Dejan Malesic Dejan.Malesic@previnet.it Previnet S.p.A. / Previmedical S.p.A. Head of Business Development Dejan is Head of Business Development for outsourcing industry with a multi-annual experience within different business areas: Pension Funds, Insurance, Finance and Healthcare area. His main role is to establish and develop business relationships with international clients. Currently, Dejan is working on new pan-european (IORP & cross-border schemes) opportunities in the pension, insurance and healthcare industry. He is Senior

Vittorio Zaniboni zaniboni@geb.com GEB – Generali Employee Benefits Chief Technical Officer Vittorio Zaniboni has been working for Generali for almost 20 years. He started his career as a Junior Actuary in the Head Office of Generali in Trieste in 1996. He then joined GEB headquarters in Brussels in 1998 where he pursued a successful career as Actuary, Head of Reinsurance, Chief Actuary, and finally Chief Technical Officer as of

Monica Kalia Neyber Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Monica Kalia is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Neyber, a multi-award-winning Fintech focused on improving the financial wellbeing of hard-working people in the UK. Monica currently sits on the Board of Trustees for the UK’s leading debt charity, StepChange, as well as a number of Government steering groups dedicated to driving financial inclusion, including Innovate Finance’s Strategy Group –

Hans Callebaut mestach@geb.com Vivium Commercial Director Employee Benefits Hans started his career in the insurance sector where he has always been active till today in Sales, Sales Management and General Management roles. In his role as Deputy General Manager Sales with AG Insurance he was also responsible for the pooling business with IGP and Insurope where he was part of the Advisory Board (IGP) and the MCOM (Insurope). In 2019 he joined

Kristin M. Sampson kristin_sampson@ajg.com Arthur J. Gallagher Area Vice President, Global HR Services Kristin Sampson has more than 20 years of experience managing global mobility programs to help clients through the process of relocation while staying in compliance and realizing maximum cost efficiencies. Prior to joining Gallagher in 2008, Kristin was responsible for developing and managing Bausch & Lomb’s international relocation and global mobility program and providing hands-on service

As soon as I received the proposal from the Editor be part of the next issue of this magazine, I started wondering: “Coming from Argentina, what kind of article could be interesting enough for a worldwide perspective”. I toyed with many different ideas in my mind, until realized that sharing my latest experience of changing from the consultancy world to the corporate one could turn out to be a universal theme, regardless the market you come from. Thanks to this request, I have started an introspective journey that I would like to share with you. Here we go!

Tim Crockett tim.crockett@hx-global.com HX global Vice President – Security Tim Crockett is Vice President – Security for HX Global, the US subsidiary of Healix International, a global leader in International Medical, Security and Travel assistance. A native of Hereford, England, Tim became a member of the Royal Marine Commandos in 1990 and went on to join the Special Boat Service in 1992. In 2001 Tim moved into the private

Lance Henderson lance.henderson@zurichna.com Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions Head of Sales and Relationship Management Lance Henderson is based in Minneapolis, USA and Zurich, Switzerland and has over 30 years of experience in employee benefits 25 of them focused on international solutions. Lance joined Zurich in 2011. Prior to joining Zurich, Lance was with Allianz for over 11 years where he was responsible for the Allianz global benefits network in the

Hanno Mijer hanno.mijer@zurich.com Zurich Insurance Global Head Corporate Life & Pensions (CLP) Hanno joined Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. in 2007. As Global Head Corporate Life & Pensions (CLP) he is responsible for Zurich’s Corporate Life business across all its major markets. Born in the Netherlands, Hanno Mijer began his career with AEGON Insurance in the Netherlands, Eastern Europe and Asia gaining 14 years of experience and holding a number

Thierry Mestach mestach@geb.com Generali Employee Benefits Chief Network Officer Thierry Mestach is GEB Chief Network Officer. He and his team are managing the partnership with over 130 GEB Network Partners across more than 120 countries and he also manages the International Lines department of GEB, providing solutions to international mobile employees. Thierry has been in the Employee Benefits industry for more than 30 years in various commercial and senior management

Chris Mayo christopher.mayo@willistowerswatson.com Willis Towers Watson Head of Global Services and Solutions (non-North America) A member of Towers Watson’s European Leadership Group, Chris Mayo is the Head of Global Services and Solutions (non-North America) at Willis Towers Watson. The Global Services and Solutions (GSS) team includes over 100 consultants operating from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK who work with local colleagues all around the world

Michael S. Jaffee michael.jaffee@neurology.ufl.edu University of Florida Vice chair, Department of Neurology Michael S. Jaffee, MD, is the Vice-Chair of Neurology at the University of Florida, where he joined the faculty in 2016. Prior to his current position, he was an associate professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, where he served as the inaugural clinical director of the Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute and

Elin Bredenberg elin.bredenberg@aonhewitt.com Aon Hewitt Performance, Reward and Talent Consultant  Elin Bredenberg is a consultant and has three years’ experience within Aon Hewitt’s Performance, Reward and Talent practise in Sweden and the UK. Prior to joining Aon Hewitt Elin worked as a part-time reward analyst at a Swedish consultancy firm while simultaneously pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Stockholm University, followed by her Master’s degree in Economics of

