Melissa J. Armstrong melissa.armstrong@neurology.ufl.edu University of Florida Assistant Professor, Neurology Dr. Armstrong is a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders and cognitive impairment, particularly Lewy body dementia. She also serves as an evidence-based medicine consultant on healthcare guidelines and investigates strategies relating to patient and carepartner engagement in clinical care, research, and guidelines.

Stephen Duckett Grattan Institute Director, Health Program Professor Stephen Duckett is Director of the Health Program at Grattan Institute and Emeritus Professor of Health Policy at La Trobe University. He has held top operational and policy leadership positions in health care in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. He has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in

Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi University of Hertfordshire Senior Lecturer and Cohort Tutor, Hertfordshire Law School Ernestine research area is company law and employment law. She has written a number of peer-reviewed journals on the challenges of regulating director’s remuneration and the impact of excessive director’s remuneration on the company and its workers. Ernestine also has interest in precarious work which she has written articles that look at excessive pay and

Richard Polak rpolak@me.com Over a 40-year span, Richard Polak has been recognized in more than 90 countries around the globe for creating and structuring world-class wellness and HR programs. His research, presentations, articles, subject expertise, and training program with IBIS Academy—the world’s longest-running international HR conference for education and networking, targeting executives in the global benefits space. In 2012, Polak merged his company, IBIS Advisors, and his conference, IBIS

Marcel Petschek marcel.Petschek@albatros.de Albatros Insurance Broker / Lufthansa Group Head of Employee Benefits International Marcel Petschek is Head of Employee Benefits International at Albatros, the inhouse broker of the Lufthansa Group. Since 2017 he is together with his team responsible for international pooling, U.S. risk management, health insurance for expatriates, business travel insurance and insurance solutions for layover. Furthermore he is responsible for the Japanese desk at Albatros. Previously

Michael Hansen Michael.Hansen@swisslife.com Swiss Life Network CEO Michael has been with Swiss Life Network in Zurich and Copenhagen from 2002-2012, where he headed the Nordics followed by a Head of Sales EMEA responsibility. From 2013-2016 he was Head of International at Danica Pension, located in Copenhagen and Stockholm. Given Danica Pension’s position in different networks, Michael was for three years a member of the Board of Directors of Insurope.

Pieter Vancamp Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Post-doctorant Pieter Vancamp graduated as a biologist at the University of Leuven, and obtained his doctoral degree as a researcher at the research group of Comparative Endocrinology at the same university. Here, he was also involved in guiding practical sessions on stress and adaptive physiology, as well as animal structure and function. He currently works as a post-doctoral researcher at the Natural History

Laurent Chambaud Head of the French Institute of Advanced Studies in Public Health Laurent Chambaud is the head of the French Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (Institute of Advanced Studies in Public Health) since 2013. A public health doctor and inspector general of social affairs, he was previously in charge of the organization and animation of public health policy and health security with French Minister of Social Affairs and

Cyril Samson cyril.samson@allianz.com Allianz Global Benefits Head of Sales Cyril Samson joined Allianz Global Benefits in January 2004 as Managing Director and was appointed as Head of Sales in July 2017. Based in Stuttgart, Cyril is responsible for the management of the company‘s sales & account management teams. He further services multinational clients in the risk as well as the pension field. Prior to this Cyril was accountable for

Moritz Löschner moritz.loeschner@zurich.com Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) Lead Customer Relationship Manager Moritz is leading the Customer Relationship Management team for Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) in continental Europe and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Before joining the global Employee Benefits world, he worked as an Underwriter for International Programs on the Non-life side of insurance. Moritz has extensive experience in international insurance programs from both core segments of insurance:

Monique Tan Queen Mary University of London PhD Researcher Monique Tan is a NIHR-funded PhD researcher at Queen Mary University of London, with expertise in nutrition and international health. Her ambition is to tackle the leading diet-related causes of deaths and disabilities, by informing health and food policies with scientific evidence. Monique has extensive research and field experience in Europe, Asia, and Africa, including work at the World Health

Jackie Cumming Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Health Policy and Management Original qualifications in economics Experience as a policy analyst/economist in government 25 years experience in health policy, health economics and health services research – emphasising health system performance

Dirk Hellmuth dirk.hellmuth@allianz.com Allianz Global Benefits CEO Dirk joined the Allianz International Employee Benefits Network based in Stuttgart as General Manager at the end of 2002. On January 1, 2005 Allianz International Employee Benefits Network became the legal entity All Net GmbH and Dirk took over the function of Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors. In January 2014, All Net re-branded to Allianz Global Benefits GmbH due to

Tobias Winkler tobias.Winkler@albatros.de Albatros Insurance Broker / Lufthansa Group Senior Director Employee Benefits Tobias Winkler is Senior Director Employee Benefits at Albatros, the inhouse broker of the Lufthansa Group. Starting his career in the German Life Insurance industry, he previously worked for Allianz and Standard Life before he joined Albatros in 2005. Together with his team he is in charge of all insured employee benefit programs in the Lufthansa

