Mr. Jonathan Mindell was appointed Executive Director by broker JLT Benefits in September 2014, joining from Mercer where he led Operations for the Europe and Pacific regions. Jonathan Mindell is based in London, UK. He has 31 years of experience, including 24 in insurance.

Nick Bushell was appointed head of Healthcare and Risk by broker JLT Benefits in August 2014, based in London, UK and joining from Lorica where he led sales.

Ricardo Almeida MAXIS GBN Head of Distribution As Head of Distribution, Ricardo Almeida is responsible for the development, enhancement and execution of MAXIS GBN strategy globally. His team works with our strategic partners to develop employee benefit solutions for multinational clients across the globe. Ricardo has worked in the employee benefits industry since 1999. He has been with MAXIS GBN since 2016 as its Americas distribution leader, where he

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Global Benefits Vision asked Lance Henderson, Head of Sales and Relationship Management at Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions, about his view on latest trends in Employee Benefits and discussed topics like the “Duty of Care” concept, the Income Protection Gap, and solutions that can help multinationals to address those challenges.

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Jonathan Maddison Achievers EMEA Managing Director Jon Maddison is Achievers’ EMEA Managing Director, with responsibility for the services that we provide to customers across the region. Jon has more than a decade’s experience of leading successful Software-as-a-Service businesses. Immediately prior to joining Achievers he spent four years as Vice President of SaaS and Software Solutions with NGA HR, an HCM software leader. In this role, Jon held responsibility for

Theo Lutgendorff theo.lutgendorff@sprenkelsenverschuren.nl Sprenkels & Verschuren Partner Theo Lutgendorff, MBA, is a partner at Sprenkels & Verschuren, a privately held and independent actuarial, pensions, and investment consulting firm headquartered in Amsterdam. The firm is a member in the Abelica network of actuaries and consultants. Theo has over 25 years of experience in Dutch pensions and in global benefits. His previous roles include managing consultant at Aon Consulting Netherlands, principal

Matt Frost matt_frost@ajg.com Arthur J. Gallagher & Co Business Development Director of Communications for the Employee Engagement and Communications team Matt Frost is the Business Development Director of Communications for the Employee Engagement and Communications team at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Matt’s primary role is helping clients identify their employee communication needs and develop tailored strategies that will engage employees and support business results. Based in the UK, Matt

Melanie Liedtke melanie.liedtke1@allianz.com Allianz Global Benefits Senior Marketing & Communication Manager Melanie Liedtke joined the Allianz International Employee Benefits Network in November 2007. She is Senior Marketing & Communication Manager within the Market Management department of Allianz Global Benefits. Her areas of responsibility include external and internal communication, international conference organization, marketing material development and advertising. Before joining the company, she worked as a press spokesperson at Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG,

Paula Caligiuri pcaligiuri@gmail.com  Northeastern University Professor of International Business As a Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University, Paula Caligiuri directs the CALL Program, a corporate-sponsored international volunteerism program in partnership with the National Peace Corps Association. Paula has authored or co-authored several award- winning articles and books in the area of expatriate management, global leadership development, and cultural agility, including Cultural Agility: Building a Pipeline of Successful

Guy Abbiss guy.abbiss@abbisscadres.com  Abbiss Cadres LLP – Founding Partners of the CELIA Alliance Managing Partner Guy is the Managing Partner of Abbiss Cadres LLP and one of the founding Partners of the CELIA Alliance. After a decade of experience leading UK and international employment and employee incentives practices in UK and international law firms based in the City of London, Guy founded Abbiss Cadres in 2008. His expertise is

Michel Moreau michel.moreau@aginsurance.be AG Insurance Business Development for Employee Benefits & Healthcare Michel Moreau began his career in employee benefits in 1993 at Assubel, then moved to Swiss Life Belgium and later to Delta Lloyd Life. Since May 2015, Michel heads Business Development for Employee Benefits & Healthcare at AG Insurance. In his various positions, Michel was in charge of relations with international networks: first with Swiss Life Network and

Alex Edmans Twitter: @aedmans London Business School Professor of Finance Alex Edmans is currently a Professor of Finance at London Business School, an angel investor at ADAY, Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Academic advisor at Loan Value Group. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of finance, then Associate Professor of finance at Wharton and worked for Morgan Stanley as a financial analyst before embr