Rob Paton rob.paton@aonhewitt.com Aon Hewitt Performance, Reward and Talent Leader Rob Paton is a performance, reward and talent leader with Aon Hewitt’s Rewards Advisory practice in London. He has over 18 years of experience partnering with clients to review, develop and implement people and reward strategies and programs. Rob has worked in three of the world’s largest economies – United States, Australia and the United Kingdom – with two

Dusana Dorjee d.dorjee@bangor.ac.uk Bangor University Honorary Lecturer Dr. Dorjee’s research investigates neurocognitive and psychophysiological changes resulting from contemplative training (meditation) in the context of well-being across the lifespan. Specifically, she has been examining the impact of meditation, mostly mindfulness, on systems of cognitive control, attention, emotion regulation and conceptual processing both longitudinally and in cross-sectional studies. She investigates how neuroscientific research on contemplative practices can inform prevention of mental illness, psychotherapy

Paolo Lippi lippi@longuevueanalytics.com LongueVue Analytics Founder Paolo Lippi graduated in 1988 at the University of Paris II ASSAS in Social and Economic Administration, and in 1989 was awarded the DESS in “Gestion des entreprises“, at the University of Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris. He also has a specialisation in Actuarial Sciences (Maths & Statistics), CNAM Paris in 1991, and studied Stochastic Finance underProfessor Devolder, UCL in Brussels in 2007. Paolo started working

David Shearer University of South Wales Professor of Elite Performance Psychology My research focusses on group dynamics, extreme sports, and readiness to train and compete in elite athletics. I am a BPS Chartered and HPC registered Sport Psychologist and regularly consult with Olympic and Paralympic athletes. This content requires a subscription or a purchase. Please login below or subscribe here.

Melissa Wdowik melissa.wdowik@colostate.edu Colorado State University Assistant Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition As a registered dietitian for over 20 years, I have a wealth of practical experience in clinical, community, and sports nutrition with audiences of all backgrounds and ages. This has given me skills as a practitioner that allows me to both teach and mentor students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It also allows me to

Rob Edinburgh University of Bath PhD Candidate, Health I have just finished a PhD in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. My PhD research aimed to understand how simply changing the timing of our meals in relation to when we exercise (i.e. whether we exercise before or after eating breakfast) can alter the health benefits gained from exercise training. My research may help to explain why some people

Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Professor of Physiology Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias is a biologist and professor of Physiology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He heads the Chair of Scientific Culture at his university. He is a member of Jakiunde, the Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of the University of Basque Country, the Scientific and Technological Council of the

Peter Johnson peter.johnson@orcinternational.com Orc International Financial Services Divisional Manager Pete is an experienced Research Director at ORC International with skills in managing qualitative and quantitative research programmes from inception through to insight delivery. He has 18 years of agency experience in delivering research for financial services sector clients and cares deeply about delivering robust research results that are engaging and can be used to drive change in an organization.

Dariush Mozaffarian @Dmozaffarian Tufts University Dean, cardiologist, professor Dariush Mozaffarian is Dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, and the Jean Mayer Chair and Professor of Nutrition. The only graduate school of nutrition in North America, the Friedman School produces trusted science and real-world impact in nutrition. A board-certified cardiologist and epidemiologist, Dr. Mozaffarian’s research focuses on how diet and lifestyle influence cardiometabolic health and

Neeraj Sood University of Southern California Professor of Public Policy Neeraj Sood, PhD, is professor and vice dean for research at the USC Price School of Public Policy and a founding member the USC Schaeffer Center. His research focuses on pharmaceutical markets, health insurance, economics of innovation, Medicare and global health. He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals in economics, medicine, and policy, including JAMA, Quarterly Journal

Chris Rofe chris.rofe@uk.lockton.com Lockton Senior Vice President Benefits Chris is one of the founders and leadership Executives of the Benefits practice in the UK. He has been working in the health and risk market as a provider or consultant for 27 years. Chris’ early career was spent in customer service and he remains passionate about providing the best possible service delivery for his clients. Chris has additionally held roles in

Jon Green  jon.green@uk.lockton.com Lockton Senior Vice President Benefits Jon Green previously led the operational management at Buck Consultants and a number of their key consulting relationships. Jon has a broad experience in the health and productivity sector, with expertise developed over a period of 20+ years across insurance, reinsurance and consultancy roles. Jon’s insight, gained across three industry sectors, has given him a determination to simplify customer solutions and help

Mike Tyler mike.tyler@uk.lockton.com Lockton Partner – Head of Benefits Benefits Mike Tyler is Head of Lockton International Benefits and Chair of the Global Benefits Leadership Group. He has been in the financial services and pensions business for over 30 years holding senior positions in the industry including Chief Operating Officer with Mercer where he also set up their employee health and group risk business from scratch. More recently he was

Allison Kurti University of Vermont Assistant Professor of Psychiatry My research interests include behavioral pharmacology, behavioral economics, and the development of behavioral interventions to improve health. I am also interested in leveraging technological advancements in developing health interventions to increase their attractiveness and their reach. At present, I am conducting a study to examine the feasibility, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of a financial incentives intervention to reduce cigarette smoking during