Libby Sander Bond University Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School Libby Sander, PhD, Master HRM, Bachelor of Arts (Japanese), Bachelor of Business, is an Assistant Professor in the Business School at Bond University. Libby has appeared on ABC TV’s Catalyst and The Drum featuring her research, Sunrise on Channel 7, ABC News and spoken at TEDx . Libby is an agenda contributor at the World Economic Forum

Ming D. Leung mingdleung@berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor Management of Organizations, Haas School of Business Professor Ming Leung is an economic sociologist and organizational theorist who studies how categories affects outcomes for market participants in innovative, contemporary labor market platforms. His research uses cognitive theories and categorization processes to develop an understanding of how hiring occurs in modern labor markets. Theoretically, his contributions are focused on revealing

Andrew Street University of York Professor, Centre for Health Economics Andrew Street is a Professor of Health Economics and Director of the Health Policy team in the Centre for Health Economics and Director of the Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit (ESHCRU), a joint collaboration with the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and the University of Kent. He is an

Michael Scheu michael.scheu@allianz.com Allianz Global Benefits GmbH Head of Operations Michael joined Allianz Global Benefits in July 2003. Based in Stuttgart as Head of Operations he is responsible for the areas distribution, finance and digital solutions of the company. This includes the management of the strategic and operational relationship with the network insurers, the monitoring of all financials, steering data flows and operations as well as the delivery of

Mauro Dugulin Dugulin@maxis-gbn.com MAXIS GBN Chief Executive Officer Mauro Dugulin oversees relationships with more than 750 multinational companies in over 120 countries around the globe. Fluent in four languages (English, French, Spanish and Italian), Mauro has more than 30 years of experience in the employee benefits and insurance sector. Before joining MAXIS GBN, he held a number of senior positions with Generali’s Employee Benefits Network (GEB), including CEO from 2011-2015. He

Andrew Wood andrew.wood@zurich.com Zurich International Head of Distribution & CRM Andrew Wood is currently Head of Distribution & CRM, Zurich International having held previous roles including European Head of Distribution and Head of Distribution at Zurich Corporate Risk & Zurich Corporate Savings in the UK. Prior to joining Zurich Andrew held domestic and international roles at AEGON and AIG, developing relationships with the leading Employee Benefits Consultancies. He has

Anthony Hussenot anthony.hussenot@dauphine.fr Université Paris Dauphine Associate Professor in Management and Organization Studies Anthony Hussenot is an Associate Professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine, specializing in organizational and management theories. He studies new work and collaborative practices and focuses on the emergence of innovative organizational phenomena that contribute to the evolution of society. His research and teaching deal with new management methods and organizational models (agile methods, lean startups, corporate

Dr. Jeyaraj Vadiveloo University of Connecticut Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research Dr. Jay Vadiveloo is Professor and Director of the Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research at the University of Connecticut. With over 30 years of experience in industry and academia, Dr. Vadiveloo now focuses on applied actuarial research projects from industry using teams of highly talented graduate students to come up with practical,

Amin Rajan CEO CREATE – Research Amin Rajan is the founder CEO of CREATE–Research, a UK based independent research boutique that specializes in global fund management. Amin has presented the results of his work at over 100 major events in the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific in the last five years. He also acted as a senior consultant to the most prestigious Investment Banks and Asset managers.

Tobias Neufeld Tobias.Neufeld@AllenOvery.com Allen & Overy LLP Partner A leader and innovator in employment and data protection law, Tobias, a Certified Employment Lawyer, is known for “getting things done”. He has a reputation for successfully guiding clients through challenging cross-border employment and data protection issues. He has an active specialisation in pensions and data protection. Being dual-qualified as a German Rechtsanwalt and a Solicitor in England and Wales, his

François Jacquemin francois.jacquemin@allianz.com Allianz Global Benefits GmbH Head of Products & Solutions François Jacquemin is Head of Products & Solutions of Allianz Global Benefits as of October 1, 2013. Since January 1, 2017 he is also responsible for the development and implementation of a centralized global corporate protection solution for Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG on behalf of the Allianz Group. Before this he managed the project team which developed the strategy

Frank A. Schmid mail@frankschmid.com AIG Head of Commercial and Legacy P&C Inforce Management, AIG and Chairman AIG Global Benefits Network Frank Schmid is Head of Commercial and Legacy P&C Inforce Management and leads AIG Multinational’s Global Benefits Network. In his role as Head of P&C Inforce Management, Frank Schmid is responsible for portfolio management strategies of ongoing liabilities, including the conceptualization and execution of the 2017 Adverse Development Cover

J.B. Silvers j.silvers@case.edu Case Western Reserve University Professor of Health Finance J.B. Silvers, PhD, is the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance and professor of banking and finance at Weatherhead School of Management with a joint appointment in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His research in the areas of financial management and health services has been published in numerous journals.