scientist, RISE Research Institute of Sweden, SW-Gothenburg Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break
 Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
11.15 – 11.30 Presentation IPP:

Is marine warranty surveying making a difference?”

 Henrik Uth, CEO, Survey Association, DK-Copenhagen Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
11.30 – 12.10 Panel discussion:

Decarbonization – do you understand the change in risk and the human element?

 Moderator: Mikkel Gardner Anderson, IUMI LPC Member and Nordic Marine Risk Manager, CODAN, DK-Kobenhavn

Panelist:

  • Tim Kent, Council Member, IACS, UK-London
  • Matt Dunlop, Director of Sustainability & Decarbonization, Maersk Mc Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, DK-Copenhagen
  • Peter Burkal, Head of Sales at OSM THOME Crew Management, DK-Copenhagen
  • Raal Harris, Chief Creative Officer Ocean Technologies Group, Ocean Technologies Group, UK-London
 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.10 – 12.15 Q&A and Take Aways Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris

Howard Potter, IUMI LPC Vice-Chair and Head of Marine, Aviva Global Corporate & Specialty, UK-London

 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
12.15 – 13.45 Lunch Break (participants) Exhibition/Cromdale Hall, level -2
12.15 – 13.45 Working lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, International Organisation Liaison Officers, Secretary General with IUMI Council Members (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 Lammermuir 1 & 2, level -2
13.45 – 16.10 President’s Workshop :“Green Shipping – Technologies of the Future for the way to decarbonization”
13.10 – 13.40 Speaker rehearsal in Plenary Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
13.45 – 13.50 Introduction and Moderation Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
13.55 – 14.15 Shipping Regulator Sveinung Oftedal, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, Chief Negotiator – Green Shipping, Department of Marine Management and Pollution Control, Chair of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, NO-Oslo Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.20 – 14.40 Ship-Owner: title tba Sanne Frías Henriksen, Head of Decarbonisation, Public and Regulatory Affairs, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, DK-Copenhagen Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
14.45 – 15.05 Shipping technology: D-Risking Energy Transition Gautam Puri, Lloyd’s Register, Vice President, Business Advisory, Energy Transition, UK-London Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.10 – 15.30 Charterer’s perspective: Together, making zero carbon shipping a reality Eman Elsayed Abdalla, Global Operations Director, Cargill Ocean Transportation Business, SUI-Geneva Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.35 – 15.45 Presentation IPP: Tackling all data to reinforce a trusted Green Shipping Laurent Barbagli, Meetrisk, CEO + Founder, IUMI Professional Partner, FRA-Paris Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
15.45 – 16.10 Panel Discussion, Q&A and Take Aways Frédéric Denèfle + Panelists Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
16.10 – 16.20 Council Meetings
  1. Elections
  • Executive Committee Members for 2023/2024, Art 11.3 AoA
  • Vice President, Art 11.3 AoA
  • Auditing Company for 2023 / 2024, Art 4.7, 11.5 and 14.4 AoA
 Patrizia Kern, Chair, Nominating Committee; Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
  1. Elections

Nominating Committee for 2023 / 2024 (Art 11.4 AoA)

 Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
16.20 – 16.50 Final Session Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
1. Thanks and Wrap-up Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
2. Handing over of the IUMI flag to the German Delegation
  • Frederic Denefle, IUMI President,
  • Lars Lange, IUMI Secretary General,
  • Dave Matcham, IUA Chief Executive
  • Neil Roberts, LMA Head of Marine and Aviation,
  • Tobias Braun, Chairman of the Board of VHT,
  • Matthias Kirchner, Chairman of the GDV Marine and Aviation Insurance Committee
 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
3. Information on the Berlin Conference 2024
  • Tobias Braun, Chairman of the Board of VHT, GER-Hamburg / Bremen
  • Matthias Kirchner, Chairman of the GDV Marine and Aviation Insurance Committee, GER-Cologne
 Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
4. Closing of the Conference Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President Lennox 2 & 3, level -2
17.00 – 18.00 Meeting of the Executive Committee (old and new) with Chairs of the Technical Committees and Liaison Officers Lowther, level -1
18.30 Coach transfer to Scottish Evening EICC, Lennox entrance
19.00 – 00.00 Scottish Evening hosted by the IUA and LMA and sponsored by AON National Museum of Scotland
From 22.30 Coach shuttles back to the city hotels

Time Event Room
09.00 – 12.30 Meeting of the new Executive Committee (by invitation only) Eilean Donan Meeting Room – Sheraton Grand Hotel (Level 2)
12.45 – 15.00 Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) The Private Dining Room – Sheraton Grand Hotel (Level 2)