Fabián Bukschtein fabian.bukschtein@gmail.com Arcos Dorados, Mc Donald’s Latin America Corporate Compensation and Benefits manager Fabián Bukschtein, 36 years old, married and a father of two, has been a Corporate Compensation and Benefits manager for Arcos Dorados, Mc Donald’s Latin America business, since September 2014 in charge of management and administration of Corporate Compensation and Long Term Incentives. Prior to joining Arcos Dorados, he worked at Towers Watsons in Argentina

Bruno Gabellieri bruno.gabellieri@aeip.net AIEP, European Association of Paritarian Institutions Secretary General Bruno Gabellieri is the Secretary General of AEIP since its foundation in 1996. Since 2013 he is the External Relations and European Affairs Director of Humanis Group. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Secretary General of Humanis Group (Aprionis perimeter). He was from 2004 to 2009 member of the Management Board and Director of Cabinet and external relations

Denise gómez-Hernández , PHD denise.gomez@uaq.mx  Universidad Autónoma De Querétaro in Mexico Professor Denise Gomez-Hernandez received a Ph.D. in actuarial science from City University in London and a M.Sc. in actuarial science from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh. She is currently teaching mathematics, life insurance and pensions at Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico. Her research interests focus on pension finance, life insurance, and mortality and her current research projects include a

Peter J. Bandarenko Peter.Bandarenko@springgroup.com Spring Consulting Group Senior Consultant and Head of New Market Development Peter has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience and is a recognized industry leader in employee benefits, risk financing, captive reinsurance and new product development. Peter has deep expertise in technical consulting and sales, client relationship management and new product development, and has a track record of success in both the insurance

Stéphanie Le Men-Tenailleau lementenailleau@galahad-legal.com Galahad Avocats Founding Partner Stéphanie Le Men-Tenailleau is a partner at Galahad law firm in Paris. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1998 and is a member of the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF). As a tax lawyer, Ms. Le Men-Tenailleau specializes in Compensation & Benefits, and more particularly in optimizing top executives’ compensation from a tax and social security

Michael Gates michael.gates@rlcglobal.com Richard Lewis Communications Vice chairman  Michael Gates is vice chairman of Richard Lewis Communications and an associate fellow of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Saïd is the University of Oxford’s center of learning for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management, and finance. Established in 1996, the school is named after Wafic Saïd, the Saudi-Syrian chief founding benefactor. Michael has taught the cross-cultural

Sir Richard Lewis rdl.pa@rlcglobal.com  Richard Lewis Communications Chairman Sir Richard Lewis, widely considered as the father of modern cross-cultural categorization and planning, is the former tutor of Empress Michiko of Japan and currently cultural adviser to the World Bank. He delivers seminars and workshops around the world to multinationals, banks, and government ministries. He was knighted by President Ahtisaari of Finland in 1997 for his services to the Finnish

Tim Wells tim.wells@abbisscadres.com ABBISS CADRES Partner Tim is a highly experienced global mobility strategy and operations specialist. He has held senior roles within multinational organizations with responsibility for regional and global mobility programs. In addition to managing established programs, Tim has also designed, implemented and run global mobility programs for employers looking to grow  their international presence. He has ‘Big 4’ experience leading service delivery to a number of major global

Eduardo Freitas MAPFRE Brazil Director General for Pensions and Health With over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and pension areas, including prior work in the public sector, Eduardo Freitas is an agronomist who graduated from the University of São Paulo, and who has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from that university’s Administration Institute (FIA-USP), and in Marketing from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM-SP). He also holds

Chris Ennis chrisennis@generali.ie Generali PanEurope Head of Employee Benefits With more than 25 years’ industry experience working in a number of positions with Friends First in Ireland and AIG in London, where he was the European Head of Multinational Business for its Group Management Division, Chris Ennis joined Generali PanEurope in 2007, where he assisted in the development of the Wealth Management business before being appointed Head of Employee

Francesco Briganti francesco.briganti@aeip.net AEIP Director Francesco is the Director of AEIP, a Brussels-based European lobbying organization. AEIP, through its members, represents roughly 1,200 social protection providers covering 75 million EU citizens, and managing € 1.5 trillion in assets (about $1.7 trillion). Francesco’s primary focus is the negotiation and alignment of EU institutions in relation to cross-border and national employee benefits plans (including, but not limited to: retirement, healthcare, disability,

Thierry Mestach mestach@geb.com Generali Employee Benefits Chief Network Officer Thierry Mestach has a long experience in Employee Benefits. He joined GEB in 2017 after 19 years in AXA and MAXIS in sales, network management and marketing roles. He is Chief Network Officer of GEB. Thierry leverages his experience to manage a GEB Network that offers and can deliver the best possible local employee benefits, products and services and supports