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